The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06
BRIDGEPORT POPULATION
 IS 15O,0OO
DeVer H. Warner Estimates It At That Figure-Pre- diets Great Future For Park City and Sees An nexation of Stratfe1d and West Stratford.
 Prosperity Won't End With War, Declares Manufac turer, Preparing For New Conditions Employers Who Haven't Improved Conditions Will Have to.

Who Haven't Improved
 Conditions Will Have to.
 Bridgeport has population of 15O,OOO persons, according to DeVer H. Warner, head of the Warner Bros. Go.
 The prosperity of Bridgeport is permanent, according to the same authority. After the war, Bridgeport will settle down to a calm, stable and per manent prosperity declared MT. Warner today.
 Bridgeport will embrace West Stratford and that section of Fairfield in the neighbor- hood of Tunxis hill, MT. War ner believes.
 Those manufacturers who didn't meet the new conditions voluntarily last summer by inn proving wages and working conditions, will have ito do. 1t before long, he declares.
 Speaking from observations and calculations made because of his con- nection with the biggest corset factory in the world. the water and gas com panieS that control distri button houses these commodities in Bridgeport, with the banks and business houses of the city, Mr. Warner prophesied a great future for the Park City
 MT. Warner said:
 ..It is rather difficult to estimate a population under such conditions as prevail in Bridgeport, but the con- sumption of commodities, develop ments, trade and banking enable one to arrive at a fairly accurate figure.
 "I made 8 computation a short time ago and as a result, I believe Bridgeport now has 15O,000 persons.
 ''In The Farmer year ago, before the great onrush of population ar rived. expressed the opinion that Bridgeport would have 100000 per sons in six years. It is my belief now that that. figure will be reached long before that time:
 r s"Fhere are many things that enter into the computation. The chief is the business of the banks. A fairly accurate estimate of the number Of persons who have come here, leaving their families behind, may be made from the amount of money that is sent out of town.
 s@rhe money that is drawn from the banks for payrolls isn't coming back now. It will. later, when the families of these men arrive and set tie here This will occur soon as the housing facilities can catch up to the increase.
 '"The stores aren't getting the money now, either, that is the stores that cater to women. The mems furnish ing stores are getting more business.
 These fanflies.' the heads of which are in Bridgeport, will come to this city. While the housing situation is inadeouate now, it will be changed, and when the big development plans that are now being made, are carried ont. the supply will meet the demand.
 s'Tremendous quantities of furniture are stored in the city. The families are out of town, waiting a chance to get a, home here.
 '"The consumption of water and gas indicates the increase. The consump- ton of water increased o,ooU,ooo z sA.- s- Ions a day last month. Bridgeport IS now using 32, 000, ,00O gallons a day It used to be IS, 000, ,oo0 to 10000, 900 gallons day.
 l consumption of gas has increased between 40 and 50 per cent.
 
 the war there will be slump, short one, while the great changes due to lthe diminishing munitions business l are taking pla@ A new and perma- l nent prosperity will follow and Bridge | port will be a great city 1 fsAny prosperity, no matter where 1t l is, is bound to bring prosperity to Bridgeport. This is because eh the variety of manufactures. The nuni- I tions business is but one of the man ufactures and plays, like the other in | dividua1 businesses, a snaaH part When money comes to Bridgepo ort I it comes from all over the world 1 Money will pour into Bridgeport from all over the world after the war. 1 "Those men who leave the muni- lions factories will be taken by the 1 other manufacturers.
 l teThe labor situation here is as goo6 as iEl any other big city. The man 1 ufacturers who did Eot- meet the de i uands for improvement last summer l voluntarily will have to do SC before long,
 1 Concerning the probable expansion | of Bridgeport, MT Warner said: 1 '"That section of the Brooklawr l district about Tunxis hill should be l part of Bridgeport and so should I West Stratford. believe they vii
 be before long,
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