Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-06-19
MONEY IS RAISED"
Says Hon. P. 0. Vickery on
the Shoe Factory Matter.
Enthusiastic Meeting Of Augusta
Board Of Trade, Last Evening.
Prospects Could Mol Be Better Meeting Of
City Council, This Evening.

At the special meeting OF the Au-
ggsta Board of Trade. held, Friday
levening, in the city government rooms,
the matter of a shoe factory for AI-
gusta, was taken up, carried along.
raised on high to finally be elevated to
balloon height by the announcement
made by Hon. +. o. Vickery:
! "As far as the money for this enter
prise is concerned-at least Augusta s
portion, you may consider that it is
raised"
| The announcement was given rous-
ing cheer by the members of the board
and citizens present What Mr.. Wick
! cry has done in times past for Au-
gusta's business he stands prepared to
do again. and his offer to pledge the
entire amount, should it be necessary,
comes as a guarantee of good faith that
| is reflected G)y Augusta's citizens gem
| orally. Mr.. Vickery doesn't propose
| by any means to take Augustus por-
ton. as he, along with everyone else,
knows that will not be necessary.
The company for the erection and
| maintenance of the..shoe factory here
is to be in the form of corporation;
but not Close corporation in any
sense of the word. On that point en-
phatic emphasis; was laid, at last even
ing's meeting. What is wanted said
Mr.. Vickery, rs to get every trader,
| business man, resident, every one pos
sible interested in this concern. from
one share up. The location of the plant
here is 10 further Augustus interests
in every possible way. The employees
of the factory will be from the young
men and women, and all others such as
are usually employed in shoe factories,
from among our people. The factory
win employ from 25o to 300 hands, with
a pay roll from $4,000. TO $4,000 weekly.
There are so many features abou,
this enterprise, for, such it is to the
back bone, and they are all SO proE-
ising, that the people of the city may
well feel gratitied
The concern, the machinery of which,
equipment and material, together with
the excellent business. is merely to be
transferred to Augusta from Marlboro.
whore the plant has been located for
years in what is known as the largest
shce factory in MASSACHUSETTS. The
removal of the business of manufacture
ing 10 this city is made necessary by
the labor conditions existing in Massa-
cnuselts, especially in such places as
Marlboro. In quotin5 the concern
which has made the offer of uniting
with Augusta capital, President Hieh-
born of the Board of, Trade said: we
want to locate in Maine, and we want
permanent plant.
The company, as has been previously
announced in the Journal, is the Boyd &
Corey Boot & Shoe Manufacturing Co.
All it asks is the exemption from taxa
ton, which is no more than any con-
cern similarly asks, and, it may be born
in mind that, while this concern offers
to furnish the majority of stock, the
new corporation is I'd be organized
under the laws of the State of Maine,
and the local interests are TO be fully
represented, to in every way be local
concern. Mhat is wanted is place
to do a prosperous business in.
On the matter of exemption of taxa
ton. it was voted, Friday evening, that
the following committee meet the city
council, this evening, consisting of the
committee of real estate and taxes lar
the Board of Trade; Hon. p. O.
Vickery, Hon. Ira II. Randall. Hon.
Lendull Titcomb. Capt N. w. Cole.
Hon. NJ. v. b. Chase +. S. Lyman.
Hon. John F. Hill. Col. A. S. Bangs,
Or. James w. North, A. w. Whitney,
and President Hichborn, ex-ofilcio;
together with Hon. J. II. Manley, 7. j.
Lynch, A. NJ. Goddard and +. w.
Plaisted.
Relative to the land for the factory. a
committee consisting of Hon. j. II. Man.
ley Hon. j. Manchester Haynes and
President Hichborn, was appointed to
/ confer with the Edwards Manufacturing
Co. for the lot of land suitable for the
factory, ut the corner of Laurel and Wa
ter streets. which has been the one con-
sidered from the start.
One important feature Is that of the
grade of shoes which will be made. As
is well known, the cheaper grades to the
middle-priced are considered the safest
make. from the manufacturers point of
view 1t is just this kind that is made
by the machinery which is to be moved
here. 1t has firmly established business
i'm the South and West.
President Hichborn. to whom is gener-
ally credited the fine results attained.
gave a most interesting account. last
evening, to the board. of the condition
OF Affairs. he WIS given hctIiy Nolc vi
thanks from all present for his persist
! ency in getting such u splendid offer.
For Augusta. through his work. was
given such a good representation that it
was selected by the company ont of 20.
II of which were Maine fities and towns.
the others being in Vermont and New
Hampshire.
AS before announced, the stock to he
subscribed in Augusta Will be about $i0,-
O00 The capital stock of the Boyd &
Corey Co. is s2O0,000 Just what the new
orc will be is not known but 1t will prob
ably be from $l20.000 to $l50.nO0. But these
details have not been completed.
| The members of the company, at least
: a number of ther will be in Augusta.
! the latter part Of next week or the first
of the following and on that occasion
will be presented the outline plan of that
great. big, elegant new five-story
! building.
Keep your mind right on 1t. for it is as
(, sured.
! Those who voted for better Tires last
fall can't consistently neglect 10 vote TO