The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-03-18
a.. N. |. SHOE FACTORY.
A Large and Growing Industry at
Home.

Some months ago an article ap-
peared in the HERALD concerning the
shoe factory Of q. G. N. l., then oc-
cupying the large one.room building
in the rear Of Jennings Block. The
whole factory was then confined to
this place, and close upon ninety per-
sons were employed in it. From time
to time alterations have been made
with a view to adding to the con-
venience and capacity OF the factory.
Thus the basement was fitted up and
part OF the work conducted there,
while il was used as a store room, It
was predicted that the building would
prove inadequate to the growing de-
mand, but it was not thought that 60
marked a change would be required
in so short a period.
To day the capacity of the factory
is doubled, and this has become an
absolute necessity. Work crowded in 30
rapidly that it became compulsory t.
increase the productive facilities of
the Institution, aDd this has now been
accomplished. The greater part OF
the second floor of the west addition
to jennings Book has undergone
internal changes, and is now con-
nected with the shoe factory. The
machine and cutting departments
have been moved together from the
old building into the new one. tC-
gether with the Office. The riveters
still remain where they were before,
but the old cutting :oom will be added
to the riYeting department three
more benches are to be put IN, and
about forty moIe hands employed in
this branch alone. Where the sew
ing machine room and Office were
located will now be used a. the de-
partment IN which work finished in
the shop will be taken, and where
the packing Is to be done Here
a large rack, FL Ell with movable |
shelV5s, has been erected, which will |
add materially to the convenience OF
the stock, and in the
packing of goods for shipment.
No material alterations have been
made in the basement, which is still |
ne rough stuff room, and tae place
where the heavier stock is carried.
The old factory is connected with
he new apartments by broad stair
way, on toe Outside of the building,
1ut closed in, which leads directly
o the main room OF the new quarters.
This room is large and airy, with a
nigh ceiling, and affords ample op
for accommodating more
hands when it shall become neces-
AIRY. The room is about 100 feet
ong by 60 wide, and is as pleasant
md clean as could be desired. 1t is
.alled the sewing, eyelet, and crimp-
ng room, and some thirty-fYe girls
re kept in constant employment in
!. They are separated from the
nen and from the other depart
nents. In addition 10 the other
GOD features, q nice dressing room
las been put up for the
iris, with closets, and everything
las been dole that could add to their
comfort and convenience. On the
EAST side of this large room 3 heavy
tock of all kinds of uppers is carried,
and so arranged that they can be
ieen without any effort whatever.
On the east, is the Office,
from the large room by q
glass enclosure, which Is also large,
.iry, cosy, affords ample room, and is
lastly different from the cramped up
quarters occupied previously.
East of the Office, and IL another
DOM, formerly occupied by the Times
printing Office, Is the cutting room,
which contrasts as greatly in its con-
and comforts with the former
rowded quarters as does the Office.
Here are employed eighteen cutters,
apsble of cutting cut, on an average,
eVenty-two dozen pairs q day. A
.ortion of this room is used for storing +:
he finer stock of goods, for uppers,
.tc., as the basement is used for stor-
ng the IoIgber material. Every
where through the factory now there
8 room, ventilation and convenience,
md considering the work done and
he number employed, q person would
ravel a long distance before anything
uperior in these particulars could be
oUnd 10 z. @. NJ. l. Shoe Factory.
When the industry was first started
n its present basis, under the con-
rol ofthe great cooperative Institution,
nd made a poriionsof its together
With the tannery, the success of the
was gravely doubted by
many. However, it was upheld by
uch men as Hons. VIM. II. Hooper
md Wm. Jennings and Gen. II. s.
gentlemen of tried and
established business capacities, who
ave it their support and Individual
ttention, and the result is evidenced
n the almost unparalleled success of
be excellent and worthy enterprise.
Ibis success is also greatly due to the
abors of W. H. Rowe, ESQ.,, who has
Isd immediate supervision OF the
Dtire business of the factory and
annery, aud whose knowledge OF the
business is second to none. The
.spid growth of the industry speaks
-or the satisfactory manner in which
work is turned out, while it also shows
hat industries can be conducted here
which will compete with old esta6-
ished manufacturers, and is an evil
lence of the success that would at
Tend other and ike enterprises when
it is seen st t. start them in It's
1t is expected that before another
year commences the factory will be
keeping il constant employment all
Of 200 hands. Think of the amount
Of money thus kept il the territory by |
The manufacture of boots and shoes.
and the number of families supported |
in comfortable homes by the work
thus afforded, and some idea Of its
in this respect may be
conceived.
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