“ Between the estuary and the pond is a peninsula, East Bridgeport, in which are some of the largest manufacturing establishments, and west of the harbour and the river is the main portion of the city, the wholesale section extending along the bank, the retail section farther back, and numerous factories along the line of the railway far to the westward. ”

“ The largest industries were the manufacture of corsets—the product of Bridgeport was 19·9% of the total for the United States in 1905, Bridgeport being the leading city in this industry—sewing machines (one of the factories of the Singer Manufacturing Co. is here) , steam-fitting and heating apparatus, cartridges (the factory of the Union Metallic Cartridge Co. is here) , automobiles, brass goods, phonographs and gramophones, and typewriters. There are also large foundry and machine shops. ”