New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 5, 1920, Page 2

Marsay Pinos Throatlets the releif of Throat Bronchical Affections Invaluable to Public| akers, Singers and | Voice Workers kinson Drug Co. 69-171 MAIN ST GOOD CLOTHES onc of your atest pro- able assets, t is the business of this live to help you make a fa- able impr('whm by always you “ilh Ready- arc just i v are tailored hand on the premises, pro- ng results in fit and wear t can ncver be equalled by -made offerings of ASYLUM STREET. HARTFORD. saffne of Vine street has re- is studies at Notre Dame. Bale at Long's.—Advt. Tobin of Curtis street has re- the ew England Conserva- fusic after spending the holi- bcal ponds were the mecca y far young people who cared the cold winds. The ponds e condition and many skating re planed for the coming blic schools opened today, a two weeks’ vacation. kcker lodge of' Odd Fellows tonight at 8 o’clock to install The meeting will be held in pll. A large attendance is ex- important business matters ussed. Women's Relief corps and post, G. A. R.. will hold a hilation Wednesday afternoon clock in G. A. R. hall. will be a meeting of Har- ge, A. F. and A. M. at Ma- this evening. The recently ficers will be installed and a e will be enjoyed. ladys Batlye of Stanley street d a pumber of her friends at Saturday evening in honor hday. Lane Shepard and of New York eity . and Mrs. Arthur f Lexington street. d Mrs. W. S. Stone and Marjoric, were the week-end ir. and Mrs. C. E. Jones of eet. Deputf Grand Master E. L. ed by a company of install- s will install the officers of lodge, 1. O. O. F., Thursday b 6 BEu.-Ans Hot water Sure Relief L- INDIGESTION ‘Please Married”’ Ik 3 & 5 FRANKLIN SQ. OHN BCVLE CON. PHONE 359 CHARLES DILLON & Co. Hartford IMPORTANT Luxurious, beautiful furs, week. If you have quisite of the season. Dyed Skunk S $19.50. Special $37.50 set. Special $75.00 set. $33.00 Brown Opossum Sects, Real Skunk Set. $115.00. Special $8 $19.00 Muffs, $25.00 Mufrs, 50. pecial $11.00. Special $19.00. Skunk, AT REDUCED PRICES, the kind that enhance =a teauty, it all the popular pelts of the season, are included in the assortment we are offering at such seen beautiful furs, you have a treat in store for you, for ours, without question, are the smartest and the most ex- s, large animal Scarf and Mufi. Brown Wolf Set, large animal Scarf and Muff. animal Scarf, Canteen All High Grade Furs, incl uding REDUCTIONS —ON-— SMART FURS woman's exceptionally low prices this tegular price Regular $95.00, Special $22.50 set. shaped Muff. Regular Lynx. Mink, Mole. Squirrel, m CITY HAS GROWN FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT THINK THAT DURING PAST TEN YEARS, THESE FIGURES ARE PRINT ED Factories Have (xovm Mater ially And So Has the (,xtg— Just Note That the Tax Per Cent. During the decade that has passed since the last decennial census was taken New Britain' has seen some wonderful changes. Not all of th are tangible, but they all have a tangi ble effect. There is not a store in the city, that was in business a decade ago, that has not grown in the in- terim. And as for the factories, a | glance at the figures tabulated below will e some idea of the wonderful development well within the” memory of practically the entire reading pub- | lic. Other comparisons made with the | figures of 10 years ago, and included in the account herewith printed, may be of interest from a purely specula- | tive point of view, but it must be borne in mind that the figures, while not far from accurate, are only ap- proximates as that is the closest that the statistician could come: Impressive City Figures, list shows cent ir . 1910, rate shows a since 1910, Increases in the number of em- sloye ictories where figures are as follows: Hardware Corp., Grand per per cent American per cent. Union Mfg. Fafnir Bear Beaton & ( New Britain cent North cent. H. & H. and H. & C The Stanley Works 5 per cent c 4,000 per dwell Co., 44 pe Machine Co., cent. cent. per & Judd Mfg. Co., 37 per 59 per cent 38 per cent. Taxes and Grand Lists, Still another interesting side light on the city’s development during the time that has elapsed since the last nation- al census are the figures in the a ors' office. In 1910 the grand list of New Britain was $39,571,000. The last g nd list (not the one being made up 116,967, Since the doubtless show a sub- it is not improbable | at present) was § new list will ! company. = ther | ploy, 1 in that Rate Has Jumped About 35 that the increase since 1410 wiil be in the neighborhood of twenty and one- half million. This would be an in- crease of about 52 per cent., using only approximate figures and taking $60,.- 000,000 a possible grand at it from a taxpayers' point In 1910 the tax rate of the 51-2 mills. The last tax rate Of course it is impo of view city 5 will be, but the available hgur9~ show a gain of practically 85 per cent. in the tax rate in less than 10 j Machine Company's Gain. What is perhaps the most phenom- enal growth of any plant in this clty is that of the New In 1910 5 employves on Britain this its pa concern had yroll. 1,403 in the compan) an increase of about 264 cent. Since 1910 considerable struction has hecn undertaken by the Machine company with the result that it stands third in size, ing surpassed only by Works and Landers, Frary & The Stanley Farm was acquired the company over a vear ago and a tully equipped pressed steel plant erected on the site. The venture was Jooked upon many as a wild scheme as there were but few houses vicinity for employes, and approach to the plant. This was tak- en care of by the construction 1 from the plant connecting with south Main street, part of the having to be bl Trucks were then run from the plant on Chestnut street conveying the employves to and from the exten- sion. This system has worked out very satisfactorily. The main plant on (" tnut street has been added to several times since 1910 and the capacity today is more than double that of 1910. In 1917 several stories were added, @ new of- fice being constructed covering almost are s em- con- nc by list for | Machine | Today | @Ple that this spring wiil find the trac- per | | the past decade | Platt and General Manager and Treas- | | urer no | of a| road | sted out of solid rock. | | Charles Hare, Victrols XVII, $300 Victrola XVTI, electric, $365 Mahogany or oak oct < § e t Victor supremacy is buil .Ct e o ° on Victor originality It is significant that every worth-while accomplishment in the talking-machine art, every improvement of value in talking-machine construction, is the result of Victor skill and progressiveness. The Victor Company is not a mere manufacturer of talking- machines. It is a creative organization. It developed the talking- machine to its present high state of perfection, and the years of experience and millions of dollars spent in exhaustive research and experiment all have a direct bearing on the superiority of Victor products today. c The mammoth Victor plant is devoted exclusively to the manu- facture of talking-machines and records, and it is the only plant in the entire talking-machine industry which makes everv part of every instrument within its own walls. No other manufacturer today is qualified to produce an instru- ment as good as the Victrola. If the instrument you buy is to be the best, it must be the Victrola. There are Victrolas in great variety of styles from $25 to $950, and there are Victor dealers everywhere who will gladly play your favorite music for you. New Victor Records demonstrated at all dealers on the 1st of each month. Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden, N. J. the plant and the amount of work that has been steadily increasing since the last census was taken. The Stanley Rule & Level Co. The Stanley Rule & Level company reports that at the present time there are 1,068 employes on their payroll but as they did not file the report of how many were employed at the fac- tory in 1910 no figures were given us to how many were working at the plant at that time. However, the of- ficlals announce that undoubtedly the increase in the past nine years has been large, as additional factory room has been made and the amount of new work has warranted the increase of labor. Officials report that a rough estimate could not be given as no one could anywhere near guess the in- crease. ficials declure. The Hart & Cooley company employed in the year 1910 approximately 130 men and during the past ten years have increased this amount so that now their payroll in the factory covers 200 men. The In- crease is about 59 per cent. One Shows Actual . Strange to say, one factory here shows an actual decrease. In 1910 the Vulecan Iron Works, now a branch of the Eastern Malleable Iron com- pany, employed 243 men. Today the payroll contains men. This does not, however, retlect any falling off in business. Quite the contrary has been [rue More modern machinery, devices and other equip- ment has made it unnecessary to se- cure more men to do a greater amount of work. Union Works produces lathe drill and planer chucks. The company versary in 191 of war wor the entire top story.. The last word in office equipment can be seen throughout the company’s office. During the past year the Machine company has been experimenting on a farm tractor under the supervision of Edward Glass. This tractor is a departure from the ordinary concep- tion of a farming tractor and, accord- ing to reports, promises to revolution- | ize the tractor industry. It is prob- passed its 50th anni- but owing to the rush for foreign powers and the unusual business conditions, no celebration of the annivers was held. A. F. Corbin, president of the concern, states that conditions are unusually favorable and that the offi- clals look forward to a prosperous season during 1920, Oth actories. According to the statement of Hen- ry C. M. Thomson. president of the American Hardware corporation, the srowth of the mammoth concern dur- ing the past 10 vears has been about two and one-half per cent. While he did not quote the employment of the corporation in 1910, he said that at present tween 5,000 and 6,000 per- sons were on the corporation payrolls. Rapid growth has been made at afnir Bearing company, one of the 1MOost pProgr ive concerr of the city. Secretary Maurice Stanley has given out figures showing that in 1911 the 1afnir concern had in its employ | between 10 and 15 people. Today the | plant is operated by 630 employes, a | n of more than 4,000 per cent. > Deaton & Cadwell company re- 65 employes at present in com- n with 43 in 1910. This is a 44 per cent. gain. H. & H. Mfg. Co. The Hart & Hutchinson turing company in 1910 was a part of Hart & Cooley company. In 1912 they incorporated with men in the 3,000 The success of to result in company” tor on the market the tractor is expected further expansion of tho business. The oflicials of the pany who are largely the compans’s rapid are Machine com- responsible for str durin; Pr .G Office Ts Doubled. The Rogers. Sash and Door com- pany reports that although the mount of factory help has not. in- creased greatly the number of office help has increased almost double in the past nine years. The number em- ar in the factory’s history. The in- | ployed in the factory in 1910 were 4 rease is about 37 per cent. ;& while at the present time there are The Stanley Works. 5. As this plant does not manufac- .\nul)n r item of interest in the de- | ture but constructs and erects goods velopment of the city since the 1910 received from other plants, the in- national census is thg development of | crease of laborers was not necessary. industries and increase of labor in | femberships Increase. practically all local factories. The of- | Together with the increase of labor | ficlals of the Stanley Works plant re- | and development in local industries, port that in 1910 the total of em-'the memberships at the local Y. M. ployes on the factory payroll was C. A. have increased over 33 1 P 1000 while at the present timc there cent since 1910. In 1910 there wera making an increase of 1,- 1,500 memberships at the Y. M. C. A, factory. They now have §7 men in | 100 in nine years. This is a gain of while at the present time there are the factory and could use double this ' about 58 per cent. The increase un- 3 100, making an increase of amount if they could get the men, of- doubtedly was due to the enlarging of ! about 600. North & Judd. The North & Judd plant in 1910 emploved $00 men. Today there are 1,100 men on the company's pay- roll. Business, according to company officials, is extremely brisk and the ar 1920 promi: to be banner Herbert H. Pease. It has been G. Platt that no concern | in the city of New Britain ever starts | on new venture without first ob- | taining his view on the matter. If Mr, Platt decides unfavorably it gen- erally means the death knell. Mr. Platt and Mr. Pease arc entire oppo sites in their temperaments, the fo mer being particularly copservative, the latter a human dynamo. Much credit should be given superintendent of pro- of whom it is said that an excuse never got by for poor work- manship. He expects the best of his workman and gets it. TUnion Mfg. Co. Union Manufacturing company ed approximately 0 opera- ‘tory in 1910. The pay- ges 450 hands, an 125 per cent. The said of 1%, a to duction, Manufac- The emplo