Milford chronicle., 1922-08-18
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EDITOR CHRONICLE:

EDITOR CHRONICLE:
Perhaps now that the ''silk mill bubble
mas been pricked and exploded, it may b,
IN reason to make few remarks bearine
on the subject of small town manufac-
turers in general. Contrary to the ideas OF
many, never looked upon this propsi-
ton with favor; also, 1 repeatedly said,
You do not want it" and L should, or
snail repeat the same every time a fac
tory enterprise is talked of employing
over 70 or so hands. Because a large
factory has proved to be always ! the
curse ana damage to any small town that
wishes to grow-and the plumbers OF
the United States
To show the foolish ideas of people
VINO VINO nave given no thought to matter,
| will quote a well known man about
town, who said to me last Wednesday,
What we need is big factory that will
employ at least 500 hands, then watch
Milford BOOM" 1 replied-Can you tell
me Where L can rent a small furnished
house. He replied You cannot get one
in Milford and 1 know several families
doubling up waiting for houses. l heard
OF 5-room house,for $4,000 a month LAST
week, but it was taken at once No Won
cannot get one" Well then 1 said where
Will you house 1900 more people if you
get a factory employing 500 hands? You
can safely count an average of to to an
employee. Some places count an average
against a large factory-but an incident
What is against? Wen take three cities /
you all know of: Troy N. Y, Patterson, /
New Jersey and Newark, New Jersey
Bridgeport and New Haven, Conn TroH,
was formerly the largest town of ali |
Sixty years ago they all started to de- /
YeIoP INTO manufacturing towns-eXcept- /
ing New Haven-which developed in Oh.
position to itself.
Troy and Patterson worked hard to de-
velop single industries of large dimen-
sions. Each have had continued strikes
and shut-downs, which temporarily caus-
ed set backs to all residents. Newark es-
pecialy; Bridgeport and New Haven have h
tostered quantity of at first small
workshops, or small factories, employing
from 10 to so people, which grew and en-
larged Because of the variety of their
grown. From such beginning Newark now
tops the United States as the greatest
diversified manufacturing city. Bridgeport
Is rapidly following, while Troy-thaL
was the largest-is now last with Patter-
son next. Newark never has had real bad
strikes or shut-downs, because these new :
er can effect many workmen all at the :
'ame time; for the variety of goods man
ltacturer is too great and the field COW
,red is too large.
Today there is an exceptional oppor-
unity for some small towns to start out !
-fter small diversified manufacturers that
vii employ from 10 to 25 hands at each :
New speciality articles of rubber are
eing invented and put on the markeU :
ally. Aluminium articles - and, above
lIl,-radio devices, will be a great thing.
LII VI lllcSG Gall ne Il6QG at places re-
uiring small factory space. But, 10 or 20 3
f these, each employing a dozen hands,
,ould increase the town by 1000 people,
10 strike or shutdown in any one line 3
-ould cause any financial or other trouble q
} the town.
Why not turn your attention to some 3
these little fellows who do not neea q
Lrge new factories, or blocks of STOCK q
1ld? Get these and with them get your y
10 employees working in Is or 25 small 8
lctories. .:
o. Fl. GORDON y
ilford, August 12th-22 8
If it wasn't for the payroll. business &
ould be happy pastime. Z