Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-05-24
THE SHOE FACTORY !
A LITTLE MORE EFFORT AND IT Is
ASSURED.

A LITTLE MORE EFFORT AND II Is
ASSURED.
MORE NEW sUBsCRIBERs-WHAT CHAR
Louisville THINKS OF HER NEW
SHOE FACTORY-A DESCRIPTION OF IT'S
WORK.
&C., &C., &C.
Notwithstanding the heavy rain and
thunderstorm at that hour, there was a
goodly number of gentlemen i'll Wilkes
Hall at O'Clock, Monday night, to hear
MI. L. S. Sickles, on the prospects and
merits of a shoe factory, and to take steps to
complete the $50, 900 of capital required, by
adding $15 900 to the 900 already raised.
Mr.. Isaac Witt presided.
Mr.. Sickles made brief and clear state
ment of the merits, in all their phases, OF
the project, and promptly answered all
questions as he went along. He said his
reasons for desiring to locate here were to be
near the Southern market, the reasonable
wages of help, and the excellent railroad
facilities. 1t would take $50, 900 to start a
factory which would employ 100 hands, OF
whom about 40 per cent. would be girls and
boys. The work made. would be Ladies,
Misses, and Children's shoes. In that spe-
cialty and with that capital, we could safely
compete with much larger concerns. OF
the 100 hands, ten OF twelve would be eX-
perts. In another factory with only himself,
wife, and his boy, as experts at the work, he
had made an output in months OF $42,O0O
worth of stock. AT Catawissa, with 20
hands, he had turned out four cases of
shoes a day, He did not think less than
1000 capital would do to start with, and
was not willing to undertake it with less.
There would be $4,000 for machinery,
$4,000 to $4,000 capital needed to carry
stock, and $40, 900 needed for working capt.
tai. The $4,000 working capital would
run it four months. The usual time OF sales
is from 80 to so days. In answer to ques
ton, he said the wages of girls in the fac
tory were from IS to IS q week. They did
piece work and were paid for all they could
do. The wages of the factory hands
am perfectly willing" said MI. Sickles,
''to guarantee every shareholder per
cent. on his investment, if the company
will agree to give me all over six per
cent. as my share of the profits. | have
spent my life at this trade, and if [ don't
know what I am talking about, I am in a
worse position than any stakeholder here
for my money, my time, and my reputation
would all be gone.n
Col. Jas. FL. Skinner who owns the build
ing once occupied by the shoe factory that
was started here before the civil war, said
that as a representative of the ghost of that
old enterprise, he would take $3.50 in the
new factory, (applause).
Hon. H. st. Geo. Tucker made some brief
remarks upon the great advantage of CIV
ing employment to our people at home. and
suggested the appointment of a committee
to renew the canvass of the town and i'll
crease the $4,000 already subscribed, to
the required $4,000.
The Chair appointed Messrs. II. st. Geo.
Tucker, T. J. Crowder, M. N. Bradley, j..
Howard Wayt, G. G. Maslin, j. G. Schef-
fer, C. L. Weller and J. T. Long as the
Committee.
MI. Crowder said as an illustration of
the benefit to the merchants of bringing
new industries here, that he had been told
by one merchant who subscribed to the
stock of the Furniture Factory, that he
had already gotten his money back in goods
sold to the men brought here to build the
factory.
The meeting then adjourned to- meet
again last night and hear a report from the
soliciting committee.
Last night the meeting reassembled and
the following additional subscriptions were
announced:
A. III. McCue, $25; A. Summerfeld, $25;
S. H. Coin, $25; Judge J. W. G. Smith,
$25; Chas. Prufer, $25; E. S. Dinble, 1875;
T. G. Elder, $25; Jno. L. Long, $25; J. Fl.
Lindsay, $25; W. L. Lushbaugh, $50; Mrs
Annie b. Bell, $500; G. J. Armstead, 500;
o. r. Funston, $25; F. D. Yates, $25;
Col. Jas. II. Skinner, $3.50; Arista Hoge,
$3.50; I. J. Crowder, $25; Jas. E. Graham,
500; H. st. Geo. Tucker, $50; Hughes &
Bell, 500; Warden & Co., 800 A. g..
Harnsberger, 800; Jas. Ker, Jr., $50; Mrs.
E. M. Gushing, $25; VIM. Wholey, 5000;
D. E. Euritt, 500; B. F. Eakle, 5000; N.
Wehn, $25; Loeb Bros, 800; W. L. Wal
ters, $25; Wesley Kerr, $25, W. A. Burke,
$500; judged. n. Hendren, $3.50; John T.
Hartman, $50; Chas. Curry, 500; J. Alex.
Bumgardner, 500: 7. D. Ransom, $500; J.
A. Fauver & Co., $3.50; f. w. Hamer, $3.50:
J. B. Lee, $25; Frank 7. Ware, $50; Miss
Lizzie Sieg, $25; W. G. Kinney, $50; B.
Oberdorfer, 1875; A. E. Whitmore, $25; e.
c. Hardy, $50; Asher Ayers, $25; DR.. S.
H. Henkel, $25; Dr.. E. I. Wayman, $25:
Rev. W. A. Harris, $50; r. Ravenel, $50
Geo. w. May, $25; J. I. Lightner, $50.
Total up to date ST., 575.
The meeting then adjourned to meet
Monday night. The committee were in
structed to continue their solicitations.
The fact that a drummer from Charlottes
vile had been here offering to sell thei1
shoes, has considerably stirred up the &C.
tivity Of the promoters of our enterprise.
t We hope that every man who can, will put
down his name for a share between now
: and Monday night.
THE SHOE FACTORY ENTERPRISE IN
, CHARLOTTESVILLE.
AS very appropos to the shoe factory dis
cussion, we copy from the Charlottesville
Chronicle Of Friday an interesting descrip
e ton of the factory they have just started
| there under the management of NJ. A. Han