Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1866-10-31

splendid opportunity for secure and mod
crate investment OF capital is offered by this
company to Tanners and Capitalists of large as
well as moderate means, as the company is now
prepared. after successful test Of Hickeps i'm
proved system of tanning in several wards of this
county. and adjoining counties. to offer for sale
some territory within this State, Tennessee Texas,
Oregon. Utah New Mexico and Nevada. in the
shape of rights for districts counties, towns. or
for individual use of said improved system Sc
cured to Sanford A. Hickel Esq by Letters Pat
ent, dated Nov 7th. 1865, and granted for seven
teen years, and by said s A. Hickel ESQ legal
iy transferred to this compuny for this and the
other States and Territories mentioned
Inc successful workings of this great discovery
mas oeen demonstrated in every instance: wherev-
er fully and thoroughly tested and has given and
now gives general and universal satisfaction both
as to quality of leather and the saving in art of
the former expensive m materiaI-bark az can be
seen by the attached certificates This is the on
ly system ever introduced which is warranted as
to its virtue by the proprietors
We warrant to manufacture Sole Leather in go
days; Harness Leather in so days; Bride Leath-
erin 40 days; Upper Leather in 35 days; Kipp
Leather in 80 days; Calfskin IN 90 to 25 days;
Sheepskin in 2 to days
We warrant to save ne-third in heavy and one
half of the bark Formerly Hsed in light stock ma
king heavier leather than can be manufactured
with bark alone superior quality of leather
is also warranted to be made under this system.
No alterations are necessary or required in the
manner of manufacture but a great saving of
labor is saved by not being required to .slay
away,r and this leather being secured with great
ease.
The great virtue of this discovery consists in
the lessening 10 One-half the expense of tanning
by the use of purely vegetable matter in con-
junction with tan bark which can be at any time
in all seasons, and at any place secIrei at the
limited cost of not more than twenty five cents to
a hundred hides
This sy stem having been but recently discovered
and patented. November. 1867 has not been very
extensively introduced yet, the comm enceluent
having been made by this company. with the
patentee in thIs State, in May, 1866. and is now
-ccessfuily used in the following places. refer
ence to which is made, viz Green county. Pa
n. Newman, Harrington Co; Washington, Pa.
S. Smith J. Weber and others; Fayette county
Pa.-T. Vermont Emory, Daning & Bro Indi-
a,Pa.-George Stadtmi.ler; Westmoreland Co..
Pa-J. Vernon; Allegheny county, Pa -Lappe
Wiese, Luckhaupt keiffer, Stuck grath d
Seitz, HAZEL Co.; Beaver county Pa.-Captan
Darrah.
system can be examined at the store and ware
room of George Stadtmiller, in Indiana county,
Pa. General Agent; Mr.. St~ckgrath's Tannery,
Reserve township, Allegheny county. or the tan
merry of Messrs. 'Luckhaupt keifer, Spring
Garden.
Liberal terms can low be secured, as the compa-
ny is just beginning operations, and therefore dis
posed for the furtherance of the system to make
sales at low and moderate prices. For furth in
formation call on Geo. Stadtmiller, Indiana, Pa
EDWEN FREY, Pres't.
l.. 5. FdRNSWORTH, Secretary