American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1910-12-03
FACTORY
SURPRISE VISITORS
|pacity Of Plant Will Soon
l Be Increased.
Sst Manufacturing Establishment
For American Falls Now Doing
Business. Work One
\ Hundred Men Next Year.

Dne of the interesting points to
l8 visited by the members of the
11ess club while in American Falls
S1fSs through the tannery and mar
1K8ss factory located here. This was
X4surprise to them, and While all
{Enlize the fact that the great power
IRE is a drawing card to manu-
f5ctoring industries, and that in
&jSmber of years this city will be
manufacturing center of some pre-
1drtions, yet hardly one of the Wis
{f4ng editors realized that this con-
lfion has already taken a start.
This industry differs from other
Victories from the fact that they
f6ade their own leather from the
raw hides under new process and
3he slogan adopted by this concern,
nffom hide to harness in thirty-five
days" tells the story In this num-
I36r of days hide is tanned, made
INTO leather and cut, sewed and
MAPPED into harness.
SfC j. Hughes, manager and pro-
Mfoter OF the establishment explain
,4H TO the visitors the system of
the leather from the raw
Ride on the cleaning table at the
3oWer end of the 1S0 foot building,
how they passed through the rows
6f watts. twenty-eight in number
4uurteen on a side--and constructed
o1t an incline so that the fluid can
HI passed down from one vat the
next When the hides have been
Gleaned they are placed in the lower
Fxts and remain there in the tannin
|f7nid a given time when they are
faised by means of an electric hoist
md placed in the second vat and
~ on through the entire row of yats
md then through drying and fin
I1hing process and ready for the har
ness department. The whole sys-
&8n is interesting and the capacity
III his plant is surprising. AT nres-
mt only twelve men are employed,
EMt soon this force will be increas-
|W to a much larger number. The
enterprise is only in its infancy.
80ing through trying out process,
mich has fully demonstrated that
NE thirty-five day process is one
IXull of worth and those behind the
institution are now ready to give
& their full financial support and
zen will be placed on the road
&elling the goods. At the present
time they are not more than sup
sRying the demands for their goods
Which have come without solicita-
don
s# When Mr.. Hughes the man at
The head of this enterprise. and who
lad made a life study of leather
Making started west to seek a loca-
ION for the ablishment of such
X factory, he turned towards Idaho,
5ttracted by its great resources and
s&he home of an abundance of the
Jaw material which he must use
IA harness making. The great pow
Nr at this place halted his search
md he presented to the people what
Ne had to offer. This resulted in
the establishment of the factory on
III small scale until his plans fol
converting raw hides into harness
n thirty-five days could be fully
demonstrated. This he has done to
The satisfaction of those interested
"a the enterprise as we'll as to all
Tho have seen the display of goods
made there.
VI The opening of the manufacturing
hdustry in American Falls to the
enefit of the whole state of Idaho
5It gives a home market for hides
~ all kinds and lessons the cost OF
he manufactured article to the
User. 1t is the intention of the con-
ern to branch out from the manu-
Acturing of harness and will add
host all articles made from leather
with the possible exception OF
oes.