The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-05-12
BEGIN SMALL AND
GROW IS The PLAN
More Machinery to Be Installed to
Meet Demands High Grade
Canvas Gloves First Prod
ucts Turned Out

An infant industry that promises to
grow in proportions that will command
due respect, was born in the city this
week, in the form OF the Cheaney
Manufacturing company, manufactur-
ers of gloves and ladies' and chill
dren's ready to wear garments.
The new plant is located at 310H
Kansas avenue and is just getting un-
der way. AT the present time, only
four glove machines are being oper-
ated and the first article to be manu-
factured in the plant is canvas gloves
OF a high grade. It is the plan of
NJ. r. Cheaney, manager of the fac
tory, to increase the capacity of the
plant steadily and by fall he expects
to have 100 machines running. manu-
featuring about 35 different styles of
gloves.
Also, by September it is the plan
to install machines for the manufac-
ture of children's and ladies' ready
to wear garments. A number OH other
glove machines are now in the city
ready to be installed and other ma
chinery is enroute to Chickasha. The
garment machinery will be shipped In
order to reach Chickasha and be in
stalled by the latter part of the sum-
iner. or in time to make garments for
the fall trade.
The plant will be complete In every
detail when finished. Now being in
stalled is repair room especially for
the repair Of all machinery used in the
plant, in order to avoid the delay of
sending to the factory in case OF pos
sible breakdowns. Extra machines
are being placed so that the operators
can proceed steadily with their work
while repairs are under way. The ma
chinery is SO placed in the building
that line may be extended through
the building from back to front to
meet the demands of the plants
growth.
The product Of the canvas glove de-
partment, the first article manufac-
tured in the plant. win be Of higher
grade than is. generally the case with
gloves of that nature. Only the high
est grade of eight ounce duck will be
used and while the article will come
a little higher to the merchant. the price
to the consumer will be the same,
three pairs for quarter, or ten cents
per pair. 1t is the desire of the man.
agement to establish a reputation for
the best possible article to the consum-
er at a minimum price. The gloves
will be placed on the local market inn
mediately and the management asks
that the public call for home man
ufacturer product when buying gloves
of this kind
The other styles of gloves to be
manufactured at a later date will be
more expensive and will work into the
leather goods.
All machinery used Is the latest inn
proved of that line and all machines
are high speed. manufacturing ma
chimes. Each operator making can
vas gloves can turn out from Is to 2s
dozen pairs daily. The operators are
being employed from among local
workers and where no experience in
the line has been had, the girls are
Instructed in the use of the machines.
Hence the proposition is strictly
local, employing local people.
However, the factory win not de-
pend upon the local trade entirely for
the consumption OF the output. The
major part Of the articles manufac-
tured will be under contract with large
wholesalers and jobbers. It means
that while the start has been small.
the growth of the plant is unlimited
and inc factory is in position to put
Chickasha made products on the east
ern markets and keep them there. Mr.
Cheaney believes there Is no reason
why Chickasha cannot produce line
OF manufactured goods as we'll as any
city in the United States. and the
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