The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-12-13
NEW HOME
INDUSTRY.
SbcnandOah's N nufacturing Company's
Plant to be Re-EStabllshed.
1T WILL START UP NEXT MONDAY
Dr.. J. s. Kistler win Put 1t in Operation
For the Manufacture of shirts-His
Plan to Promote Town interests
a Generous one

1t will be gratifying to the people Of town
to know that one Of its home industries
which has been idle for several months Is
about to be put in operation again. The
plant is that of the Shenandoah Manufacture
ing Company, located on North Limerick
street. II was formerly devoted TO the man.
facture Of caps. According TO the plans now
about to be put in operation IL will hereafter
be devoted to the manufacture Of shirts
1t will be remembered that. shortly after
the old plant suspended operations, there was
a public sale and ultimately syndicate.
headed by DR.. s. Kistler, of town.
secured full control Of the old company's s
stock. subsequently DR.. Kistler made an
nouncement through the press outlining a
plan tending to re-establish the industry and
offering to give personal financial and other
aid in that direction. The offer seemed to
pass unnoticed by local people aud DR..
Kister then took steps towards getting out.
side manufacturers interested in the plant.
The movement in this direction did not bring
the results desired wtereupon DR.. Kistler
decided to take hold of the plant single
handed and it has eliminated in arrange
ments for shirt factory to be operated under
the old name of the Shenandoah Manufactur-
ing Company.
In conversation with reporter last even
ing Dr. Kistler said that there is plenty OF
unemployed girl labor here and if it can be
given employment It will be so much better
for the borough. He will open the factory
next Monday with 32 machines and 35 girls
A forewoman will be employed to teach the
girls and make them operatives. and there
will be man employed to superintend the
factory while DR.. Kistler will be the presi-
dent and general manager of the concern.
MY sole ambition in this movement" ,"
said DIR. Kstler. lis to give the borough
home industries. If can make this one a
success / am sure others will follow and we
will then have something in the place
for the working people to depend upon
other than the coilieries, in which
only male labor can be employed
l will start the plant with 80 machines and
shall be satisfied to maintain the plant fol
the first three months as an experiment even
if l must go down into my own pocket to
help pay some of the expenses. If, at the
expiration of sixty days. the plant gives
promise of becoming self supporting | will
double the number of machines, and, If the
| prospects continue favorable. sEall increase
the number of machines from time tO
time to one hundred aud fifty, or more
! l have secured the services of q
Philadelphia lady who will instruct
the girls in the work required oi
them. have also made arrangements with
a New York firm which will furnish all good,
for manufacture and take the products OF the
plant off my hands and put them ON the
market"
DIR. Kstler is certainly setting an excellent
example for other people in town who have
money to invest and have the welfare Of the
borough at heart On no previous occasion
has any other townsman made so liberal anG
substantial an advance in the interests Of tht
working people of the borough, single handed
and without the assistance of any of hi
equally we'll to-do townsmen, or a Board o
Trade. The effort is deserving of the highes
commendation and the community will unit'
in the hope that it will be as successful as the
promoter desires it to be.
RINGToWN's NEW INDUSTRY.
A boom has been created in Ringtown by
the establishment of a shirt factory in tina
village The industry will be operated by
o Bishop. Fred jay, former resident
of town, has been appointed foreman of th,
factory.