The Republican journal., 1903-12-17
MAY BE NEW COMPANY

MAY BE NEW COMPANY
Plans to Continue Business at the Cady &
Cutler Shoe Shop.
We published brief item last week
concerning the suspension of business
by Greenfield shoe firm, where some
well known Belfast people were en-
ployed We have since received copy
of the Greenfield, Mass, Recorder of
Dec. End, containing the following ar
ticle:
The Cady & Cutler shoe factory, en-
ploying nearly 225 hands, and having a
yearly payroll of $4,000, has not re-
opened since its Thanksgiving vacation
the firm deciding Wednesday evening
to close permanently. Inability to run
the industry at profit is the cause as
signed for the shutdown, An examina-
ton of the firms affairs disclosing the
fact. 1t has been believed for some
time that the business was not yielding
good margin, and during the ten days
previous to Thanksgiving an inventory
was taken, and on Wednesday evening
the situation was fully considered, with
the result of decision to close. There
is no embarrassment whatever, and the
business will be closed out by the sale
of stock and machinery.
The product of the factory has been
a low priced one, none of the high
grade shoes having been manufactured
there. Shoes costing at retail $3.50
and less have been the line made, and
this has necessitated close calculation.
The firm has never found it practicable
to manufacture the high-prlced shoes,
its market having no demand for them.
1t has met many difficulties i'll securing
of help, the high cost OF living IN
Greenfield, making it almost impossible
to get experienced shoe workers to
leave the large cities. Mr. Cutler had
been able this summer toget number
of competent heads OF departments
from Belfast, Maine, andat the time OF
closing had al excellently organized
force.
The firm of Cady & Cutler was form
ed in February of last year, upon the
retirement of D. c. G. Field and A. f.
S. Lyons. 1T. Cady of North Adams
became interested. Mr.. Cutler was
the founder of the industry, starting it
81 years ago. He came to Greenfield
in 1850, and three years later Messrs.
Lyons and Field became partners in
the company The large brick factory
which the new firm has occupied is the
property of the old corporation, and is
we'll suited to shoe manufacture. 1t
may be possible that some other bust
ness may be secured to occupy it.
Mr. Cutler, when seen Monday, had
nothing to offer as to future plans, ex.
cept to state that he will be occupied
for some time yet with the disposal Of
the business of the company. There
is something of a stock of shoes on
hand to be sold and accounts to be
closed which will occupy number OF
months.
An appeal to the board of trade has
been m ade by the employees of the con-
Germ to see if something cannot be done
to continue the business. Chauncey
Guy and F. II. Welch, two of the fore
men, have seen both President Logan
and Franklin A. Pond, chairman of the
committee on new industries, in regard
to the matter.
F. ID. Simonds, shoe man from the
eastern part of the State, visited Green
field early in the week in the hope OF
enlisting capital to start a new enter
prise, but left without definite accom-
plishment. The high prices paid for
the work at the Cutler factory is said
to be one of the reasons of his failure to
further interest himself.
The matter of accepting a lower
price for work has been discussed
among the employees of TIE shop, and
if high prices should prove the only
obstacle in the way of continuing bust
ness, it is thought that the matter
could be adjusted Mr.. Welch and Mr..
Guy are to appear before the board OF
trade at a future date to present what
ideas they have relative to contlnu-
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