Oxford Democrat., 1885-03-03

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Written specially ior the osfoid Democrat.
THE NORWAY SHOE FACTORY.
A LAnGE WHAr "a mas
DoNE ron NoKwAV-WH0 HUNS II
WmAr IT DoEs.
One Of the largest and mos, imporian,
manufacturing establishments n Oxford
County, /, the Norway shoe factory. The
building - oiigirsly erected. by the
town, IN 1872. was 10000 feet. and cot
sl6, 500. Ard addition. 60x39 feet hss
since been built by Mes.s. u =. Spinney
a. Co., which cost $4,000. The factory
/. now four.s,ory building, ~i'h base
men, and osned by the town. Which rents
the building While other ,5sns around
us have made failures in such eaiefpii'cs,
Norway was fortunate 10 secuIiag one II
the first and b,si shoe manufacturing
eompanie, in Nes Eaglsnd q run the
factory. Me,srs. u = Spinhey 4 ca
Of LINN. Mass. manufsciuurs ot ~on-
en-. shoes. began bu.i.,s, her 81 hc
factory, June a.. 1873. and fiom that
time iill nov. not a week has pas.,d that
The woikmen we're not paid ~ fiomp'-
ly every Thursday titefnoon ihe hands
receive their weekly wsgts Wien rln
ring on iall time. the weekly pay roll
amounts 10 between four and hse ihou'.
and dollars There n no trouble be-.
tween employers and employed. E'ep
thing runs smoothly between the firm and
il. wofkmen. and strikes are unkno~n.
The firm j. now Known a. l.. 4. Bart.
lc'i. IT,. s. Co. the members Of which are
Messrs /. 4. Bartlett, j., anl y. 7.
Spinney, Of LINN. Mass and Mf. Chas.
". Chase. of Norway. The latter BE-
came pAunsr in 1883. ard j. general
supsriniendani Of the whole msnuiac'uf-
ins s,tAblshmen,. Mr. Chase ~a' form
srly a resident OF Lynn, Mas. Fof is
yeAr. be was connected In business ui'h
&. : Swe,tssf. c'q, u lynn. a large
manufacturer Of womens shoes-ihe lat
~ year a. one of ihe members of che ihe
shoe manufacturing firm q g. : ssse'-
sct s. Co. Mr. e. ia s'faisht.fofsafi
business man AMI a hfsi-cla's c.'.f.n lie
j. much liked by bis workncn and ihe
citizens q the town.
Mr. samuel X. Ktosland. a native Of
Mublshcad. Mass. has charge of ihe
caiiing.foom position be- has hllsd ior
the lat five yeas. Pnof 20 coming here
b. worked ia Lynn fof ~ ycau NJ
X. thoroughly undeuianis bis business.
In this room thirty iwo hands are em.
ployed in this department E. II Saf.
zen, !. ,he olde., cutter. having worked
on ihe fr,, ,ho, ever made 10 ihc factory
John. ]. Hayden ha. worked nearly a.
long.
The ,,ock.fiiins room is IN charge oi
Frrd n stevens. Norway boy. lie has
held this position flf three years In
th, loom twenty hands are employed.
Aaron Thuilow. with the eHespiion of
one monih. has worked in this depafi.
ment since the factory ha. been ia opera.
/ ton.
The stitching .room j. managed by q
| &. Nofseaofthy And wife. Who came here
from Lynn. 10 Nov 1871 Efom $50 20
rs women and giil. sr, employed. The
managsmen, of this department i' excel.
lent. l.11ic n Blake has worked IN ,hls
room since The factory has been in opera
iion.
The lower bo,ioming.to3m j. under
the supefiniendancs of Mr. Spencer
Drake. formerly q Lynn. fof five ycars
Mr.. Drake has bad charge of ibis Depart
men,. which {. well managed. About
/ ~ hands are employed.
The upper bo'i3ming.room j. run by
Mr.. Geo. 2 Lewis. who Ike mo.t Of ihc
bose. !. from Lyun The exact number
of hand. working IN this department. a.
given by Arthur Frost, j. - men and
/ . BOYS. q ". Anderson was one n the
fr.t la.,cr. In the room. &. ! Fogs has
run securing machine from iLe hf't
J. ". Cfommeii J. working a. the same
lob ,ha, he started on soon after the iac.
tory op.ned. Al morse began work
Dec. IL. 1873. and has kept bis ma
chine bumming ugh, along ever since.
while there has been work 10 ,he e'iao-
lishmeni,
The finishing department which j.
called the channeling-foom, j. managed
By Mr. Jane. Snedd. Who has had charge
/ fof three years About 20 hand. are en-
ployed. The boss. Laeius Bartlett and
Julian Brown. have worked ia this room
since the factory started.
Mr. W. q. Phelps. ~ South Paris.
runs the packing.room. Twelve hands
are employed Mr Z has been IN this
department for number Of years, - e.
fcieni in bis mAnagemen, and Is liked By
everybody
Mr.. Frank Hobb, is the efficient book
keeper Of this establishment Seventy
i've cases Of shoe. are nov Manufactured
pr day. aud a market j. found in all the
large cities ofthe L. ;. The most of the
stock is obtained from Boston, Lynn and
HAvefhill.
There are used in the factory six Nc
Kay and two STANDARD machines. Sew
en- Heelers and seven sets Of machinery.
The weekly pay roll now averages about
s.. 500. IL said ihA, this factory is
running nearer 10 it, fall time and ca
pAeity, At this time Of year, than any
other shoe.manufae,uring establishment,
New England
UEsT PANS