Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1880-01-14

ONE OF Tow NDA's En-, E..prISES.-Ap-
pe1dHd is 10 'ce OF HGMPHREY BROTH
ELS 4 TRACES Boo, and Shoe Manufactory,
akcn .tom Mr.. WAEDs e,,cr in the Bloss-
burg EadustrM Register of the Sth inst
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HUMPHREY
BROTHERS AND TRACY.
Agreeable 70 your request (made some time
since) the writer dr0ppOd i, upon the manu-
factory of MeS8rs. HrmDhrey Brothers q
Tracy, located within the bGliwick of the
Register, at Towards, Pa, and inspected
their establishment, under The courteOCs di-
rectiOn of the senior parlner, Mr.. |. b. Hum
phrey. This establishment began business
under the I'm name of HUMPHREY Brothers,
July 1, 1871. The gentlemen composing this
firm, Msssrg. |. Il. & G. ID. Humphrey, had
the benefit Cf several years Of successful busi-
ness il iLe 'hG@ lIaae nt Towanda, having
been ColI" % with jhe firm of j. ID. Hum
pl.cy * Co., and subsequently, Their success
ora. They DGrcnas@d the large brick building
III co nc,' of Main anG Elizabeth streets,
bu - 20 II ca. i"ge. fGcJory by James Bryant.
This Du'oinS has. 'On,aSc of forty and
depth of eigh,v f,C !, and il five stories in
he Shit On the fl'ot- of JuhnaIy. 1872, MIC.
l.. Tracy joined the firm. and it's style was
thea changed 10 the one it now bears. Mr..
Tracy had for several yeas been connected
with the First National Bank of Towalda-
lattcry us teller, 2nC b'ou2ht into the firm
thorough business experiences, and u hand
some inherited capital. The labors of the
firm are divided between these gentlemen,
Mr.. |. B. Humbnrey, the senior member, al
Tending to the purchase of stock. selling and
experimenting the manufacture the goods;
Mr.. L acy to the financial department; Mr..
&. ID. Humphrey devOting his attention to
.he sales agencies, collecting and the travelling
business of the firm.
The establishment is divided into various
business, the first floor being devoted to the
business office and sales room; the basement
story 90 storing leather, rubber goods and
shoes, and the Sole-cather cutting room; the
second story to cutting uppers, fitting, crimp-
ing, ETC.; the third floor to bottoming, cut
ting pegs, inspectlnG, etc., the fourth to bot
tom finishing, freeing and packing.
The average number OF men employed is
about siXLy-tive; nnG ihc work usually con-
tinueS for eleven months in the year. The
work is divided anongSt sIOck-cuotcrs, filters,
b0tt0merS. bottOm-finisherS, trrerS, crimpcrS,
and the filing and pasting is done by the
female employees. OF these he cutters only
are paid by The day-sll the others by the
piece. The foreman Is Mr.. William Foley;
Mi. HungerfOrd is ii clirge Of the soc-eath-
er room; Joseph Oc.s the fitting room and
A. &. Stewart is ipsoector OF bott0ming.
The bottom finishing room is in charge of
Dcnnis Clark; the freeing room is in - arge
of O.. w. Ager.
All the work turned out by this establish
ment is what is known to the trade us hand
made work, in cOntradStinctiOn to machine
made goods, and bears the stamp Of the firm.
These goods comprise all Kinds of pcgged
boots and shoes. consisting OF calf, fine kip
and stOga wear. The firm he's made special
ty Of miners goods, and mining boots aud
shoes. Their work has Il superior reputation;
and their sales are widely distributed through
out this and The adjoining states, being divid-
ed about equally between the mining and ag-
rculural districts. Besides manufacturing