Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-11-17
AT The FACTORIES
Our Reporter Spent a Busy Hour
Among Them Tuesday.
Shoe Factory Forging Ahead i'm Fine
Shape-Other Factories Well
FILLED With Orders.

Our reporter paid hustling visit
to the various factories of this city
on Tuesday morning and found them
all in good shape as far as the work is
concerned. The new Shoe factory is
being pushed along in fine shape, new
floors are being laid, everything is be-
ing touched up with a new coat OF
paint, some of the shafting is being
put in place, the ground being made
ready for the new power house and
the sixty-fcot extension which is to
be built onto the factory. One of the
men employed there informed US that
the machinery and shafting from the
Chicago factory would arrive in a
week or so and would at once be in
stalled ready for work as soon as the
engine and boiler can be placed. This
will of course take some time and IL
will be the last of January probably
before the actual work of making
shoes will commence.
All of the factories of the Belding-
Hall Co. are at work, some of them
with smaller forces than usual, but all
busy. Factory A is at present engag-
ed in turning out a large order of
kitchen cabinets and also making
some refrigerators.
Factory 'B" which is still at work
on stove boards will shortly resume
the manufacture of refrigerators.
Fac tory &C. is making tables, but
they too, will soon start ON refrigera-
tors again. Although the cold season
left the company with good many
refrgerators on hand, still we are in
formed that they will make large
number during the coming year.
The Canyas Bag Department of
The Ballou Basket Work, is running
its full quota of men and are devoting
the most of their time to the manu-
factnre of the canvass cases for bak-
ers and laundryman's use. Mr.. Travis
said that the business this year is far
in excess of any previous year and
the outlook for that branch Of work is
indeed very aattering.
The Basket factory is busy on a big
s6. 500 contract for Sears, Roebuck
Company of Chicago in addition to
large amount of other work which
comes TO them in the general run OF
business. Mr. Ballou informs us that
the outlook for the future is excep-
tionally bright and indicates a con-
tin ious run of business for some time
TO come.
The local branch of the Grand Rap
ids Box factory is employing Il large
force of girls, and while the force is
not up to the limit as to numbers. the
factory is turning out about 10000
boxes per week and the indicat ons
at the present are very favorable for
the future.
An inquiry at the Richardson Silk
Mill revealed the fact that the entire
force is very busy getting out work
at their factory and while they are
not hiring any new hands just at
present, all are working hard to keep
pace with the constant demand for
their popular products.
Btlding Bros. & Co, are running
both of their mills with large forces
and hiring new help right along
They have large orders on hand and
the future prospects seem exception
ally bright for good continuance OF
the same.
All in all the factory conditions in
our city are very favorable for this
time of the year and the outlook for
the future seems very hattering in
deed.