New Britain herald., 1920-03-24
ANTICIPATE BOOM
 IN BUSINESS HERE
Industrial Expansion Promised in
 Several Lines
LOCAL FACTORIES MAY BUILD
Newly Organized Contracting Com
 pany Will Carry Out Extensive Program-C. w. Root Critically III Hearing on Tracking Tonight.

Program-C. w. Root Critically Ill
 Hearing on Tracking Tonight.
 Business and industrial expansion in coordination with a building boom is promised in Plainville this spring. The prospects at the open ing of the year are indicative of one of the most prosperous and progress Siye years in the history of the town.
 HerVe J. Brault has left the eIn- pIoy of the Standard Steel & Bearings company, where he was employed at construction engineer since the fac tory was located here, and it is fe- ported plans to take into partnership with him in the hardware and con- tracting business, his brother, Rene Brault and William DunI1am of New Britain. The company is already negotiating for the job of construct ing a three story block on Broad street which will contain a store and several tenements.
 There is a current report that the Trumbull company plans the erec- tion of nearly score of houses, the work to begin within a few months John H. Trumbuli, president of the concern, recently stated that the company has planned TO extensive building activities. but will sim ply carry through to completion the inn provements on the office building. 1t is said that the lack of housing ac- comm odations for employees will soon make building operations necessary.
 There are unconfrmed rumors to tie effect that the Standard Steel & Bearings company will begin opera tions on another factory building dur ing the spring months Little cred ence is given this report as the company doubled it's floor space by the erection of a new building last fall
 The Neri block will be completed next month and will house several of the oldest established businesses in the town, among them that of I. J. Birn baum, who has been in the dry goods business in this town for near ly 20 years. The Plainville mark ket will also occupy a store in the new building. Daniel Collins will remove his lunch room from it's present location in the Russell block and will open first class restauran in the Neri block. The Neri store, which had what was practically a monopoly the candy and fruit business here for several years and which is one of the oldest stores in Plainville, will be located in the new building.
 These removals wilL~ leave several vacancies in the other blocks on West Main street and in Central Square and one on Whiting street. It is reported that the vacancies will ex- ist only for a short time as they are in demand by other business men, Some of the old stores will house new business enterprises which will com- pete with tho established businesses in Plainvile
 Trolley Hearing Tonight. Superintendent F. l.. Beardsley of the Connecticut company will meet this evening with the members of the board of directors of the Plainville Business and Improvement associa- tion for a conference relative to the matter of laying double tracks from the Trumbull Electric plant to Sharp's station at Electric field
 Following the announcement of the forthcoming hearing the matter be- came the subject of conversation in all public meeting places and the hopes of local patrons of the troll lev company have been raised to the highest point of expectancy that the oOHueCI1Cul company Will QeClQS 1dV orably in the matter
 The opinion is advanced that the company has obtained enough money from the zone system to make it pos sible to lay the tracks without any strain on the company'S treasury. Superintendent BcardSley's statement yesterday waS in opposition 10 this be- lief when he stated that, in his opin- ion, the company has not money enough 10 carry out the proposed inn provement.
 Many local patrons also believe that if the double tracks were laid and the delays resulting from the present conditions were eliminated, the commuters would adopt a more favorable attitude toward the action Of the company in forcing the zone rates upon them. Plainville manu- fucturcrs are greatly interested in the matter, winch, if carried through to q successful completion, would greatly improve conditions at the factories. The workmen from New Britain are late nearly every day and the manu- lecturers are certain that the laying of double tracks would eliminate de- lays and change this condition.
 Root Critically III.
 C. w. Root is critically ill at his home on Park street. Mr. Root has been ailinG for the past few weeks. This morning he was resting more comfortably than carly last evening, but it is reported that his ondition is still serious. and his death is momen- tarily expected.
 Daylight Saving Question.
 Local people are puzzled by the F. f1,n