New Britain herald., 1928-11-06
new BRITAIN 18TH
Mk.E. INDUSTRIES.
MN1,m b Value Added to
RiY nataid Consumed
BY GEORGE H. MANNING

section. These are in hardware,
brass and copper products. silk
manufactures and metal working
machinery.
The state, in addition to undisput-
ed leadership in these industries, Is
treadiny on Massachusetts, heels in
foundry and machine shop products.
These facts are shown in survey
published, by the Department Of
Commerce today which gives an ex-
haustive summary OF fundamental
factors In the New England manu-
featuring situation.
This survey g an advance print
ing OF part of large three-volume
study of the New England industrial
scheme. 1t deals specifically with
the sections manufactures as a
source of income to its people.
An interesting feature of the
volume is a table showing the val
TIE added by manufactures in all
cities OF over 10000 population to
the material from which the finish
ed product is made. Several Connec-
ticut cities stand out prominently in
this respect.
Factories in Bridgeport alone add
ed $SO,562,00 in value to its prod
ucts, ranking fifth in New England
in this respect, although it ranks
sixth In population.
New Britain's Rank
New Britain, which ranks 18th in
population, stands 18th in value
added to its products, $4S,674,oo0
being the difference between the
value Of the material used and the
products made from it. New Lon
don produced $s,S4S.oo0 in added
value. ranking 42nd in this respect
although in population it stands out
list. Merlden likewise showed well
II produced $22.S52,000 in value
added to tho material used.
1t Is in tho manufacture of hard
ware that Connecticut far overshad.
0ws the remainder of New England
The state manufactures 94.39 pei
cent of all New England hardware
lstest figures giving the value o.
Mese products az $S3,026,O00.
In addition. the state produces
G5S,142,000 Of brass, bronze and
copper products every year. this con.
shutting about 80 per cent of the
New England total In silk manu-.
features, the annual value is $685..
$4,000 or approximately As per cent
~ the sections output.
Woodworking machinery is pro.
duced annually to the value of $16,.
14s.000. This Is virtually A per cen,
q that in the whole of New Eng.
hand. In all Of these industries
Connections IL we'll ahead of its sis.
ter states.
The Ss3.722,ooo worth Of foundry
and machine shop products turned
out yearly in the state forms AZ pei
cent Of the New England. This i.
shout one and one-half per cent less
than that in Massachusetts, the onl;
state ahead Of Connecticut in this
respect.
The wide distribution Of the
States industries is shown by tho
fact that hardware forms only about
per cent of the states manufac.
tares, although 1t forms - per CEN
- New England's hardware output
There are 1,54S firms engaged II
the - leading industries and 1,51l
~ tbs unclassiffed industries, new
evidence Of distribution.
ThA dofoiIad pafuro tho no
partaent Of Commerce survey i,
demonstrated in the table showing
the Industrial status Of each COUNTY
II New England.
eSS Estab1ishments in County
This shows Hartford county tt
have 63S manufacturing establish
Ments Of all kinds. or these, 1872 ar.
engaged in the manufacture o.
metals in some form or other. q
making machinery, "A iron and stee
3 products, and II nonferrous meta
products.
There are 121 firms engaged ir
the manufacture Of food and similar
products, while II are printing es.
tablishmen The remaining indus.
tries classified have the following
strength:
Textiles 4s. leather 5, rubber I
paper 80, chemicals 16, lumber AZ
stone. glass and clay 80. There art
II other manufacturing. concerns o.
miscellaneous varieties in the coun
ty.
Factories Are Back bone
THE prosperity of this region,
says DR.. Julius Klein, director of the
Bureau Of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce which is making thu
study. IN discussing the situation il
Connecticut and New England il
general, hinges upon the activity
Of its factories and mills.
"These also play a significant par
In the whole national scheme be
cause New England manufacturing
enters SO largely into the CONNER
cial life of the nation.
"Much has been said and writer
recently regarding the condition o
manufacturing New England Will
only a partial knowledge of tn.
facts. Because Of incomplete infor
nation vague and distorted impress
sfons have gained circulation. Ac
curate knowledge of the who'll
manufacturing situation is neccssar'
to understand the true place of New
England in the nations commerce
The survey follows this opinion
by showing first how the section
stands IN comparison to the Unite,
States as a whole. New England i
shows has 81 per cent of the mann
featuring establishments of tn
country. 1t employs 1874 per cent o
the wage earners. and pays 125 pc
cent of the wages paid. The ma
terials used form per cent of thos
used by the entire ration. and tn,
value of the products it turns out il
0.S per cent.
An important angle shown is tina
although the section has only G.,