AUGUST 16, 1915 In the five months after the picture on the preceding page was taken, sixteen of these eighteen buildings were erected by the Remington Arms Company. The new plant comprises five one-story bayonet factories, each about 70 feet wide by 300 feet long; and thirteen five-story rifle factories, each 60 feet wide by 272 feet long, and joined by five-story connecting buildings each 48 by 80 feet in dimensions Probably 20,000 new people had come to Bridgeport between January 1 and December 1, 1915, and hundreds of automobiles were required to relieve the overtaxed trolley lines of Bridgeport in carrying the munitions workers to and from the tactories This line of mechanics seeking admission to the employment bureau of the Remington Arms Company is replenished so fast by new applicants that it can be seen all day every day in the week except Sunday. In the fall, between 300 and 400 new men were employed every week CARTRIDGE MAKERS LEAVING THE WORKS FOR LUNCHEON The Union Metallic Cartridge Company had employed about 2,200 people before the war. During the first year of the conflict it added seven four-story buildings to its plant, installed the three-shift system of continuous operation, and employed altogether more than 7,000 people WORKERS "CHECKING IN" TO A CARTRIDGE FACTORY AFTER LUNCHEON Every worker must be identified every time he enters or leaves the factory and when he moves from one part of the works to another |