The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-27
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the Emergency Protective Associa- ton of Business men, which num- bers more than 300 small tradesmen who were virtually ruined by the flood, took stock of losses and pre- pared to participate in discussion of rehabilitation plans. Inventories were to be taken as soon as reced- ing flood waters permitted. The amount of salvage was considered negligible.
 Health authorities have forbidden any articles retrieved from the inun- dated areas to be sold without being approved.
 Subscriptions
 Voluntary subscriptions for refu- gees totalled more than $36,000, or three times more than asked by the Red Cross. There were more than 11,500 persons on relief rolls. There were many more in the Middletown area, which suffered tremendous damage.
 It was problematical when the flood victims would be moved from schools and municipal buildings be- cause of lack of shelters.
 Meanwhile staff of WPA work CTS made ready to rush through emergency projects for which s. 100000 federal funds have been made available. Tn addition to this amount 1t was hoped to raise $2,- 100000 for use in the most seriously affected districts.
 There has been no mass estimate of the damage to private industry.
 Communications and power serv- ices were getting back to normal and 1t was estimated 80 per cent of the telephones had been restored and that power lines would be &C., commodating all communities by night.
 The river was receding to 8 point near the 20-foot level, or about five feet above flood stage.
 Manufacturer Busy
 Connecticut industries began talk ing stock today to determine just how badly they were affected by the devastating floods of the past two weeks.
 The extent of damage may not be known for 8 week or ten days, ac- cording to estimates of the Connec- ticut Manufacturer Association.
 On the other hand, Sidney E. Cornelius, manager of the Hartford County Manufacturers Association, saw an era of quick business ahead.
 "The cutting off of power in var ious plants" he said, resulted in a piling up of orders that will require hiring additional help.
 There is little to worry about when one considers the spirit of the people of Hartford. They have been placed in narrowing position be- fore and they have always rolled up their sleeves, taken hitch in their belts and actually grinned at trouble. They will do the same thing now"
 Industries Queried
 Questionnaires were mailed today by the Connecticut Manufacturers Association to all industries. ask ing answers to the following queries: Estimated loss to.buildings and land: loss to machinery, ma terials, business; expense of clean- ing up debris; loss of wages to em- ployes; numbersof employees affected and the closing and opening dates Leslie M. Bingham, editor of Con- necticut Industries. official publi- cation of the association, said it will take at least two weeks before an accurate estimate can be obtained of the damage caused by the flood Telegrams sent to various indus tries statewide revealed that Put nam manufacturers suffered an ap- proximate loss of S25.0O0, with the following plants reporting: Edward Bloom Company, now operating full time; Bedding Hemingway Corfu celli Company. operating; M. Saiz- berg and Son, no damage and op- erating; Lowell Needle Company 15,GO0 loss and expected to open in ten days; Putnam Woolen Corpor- ati0n,. slight damage and operating; Fine Spinning Company. slight dam age, operating; Uncas Finishing Company, Mechanicsville. 5000 damage. operating; Or0svcnordale Company, unestimated heavy dam age. will resume operations in one week.
 It was reported that Remington Rand, Incorporated. this city. hai resumed operations and is employ. ing $50 haIsds with an additional $50 scheduIfl to resume w0i:s when repairs are complete.
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