New Britain herald., 1917-01-31
PlainVilIe News
PlalnVllle NoWS R0CkWELL-DRAKE
 INCREASES CAPITAL Plans to Double Floor Space by
 Additions in the Spring NOW CRAMPED FOR ROOM

NOM CRAMPED FUR ROOM New Issue of Preferred Stock Au-
 thorized-Common Shares Un-
 chansed-Miss Antoinette W. Hills
 Dead-Castle Won't serve-Briefs.
 Planning to erect additions that will serve to double the present floor space in their plant and enable them to materially increase their output, the Rockwell-Drake corporation has decided to create an issue of $zo'ooo in preferred stock, bringing their cap itol up to $S7,O00. According to ar ticles filed with the town clerk today the company will continue to operate with 2,OOO shares of common stock held by the men financially interested in the concern but the number Of preferred shares will be increased from 1,5OO to 1,70O, the par value to remain $100.
 J Questioned this morning regarding l the company's intentions, President Hugh M. Rockwell told a Herald man 1 that plans have been drawn for adU- l tions to the two buildings construct ed a year ago and the size Of the plant will be practically doubled when they are completed. The Work will be started in the spring and py l mid summer it is believed the ao- ditions will be ready for occupancy.
 While it's Plainville plant has been 1 in existence but a year 1t has been found to be utterly inadequate for the ] growing needs of the company ana more floor space has been required l for some time The company IS en- l gagged in the manufacture or Dail bearings and similar products anu IS rushed with orders. Additional help will be secured when the enlaree- ment of the buildings IS comple.eo and the output will be nearly tWlce as much as it is at present. IL 'ie concerns plans mater1aHze.
 When the property to De useo as a site for the factory was purehaseo 1 Q wear ago bv A. F. Rockwell, father of the president of the company It 1 was said that the men behind the
 an+,re exnressed the belief that | within a decade the entire ten acres 1 included in the tract acquired would l be covered with buildings. Judging l from the progress made the hrst 1 year the truth of the prediction Will l occasion no great surprise here. l Miss Antoinette Hills Dead. 1 Miss Antoinette w. Hills, aged for ty-seven years, died yesterday a1ter noon at Cromwell Hal, private sanl- ,arium in Cromwell, following an Ill, ness of several weeks. The funeral 1 will be held tomorrow afternoon aI ] o'clock from the residence or Hei stenmother, Mrs. Edwin Hills ol l Washington street. Rev O. w. barhe1 1 of Hartford will officiate at serV1ces i which will be conducted at the house. Interment will be in West cemetery. Miss Hills WIS a daughter of the late Edwin Hills and was born MI l P1ainyille. She had been making her 1 home in Pennington for number or years.
 Resides her stepmother she leaves I . sister. Mrs. Grace L.. Diggle, and half brother. Edwin H. Hills.
 Castle Won't Serve.
 IT. A. Castle has notified members of inc school board that he would
 have to decline election to that body
 to succeed Rev. R. H. Burton, who resigned recently. Efforts have been
 made for some time to get MT. Castle
 to accept the place, and it was hoped
 he could be persuaded to serve. Pres
 sire of other duties. he states, how
 ever. made it impossible for him to
 consider the office.
 His decision was received with con
 siderable disappointment by other
 members of the board. 1t is admitted
 that he would, make valuable com mitteen,an and the men in charge o1
 the town schools were anxious to nave
 him serve with them.
 As MT. Burton served on the com
 ,nittee as a Democrat, the vacancy
 will be filed by a member of tha l nartv. although 1t is unknown at th1s
 lime who will be selected.
 Will Work Together.
 Instead of appointing sub-commlt ices to look after the various details in connection with the construction
 of an addition to the Broad stree school house, the committee named a the recent town meeting to award thF
 contracts and supervise the work ha
 decided to handle the problem, all th' : mem bers laboring together. The com