The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-29
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2s, 1921
MERGING CONNECTICUT BRASS

The absorption of Connecticut Brass by Anaconda Copper not and cannot be soothing to the feelings of the people of this state It is very likely will immediately disappear. There every probability will ultimately be moved to point the mines The logic modern production, heavy materials involved is to find location may materials. Sometimes such location is compromise not always possible locate that coal
 tendency go to the source of things powerful. quantity production business will change location obtain produced by water Goal will more and more be burned at the month of the ine thereby produced will to distances. Cotton mills move nearer to the
 New England the superior position which has had to it's early settlement by people of original and reflective quality of mind who found themselves surrounded by small but convenient water powers
 country densely settled, to be dffused throughout the country and New England tends iss decrease in industrial importance.
 Something of this tendency reflected recurring report manufactures.
 Gan nothing be done to stay the movement elsewhere must the law of least resistance operate until New England manufactures confined to small articles composed of not heavy materials which involve considerable charges transportation which be created complex automatic machinery operated by labor which will be paratvely entirely unskied?
 The past has been neglected New England under diff policy might not have lost the automobile industry completely 1t has, The Times has discussed ths condition completely upon occasions that the evidence must be familiar o many of it's readers.
 Connecticut finds it's after time out Connecticut may depend upon what Connecticut does more accurately upon what New England does.
 factor the cost of transportation heavy metals the must be trans ported high charge the carriage of ton often than the cost of the coal at the mines
 England demand and create system of water the of frelghts, must highways Railroads hopeessly volved railroad will be almost prohibit operate industry two important ways, not mention other factors.
 tendency to build up neighborhood indus plants which will live at the large plants An increase production will thus take place. but will be cheaper because of the smaller transportation charges.
 industries will exist to the destruction of large line Such will lead the large industry intense competitive methods among proximity to materials will be of the remedies to be invoked.
 The growing of the also contribute to tear down unit and build the small which further compeIs unit adopt the most radical means for self preservation w
 Years ago pointed out of the conditions which England to hold Connecticut is to maintain position industrial leader among the states
 There waterways for the economic movement ot heavy goods networks of good roads for eff cen transport There must be conditions attractive to workers, such reasonable rents
 future Connecticut Brass will come at last to a estion of pure Its to Connecticut It's up to New England help matters merely to every- thing s all right"
 This is day intelligence applied consciously to care to fortune to accident connecticut will ultimately lose Connecticut Brass