New Britain herald., 1919-07-23
LOCAL FACTORY
 WILL NOT BULL
All Former Employes WI Have Been Working Wi Ordinance Corps The Can Have Old Jobs Bad

Government war work at the M Britain Machine shop will be discdX tinued this week, as will the work the United States Army factory the corner of Chestnut and Bigel streets, and it was announced morning by Major Flynn, who is l. the head of the work in this ci that that factory will be torn dol and the machinery and fixtures sd to the Watertown arsenal in Mass chusetts. Major Flynn and Capta% Welch, the men who directed t work in the government shop, will discharged from the service, thA expect, inside of few weeks, an MT. Barrows, also connected with tI local office of the Quartermaster's partment, will sever his connectio. with that department.
 Built Two Years Ago.
 The plant was built on Maehi1 shop land about two years ago by t1 government Quartermaster's depa 1qent for the purpose, of assisting tE fStory in taking cass of an aerI g order placed with, tic. local eo4 cef and several other orSfets s9eiJ wo ed upon. The presence of tI larS order, together with the regul| line of work, caused congestion in Il main factory of the plant and Il government officials agreed to ere the new plant as an assembling partment The building is compose in the main, of glass-brick and sts girders being the other compone parts in it's construction. Sever cranes for the carrying of immen pieces of metal used in the asser bling and lifting gun carriages trailers were erected. The buildiI is about 300x60 feet.
 Contracts Cut Down.
 When the armistice was signed November, the Machine shop was a fected by the cancellation of order as were the other factories of il city, and the original contract for tl building of 631 guns with trailers wi cut to 130. Last week seven gui were sent out from the factory, con pleting the order.
 The name of the gun is No. Anti-Aerial Gun and Trailer" and was made on Q chassis secured frol the White Motor company. The gu itself was made of Bethlehem stee shaped and manufactured in the mai plant of the Machine shop and a. sem bled in the Chestnut street shol Upon completion the guns wei taken to the New Britain Machir company's proving grounds at Sas brook Point and tested. Out of tf 130 guns taken there and fired of not one accident occurred because defective mechanism, which fa' local plant.
 Will Re-EmpIoy Men.
 Treasurer Herbert H. Pease ar nounced this morning that inasmuc as the men employed in the goverr ment shop were former MachiT shop employees and practically undt the factory, although the governmeI was at the head of the work done them after their transfer to the ne plant, they would again be taken by the concern in the main plan There are still several tons of mi chinery and equipment to be sent the Watertown arsenal and this wo' will probably take two weeks. 1t probable that the work of tearir down the government factory will n be started for some time, he said
 Will Not Build.
 In denying the rumor that the M; chine company was to erect a si. story factory on the site now occl pied by the trailer factory, the of cial stated that the present factory ample to take care of the orders no on hand and any other orders e. pected for some time to come. F further stated that the directorate the concern had not even discusse the trection of such a building ar that any reports to that effect we wild rumOrS.