The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-12-16

PIONEER Beor AND SuoE NANUrAcToRY.-l
Yesterday, Messrs. Pfotzman, Corson and
Gilihnn formally opened their Boot and
Shoe Manufactory at the corner Of Taylor
and Front streets, thocefemonies Of the oc.
casion being christening, champagne luuch,
tonsts, responses, and q general felicitation
Of the proprietors by numerous friends who
dropped in to participate in the festivities or
to take look through the establishments.
THIS is an enterprise Of much greater
magnitude than most persons would be led |
to believe by the bare announcement above, |
and ~ Ii tcertainly is one Of great Importance
tn the State, it deserves more than brief,
passing notice. At present, the machinery
which il is intended 10 employ, has not oil
arrived, aud, consequently, the force of 10.
borers IN not near No large as IL will be
within tho month There are nov twenty.
two workmcn employed, but within the
| rext two weeks and Immediately upon the
receipt Of the l,aIance of the machinery, the
force will be increased to fifty men.s women
and bays. which will he the average, ns now
conten plated. for the first year. A very
| large PORTION of all the work, when the fac.
tory shall fnally be in complete running
order, will bc performed with machinery.
The company have, or soon will have, all
the modern appliances used in the most
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| fifty workmcn will DO able to turn sut an
amount VI work in any given time which
would require the labor of several hundred,
working iy hand. The work of making q
pair of boots or shoes is performed by u
considerable number Of persons, each having
his or her especial part 10 do. Briefly, the
hands which pair Of boots, for instance,
goes through, may be described as follows:
|. The cutter who has given size given
him, cuts from u pattern, the yapps. backs,
etc. 2. The vamps or fronts arc then
passed 10 tho erimpcr who passes them
through u machine, thence 70 crimping
boards To bring them TO their bent shape
3. Back To the cutter who trims and shapes
them. 4. The Grst stiteher then takes the
parts and puts in tbs fine or fancy stitching,
q Singer or Howe machine being used. S.
The paster then takes them and pAsscs the
parts together and adds the stays when any
are reanired. u. Another sti,eher sews on
| the straps and counters, etc. I. The siding
up then follows-the work being done with q
New England Wax Thread machine n.
rapidly almost as ordinary cloth sewing. g.
The next process is rubbing dow % the seam,
and turning the legs--the latter by mnchin'
cry. o. The uppers next go 10 the bottom
er. who work 10 teams cr gangs Of four
The first lasts and tasks I'm the sole 10
pegsed work, the second drives tho nails
and tacLs ON the heel the third 10 the trim
mer who pares the heel 10 shape: and fourth
the hnisher who blacks and polishes th.
!. soies. 10. The boots being made, pass u
the trcer who stretches and puts them IL
shape far packing. In sewed work thu
process varies only in tho work done by tn
teams--the solcs being tackled on by on
man and the sewing being dene by hand b.
another. Shoes are. made by nearly simila
. processes. Al the close. instead OF heinl
freed, they are .'dressed' or ''gummed
An export, with the New England Wa
Thread Ssiichcr. will seam up frasn Ia 10 II
dozen pairs per day. The average earning
in a factory like this. are abaat $50 pc
week to each Df the fifty, making y fatal a
. 81 900 per week. Each four aseD will as
erase fourteen pairs of booss dssiiy. or on
hundred and seventy hss pairs kr I'll
whole forcc-the value of which il Sq2I -
{. In shop of fifty operatives, ab"ot ten
men. women and children. viii work n, VIC
man 8 and children = shnes. making an u,
;, erage of fse d"xen pairs per day. valued a
s24 per dozen. The cnst Of stock is ahal
equal To- the eos, Of labor with me thir
added. where. "a in this factory. the mater
d nj IL Frcnch brands, and mostly Of the yer
finest and b-s, quality. The investment
then, here, il no. icss than about Sf35 ,H
= per year in material and labor. 20 say notl
i. ing Of incidental outlAys. The home pa,
ments of the factory Tor q year will reac
II about SG0, 600. The firm will undersak
At present only the manufacture Of the ~
;. pcror grades os work. the stuck used bein
from the quality of French kip up to tho yer
h finest and mss, costly fancy French materi'
Ie and the make TT correspond.
And. now hnring as briefly as well {
- III A
Z cessses in this factnry. and the purposes
:, its conductors, we take pleasure ia con
mending this enserprising firm To the ira1
and the public. partly because they arc ge,
"a iaf and worthy young men but chiefly b
cause the enterprise in which they have e,
gagged is one of that class of which %,
re young State stands greatly in need
ot h mo mannfactory for home consum pt o
!, This manufaetary will not only furnish cmple
ment at resnunera,ise prices for hfty wsrkmea. b
II It's bearings upon 'he prosperity OF the city ~
State may be traced very much further than ii
one fact. The enterprise beisg new the number
werkmen. with the families belouging tn their cal
- 10 practically that many added TO popuiatio
D. They aid all eiasses of dealers and producers.
, beeoming new csnssmers. Their employ 10 ent
u ables another man. number Of men in d
State. TO carry on the business Of making Ieath.
- which also widens the Geld In which labor see
q, its reward. But Of the chief cff.ots 10 In d
r employment at home OF The capital involved in /
the business connections and relations Of the "a
tory and It's people. The amount of money ann
ally sent out OF tbs State for its boots and shs
y, alone 10 enormous. The h2arcs would almost q
!, pal IL they fully set out. Take out Of circ
Iasinn the amount which this house alone will q
C. pend in year of Aome aud tho effect upon Gna
4 cial matters all reand, would bc very appreciab
81 affecting all branches Of business alike. As hel
IN tofore that amount of money has been annsal
:. sent away TO purchase what this 6rm will u.
OF make. Now add the amount to our circulate
III and the effect Is approeisble in tho first 81
position, while, instead Of being hurtful, 1t
wholly advantageous TO the entire business co,
,nunity. We take 1t that whosacycr understan
the truest interests of the country, will welcou
the advent Of this and all similar enterprises,
will do and say Whatever no can to secure tn
entire success. For. most certainly, the full d
- vclopmcnt of the State demands o greater div,
y" sity of Industries much as It needs mnltp
m cation OF population; and the great outflow
=. money for necessary articles of consnu,pti
20 20 shonid he checked and made 10 benefit our hol
~ artisans. The Pioneer Boot and Shoe Mapufs
). tory, We trust, 10 but tho forerunner Of . dog
~ or hundred of similar establishments in Q
State, to como quickly Daily Oregonian, Dec.
he | f----->o.~------- fF&S
u, ", Eleven of the Bullen family, livir
he near Silverton, Marion county, have h'
. the small, pox, seven Of whom died, Fl
ssy Of them within seven days. The fami
nd of II. NJ. Davenport are all about agai
- anJ nf tha G,,,r ~ fho 4f.u,slv IF Tosay