The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-01-21
RaVGlla'S Boot and
Shoe Factory.
TITS A BOOMER! F!
A $4,000 Plant
And a Daily Output of
5000 Pairs.
r
Employment for 800 Hands.

Last Thursday tie contract for the factory
building of Messrs. Jordon and Goodrich was
awarded to G. z. Baldwin, Of this city and
George Boak, q well known Youngstown con-
tractor. John Brigham will construct the
foundation and basement. The building COM
plete was let to Messrs. Baldwin and Boak at q
contract price of S13 600 and must be up ready
for the machinery by April 1. The probabilities
are that no days Of grace will be necessary, as
the work will be pushed with all possible speed.
Already several hundred applications for work
have been made and many CT our townspeopIe
will be given steady employment The founda-
tion trenches were commenced Monday and
material is being hauled on to the grounds.
The factory will have capacity of COO pairs
| Of boots and shoes per day. The building. as
stated heretofore. will be IT'S feet long with a
central L and brick engine and boiler room It
will be four stories high above the feet brick
and stone basement Rufus F. Thompson, Of
| Youngstown, is the architect.
The $4,000 does not include the engine and
boiler room, the cont act for which has not vet
been awarded. The total cost of the building
| will be $4,000. This is exclusive of machinery,
which will cost fully 600 more. $40 900 worth
Of which is already here. $40 000 is an inside
| figure On the total investment. 400 windows
will admit an abundance of daylight, and
large elevator will convey the operatives to the
: different floors of the factory. The various de
partments will be located as follows: On tn,
top floor will be the cutting room; on the mex
the stitching room; the next The making room
the next. one half the finishing room and one
half q freeing, dressing and shipping room ant
the Office. The basement will be used as Il de
partment for cutting and preparing sole leather
The building will be heated by steam.
Immense quantities of stone are being haule
on to the site, the water main has been tapped
and very hive of industry has taken the plac
of the former rural solitude anu inactivity c
, the place. A large force of men will be set
, work as soon as they can be utilized to advau
tage, ard there will be lively times betwee
now and April lst, the contract date for tn
e completion of the building. This inIustT
means very much for the future OF Ravenn;
Its true value cannot be realized at this tim
Eae city coull well afford to give doub' th
small amount pledged for its location her
< Business men and real estate owners will l
. very glad indeed that the only available metho
of securing industries was adopted. PTofe
sional men will have larger field in which
r operate. and mechanics and working men w
: find market for their skill and labor Boo
G the town. Now is the accepted time, Ente
9 prise wins.
= Over 500 applications for work have BET
y made by people in the town and vicinity. al
d each day closes with record of new names
t the registry. From 60 to 100 skilled operativ
will be brought from the East as soon as Il
If factory is ready for operation. Of these er
s pioyes about 40 per cent are men with famisie