Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-13
SOON WILL OPEN.
Augusta Shoe Factory to Be
Operated at Once.
The Charles A. Eaton Company Of
Brockton, Mass, to Come Here.
Concern Will Be in Working Order by
Dec. 1.

The Journal this morning. is able to
announce the pleasing fact that on OF
about Dec. l the Augusta shoe factory
building on Gage street will be in full
running order. employing hundreds of
hands and paying out from $4,000 to
$500 week. Saturday evening. Chas.
S. HichbOrn returned from Boston and
brought with him the welcome news
that permanent arrangement had
been made with one of the leading ana
most prosperous shoe manufacturing
concerns of Massachusetts to take the
factory and establish IA branch of it's
grow ing and tiourshing business in this
city Mr.. Hichborn says:
THE negotiations which have been
carried on fer some time between a
committee of our citizens and the
Charles A. Eaton Co. of Massachusetts,,
have been brought to a successful con-
clusion.
This company, which is recognized
as one of the most enterprising and re-
liable in Massachusetts, is to open and
operate the factory, at once, provided
only that the citizens of this city make
the small expenditure of money neces-
sary towards putting the factory in
working condition, as agreed by the
committee. This amount is very small
compared with the great advantages 20
come to our city; that it will be
promptly provided cannot be doubted.
The company is made up of gentle
men of high standing, and is doing q
large and successful business. 1t Is
now operating two factories in Brock
ton. EMPLOYING about 600 hands, and
with the demand for its product con-
stantly growing. it is determined 10
make the Augusta factory one OF the
most prosperous in New. England. Inc
reputation of the company in the shoe
manufacturing trade is hrmly estap-
lished and the endorsements whlcn
have been given it by leading financlers
are of the highest character
THE announcement that the snoe
factory is to be reopened is the Dest
news which the Journal has been able
TO chronicle for "a long time. 1t means
an increase in population: the employ
ment of our people; the building OF
new homes and an infusion OF lie ana
activity which will be felt on every
hand. The work of building up an ef-
fective organization will be pushed as
RAPIDLY as POSSIBLE, and before many
weeks the factory will be filled with
worklnen of the highest degree OF IN
teiligence, receiving many thousands o.
dollars annually in wages. and the fac
tory will become what the public spirit
of our people designed it should be-a
great and permanent help to this com
munity.
A committee. consisting of Chas.
Hichborn. NJ V. L. Chase, Ira II. Ram
dali. Jos. Williamson, Jr.. and F. q.
Kinsman. will call upon the citizens OF
Augusta ut once. This committee hopes
nv Wednesday to announce that the
subscription has been completed anc
the matter finally closed. From the
best information obtainable there is nc
doubt that the amount of money neces-
sarv to put the building in shape FOR
occupancy will be raised in day or
two. Even now handsome contribu-
tions nave been made to the fund, ana
the balance required VIII soon DC
pledged