New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
cATHoLINA .1AMBFRTs HOME, IN PATERSON N. J.

$500 TO go through It again: but are all right
now, and are in fine condition as any firm IN
the trade"
Hamilton & BowIes started three years ago, and
now have a plant worth $500. William Hamilton
is sixty years old, and a twister Samael
Bowies is thirty-hvc years old, and was loom
fxer. They each had $1,000. and were Undecided
whether to sink 1t in business or buy homes Tor
themselves with the money they had saved by long
economy. Finally they decided to go into business
In the first year they sorry they did not
buy homes, but to-day they well satisfied with
their business venture and are making money
Their only regret now is that 'they did not start
in business long ago.
The Appel Brothers Manufacturing Company is
another young concern which Is making great
strides The corporation is composed of Joseph and
John Appel and Charles Eckstone all being en-
ployed by Charles r. NEEDING before they started
for themselves four years ago with ten looms
Now they have hundred fine looms In operation
and have the reputation Of making the best de-
signs in tie silks in the market. The Appels are
Bohemians, and both studied textile designing In
Vienna.
Joseph Warner comes OF a race of silk who
in business in England, and he has seen some
hard times when silk at its worst. He started
In business in Paterson years ago with three
looms. after having worked in the mills as a
weaver He has a plant worth $500 AS an
illustration Of the development OF the silk business
he that IT used to him 81 to get pound OF
silk wound, and now the winding costs l. cents
pound.
win iour looms Now they have nne plant ana
the the o COMPANY has been recently incorporated at
whom died three months ago were athletes They
The Loyal SILK Company is by Messrs. Dodds
e. Main, who started four years ago with a capital
Of 800 in the Broomhead mill The small plant
practically operated by the families Of the two men
at first, Mr.. Dodd giving his whole time TO II. but
Working IN another m ali dag They spee8y der
a coTporation Shorty after that they had trouble
with their raw silk man and their supply was cut
found that they had equity OF 81 900 and
operations I tI, were resumed, ey are now doing
The Msssh M compsTy . big
was then foreman for charles E Needing started
in a humble way To-day he owns the large Miesch
Samuel Setter, proprietor OF the Inversion SILK
Company did not know anything OF the silk bust
years ago. They started with Ave looms. A year
eighteen, looms and is worth 5000. He is thirty
John ". Taylor, weaver. started nfteen years
ago and had hard struggle FOR a long time but he
Is doing well now. He has taken up all kinds Of
pictures etG and is doing big trade He exhfb
Post & sheldon have been exceptionally success
have bSy taSy ste @ heG or SIX yearS ago and never
keeper and Mr.. Sheldon foreman for James simp-
son Now they have automobiles and carriages and
large factory which is growing every day.
fortune smiles to-day on the business of the Rett
and MT tari5 -atfh H. lob ions uhei lie wa5 weaver
ness IL has prospered.
Although they now separated in business
Samuel j. Aronsohn and Abram Murphy made
theIr nohey together Both We're weavers and
they started eight years ago with combined capt
tai OF $40. They secured second hand machinery
and got material on time so that they only had to
pay rent to start with. Six months ago Aronsohn
bought Murphy out. and he is running n plant
or 10 looms Murphy started plant of 1fty
looms in the Harmony mill Both are under thirty
years OF age and each Is worth $4,000 Aronsohn
keeps pair Of fast horses. but late he has been
using his automobile go his mill
ThreltaH 81 Steele. both WeaVers started aho,,
two years ago il the Broomhead mill with twelve
looms. Now they building mill OF their 0v1
at West Paterson with their money
Michael J. Green Is perhaps the only silk mann
iacturer IN the city with record. He on
listed in the 1st NewJersey Cavalry in 1861 and
served through the entire war. being chi"f
trumpeter He was wounded in the battle of CoId
Harb9r He now holds an office in the Union Vet
eran Legion. When he returned from the war no
went 70 work in the silk mills. and foreman in
the William Strange mill He started in business
In 1881 with twenty-hye looms. and now he has i20
Joseph White. who 4 fine silk pIant 40
Lakeview, started in business with his stenSa ~
Henry Eastwood In 1892 Mr.. Eastwood wss a.
inventor. and got many valuable patents AInoost
the whole plant was under the patents of NJ
Eastwood. They have thirty-two looms which -
equal to 1872 Of the looms which in stve az 9b
time Mr.. Eastwood started in business The Soiiioo
OF the plant Is $4,000 and the value of the natapt