New Britain herald., 1921-06-14
Rulnors of a Gene Closing of Factor
 Dispelled by Heral' Survey of Situation
7 PLAN TO WORK ON i:
 5 SHORT SHUT-DOW.
Officers of New Brit Manufacturing Plants ] ply to Queries As Con tiOns Are Today.

There will be no general clo& of New Britain manufacturing pl} in July, according to data obtai from a survey of such concerns c pleted today by The Herald.
 Officers of seven companies and 2 porations either definitely stated ( there would be no shut-downs, or no such action was contemplated that 1t is not likely such action
 De taken. There are modifying cumstances in connection with closing of two of the five plants pl ming one or two weeks shut-doI
 The Division.
 Among those companies the om@ of which indicated no intention closing are: American Hardv2 corporation, Stanley Works, Fa1 Bearing company, Vulcan Iron vol Malleable Iron works, New Brit Machine company and the Un| Manufacturing company.
 Those which contemplate clos for one or two weeks are' Hard Cooley company, Landers, Frary| Clark, American Hosiery compa| North & Judd and Skinner Chj company.
 Situation Discussed. We do not intend to close th| first two weeks in July" said H. M. Thomson when questioned c| corning the rumor that there ex] general plan for shut downs at tj time.
 c. F. Bennett of the Stanley wor| said that the number of orders col ing in were reasonable under presI conditions, and that it was doubtj if they would close. He was care| to distinguish between what would a reasonable number" of orders ! der ordinary circumstances, and reasonableness of that number un@ present conditions.
 A. G. Way of the Fafnir Bearj company declared that the most timistic remark one might make present was that conditions were worse than they had been-"and better," he added. MT. Way VI strong in his expression of des| not to shut down, even for a sh( time. In commenting on the 1j that no one is buying at present, called attention to the significance the season of the year and said th there was seldom any Improvement conditions at the beginning of sui mer, -'s.
 Plan No Change.
 A. 1T. Oldershaw, of the vuIc. Iron works, said his plant would r close except over the holiday Gu 4 and that it would probably r, along as at present on a three-d schedule. +
 H. A. Shaw, of the Ma1IeabIe Ir works, stated that his plant would I, shut down.
 H. H. Pease. of the New Brita Machine company, declared that Il company would run along as at prd ent, and A. F. Corbin, speaking f the Union Manufacturing compan said that they had no definite pIa, and that, should a shutdown come all, it would be more likely to con in August than in July.
 Plan to Close.
 Arthur G. Kimball, speaking of Il contemplated two-weeks' closing Landers, Frary & Clark, indicated h belief that the fall would bring . increase in business over the sprin He knew nothing, he said, in verifc ton of the humor of a general clo ing, being informed only as to II plans of the company with which I is associated. He felt that worke would return to the expected 1, creased business with renewed ener, after the short period of rest. In speaking of the closing of Mort & Judd for the purpose of taking tl annual inventory, as previously r, ported in The Herald, H. c. Mob stated that such report was correc adding that there was nothing UT Isual in such. closing; that practical the same action was taken even he pressing times while the war WI n progress.
 The closing of the American Ho cry company will be for but or week, while Skinner Chuck compar will shut down the last two weeks i July.
 Encouraging Note Soanded.
 The Hart & Cooley company lmong those who will close the fir. wo weeks in July. H. s. Hart 1 discussing the situation. spoke ger rally of the fact that manufactures re affected by the situation in whic ahI,oro o,,dl ..ofai1erS f7y,a fhax,n yxt<.