The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1880-01-07
NewtOMn's StagnatiOn.


We have said much relative to starting
manufactures in this town. Among
other manufactures that could be opened,
we spoke of the hat business. We said of
capital and that it was a safe business in
which to invest money. We knew some
thing of what we We're talking about, and
now shall briefly be more minute in our
details, that all may see we exaggerated
in nothing. First of ali, we claimed that
hat shop, large enough to accommo-
date two hundred persons, could be built,
if such be necessary, for the sum of two
thousand dollars. The machinery, etc,
of course belong to the owners, aud if the
business was discontinued, which is the
least probable contingency in the world,
the value would not depreciate materially.
Such shop could get plenty commission
work, and, at the least it could turn out
forty-eight dozen hats per day; on each
dozen, at he very minimum. one dollar
could be as surely realized as anything
certain on earth. Now, We will suppose
that there are seven months full work in
the year, and this, perhaps, is a very low
figure, for even dull times. Then, by
counting twenty-six working days in the
month, and multiplying this by seven, it
foots up 1856; then, by multiplying this
again by forty-eight, we find that the
capitalist who invested two thousand
dollars, realizes in one year in clear gain
IS, 734, or 4.31S per centum. It must be
distinctly borne in mind that we speak of
forty eight dollars as the lowest figure of
clear gain after every expense has been
| met. Now, then, wa ask any man is not
Ills living, wonderful profit ? Now
| comes the skeptte and asks oh, Obser-
yer" you are drawing on your magma
ton; your earnestness has got the best
of your discretion. All we have to say to
you, skeptical one, is, If you doubt our
assertions. go to any honest hat manu-
facturer in Danbury, Bethel, Norwalk,
| Orange, or any you may know nearer
home; to any Superintendent of a
shop, finally, to any halter posted in
the business, and see if either will not,
ON oath, if necessary, corroborate our as
sertions aud figures. After this, can any
capitalist in the town claim that he
has the welfare of Newtown, or has oacn
at heart if he refuse to embark in this
business But it may be said, where car
a Superintendent of such shop be found
Our answer is, advertise in any New
York paper, or in the Hatters' Journal
and see how many will answer your ad
vertisement within month. But how
can I be sure that can get this commits
sion work ? We answer the addresses
OF two or three most reliable firms cal
be found at the Office of the BEE an,
time you choose to ask for them-frm
chat will give you one hundred dozen
day, il you can get them up! Oh, bu
another difficulty stares US in the face
where will the hatters come from
don't worry about it, you can have then
in drOVes i'll Il few days after your shop i
in running order; and what is best, Their
} is considerable of the Material in you
own town, and after "a few weeks the
sill be the most steady and relia
bic! There is nothing further to be sal
Oh this matter; we feel we have exhaust
) ed the subject and once again hope tina
Newtown or Sandy Hook is neither SO dc
void OF public spirit as to let this matte
drop.