Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1888-01-19
NEW ENTERPRISE.
A Shoe Factory to be Estab-
lished in Bridgeton.

/ drawing plans which would bring to
our town shoe factory. Citizens have
| offered parties inducements which
were very favorable, but none of them
have ever been accepted. But With
month Bridgeton will find within it's
city limits shoe factory, which it is
presumed will be only the infant of
our largest and most enterprising in
dustries. The projectors of the enter
prise will be company to be known
under the firm name Of ]. Lpnhart
Rice & c.. Beside Mr. Rice there will
be two other gentlemen coane oted
with the new establishment
For over a month MFR. Rice and his
/ partners have considered the adyisa-
bility Of establishing such an enter
prise in our city Thursday afternoon
matters we're finally adjusted 50
that the reporters were taken in con
fidenee. and to-day the matter is laid
before the public The new factory
viii be built upon the property Of
Frazeur & Rice, on Cohansey street,
/ the site chosen being just North Of the
dwelling house upon that property.
The building win be Of frame. 20 feet
front with depth Of 40 feet and two
stories high. A brick building would
have been built, but work is to be
I commenced Immediately. and it was
not deemed advisable to erect brick
building during the Winter. Stone
will be hauled to the place of building
to day, and the contractors, Smith &
! Conover, will push forward the work
Of building as rapidly as possible 1t
is the intention Of the firm TO be in
the building ready for business at a
time not later than the 10th Of Feb
ruary.
The factory viii employ six hands at
the beginning, and will have capacity
/ of two hundred pairs Of shoes per day.
| A steam engine and boiler will be i'm
mediately set in the building, and the
best and most improved machinery
used in the manufacture of shoes, will
make up the plant
/ AIr. Rice is to be the fnancier Of the
new firm. His qualifications for such
q position are we'll known as among the
best as in his former business. that of
ship building, he made great success.
| He is man in whom business men of
this city have the strictest confidence,
and it only remains to be said that his
| part of the transactions will be done
well. But Mr. Rice has no practical
| knowledge Of the manufacture of
shoes, but 10 Charles H. Maurer, of
Philadelphia, the company has man.
ager, who has few, if any superiors
| in the manufacture of shoes Since
he was nine years old his life has been
| spent in the business, and he fully
understands every feature in the en-
| Tire work. He was the manager Of the
Millard Dubois shoe factory at Clay
ton, which was burned the 18th, of
December Mr. Maurer, was in this
city Thursday and cordially met re-
porter of the PIONEER. He stated
that his impressions of Bridgeton were
most favorable, as what he had seen
of it had convinced him that it was a
most progressive and enterprising
place. He stated that the factory was
TO turn out ladies' misses and chidren's
shoes, and the goat skin and all leather
for uppers would come FROM Adams &
Keen. of AS Arch street, Philadelphia,
very noted in leather goods This
fact he said he would guarantee all OF
his customers. The new manager
stated that the company would do all
about town, but would do nothing in
that line for themselves. He will
bring with him his force of experienced
workmen from Clayton. and as soon
as the business warrants it, will give
employment to our own citizens. Mr..
Maurer, will board in this city for
awhile and will then take up permanent
residence here. In company with a
PIONEER reporter, yesterday after
noon Mr.. Maurer met several business
men who very cordially received him
and wished for him the greatest posi-
bic snccess 10 his work
The new firm are to push work.
They mean to begin at the bottom Of
the ladder and climb upward They
want the patronage Of the shoe dealers
of this city and will try TO cater to
their trade. The firm themselves will
do no retailing whatever, depending
wholly upon their whosale trade The
dealers OF this city should do all in
their power to help the new enterprise
and give then ali patronage possible
Ii would be well for our townspeople
to ask for goods made at our home
factory and then help along the good
work.