Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-19
AN IMPORTANT MANUFACTURE.
ING ENTERPRISE.

One Of Salem's most important man
ufacturing enterprises is the Thos.
Kay Woolen Mills. The mills were
built in 1889 by the Thos. Kay Wool
en- Mill Company, a corporation or
ganized for the purpose of building
and operating the plant. From the
beginning, an important concern, these
mills have been enlarged to meet the
increasing demand for their output.
until today this enterprise ranks
among the first of the kind in the
state. In this connection 1t IL interest
ing to note that the company is now
putting in machinery that will in
crease the capacity Of the mills by one
half.
The Thos. Kay Woolen Mill Co. have
spared no expense in the equipment
Of these mills. The plant is modern
throughout, comprising the latest i'm
proved patterns of machinery in all
departments; and the facilities of
these mills for turning out an AL pro-
duct are uneXcelled by those of any
woolen mills on the continent. The
woods purchased are selected from the
best fiocks on the Pacific coast, and
it is not too much to say there are no
goods upon the market superior to
those manufactured by the Thos. Kay
Woolen Mill Co. Only the most
skilled weavers are employed, the
best woods used, and the machinery
is the best In the world. Having all
these, 1t is little cause for surprise that
the product of the Thos. Kay Woolen
Mills is superior in quality to much
Of the domestic goods flooding the
markets. and equal TO the famous
English and Scotch goods, for which
50 high a price is paid.
The Thos. Kay Wooden Mills are
operated by water power, owned by
the company, and have their home in
the mammoth brick building erected
by the company on its private switch
from the Southern Pacific railroad In
Salem and another complete plant at
Waterloo. The company does not
manufacture for jobbing and retail
trade, and files no orders other than
those of its regularly appointed sell
ing agents. The company's agents for
the Pacific Northwest are Messrs
FlelSchner, Mayer & Co., OF Portland,
Oregon. The product OF the mills Is
all kinds of woolen worsted goods, in
Guiding flannels, blankets, Indian
robes and mackinaws; and the agents
of the company carry, at all times,
complete lines of flannel overshlrts.
underwear and mackinaw clothing.
Orders forwarded TO agents receive
prompt and careful attention.
The officers of the Thos. Kay Wool
en- Mill Co. are Thomas Kay, presi-
dent; Squire Farrar, vice-president
and II. III. CoshOw secretary and
treasurer. The directors are Thomas
Kay, Squire Farrnr, G. p. Bishop
I. B. Kay and J. X. Weatherford. all
Of whom are prominent In Salem bus
mess circles.
The Importance OF this mammoth en-
terprise to Salem and the state cannot
be Over-estimated. To Salem it Is one
Of the greatest items of her commerce,
and to the state n source OF economy,
in that it places an article manufac-
tured from the best wool upon the
market at n price far lower than that
by many foreign manufacture
'rs for an inferior grade Of goods.
1t Is interesting to state, in conclu- |
sion, that the Thos. Kay Woolen Mill |
Co. employs one hundred and fifty |
people lone hundred in Salem and fifty |
n Waterloo, and pays out in wages |
from $4,000 To 100000 The |
Waterloo mill differs from the Salem |
llnnt principally in the fact that its
product is finished in Salem as is also |
he green product OF the home mill.