New Britain herald., 1929-07-31
TRUMBULL FACTORY
 MAY BE ENLARGED
New Building Discussed; No
 Definite Action Taken
MEETING OF CHAMBER
TrumbuIl Star Lodge to Install or fcers Tomorrow Evening-Boy Recovering Use of Eye-ReSis- trars of Voters to Meet.

] Officials of the Trumbull Electric
 Manufacturing company have been discussing the possibility of erect ing a new factory building on the
 property of the present plant. In an interview with the Herald today. Governor John H. Trumbuil stated that the matter has been under con-
 sideration by the officials of the
 plant but that absolutely nothing
 definite has been done on the qurs-
 tion. The matter is merely being discussed and no attempt is being
 made to draw up plans or the like. If the factory officials decide any, thing definite in the future, it is ex-
 pected that the new building will be
 erected on the site where the gar age sheds are now located. The To-
 cal concern is carrying on pros
 porous business and is working at steady hours, including some over time work.
 Meeting Tomorrow
 The general committee of the PlainVille Chamber of Commerce will make one more attempt tomor-
 row evening to find out whether it will be feasible to hold an indus trial exhibit here. The meeting will
 be the deciding factor in whether the exhibit will be held or not.
 The chamber committee issues is invitation once again to all who are interested. both wholesalers, retail
 CTS and manufacturers, to be repre- sented at the session.
 The committee and members of the chamber of commerce were
 greatly surprised and disappointed over the lack of interest displayed to discuss the feasibility of holding an industrial exhibit in PlainvilIe Outside of the members of the chamber no one appeared despite the fact that the session was wide ly advertised and an invitation sex-
 AS a result of the meeting. the de- cision of the committee was left in the air and the question will he settled tomorrow evening once and for all. As a heavy rain storm struck the town shortly before 8
 o'clock, there is a strong possibility that it had considerable to do with the small attendance.
 The chamber is very enthusiastic
 over the proposed industrial exhi- ' bit which in its onipion will ,o ', long ways toward advertising the l products of Plainville and showing
 the state the progress that the town
 IS making yearly. According to the
 general committee, the people of
 the town will be greatly surprise l when they find out the large num-
 Der of articles that are being manu-
 tactured here. If the matter meets | with approval tomorrow evening. the chamber will make plans to put the exhibit over on large scale. It IS planned to hold the affair in the Edmund Hills factory on North Washington street for three days or possibly longer.
 Tomorrow nights meeting will he held at 8 o'clock in the chamber rooms on Pierce street. The cham Der will then find out if the non- interest shown last week is the real feeling of the business men Of the town.
 First Time For Town This affair is the first of it's kind
 ever to be planned by the town. f,y
 hlblts in other towns and cities hav,,
 met with great success and the Chamber of Commerce feels that Plalnville can put such an afflir
 over On large scale.
 After the disappointing meeting
 held last week. members of the com- mittee pointed out that the exhibit
 will benefit much more the retailers
 in Plainville than it will the manu-
 facturers. According to a statement
 made by one member the exhibit
 will benefit the manufacturers not at
 all while the retailers will have a