Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-30
GEORGE II. RICHARDSON HERE
FROM CHICAGO ON BUSI-
NESS TRIP
SAYS COMPANY WILL
ADD GREAT MANY GIRLS
Is Optimistic Over Business Outlook
In United States-Bclding Labor
Benefited

George l.. Richardson Of Chicago
head Of the Richardson Silk Co is in
the city this week woi king out an
idea which will result in the employ
ment Of goodly number of additional
operators in the Richardson Com
pany's mills here.
The idea of the Richardson com
pany is TO manufacture knitting and
crocheting cotton i'm the Richardson
mills in Belding This comes as a
direct result of the great European
war.
In Alsace-Lorraine in Germany is
the large concern of Dignus Meggs q
Co. which manufactures the famous
ID. NJ. G. crochet cottons This com
pany employs thousands of hands and
its products are known to almost
every woman in the land. Just as
soon as war broke out in Europe the
Richardson people knowing that
Dignus MeggS x Co. would be unable
to proceed with their manufacturing
activities decided To make a crochet
cotton in their silk mills here and take
advantage of the situation provided
by the war.
been installed in the mills here for
making crochet cotton. This will be
called the r. NJ C-Richal dson Mer-
cerized Cotton-and will be just exact
ly the same as the ID. NJ. G. which
even now is difficult TO obtain i'm
American stores. The r. NJ. G. will
be a perfect substitute which the
merchant can offer to the customers
calling for -. NJ. c.
Two more machines have been or
dered by express and will be installed
at once THE Richardson Silk Co
will push this work just as hard as
it can" said Mr.. Richardson TO the
Banner, "and many more girls will be
employed"
AS to the silk industry Mr.. Richard
son says there is no difficulty in get
ting all the silk required. The dye
proposition is not bothering either
The only difference between condi-'
tions now and ordinarily is that there
is more economy in using dye stuffs
None is wasted
when we need dyes and can't get
them from abroad says Mr.. Richard
son, I'VE will make our own dyes in
America. There is no reason at all
why we shouldn't do this and we can
do it.
1T used 10 be said that silk could
not be manufactured in the west.
said il could be made just as well in
Belding, Michigan as in New Jersey
and i came here and showed people
il could be done. AS "A matter of fact
/ was the first one 10 come here and
start the manufacturing of silk. 1t
will be Just the same with the dye
proposition We can show the people
who say that America can't manu-
facture dyes that il can be done and
done efficiently America has the
greatest chemists in the world and
they can solve the dye problem"
This war will result in the greatest
kind of boom for American indus
tries" says Mr. Richardson. Il am
certainly optimistic about the present
situation.
Zone other thing about the war IT
will teach patriotism TO Americans. If
il keeps American tourists home 1t
will be a good thing. Why, American
tourists spend $200,0O0,000 annually
abroad This money should be kept
at home especially when we think that
America has scenery which cannot be
equalled in Europe
Mr.. Richardson will probably be in
Belding until Thursday.