New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-14
NEw-BRUNswICK (N, j. INDUSTRIES
AN ENCOURAGING OUTLOOK FROM THE MANUFAC-
TURERs' POINT OF yHw-HOsIERY AND RUBBER
GOODS STILL IN GREAT DEMAND.

AN ENCOURAGING OUTLOOK FROM THE MANUFAC-
TURERs' POINT OF yn:w-HosTRY AND RUBBER
GOODS STILL IN GREAT DEMAND.
New-Brunswick is one of the most promi-
nent manufacturing cities in NewJersey her Industries
numbering nearly a hundred, several OF which are
highly important and the capital invested there in fac
tories amounts TO many millions of dollars The
featuring companies beginning 10 feel the pressure
somewhat, but standing it very well. The Norfolk
and New Brunswick Hosiery Company employ nearly
700 hands, and out s0OO0 worth OF hosiery goods
every year Their customers houses in NewYork like
H. b. Clann & Co.'S and A. T. Stewart Il Co.'S aud their
goods rank in price next 20 imported articles. their
patented machinery being very valuable. They now
manufacturing for Falls market, and hope to keep
running steadily until the end Of the year. fOrtnights
suspension is always taken at the holidays and it is
hoped that this year more will be necessary. The
sales have naturally been affected and cOllec-
tons are difficult, especially the big
houses prefer 10 meet their paper at tho ex-
pense Of their open accounts; but the Company's
eapts 10 large and their has been very pros
porous SO that they hope TO pull through They have
actually sold goods in 1873 than in 1872 but still
their reasonable expectations in advance Of the
actual sales. The encouraging signs are a fall in the
price OF their material and the willingness Of their
operatives submit TO reduction OF Is per cent
New Brunswick has the monopoly Of one branch Of the
rubber businessthe buttons pipes and like fancy
artces-and about onethird OF all the rubber boots aud
shoes made In the United States come from that city,
The hard rubber factory-the Noyety-which does a
business of SOOsO year, has reduced the number Of
IFS hands only about % out OF the regular list Of $50
The button market is fully stocked this factory alone
ordinarily making 6OOOOooo "a year and the works
therefore running on fancy line. which includes
smoker,' requisites, ladies' ornaments aud knitting
needles stationery goods checks toys and canes The
slight reduction in the number OF tne hahds IL the only
sign that the Novelty Company gives OF feeling the
panic and hopes to keep on without further change
The three rubbershoe concerns, the NeW'Bruns WICK,
the Jersey, aud the Meyer companies are running
full force employing In the aggregate about $50 hands,
turning out from 5000 TO 10000 pairs OF boots and
shoes every day. This is their busy season. ana II the
Winter should prove stormy one, they may have to
night and day, the NewJersey Company has already
been doing The value OF the productions OF the three
concerns is 100000 annually and they possess
NOUS capital. New-Brunswick Is indeed the birthplace
and the nursery OF the rubber trade and the factories
will hold out there long they will anywhere the
only menace being difficult collections. The largest
leathershoe factory III the State Is also here-Feer
a Co 's--whose annual production is about 100000
pairs and who employ $50 hands The factory Is
running on threequarer time and It's proprietors hope
10 null through by their caution. There several
smaller concerns which adopting similar measures
Inc CARPET factory, which has lately been put into
hankruptcy by the defacati0n OF It's President and
Treasurer H. N WOodwOrtb and the alleged connivance
of s Vice President has made arrangements to start
again under the direction OF L. N. Miller OF Newark
receiver and the superintendent OF james Short It's
patentee The business OF the Company was q growing
@ when II was forced 10 stop AS their carpets were
he ginning compete successfully with European goods
rbe Company will resist several fraudulent claims made
agains A. compel some OF it's debtors to pay, get
CAPITAL and enter the market anew before very long
1t employed 200 skilled operators, VINO are now ldle'
Another large is the factory OF Janeway Co.,
understanding dealers OF Warren aud Murraysts new
York which employs about $50 hands, ana turns out
1000 600 rolls OF paper every year. T1ey arc watching
me market narrowly, and will adopt every means 10
avoid suspenson though reduction IN force and wages
VIII probably be found eIpedent before the time Ior
IL viii thus be seen that the outlook New Brunswick
is rather encouraging than otherwise. The factories
there are conservative in their operations and they will
among The last TO sink or even temporarily suspend