New Britain herald., 1919-07-19
35,OOO Feet Of Floor Space Will
 Be Added to Factory
ACCUSED ADMITS GUILT
Lloyd Edwards Confesscs to Theft Of Money-ChautauQu Sessions Con t1nuc to Draw Big -AtendancCS- Church Notices--OtI2Cr Items.

J. H. TrUmbull president of the
 Trumbull Electric Company of this
 town. announced this morning that
 the company will erect an addition to
 it's plant which will include about
 35,000 feet of floor space. Coming at
 a time when reports concerning the
 shop and it's business have been
 varied and frequent the announce
 ment places a calm on the entire
 situation and shows the shop still in
 the control of the original owners.
 Mr. Trumbull also stated that the
 new building will be our stories high
 and will be built of brick and steel
 and made as fire proof as possible. A
 steel press shop and a large enamel
 ing room will also be constructed at
 the same time. The approximate cost
 of the new buildings will be in the
 neighborhOOd of $75,000. The con-
 tract for the construction work has
 been awarded to the Lewis Miller
 Company of Merden and the contract
 calls for the completion of the new
 building by November.
 In commenting on the erection of
 the addition, MT. rum bull stated that
 the directors were opposed to build-
 ing a large shop at this time but after
 several conferences the present plans
 were decided upon. He also stated
 that the addition is for the enlarge
 ment of the present work Of the fac
 tory and that no new line of business whatever will be attempted by the concern.
 It is but a short time ago ,that the factory had an addition built on the south east side. That addition nearly doubled the floor space of the plant. Today every inch of space is being utilized and quarters are quite ] cramped. The business of the factory has never been better and in no way has production ceased since the fac l tory turned from it's large war orders to those effective with the signing of the armistice.
 The addition to be erected is al- most double the size of the first brick
 building to be erected by the concern several years ago. When erected the 1 new addition will be rne largest fac l tory building in town as far as floor 1 space, which, if stretched out, one story high, would cover four acres of i ground
 John H. Trumbull as president and 1 Henry Trumbull as secretary are two DTOInerS WnO nave placed the town | on the map by the growth of their | factory. Associated with them is F. | T. Wheeler who is also responsible | for the growth" of the plant New
 wages are to be paid the employees of l the factory very soon and they will l date from July 14. l Edwards Admits Guilt. l Lloyd Edwards of Hartford former l lN of this town, appeared in the police l court last evening before Judge Ed ward P. Prior and Prosecutor S. S 1 GWilllm charged with the theft of l s61 from Cookes garage on East Main | street. Edwards admitted his guilt 1 and with agrined face said he did 1 not know why he stole the money ex- 1 cept that the tenn n1ptaton and sur
 roundings got the best of him. It is 1 with great regret that local people 1 heard of the incident as Edwards lived ! here before going to war and was ! considered among the best young men l in the town. He drove an outo truck l here and chummed with Cooke, the 1 man from whom he stole.
 1 His arrest was swiftly carried ont hv | the state police. Word was sent them last night and two hours after they ar ! rived in town with Edwards as a Dris l oner. He was taken to the garage 1 and admitted his guilt The Cooke l