The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-27
sAvANNAns p,RREL FACTORIES.
Fifty Hands Employed and $4,000
Year Paid in Wages.


ployment 10 nifty hands. The pay roll OF
the TWO plants combined is $1,000 year.
Two hundred people az least derive a lIv-
ing from this industry, If those depend
ant for a support On the employees are in
cluded.
Messrs. Blodgec- Moore & Co. have a
very extensive cooperage plant adjoining
the Tide Water 0l Companys plant On
the line Of the savannah, Florida ana
Western railway capt. Torrents. magl-
ger Of this plant says:
we employ steadily twenty coopers,
who are all expert and skilled workmCn.
our output consists now entirely OF
tight spirits Of tlrpentine barrels. which
require a high grade OF cooperIng- We
can. of course, do any kind OF cooperase.
our product is l0oo0 barrels per month.
The material to make these barrels is ship
ped here dressed. and only the actual
coopering and finishing Is done. The plant
Is large one and is valuable, as cOepering
requires much room and a number OF ma
chimes are used. dol't think that it could
be replaced for less than $4,000. The bust
ness pays certainly more than bank rates
Of interest, and is beyond a doubt one OF
Savannah's successful manufacturing
plants.
Labor is abundant. capable efficient. and
cheap enough. The coopers are all
paid by piece or contract work.
and Will vary according to their
skill and industry ia the wages earn
ed Our pay roll aggregates $1,000 a year
sometimes more if the demand for barrels
is brisk"
The Entelman Manufacturing Company
is. a chartered company with a minimum
capital of $500, owned by Mr.. d. Entel-
man, except some few shares owned by his
brother.
This undertaking only furnishes another
instance of the many varied and success
full manufacturing plants in operation
here
Mr.. Entelman says; I'VE employ thirty
hands, twenty OF which are skilled. our
pay roll is 5000 a year. The business is
a successful one and pays more than bank
rates of interest on the investment.
Few people are aware that plant for
manufacturing -four barrels and rice
tierces is identicaly the same as veneer
works. As mater OF fact, our works
are veneer works, pure and simple, as
the wood is cooked or steamed The cut
ting is done by a large veneer knife on
veneer machine which gives the slaves
the well-known smooth and attractive fin
ish peculiar to all veneer work. BY simply
substituting different and smaller ma
chine We can manufacture every variety
of baskets generally termed stave grain
ed. Besides the veneer machine, the other
appliances necessary to manufacture bas-
kets are only few and of simple and in
expensive construction
Mr.. Entelman was asked if the manu-
facture of such baskets would be remu-
nerative in Savannah.
My own experience proves this" he
said. Besides, Charleston has demon
strated by the successful operation
of such a plant that It does pay and
that 1t pays handsomely, besides giving
employment to a very large force of
hands. Savannah has advantages that
Charleston does not possess. In the first
place, ] get all the ash logs | need and
they are of excellent quality for Sc and s.
per thousand superficial feet, saw log
measurement. That is only two-thirds of
the diameter OF the small end of the log is
measured, and this is taken for the whole
length of the log, as there is no waste
in saw dust, if the wood is cut up by
veneer knives. Nearly all the contents of
a log are utilized, leaving barely enough
waste for fuel This same class of logs
cannot be had at the majority of veneer
works for less than $40 or Sl2 per 1000 feet
Savannah has also an abundance of avail
able labor Ny experience has been that
with a good foreman or manager, who
has a thorough technical knowledge Of
the business, this labor is very easily and
quickly taught and becomes very eff
Client in a short while. Charleston
ships the bulk of its output into
territory which is just as accessible to Sa-
vannah. Competition would, of course, re-
suit, but then it is the life of trade, and
neither point will manufacture at loss
as there is ample room for several such
plants.
1.-The very nature of the product, which
is light, but exceedingly bulky, renders the
freight charges an all-important factor in
the sale and importation of this class of
goods. This alone is an enormous advant-
age that local or nearby factory has
over competitors at a greater distance. 1
intend to add the manufacture of this
class of goods to our plant in the near fu-
ture as | have relied entirely on my own
resources so far paying promptly for labor
and material. I have preferred to go slow
and now that the success of the business
has been proven by actual results, no
doubt 1 could get outside capital, but, I
do not feel inclined to solicit subscriptions
and, besides give away a part of the profits
for what I can just as well attain by wait
ing while longer"
Mr.. Entelman was asked if he would
be Wiling 10 let IN audlllOudl cdplldl.
"Weu, if it were offered to me l would
very likely consider such a proposition
favorably, as l would like to see all the
manufacturing possible done here, and the
greater the capital invested, the more
economically a plant can be operated, and
the larger the returns are in consequence.
1t would be more profitable for myself,
as those that would like to embark into
the undertaking to combine at the very
outset, then to compete and to have to
pay for the management and incidental
expenses of two separate plants. While
I would be benefited by additional capital
they would be benfited by my experience
and the advantages OF an established
plant, trained labor and existing custom
ers For every S1,0OO invested from three
to four hands can be profitably employed
A $4,000 plant would give employment to
200 or 80 hands. Such an increase ought
however. to be made gradually, as the
labor has to be trained little by little.
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