The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-10-30
THE EsIPORIA SOAP FACTORY
An Important Mandatory Doing
Good Work.

Good Work.
On Monday we took n ride down to
the Fmporia Soap Factory, located on
five acre lot near the city on the
northeast, with the proprietor, d. A.
Stahl, OF Americas.
This establishment was started over
three years ago, but did not meet with
much success until Thos. Webster, one
of our most respected and worthy citi-
Zens, came here from st. Louis, some
time afterwards, as its manager.
Since then 1t has been conspicuous
success, both as to the character OF the
goods turned out, and In selling all
that is made without trouble. This
has been brought about, too, under
many difficulties.
The building is small, but sufficient,
With a little expenditure, to increase
the manufacturing capacities of the
concern to double what they are ut
present. The basement Is used for
storing materials. The upper story is
used for boiling and boxing. Tho ma
chinery consists of large soIp kettle,
which will hold 5000 lbs. of soap at
one boiling, and rendering kettle.
The factory uses nine or ten barrels of
tallow and soap grease per month.
The boiling is made every other week,
which makes 10000 pounds of soap per
M Title hn fV,A 80
10000 with a small outlay.
We found Mr.. Webster and two sons
at work wrapping and boxing the
soap. 1t Is cut into cakes by means of
wires, then wrapped in printed wrap
pers, 1900 of which are used per
month. They are printed by Z. Z.
Rowland, at THE NEWS job office.
$50 to 1G0 boxes are used per month.
Two men can do the whole work of the
factory. The boxer are, when filled,
labelled, "Webster's Universal Soap,
manufactured at the Emporia Soap
Factory. ID. a. Stahl, proprietor"
Mr.. Webster's brand has become
famous throughout Southern and
Southwestern Kansas. A. A. Baker s.
Co., the extensive wholesale grocers of
this city, handle the Emporia soap,
and sell more of it than of any other
brand. They sell it as readily, or more
so, than any other brand. 1t goes into
all the towns along the line of the A.,
T. & S. i. road west of here, and north
and south on the NJ, h. 81 T. road.
The only trouble now is that the de-
mand is not supplied. Two large orders
have been received within a few days
which could not be filed, because the
soap was not on hand to fill them. 1t is
contemplated to Increase the manufact-
IRE at an early day. Our people use
the Emporia soap extensively, and
would rather have it than the brands
usually found in the stores. We are
glad to know that they appreciate this
important mandatory in our midst,
and support 1t to the extent of its ca
pacity to supply them.
Three grades of soap are made at the
Emporia factory. Mr.. Webster gave
us a sample of toilet soap which he
makes which was as nicely scented and
as pleasant and agreeable to the skin
As any we have used. Altogether the
EmpOria soap factory Is an important
Institution to our town, and we are
glad that Manager Webster and Pro-
pri0tor Stahl are meeting with such
excellent encouragement and success.
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The eclipse came off according to an
nouncement last Saturday night. We
had q free pass, but didn't attend, be-
ing too tired and sleepy. We are OPP
posed to evening festivals on principle.
However, there was large audience.
Every effort was made to secure sue
cess, and the affair was as well man.
aged as If we'd had hand in. The
night was cloudless and mild. The
fences and verandas all about town
were roasted and louDged upon by
happy young couples who made the
most Of the occasion. The only thing
that marred the effect was the fac
that the gas was gradually turned of
so that the height OF the show was ii
, total darkness, and the man in tn
moon looked very sick. However, tn
young ducks OH fence and verand
: didn't seem to care a cent about thai
We saw a lot of white vests comm
|, into chuneh on Sunday (rather late
which showed signs of hair oil an
n Ayers Vigor, and all the professor
:, are bored with questions about tn
T. next eclipse We hope these learne
men won't appoint the next one so la
at night. Get up little matinee f
the old dodgers who are getting rheun
attic and can't stand night air. Ar
no more comets till warm weather.
Y Boating seems somehow out of fav,
It with Observation-Disclosures just no,
m The Cottonwood and Neosho are CO..
g sidered dangerous. Riding is compa
n atively safe, since the rains haYe clio
: cd up the big cracks. Flirting
growing rather stale. Each "objec
)" has fiirted with every available par
ner till the precise effect of every Ii
and murmur may be calculated befor
70 hand. with mathematical precisic
u which makes it rather monotonou
~ Fresh material is in demand. UnlC
IL some enterprising person does som
10 thing desperate and interesting,
IL shall have to devote the local coluu
m. to reports of political speeches.
e.
Iat The Reform meeting here ID
i'll Thursday was q slim affair. The