Bridgeton pioneer., 1890-11-27
NEW FACTORY. BUILDING.
j. H.. Rice Shoe Company TO Build
Greater.

j. L. Rice Shoe Company has grown
from a very small concern to one of the
most flourishing industries in this city,
and in fact, in South Jersey. G. W.
Babcock and w. G. Rice, both young
men, and thorough business men, too,
have developed the business, until
now, even with vast amount of room,
the business has outgrown the build
ings, and a more commodious struc-
ture must be built. and like all their
undertakings heretofore, the firm has
not hesitated, but have decided to go
ahead with building which will be
credit to the city, and will enable the
company to increase their business
more than double.
The firm has known for sometime
that they must have more room, and
as consequence, real estate men
learning of the fact offered them differ
erent sites. One offer came from Vir-
ginia, but this the firm rejected. A site
offered them by Isaac Muford was &C.
cepted. 1t is an elegant place, being
at the corner of Belmont avenue, and
Oxford streets. This tract is just south
of the South Jersey Institute. The site
taken by the Shoe company is 106x20O
feet. Upon this, the firm have decided
to erect mammoth brick building.
A PIONEER reporter called at the
office of the company last week
and the entire plans were most courte-
ously explained by Mr.. w. G. Rice.
The building is to be 35x150 feet, of
brick, three stories high. About 10000
brick are to be used in the building.
The basement, OR first floor will be of
stone. The basement will be divided
| in three rooms. Front will be a store
room for wooden and paper boxes. A
large stock room is directly in the rear.
The engine and boiler room is back of
the stock room.
The second floor will front with an
entrance to the factory, g. large private
office and an Office for ths business of
the company. Directly back will be
packing room, and next will come a
stock room. A large space is then
given for the factory.
The third floor will have an upper
stock room, a room for cutters and
hand sewers, as well as large area for
the filters. An elevator runs from the
basement to the third floor. Contrac-
tors and builders will have the plans in
their hands to-day and bids will be
asked for Immediately, and the build
ing will soon be in the course of erec-
ton.
The present greatest capacity of J.
L. Rice shoe company is 15O pairs of
shoes per day, while in the proposed
new building 1t will be 500 pairs. The
company have three statesmen on the
road at present and are negotiating
for a fourth one,
The firm make all kinds of infants
and misses shoes, except the cheaper
goods. These fine goods are models
of elegance and large sales are made of
them. In the new building the lower
priced shoes will be made, and business
vastly increased.sa ,lAa f@M a4o
The shoe factory is one Of the great
est Of the local industries and the city
is greatly benefited by it. The young
men, Q. w. Babcock, President, and
". G. Rice, Secretary and treasurer,
who control the entire stock, deserve
the greatest credit for their entire
enterprise, and the PIONEER joins
with the masses in Wishing for the firm
the greatest possible success in their
undertaking. co.'s y.aa4W 'eHI