The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-04
Bridgep0rt's Many Advantages
 To Be Heralded Broadcast For
 Aiding Big Business Revival Many Most Logical Center Trade Great Era of Prosperity Happiness

A recent qualification given to Bridgeport is that its climate "com- pareS favorably with the climate of lower California; There is, perhaps, no other city in the country so favor ably located for manufacturing as Bridgeport. Primarily, it's close prox- 1n11ty to New York, the greatest com merciaa center in the world places it without a peer for a location.
 Turning back the annals of Bridge port, we find that in 1914, before the influx of business and it's countless number of followers, there were about 300 establishments in Bridgeport ded- icated to the production of manufac- tured articles. There were approXi- mately 30,000 hands employed in the factories of Bridgeport alone. Wartime methods of manufacturing were ar ranged so that production, and the dispatch of the Finished article with expedienay, should be the first factor for consideration in the location of any factory.
 In searching for the most logical locations that would afford tle de- livery of the finished product with the least amount of transportation all experts decided that Bridgeport was the ideal spot. The overnight like manner in which factories and homes sprung up in the city is proclaimed one of the greatest industrial and com mercfal feats during the late war.
 Bridgeport suddenly found itself striving hard to cope with the situa- tion it faced, and how to handle the tremendous influx of people was not an easy problem to be solved. From
 approximately 30,00O the number of hands employed in the factories steadily arose to 50,000. Besides this increase of 10000 factory employees, there was an increased proportional number of inhabitants otherwise oc- cupied. The census taken at the apex of the business huctuation gave as the approximate number of inhabit- ants of RridspnnT-t 200- 000
 To cope with the situation all de-
 partments of the city government grew in proportion. The fire depart meth which was composed of 149 members in 1914, today has zee names on the roster. There are 14 fire houses. A pieces of motor ap- paratus, a manual fire alarm system at headquarters receiving and sending aany number of alarms at one time. The department is under the double platoon system. The police depart meth was truly tried in maintaining law among the wartime populace of the city. In 1914 there were about 175 in the department. Today there are 292 members on the police pay roll There are, besides the headquar- ters building, four precinct stations. The three platoon system is in effect giving full protection each "A hours.
 Keeping pace with the necessity of protection of the lives of it's inhabit- ants, the necessity arose of protection OA lIlS HlIhGS Ol the agalnSG degradation, by offering culture through the schools of the city, which became a momentous problem. From approximately 17,00O pupils register ed in the public schools in 1914 the number has increased, and about 26,000 are registered at the present time. This does not include the num- Der in the parochial schools the regis tration of which is approximately 6,000.
 The members of the board of edu- cation acquitted nobly the task as signed them with the appropriation given them, and although crowded conditions existed no children suffers as a consequence of not being able to attend the schools Of the city. The High school which was originally was forced to hold two sessions a day. The ending of the wartime rush, how ever. has not changed the situation greatly and it is now necessary to pupils may attend comfortably.
 The present enrolment in the building originally intended for 1,25O pupils is 2,200. The number enrolled at the old high school building is GOO. making a total of 2,S0O pupils en- rolled at the high school. There are enrolled at the night session alone about 700 who for the most part work during the day. Enrolled at the other schools throughout the city there are about 1,25O pupils. making a total of 1850 pupils enrolled for the evening sessions alone
 Showing the progreSsdveness of Bridgeport we may set forth as an example the Dental Clinic in vogue is the sch oolS of the city. Dr. Alfred Fones- a local dentist and a member of the beard of education is credited with placing dental hygeriStS in the city schools and the system in opera tion in Bridgeport has served as the m odel upon many cities throughout the country have introduced the methods teaching the pupils how to care for their teeth. Bridgeport was the first city in United States to in troduce this subject as part of the cir riculum of school work
 The Health department of the city became also one of rhe leading branches of civic work A large modern three story building was erected where the work of this department might be carried out Clinics for the people are helped every month by attending Under the same roof are the offices of the charftie, department