The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-08
SHOE MANUFACTURING
IN THE SOUTH
This Industry Has Grown to Large
Proportions-No Longer Depend
Upon the East for Shoes.

None of the great industries have
shown such rapid development as the
manufacture and distribution of shoes in
our great Southland. Year after year,
the volume of shoe business with the
East has been diminishing in enormous
proportions
The South no longer relies upon Mas
sachusetts for its supply of shoes, he
cause we are able To manufacture under
our own skies shoes which are indefinite
ly better than has ever been produced
across the Potomac.
The foundation of the great develop
ment of this industry can be attributed
to the determination of Southern manu-
facturers to make shoes capable of eX-
traordinary service.
None of the Southern manufacturers
have been more successful in anticipate
ing the demands of the Southern trade
than has the Wingo, Elicit x Crump
Shoe Co. which is the only house in the
whole South manufacturing mems boys
women's. misses and childrens shoes
Their factory at Fredericksburg Va
which has been enlarged from time to
time to meet the growing demand for
Kenmore shoes has reached its limit and
this progressive firm have completed their
preparations 10 build another large fac
tory at Manchester. Va. adjacent to their
commodous warehouse, which will lt-
crease their output by many thousands
pairs daily.
Wingo. Elicit & Crump Shoe Co. APP
preciated in the beginning the Importance
of establishing their reputation upon the
goodness of one line of shoes, and regis
tered the trademark Kenmore" Their
liberal advertisement of this brand has
made Kenmore shoes one of the most
popular, not only throughout the South.
but in many sections which have not been
considered tributary to the great Rich
mond market
Numerous advances in the prices of
shoes was anticipated by the Wingo FL
lett & Crump Shoe Co. and their con-
tracts placed many months ago for leath-
err and other supplies which enter into
the manufacture of shoes. In conse-
quence of this advanced preparation they
claim to be selling shoes for less money
than the Eastern houses can produce
them.
Both leather and shoes have an up
ward tendency, and it Is generally be-
lleved that shoes will be much higher
six months from today than the prevail
ing prices.
The wonderful success OF Kenmore
shoes. which are popular priced created
a market for better grade Of footwear,
and as a result of this demand, the
Hunt Club shoe. for ladies and gentle
The enormous growth of the business
on Hunt Club shoes can be imagined
when 1t Is said that the entire output OF
the Kenmore factory, at Fredericksburg.
Va will be devoted to the exclusive
manufacture OF the $3.50 and $500 shoes
under this popular trademark.
Testimonials from every section are re-
ceived daily telling of the satisfaction
found in the wear and comfort of Hunt
Club shoes.
The Wingo Elicit & Crump Shoe Co.
report the largest percentage of gain in
their shipments for the past season of
any Arm whose reports have been pub
lished.
This is a fitting tribute to the excel
lence of their established brands. the
popularity of which extends from New
York to Mexico
Their complete corps of statesmen are
in their respective territories and indica-
tons point to the largest fall business in
the history of this firm. -"