Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-08-07
About Ellsworth.

As one returns from Bar Harbor he will
find Ellsworth plessan place to stop over
in at least that was the experience OF the
writer who has a very pleasant remem
brance of day recently passed in that
thriving little city. The last census of
Ellsworth was a surprise to many Of It's
citizens During the past decade there
has been most substantial increase in the
buildings of the city. Many new and beat
iiiul homes have been added 10 the city.
A fine new shoe shop has been erected and
gives employment to ina"y people. There
are over twelve hundred voters and some
sixteen hundred school children vet the
last census shows the total population to
bc Il little scaut OF 5000, a falling off from
The census of 1850 when the population
WAS 5U52. Naturally the citizens Of Ellis
worth are surprised ut the result for Will.
no great change was expected to be shown
by this census II was thought that what
ever there was would he In the direction
OF growth aud would show a gain in titl-
Zen>hip. Ellsworth has III il all the ele-
ments for rapid industrial growth and
prosperity, splendid water power, 4 large
supply OF lumber from the extensive tim
her tracts Of the surrounding country.
Here In Ellsworth is being tried an eN-
pertinent, the result of which will be
watched with interest, VIZ. A ST. shop
run by home company. The experience
OF Ellsworth with the shoe business has
been that OF many other cities and towns
which have sought this way Of increasing
their population and business prosperity.
The citizens erected tine building and
held out such substantial Inducements that
Massachusetts flrm was secuted to come
ltsrts I,tssf bt ,,fs
But Ellsworth people soon found that
-hoe Trims oi this character are very art
/" be on wheels and 20 la the highest bid
der. Scarcely had il got well under way
IA Ellsworth, and the citizens began 10 s,e
III IL operations the dawn II a new era OF
industrial growth and prosperity, " hen 1t
"a~ persuade by the great Inducements
held out by "a Massachusetts, town Ia leave
Ellsworth and move its business to that
place. Thus the citizens Of Ellsworth
found themselves with an expensive aud
valuable shoe plant upon their hands with
ut any film 10 operate it. 1t Was then
bat some Of The leadin. business men Of
th' 'iN ramc To the rescue. and organized
the iinc Tree Shoe Company aud are now
carrying on the factory in a manner which
give, every assurance OF being emincutiy
successful. Prominent among the leaders
IN TINS company are it> president. Col. {.
{. Burrill. It's treasurer. John B Redman
and it. general manager, Benjamin I.
Sowlc. A Johradi representative recently
visited this factory in company with eA
Mayor + i Aiken and WAS shown ali
over the building By the efficient and gen
tlemsny treasurer OF the company Hon
John Il Rrdman. To the Jowiul man
MIR Redman laughinsly protested that he
nov In he .h,t,. hi ~ mot
withstanding this he showed thorough
understanding OF every detail Of the work
which made IL evident that hi~ ready bu~i
nc>- grasp had enabled him 10 thoroughly
master the situation. Beginning nj the
upper floor wc followed a Shoe from TIE
time 1t was cut from the stock 10 the time
II was packed away in a neat box IN rcadt-
ness for the trade. The production Of a
shor by our modern methods j. indeed nj
interesting and instructive thin. TO watch
Nothing IN the industrial life of the pres
cnt day better illustrates the wonderful cf 4
hCicnCy aud adaptahility Of modern ma
chtnery and the relation of divcrstcatiun
IN Industry 70 modern production. Each
one OF The numerous employees Of the fac
tory has some special work upon the shoe
10 do. Each thing 10 do Is small for IL j.
really wonderful into how many different
parts the work OF making modern Shoe
can be divided. Yr, the result of all this
work j. the finished ploduct rca,ly for the
market. By practice each hand acanire.
wonderful speed and pronci,ucy in his or
her work. Thus rhrou.h This very minute
subdivision and Specialization Of labor j.
production increased many fold heyoud
what would De- possible under any other
method of work
The quality Of the work in this Els /
worth factory /, frst-clas.. and viii IN
,loubtedly make a name for itself In time
through its own excellence. The Eournui
man was shown some magnificent work in
thi, visit through the various rooms ana
hi, chief wonder was how the company
could afford to give 80 much for the mon
cy MIR Redman Informed tn. scribe that
the market for these good, is growing.
and there appears 10 be- every reason to
believe that tbi. experiment of home
shoe company will be splendid success
1t viii certainly do one good ding. II
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