Milford chronicle., 1883-08-01
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It is a treat to any dweller on the
: peninsula to visit the busy factory OF
Chas. H. Treat & Co. at Georgetown
! One is impressed with the great good
that one clear-hesded energetic man
, can do among his fellows, when
prompted by the will; and the hope is
beg0tten that scores of men may see in
Mr.. Treats example an exciting cause
for them to push out in scores of invit-
ing directions, just as he has done, de-
velOping the dOrment resources Of our
territory.
NIessrs. Treat & Co. have at George
4 town factory 470X36 feet, 81 stories
high. 1t is built in a tasteful design,
after the manner of Northern factories
for the comfort and safety of opera
| tives and the greatest facilities in turn
| ing out work. Its outward appear
ance inprtsses you favOrably with its
/ proportions; and its one main cupOla
and six others give rather an imposing
look to the whole. Plank walks with
oak railing extend over all the roofs,
to be used in case of fire, bat more fire.
quently by visitors going through the
main cupoia to take view Of the town
and its surroundings
The factory is equipped with four
steam boilers OF $50 horse power, and
two engines OF so and 3j horse power
respectively. lt will have two band
saws and two gig saws, two veneer cut
ting machines, and about 200 smaller
machines; also three steam evapOra-
tors ofthe Alden patent through which |
il is expected TO process about 800 or |
800 baskets of peaches per day through /
out the season.
Over 200 hands are employed, MAX |
ing weekly pay roll of about $500. !
The factory is run with nearly full |
force throughout the entire year, but
has a capacity of twenty-five per cent.
more when driven
The value Of the products in the diff
ferent departments is about $1,000 per
annum which consists mainly of but
ter dishes n variety of fruit baskets,
plates, placques and novelties.
With the establishment of a success
ful manufactOry, Mr.. Treat realized
that increased and improved facilities
must be supplied operatives to obtain
every necessary of life; and to this end
the firm is erecting n large store in
Georgetown which they expect to
have ready for occupation by the first ;
Of October. The main building Of the
store will be l10x30 feet with % feet
posts, and to this will be joined an l. S
30XlS feet with the same height as the {
main building.
The upper part of the the store will ]
)e devoted to carpets, furniture, cloth {
ng and Wholesale department. Be
oW will be dry goods, boots, shoes, q
hardware, queensware and c
There will be seven d
eparate counters i'm the lower depart {
nent. Each clerk will have sepa- a
ate department and will be response .
lie for sales to the cashier. There 2
will he a waiting room for lady custo-
ners from the country, where they a
nay leave bundles and go about town. q
The management will be under such n
ystem as is in vogue in the city. "
AS confirmed by the success Of a
iessrs. Treat & Co., in their store at o
it is shown that people
o not want to 20 to the cities, but pre- q
sr to buy at home Customers can no .
niger be regarded as sure patrons un- e
,ss you constantly give them induce n
lents to buy goods as well here as b.
ley can in the cities. The local press
but q counter for the use of the ID
)untry merchant as freely as it is @
sed by the city dealer and without N
s use for the display of goods, buyers p
ill not waste time in hunting over ii
usty shelves but viii go where "it is SC
OF too much trouble to show goods" 0l
in trade must give way d,
close attention and inducements 3"
lat shall satisfy the public. eI