Middletown transcript., 1891-08-13
ror : New INDUSTRY. v;

Messrs. Lament and vaughn OF Phtl-
adelphia. were in town last Friday
looking for suitable location for a
sbirt factory. Their firm sold last
January, 100000 worth Of shirts and
now do great business. In seeking
for place to locate new factory
they have visited several towns on
the Peninsula, and find Middletown
more satisfactory than any other.
As the town people viii receive a
great deal of benefit from the location
Of such an industry here they are
asked to pay part of the expense of
moving. The amount decided upon
ID 1900, and a committee is now en-
gagged in collecting that amount. A
committee has also been appointed to
make a complete canvas of the town
with the view to finding how many
women can be induced to work in
such factory. This is done because
the gentlemen desiring to locate here
want to know whether or not they
will be able to secure one hundred
and fifty hands before they invest
their money.
When the gentlemen visited Mid
dletown last Friday they examined
two buildings which are now vacant,
but were not entirely satisfied with
either of them. When the question
was being discussed at the town meet
ing several members of the Hose Com
pany were present and offered to sell
their building for fifteen hundred
dollars. AS the building is new one,
well built, well lighted, OF the proper
size, in the proper place and salts
factory in every way, all those
present agreed that no better ar
rangement could be made. The two
thousand dollars to be subscribed
can be used to secure a building, and
as there is a mortgage Of $1,000 on the
Hose house, which can be provided
for without Inconvenience, only $500
of the $4,000 would be Immediately
used for building purposes.
The Hose House is undoubtedly
the proper place for the shirt factory
and the selection of such building
is looked upon with favor by Messrs.
Lament and Vaughan. The propos-
ed new railroad between Middletown
and Odessa is regarded by those in
terested in the shirt factory as al
most necessity and will be conven-
lent and means for the distribu-
tion of goods at a reasonable rate.
The committee appointed to secure
the promise of sufficient help is not
meeting with success to a degree
satisfactory, but the surrounding
towns will furnish quite a number
and there is no doubt of the fact that
a sufficient number can be secured.
The people of Middletown can do
much at this time to secure manu-
featuring industry which will add
much to the desirability Of the town
as place for the investment OF capi-
tai as well to the business which is
already carried on here. Messrs.
Lament and Vaughn viii be here
again next Monday to confer with
the citizens of the town and some
thing positive will then be known as
to the results of the work already
done. If there is anything which
any citizen of Middletown can do to
help on with the work of the Board
of Trade it should be done at once.
The Board, through the efforts of
two or three of it's active members,
succeeded in attracting the attention
of the shirt-makers and are still doing
good work. The enterprise now
under consideration is not one of the
fake concerns wanting everything
and giving nothing, but is solid and
responsible and should be encourag-
ed.