New Britain herald., 1930-10-16
Schultz Speaks of New Britain At Realtors State Convention;
 Tells of Industrial Resources
Real Estate Dealer Repre- sents Local Board at Greenwich State Gather ing-Points Out Advan- tages of Hardware City of the World"

E. W. Schultz, a veteran real es- tate and insurance man, paid tribute to New Britain at the state conven- tion of realtors at Greenwich today. Mir. Schultz had been selected by the New Britain Real Estate board to represent it at the meeting and to explain to the assembled delegates New Britain's position in the manu- featuring world. Others from this city who attended were William G. Dunn, Harry Hancock, Harry r. O'Connor, Frank Holmes, William Cowlishaw. Vincent Ringrose and Louis R. Raphael.
 Mir. Schultz's talk was as follows:
 New Britain is the hardware city of the world, where more and better builders hardware is made than in any other city of the world.
 It matters not where you may travel, whether it be through a me- 1ropolis of America or a hamlet in Siberia. a village in Sweden or a town in Australia, you will see a made in New Britain product.
 An industrial community of the first class of almost 70,o00 people with the progressive spirit of the west, yet nestled among the hills of New England.
 "A cosmopolitan city in which the down trodden of the nations of the old world have settled and become good Americans and by their indus try and thrift acquired their own homes and saved for the rainy day, one savings bank alone having de- posits of over 20 million dollars.
 Tt Is an inland city, handicapped by lack of water transportation, far from the sources of raw material. off the main line of a railroad, yet through the energy, the industry and the initiative of its people it has grown until now it has 35 man. ufacturing concerns with capitali- zation of over forty million dollars.
 "A moment to the wisdom and energy and foresight of it's founders and the enterprise and scientific skill of Its industrial leaders of to- Qdy we O"e d SlCdL uCDI NO lllC Harts and the Stanleys and the Norths and the Talcotts, the Corbins, the Landers, the Russells and Err wins and the Judds for what they did in the early days. Little did those pioneers dream when they toiled to build a foundation for their humble village and home, that some day the village would become mu- nicipality famed the world over for it's products.
 GO to the Empire building in New York when it is finished, the tallest building in the world and you will find Corbin locks and hinges.
 Go to the new Waldorf when 1t is completed. You will find Russwin locks and hinges, some finished in gold, all made in New Britain.
 'The Stanley Works, the. oldest and largest manufacturers of wrought steel hardware is located in New Britain. The Stanley Rule 6, Level Company, one of its subsidi- aries, produces the world famed Stanley Tools and carpenters i'm plements. The North &, Judd Mfg. Co has made saddlery hardware for a hundred years. Now they make hardware for automobiles also. Landers, Frary Ss Clark-you may have heard of the Universal brand. That factory produces some of the finest cutlery and household electri- cal appliances made anywhere in the world in immense quantities.
 The Fafnir Bearing Company make the ball bearings for all the studebaker automobiles and have begun the manufacture of ball bear ings for freight cars.
 Hart & Cooley, the Skinner Chuck, the Union Mfg. Co.,, the New Britain Machine Co.,, the American Hosiery Co.,. and many more, all, are in New Britain
 Our factories manufacture staple