Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-04-14
TOWANDA GETS
A >ILK MILL

The group of Hartman silk mills.
which are gradually growing in i'm
portance and rank win the bust, st in
dustIies of the State. have received u
| valuable addition in new mill tn be
| built at To wanda. Besides the Dau.
Vile Mills belonging 10 Mr.. Hartman
there IL one each ut Berw ick aud Shick.
shiuny.
The mill at Tow anda will be most
Negotiations were concluded Saturday
for the location in Towanda of the new
mill, which will manufacture all kinds
of thrown silk. The company will be
known as the Towands Silk Mill. aud
IL composed of the following gentle
men. all actively identified with the
silk industry: F. @. Hartman of Dan
vile; W. Hayden Evans and II. +.
Fuller of Scranton. W. J. Hartman OF
Shickshinuy aud Moses O'Malley of
Scranton.
The company will be incorporated
with capital Of $40, 900. and with
these officers: William J. Hartman.
president and managing director;
Moses O'Malley, vice pr sident W. Fl.
Evans, treasurer; E. P. Fuller. score
tary. Mr.. Hartman and Mr.. Fuller
will reside in To wanda, aud Mr. Hart
man has already leasei the Belts resi-
dence property Oh Secoud street.
After u thorough Investigation of
available sites the plot at the head OF
Chestnut street. owned by John W.
Mix. Esq. was selected and pu rchas sd
by the company. The work of erect
ing the factory building OIL this site
was commenced yesterday and every
effort will be made to have the mill in
operation within 80 days.
The building will be Of brick, $4,000
feet. one story high. with hardwood
floor. This will be filed to Its cap
aoity with machines. aud will accom-
main buillin2 there will be y boiler
house and an Office building. the lat
ter to include hIeproof vault for
storing ths silk. These buildings will
be Of "slow burning" or frepl oof con.
struction.
The mill ut Danville. started nine
years ago, through Mr.. Hartmau's
good management and industry has new
er been idle q working dag. 1t should
be understood that the Towards mill
is not in the nature of an experiment.
or new" mill. but is established to
care Tor the constantly increasing bust.
ness of the Hartman mills.
What 1t meaDs to Towsnda may be
gathered from the single item of wages.
when it is understood that spproxi-
mately $50. 900 will be paid out to EN-.
ployeI annually. The Importance Of
this mill can be more fully compre.
hendsd when it is known that its
weekly product will be nearly 1000
pounds, or the consumption of about
ton OF raw silk every six days. This
product has a value of $1,000, aud is
sold in New Yctk city direct to the
manufacturers of ribbon. silk cloths,
silk twist. etc.
The mill will be an ideal Place in
which to work. Perfect cleanli iness is
al essential in q throwing mill. and
as Mr.. Hartman remark ed. "the young
folks who are employed there can come
in their Sunday clothes. MIR. Hart.
man an manager, aud Mr.. Fuller as
secretary come from other mills of the
group aud have long experience in the
business. Some few skilled operatives
will be brought here from other plants
to train new employees. but the bulk
OF the help will be recruited fIon
Towsnda borough and vicinity. Great
| care is used in the selection OF m
ployes aud no one is engaged without
a thorough Investigation. The est
ablshment of tbs mill will give fami.
lies desiring to move into Towanda
employ ment for their young members
at clean work and good wages.
The mill will be located West OF
North Fourth street and sbont 30 feet
South Of the head of Chestnut street,
| on the bank OF Mix run. The council
will be asked to open new street
from North Fourth directly West and
parallel with Che, tnut strset, to be
| called Elm street. The mill will stand
OH the South side of this new street.
The mill will be erected under the
personal supervision of W. j. Hartman
and will be done by the day, no con-
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