New Britain herald., 1917-03-02
Plafnville News
BUILDING BOOM MAY
 BE ECHO ID MERGER

MAIN PLANT MAY BE HERE
 Increase in Employes Win Cause Big
 Demand for Dwcinngs-Town Un- 1 prepared to House Outsiders Who Night Desire to Live, Here-Braefs. l Property owners. particularly those having title to land in the eastern sec ton of the town. received with con- siderable satisfaction the announce l ment or the merging of the Rockwell
 Drake corporation of this place and the Standard Roller Bearing company Eof Philadelphia with the Marlin Arms company of New Haven, and the prob | able effect wAich the combine will have on Plainville's industrial growth.
 That the town is to experience 8 building boom should the embryonic plans of the heads of the business de- velop. as expected is forcgone con- clusion, as there will be an unpre- cedented demand for housing accom- modations, when additional help Is brought to work in the local plant A mushroom growth of the Rock well-Drake factory, which is expected ' within the next year, will undoubtedly ! cause substantial rise in local prop 1 erty valuations, especially in the vicin- l ity of East street, employees of the concern undoubtedly being desirous l of locating within a short distance of | the plant. There will be need for many new houses, and the prospects
 of activities in the building line will 1 cause owners of land to seek big l profits in disposing of their property. l The advent of real estate operators 1 Is expected to follow close on the heels of action by the Marlin company tending towards locating the main plant in Plainville and the develop, ! ment of tracts of land for building purposes will probably result. Although it may be over year be- l fore the company's local business will be conducted on huge scale, even in l the event of the decision of the heads 1 of the corporation to centralize their operations in this town, the erection of additions to the Rockwell-D Drake plant in the very near future Is planned for and by midsummer the indications are that the force now employed will be increased by at
 
 An increase of this character will make big demand for tenements and
 under the present conditions Plain vile is not in 8 position to meet it. The high price of materials and a la- bor scarcity .has caused property own CTS to hold off on their building plans, despite the prospects of demand for homes. and the amount of building done during the past year has not been far above normal.
 The activities of the Plainvil1e Realty company may make change in the situation. The corporation now has four dwellings in course of con- struction and has under consideration plans for the erection of several oth- CTS on it's property in the eastern sec ton during the summer. The com pany was organized principally to bring about the erection of buildings to serve as homes for employees of the Trumbull Electric company in the 1 event that business conditions would 1 necessitate big increase in the num-V Der of employees but the directors in- | tend to rent or sell the houses to peo- l pie not connected with the Circle T | plant after that concerns needs are | supplied.
 That the ability of Plainville t6 1 provide homes for .workmen who might want to come here in large numbers will play an important part l in the decision of the Marlin people regarding the locating of their main plant here Is generally admitted. The town is at present handicapped by the scarcity of vacant tenements, the lack of a. sewer system and other conven- fences to which men employed in cit ies are accustomed and for that reason difficulty Is experienced in getting workmen to come here from out of town to accept places in Plainville factories.
 It is hoped that the company's de- will be such that an oppor- tunity will be given local people to prepare for the reception of new res- idents% The uncertainty as to wheth- CT a sizeAble plant will be operated here Is bound to cause 8 delay in the erection of homes and except for the activities of the Plainvlle Realty company there Is no indication at present of any unusual building this spring. Absolute signs of demand will no doubt result in the supply ing of the dwellings required. The town would like to be prepared. how ever, and people owning property will watch with interest the plants of the now in process of organ <zing.
 Foresters Make Merry.
 Members of the Foresters' club had a most enjoyable social session fol- lowing their regular meeting in their rent Events clubs until after Mrs. Elizabeth Wickwire has recovered from her illness.
 The Girl Scouts met with MISS Nourse last night