New Britain herald., 1919-05-15
LOCAL FACTORIES
 RALLY AFTER WAR
Residents Looking Forward to
 New Era Of Prosperity MUCH BUILDING GOING ON
Jitneys Arc On the Increase Here Ford Takes Stanton's Place at Man
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 The Peck Spring Manufact curing company, the Try It. Manufacturing company, the Elm City Brass and ltlVct company and several other small plants have gotten on their feet after the war and reports from all of them would indicate future prosper ity.
 As suitable location plainvilc has few rivals It is a junction of the railroad, having lines running nOrth south, cast and west The two divi- sions do an extra heavy freight busi- ness and the local freight yard is d convenient place for the loading of materials being shipped by local plants.
 The trolley express also serves the town well and factories from nearby towns and cities arc using the local trolley freight station for the shipping of their products. The auto trucks hauling freight from various points also pass through this tOWn thus giI- ing every possible convenience to local manufacturers for the shipment of their goods.
 W lthin the past two months the center of the town has seen a great change in stores At that time there were but a few of the many stores on Whiting street occupied. Today there is but one idle store and that was but recently vacated by the Plainville Baking company on moving into it's new home. The stores in the Alder- ige block were only finished when
 
 ing various lines of goods. There will soon be an addition to the stores in the center of the town when the Neri block is erected. It is to be To- cated next to the Clarendon hotel and will contain six stores, besides bowl ing alleys, pool room and tenemcnts There are now two restaurants in town where there used to be but one. The local hotels are filled with room CTS as arc tho various boarding houses. Ii conditions keep up as at the present time the town bids fair to be a prosperous community aud that within a short space of time.
 PlainNillC as d community is grow ing daily and it's growth is clearly apparent to those who knew the town of old. Industrially the town has SIOWl1 tllAl )OOillcu well SlnCc 'llt' start of the war when all the local factories turned aside from their regular productions to do war work. At the present time it's manufactories are all busy and, while not over worked, conditions are most satisflc- tory.
 In populat ton the town has also grown and is fast growing now. The one and only impeachment to it's rapid growth is the lack of homes for the people 10 occupy in the town. Be- cause of the war and the loaning of money to the successful prosecution of the war, the building in this town has been at a standstill for the past three years. There were more fac tories built then there were homes, a condi1on which should never have eXisted.> Even now the lack of tenc- ments is brought before the public's mind every day when people are seen in all parts of the town looking for a stray tenement. Construction of houses is what is needed but 'he capital and builders +arc noticeably missing
 As an industrial center the town seems to have a bright future ahead of it. The past two years have seen the local plant of the Marlin-Roc<- well Corporation permanently esta b. ]iShed here. The local factory em- plOys many local people. The Trum- bull Electric Company with ifs line of electric goods has : stable marlc' ard is thc dependence of the town for support along commercial lines | addition tt, bo ,,J., of company is now being utilized to tho utmost and the factory is running 1n nine hour schedule HS are the other. factories in the town. The BriSt;, Misunderstanding Company bids fair tt increase it's business and the slight relapse following the war seems t. have disappeared from their line p* production. The hopes of the tov1>