The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-15
BIG SHOE EACT0RY
NENEsTENIERPR|SE
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FINE xEw MANUFACTURING
rLANr IN East nNn
WILL BE MODEL PLANT
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1xDusrnY. EMPLOYING ovCR -
SKILLED HANDS. WILL TURN
: OUT 4.sss PAIRS or woMEss
SHOES DAILY.
WILL BE MODEL PLANT

A biz, modern shoe factory. en-
pfoyfng hundreds OF skilled me-
chanics and specislixing IN women'a
footwear. IL the latest in Richmond's
rapidly growing Hist OF new and d.
vsrsined industries. And be IL UNI
dsrstood this factory 10 not merely
conJectural. or one ION paper" but
an absolute certainly. The indus
trial scribe has been I'm on the
ground floor for some time, but the
men behind the guns thought II
best to keep the mAttsr quiet unit
tho plans were well under way Ana
nov they are under way. Plans Tor
ths factory have been turned over to
the builders: eight Richmond Arms
are firuring on the contract and by
September asa all the bids will have
been sirned, sealed and delivered
The lowest bidder will get the con-
tract and get II quick. for the men
behind the new enter prise mean oosi-
nese and hope and expect 10 peGin
husfnsw by the FIRST OF the year.
Ground will be broken for the new
building before the end of the month
Men Who Know How.
Tharhar q Company will be tne
STYLE OF the arm. with Ee~H y. II
Thachsr, president: Thomas ".
Thacher. secretary and treasurer. ana
c. d. Kirk. manager Of the plant Al
the members OF the hrm are Nsw
9EusssnA na&sa. xho HAYS neen -
vnred In the shoe MANUFACTURING
s.,s,. III their lives Mr.. kirk.
nc vtil direct the plant, has oeen
I'm Tharher 4 Company for thirteen
var. ana xraduated In the nusane1
- making shoes before he took W
his present connection-
re factory viii be located
rventv.frSe and Franklin streets On
: - rseAnt3y purchased py u0
r. vffi be : modern. hve~story
h,,tissrr az peeel, ocncrefe ana u1EA
go -ns, i known - rail- consfroe-
sxcs-e type of architecture oniy
c~ntav introduced To the soutn.
tn building will front isS lee. ~
c.racs street and 81 fest on
Srrt street The so-caiied NH so =
.sr,acfion" means tne nse 49,
s.,stNsnr operations. Not only aocs
!, ,mniv the strength OF architecture
~ rrsthstard the weight OF heavy ~
sst..rr hut also the most moce1n
: rrtia mas in the matter OF
ssnr isht and ventilation "a
.,sc~~ ~ this msthcd n demohsua.
"a IN fhs window axrangomsnts
s.esa ~ the oid-fashtonsd Myie q
-n.ll windows. here and there. W ~
nav factory win have vim COW -
trfpftcate series. ex1enosMk IN.
No ,trht and ventilation possible.
80 these trsplicate ser. Will come
ciase torether, allowing only sucn
rstni ming walls between - are nsces-
ssrv for strength. r. Il. worcester
= 20. OF Boston, specialists IN tn.s
i'm. az construction. are the afcni-
tects.
To Make Woanen's shoes.
The factory will turn out over s,vvo
pairs Of shoes daily. speciaifnns ~
r,hnf n Known to the trade ~ medium
A.. .hoea. II viii employ over 600
.rt,leA vorkmen. and about lSe OF
,ne.s viu be women. The womens
work. which consists Of running small
stitching machines. power pr opeilea.
1. ltsnt and clean and commands
~nad wages. The operatives are pro
vided with seats and the occupation
oDena up I new line OF endeavor 70
women waEe-earners. which - mucn
n,orA attractive IA every i-y \. wAy 1nan
eisYkships or tho average ActoIy
THE very latest shoe mAnufActur-
inr machinery will be employed and
the ooncern will turn out work OF
~ class That will be second 70 none
in the country.
rhe adyantare Richmond offers In
transportation facilities. II may be
stated u passing. convinced the zen
fiernen interested Ia this enterprise
OF ite d1ntrAhiltty - mAnuKActuun1
center. Practically Al Of their raw
material II obtained from Atlantic
coast citiau and this can Be brought
70 Richmond BY ali-water routes ana
~ the same method they will md
tie outlet Sos TIA gr1AteE part OF the
mas |afAa4aseA ARTICLE 4L4nred 4hy other.
estiea, Richmond's advantages rot
the persimnon. The new enterpTise
viii hold ont another and even stron-
xer dfAwing card % the tobbsrs OF the
Carolinas % trade In Richmond"
Mr.. Kirk raid to : v1rxinian re-
porter yesterday: 1--WE hope and ex-
pect 10. Be In operation ~ the first
81 the year: Ne certainly Will be UNI
ar way by February 1st