Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-22
TO Be INSPECTED,
New Addition to Eaton
Factory Thrown Open.
Officers and Statesmen Of Com
pany Arrive Tonight.
Public Is Invited to Visit Factory
Friday Forenoon.

| y party consisting of the members OF
| the firm Of Charles "A. Eaton Co. their
! head Office force and statesmen 10 the
| number ot IS are expected TO arrive in
| the city tonight. and on Friday morn
| ing will make an inspection OF the now
| lUn-foot addition to the company's fac
| tory in this city.
| \ cordial invitation is extended to
| the business men of Augusta and citi-
ZenS generally To visit the factory a
$50 A. NJ Friday. and in company with
| the party inspect the factory through
| out. No one who wears shoes and is
| Interested in tn" methods Of their man
| ufacturc is barred. The invitation is
| general, and everyone should feel free
| TO come at the hour named.
| Snpcrint nndcnt George NJ. Ryder. who
has illorcd nd"fatigably in the inter-
csts Of the local plant OF the Eaton
CO., talked interestingly of the work
Which The company is doing to"a jour
nal man who called at the factory
"Wednesday Afternoon.
The factory up To the time of build
| ing the addition. was 1S0Ni0 feet, with
FIVE floors. Givin" 4 total floor space of
| $1,000 square feet, exclusive of the base
poses. inGer these conditions the out
put Of the factory was 1900 pairs of
shoes Il day.
Tie addition Of 100 feet to the length
Of the building gives a floor space Of
$1,000 square feet.
we snail not occupy the whole of
the nov space all at once" said Mr..
Ryder to the Journal representatives:
4
the machines are already set w, and
We are at work in the new part of tho
factory. Gradually we shall increase
our output until. this winter, we shall
be making 1870 or 1000 pairs Il day"
The setting mp Of machines : in the
new part q. the factory made necps-
s:rv the changing over Of almost every
other machine. Each kind Of machine
does Il different partition of the work
and the shoes. in the process of making,
have to move consecutiVcly from nooI
10 t0or, and around the room in order.
from one machine to the next. 1t was
on this account that it was necessary
to change the position of practically
every machine in the factory.
Through the courtesy of the superir-
tend"nt. the Journal representative was
permitted to watch the process of MAX
ing a pair of shoes Wednesday, All
H." materials start from the basement
and are taken by elevator to the fifth
floor Of the factory. where the cutting
room IS located. on the fourth floor is
tho lasting room, where the parts are
assembled. The lasting. WCltinE and
bottom tilling is done on the fourth
floor. On the third floor the work Of
bottonling, heeling and edge making is
carried on. The employees engaged in
bottom finishing, freeing and dressing
occupy the second floor, and On the
first floor is the sole leather department
and the packing and shipping room.
III the making of the shoes the very
latest ana hest machinery is used, and
no expense has been spared by the
company in this particular.
1t is :hc intention of the company to
send ont their statesmen the last of this
month with Il full line of samples, and
the visit of the statesmen to the factory
is partly to f1miliariZc them with the
work as it is being carried on in this
city, and partly to enable the members
of tho firm ard the business men of
ltuGu:ta to meet under suspicious cir
cumStanceS.
Tho members Of the company and
tn 'ir officers and statesmen Will inspect
thu factory Friday forenoon. and ut
noon viii take dinner ut tho Apple
wood. TEov will start for Gardiner in
til'c 10 tax" the boat back 10 Boston.
Please emphasize this" said Super
int"ndcnt Ryder. at Parting with the
Journal representative. I'VE desire very
much Cor the members Of he firm. their
assistants and the statesmen to meet the
citizens of Augusta Friday forenoon
while :hcy are here"