The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-01-07
Ravenna's Latest
Enterprise!
A Mammoth Shoe Factory to
Employ ESQ Hands!

The energy and enterprise of our citizens,
manifested so abundantly ever since the lead
was taken by Ravenna's wideawake Mayor. is
bearing good fruit ard abundant. We have
chroHicled with much satisfaction the location
OF the mammoth strawboard and carbon in
dustries in the city, and noted with pride the
growth OF number of our infant manufactures
into large concerns whose goods lind market
the world over. 1t is with increased satisfac-
ton that we publish this week the gratifying
announcement contained in the head lines of
this article,
Some time in early September Mr.. w. E
Goodrich. OF Lynn. Mass. was induced to go to
Youngstown to locate in the manufacture of
boots and shoes. stock company was organ
lied and MIR. Goodrich elected manager with a
| salary of S1sO0. A disagreement between the
members of the new company arose and Mr.. G.
wss compelled to postpone further action for
more than four months, until additional delay
was a thing out of the question. as he had
already received large orders for goods to be
| turned out from the new factory. To make a.
long story short. he was induced through the
efforts of c. II. Goldman, who always has the
good OF Ravenna at heart at all times and in all
places, to visit Ravenna. He was met by the
| Mayor and shown over the city, and a meet
| ing was called the same afternoon and Mr. G.
/ made proposition to the Board of Trade
| which was promptly accepted and before night
the papers had been signed, by which, in con-
| slderation of $25 900 from the Board of Trade
| Mr., q. bound himself to erect four story
structure for the manufacture of boots and
| shoes, the building to be IT'S feet long, 4Oxs0
in the center. with a 20 foot cupola, and 671Sx4O
at either side. The offices will be In the north
half of the central portion, and the engine and
boiler room in the south. The building will
1 WashInp Hn fprf fhnrc cfin fa1
to employ not less than $50 hands on yearly
average for five consecutive years. He was
highly pleased with the city ana delighted with
| the courtesles shown him, and left for Boston
thae same evening, promising to return last
| week. True to his promise he arrived here
Saturday night and Monday. in company with
| Mayor Holcomb, h. W. Riddle and a number
Oh our representative citizens, commenced look
ing for a site, and after Inspecting various
localities in the northern and southern por
tions of town. a selection was made on North
! Chestnut and Washington streets, Immediately
| south of the Erie rail road. The contract will
| be let at once and the building up and ready
for occupancy if possible by March 1st. as the,
! machinery is now the road and 20 or 80
families are expected soon. The firm will be
known as Jordan & Goodrich, and the output
will consist of goods known as mems, youths
| and boys mediums, for which there is always
| a ready market.
| The land was donated by some public spirited
citizens, being purchased from Mrs. Harriet NJ.
Babcock and H D. Seymour. The deeds were
drawn and executed yesterday. and the Erie
officials located switch to the site of the pro-
posed building. and in few days we may ex-
pect to see dozens of busy hands engaged in
putting up the building for this splendid in
dustry.
| will ha how Cof,
two proprietors will at once become Ravenna
! citiZanS in Of tho