The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-19
GRATIFYING REPORT FROM
BOARD Of TRADE.
Very Desirable Additions Made to
the City's Industries and More
Coming-Project to Locate a Tin
Plate Mill Here Is Submitted tc the
Board and Referred to the Manu-
facturers' Committee-Full Text of
Secretary Atherton's Interesting
and Gratifying Report.


this has been the city's banner indus
trial year and that the board of trade |
is mainly responsible for the same. |
The proposition to establish a tin plate |
factory here was also received and dis |
cussed. Following is Secretary Ath- |
erton's report;
To the President and Members, Scran- |
ton Board of Trade:
Gentlemen: InasmuCh as the indus |
trial growth of our city, during the |
present Year, has ben so marked, IL |
was thought that a brief resume of |
what has been accomplished along that
line would not be amiSS at this time. |
The Kellar Piano Factory, which,
through our efforts, was induced to
move from Bridgeport, Conn, to SCran-
ton, is working at its fullest capacity
employing 81 skilled mechanics and
turning out twenty complete pianos
per week. They manufacture their
own cases, from the lumber, in the
rough" to the finished mahogany, wal
nut or oak finish. An enlargement of
the plant is one of the probabilities in
the near future, neCeSSitated by the
steadily increasing demand for their
product. Mr. Kellar speaks in the most
encouraging terms for the future out
look for this business.
The Scranton Bolt and Nut COM
pany's plant Is now well advanced to-
ward completion. The warehouse and
factory are both under roof and the
rolling mill building will be enclosed
in about ten days, This plant VIII
begin operations about November 1st
so far as the Rolling Mill is concerned,
and will be in full operation on or be
fore December 1St, employing at least
POO men. The plant is being erected in
"A most substantial manner and when
completed will be an up-to-date fac
tory.
BUILDINGS OF BRICK.
The buildings are of brick, excepting
the Rolling Mill, in which the best yell
low pine is used, being covered on the
outside with corrugated iron sheets.
The mill will be equipped with a 90
inch puddle train" and a 12-inch fin
ishing train by which the material for
the finished products Of bolts and nuts
will be manufactured. The 5-acre plot
on Poplar street on which this plant Is
being erected will admit of the works
| being increased to twice its present
| size.
The capacity of the present plant will
| be 10000 tons of finished product per
| annum, approXmating in value $780,
| 900, of which there will be dsbursed
| for labor at least 100000 per annum.
| This is without doubt one of the most
valuable industries that Scranton has
| ever secured, and is destined to become
one of the largest.
On the corner of Monsey avenue and
| Poplar street is now being constructed
a large silk mill. which will be owned
| and operated by the Klots Throwing
| Co., people of CarbOndale. In 1897
| through our efforts the KlOts company
| opened a small mill in this city and
have since that time contemplated the
erection of a more modern plant. The
mill now being built will be of brick,
| 150X11O with an annex 26Xl1S; three
stories high on the front; balance two
| stories. Contract price $50, 900, not in
| cluding machinery. They will employ
from 300 to 400 hands.
The piano factory, the bolt and nut
works and the Klotz silk mill are all
within a stones throw of each other and
when completed and in full operation
will convert that section from a quiet
suburban district to veritab'e hive of
industry. It will pay those who have
not already done so to make a visit to
that section of the city.
PRINTING PLANT.
The Colliery Engineer Co. are about
to commence the construction of a
large printing establishment necessi,
tated by the large increase in their
| business. At the present time they are
having this work done in New York city
to the extent of 100000 per year. They
purpose concentrating all of this work
at their new plant in this city, which
will employ an additional force OF one
hundred and fifty hands. The building
will cover an entire block and will be
a first class up-tO-date establishment
where all kinds Of printing, engravine
and lithOgraphng, exclusively for theil
own business will be done.
| The Importance of the extensive busi
ness of the Colliery Engineer Co, tC
the city of Scranton, is little understood
by our people. The enormous amount
Of work done by the army of hands EN-.
| ployed, numbering nearly six hundred
the vast territory covered, comprising
practically the entire United States anC
beyond the sea- the 10000 students, CO.
900 of whom are active, that are re
Ceiving instruction in all the technica
branches direct from the home ofTic
} In this city is certainly a wonderful
| achievement 1t Is also surprising tha
so few of our citizens especially tn,
members of the board of trade, hav
, | visited this establishment, notwith
. standing that "A general invitation ha
been extended to the public and guide
, are at all times in readiness TO shoy
the visitors about.
For the past two years the Board 0
Trade has advocated some metho
whereby our paved streets could be re
q | paired and kept in repair for a definit
y. period. Through the efforts of tn
members of this organization. the cit
councils have passed certain legislatio
which has resulted i'm putting ou
;. streets in first-class condition and wi
continue to keep them thus for tn
next ten years, at a price less pc
square yard than is enjoyed by an
other city in the state, all of which
very gratifying, and for that reaso
is most respectfully submitted.
>, The report was received and referre
TO the publication committee TO /
4 placed before all the members Of tn
board and the public generally.
THE BANNER YEAR.
r President Keller said he agreed wit
Secretary Atherton that this was til
: city's banner industrial year and this
the board was to be congratulated 0
u the results.
Colonel Hitchcock referred TO III
r school of mines feature Of the repoi
and emphasized what the secretary ha
said about the immensely Of the inst
tion. Few Scrantonians," said Color
! ell Hitchcock, realize its value TO tn
city i'm the way of advertising. 1t ha
students all over the world and II
publications go into every lana. It
= of untold benefit to the city i'm this r,
gard alone"
As an instance of the immense bus
ness done bv the school, Secretar
Atherton told that it buys $4,000 wort
Of postage stamps at the Scranton o.
I nee every month.
The prnppgitiOn Of l., X Tophat I