New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-13
g. W. Hoadlev Would
Turn Over Bridgeport
Concern as War Aid.
FACTORY CALLED
GERMAN OWNED"
Other Firms Could Also Fill Mu.
milton Orders. Despite
Foreign Contracts.
B. Telegraph 70 n. T-'sun, =

Bridgeport, Conn. March 70 From
he plant OF N. Bridgeport Projec,ile
Company comes the announcement
that the concern is ready 20 turn
over sll its plant and equipment 20
the United States government Cor
preparedness" purposes in the pres
ent crisis G. ". Hoadley. chic,
stockholder, made this announcement:
"Our company stands ready 20 de-
vote its whole plant and its whole
equipment 20 the governments use. We
will give up all the contracts We have
with other parties. This places Bridge
port in the forefront OF American
cities. Il is a distinction 20 contain
the only great munition plant that Is
ready 20 be devoted exclusively 70 the
use Of the government at a moments
notice. We are ready to do IT ss an
evidence Of patriotism. II is the only
plant in the country privately owned
that Is ready TO do so.
"Of course. i, all our output zoe, 70
the United states government, u will
have TO be paid for. Our contracts
with other governments contain a
clause that all agreements are subject
20 the wishes OF the United States gov
ernment-that is. all claims o, the
United States government on our ser
vices will precede those Of other Parties
based on contracts. Our present out
put is about 10000 shrspnel she'll. a
day"
The Bridgeport Projectile Company
was the subject % an expose. in which
IL was claimed that the concern was
owned by Germans and operated IN the
interest OF the Germans. Il was point
ed out at the time that Carl some
times Karl Heyman. treasurer o, the
Bridgeport concern. and who was the
author Of a memorandum Of contract
between the Bridgeport Projectile
Company and Hugo Schmidt, represen-
tstive OF the Deutsche Bank. was an
acting agent Of the German govern
ment. He was credited with having en-
gineered the delivery Of the cargo Of
the Huer,a forces under the guns Of
the American feet. and 20 have re
ceived 10000 pesos for his work
These statements we're partially de-
MED on August rs. when Joseph X.
Hoadley, a brother OF 7. ". Hoadley,
thought 20 be heavily interested in the
plant. said that he had never heard OF
Heyrsn. Just month later. however,
a director OF the company admitted
that the company was backed by Ger
man interests. and would manufacture
shells exclusively for the German
forces. and that II would soon be IN
position 20 turn out 10000 shells
day.
As 20 other companies here. a de-
maud made b. the United States TO-
ammunition csn be met ga quickly as
expert labor may De obtained. 1hougl
explicit instructions have been issued
10 heads Of the big ammunition fax
tories n this city not 20 officially dis
Cuss matters OF administration. II is
rnoffcially learned here tonight that
while foreign government orders placed
with the Remington Arms and Ammu-
milton Company and the Remington
T. VI G.. Company are far behind ia
delivery. yet in emergency the factories
here are better equipped for the manu-
facture OF United States standard arms
than they are for the special arms Of
England, France and Russia.
Ready for Rig Work.
As in the case when initial orders
we're received from the Allies early
Iast year. sub-contracts may be turned
gu, TO about one hundred factories m
BRIDGEPORT. where machinery for manu-
featuring shells. cartridges and bullets
IS ready for instant use. IL Is said that
az the big Remington Arms Works.
where rifles and bsyouets only are made.
the only hindrsnc. 70 turning out thou
sands 81 rifles daily for the United