New Britain herald., 1916-02-23
"Little" Manufacturer Has TrOu- ble Getting Materials
CAN'T SUPPLY CUSTOMERS
Concerns Have Plenty Of Orders But Can't Get the Material to Work With--MaSonS to Bow on Town Hall Stage as MinstrcIs.

While the removal of the embargo on freight has been of material ben eft to manufacturers here as well as elsewhere, the heads of the factories report that they are still greatly dis turbed over conditions resulting from ! a shortage of steel and other ra ma teralS which they require in their plants. None of them, have as yet been forced to close their cstabish- mcnts but they fear it may be neces- sary to close some departments un~ less there is an improvement in the near future,
 Business is brisk with them as far as orders are concerned but their inability to supply the demand for their product puts some of the small CT concerns in a very embarrassing position and they are ignorant as to what course to pursue.
 The foundries are now giving them even more trouble than the steel mills. Orders for castings which they filed weeks ago have not as yet been delivered and they find it impossible to get out their own work as a re- suit. They can get no promises either and consequently are unable to give any encouraging responses to tele- grames urging shipment of supplies ordered from them.
 One of the Planvillc industrial leaders personally visited New Brit ain today to plead to the foundry managers for shipment of castings which he requires. He declared that he is "all up in the air over the existing conditions and his factory is making no headway. It is his be- lief that if the European war lasts much longer the small factories in the United States will be abSOred by the large corporations. The little fac can get no attention in the mills be- cause their business amounts to pfac- tically nothing when compared Wlth the orders which are being placed by the large concerns. As result they are unable to make any progress. Fig uratiVely the hands of the small man. ufacturer are tied and. although he has plenty of orders he is nearly as bad off as he would be in panic times.
 While discussing the situation with a representative of one of the steel corporations, d plainVille manufac- turCr was advised that by next fall tho conditions will be even worse. He de- clared that the manufacturers have hardly felt the pinch yet and he pre- dicted that before the end of the sum- mer they will have cause to howl for help.
 Funeral of Miss DOnahuc.
 The funeral of Miss Anna Donahue, who died yesterday at her home oT Elm Court, will be held tomorrow morning at 9:30 from the Church of Our Lady of Mercy. A high mass of requ4e 4em will be celebrated by Rev. w. P. Kilcoyne. Interment will be ir St. Joseph's cemetery.
 Miss Donahue had a host of friends in Plainville and vicinity and it is eX- pected that her funeral will be one of the largest held here in a long time.
 MaSOnS to Entertain.
 Members of Frederick lodge, A. r. & A. M, and other entertainment seekers not connected with the order are expected to turn out in large num- bers to the minstrel show to be given in the Town hall tonight and tomor- row for the benefit of the Masonic building corporation. It will be the first minstrel effort of PlainVillc MasonS and the committee in charge gives assurance that it will be "some show"
 For weeks the members who are to take part, have been rehearsing