Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-20
SHOE FACTORY WOULD
BE GOOD INVESTMENT
Result Of Investigation Indicates
such Plant Benefit tO Town
and Valuable Asset

That n shoe factory would bc a
paying addition to the industries OF
which Tulsa * proud Is the opinion
OF W. A. Nandeycr, who nS an agent
Of the chamber OF commerce, recent
ly mIdc an Investigation OF plants
at Carthage. Mo. In the last few
weeks the chamber OF commerce has
had the proposition before II Of
a shoe factory which desires to To-
cate in Tulsa.
In order that the body might be
better equipped to form and COM
municate an opinion. MIR. Nandever
was selected as "A committee to
mako Investigation as to the desira-
hility OF such a plant. The follow
ing IA his report. submitted at the
meeting Of the chamber OF com
mcrce Thursday:
Tulsa, Okla, oct II, 1918.
"Mr. President and Board Of Dircc-
tors of the Chamber Of Commerce,
Tulsa, okla,
"Gcntlcmcn:
The following Information in ro-
gard To tho Carth-Rcith Shoe co.
OF Carthage, Mo, was obtained in
person by w A. Vandevcr. member
ot your board. which company
compares IN size to company con-
tcmWating locating In Tulsa.
This company was financed some
two years ago hv parties In st. Louis,
authorized capital $4,000. They
came to Carthage and presented
their proposition To the chamber Of
commerce at that place and they do
mated AS bonus 100000. The first
years business was more on the or.
l.r 30 81 a al anI - al
their merchandise In good stores At
the end OF the first year they placed
their shoes. which comprised only
Childrcn's shoes. in enough stores to
keep their factory running regularly
Tho second year they were in busI-
ness they made $4,000. but no div
idcnds were declared on account OF
the increase in business; the amount
made wns needed for operating.
Pays Good Wages.
at the present time they are
employing $50 people, OF which 175
are women. Wages paid to the men
being from 125 TO &35 per week and
to the women up to S27. Their ont
put Of shoes per day In $500. all
Of which are sold by retail stores.
They have made no shoes for the
government. | was Informed 10y the
merchants Of Carthage that the
checks paid out by the shoe factory
were very much in evidence on pay
daytwas also Informed by the bank
ers that this concern was rated hipn
with their banks, but had not bor-
rowed any money in Carthage, as
they were financed by st Louis
banks Citizens OF Carthage in
foImed me that when the shoe far
tory %ns located there you could
rent houses for tS that are now rent
ing for SIS per month.
Good Proposition.
'"The people OF Carthage thought
enough OF the shoe industry that
they have recently made up n new
bonus Of 500, 900 and turned II over
to the manager OF the Garth -Relth
Shoe Co, who In turn has organized
n new company. calling II tho VIII
liam Knut Footwear COMPANY. Mr.
Kaut told me he had capitalized Mt
S76 900 and had sold all of his stock
in Carthage. The 100000 given to
him being applied in payment on a
building. which they have just now
completed, consisting OF 10000
square feet of flooring and cost $50
900. Mr. KAut Informed me that
inc 4iAfVNO blOth SOFA "bulu De uHcU
In operating the plant and buying
machinery: he also informed mo
that a shoe factory employed more
people at better salaries than any
other business operating on the samo
amount Of capital ! am OF the
opinion after looking these two fac
tories over that n shoe factory In
Tulsa would pay, II properly man
~ aNyIn0 q
and II one factory was located here
others would come. I was informed
bvsa number OF citizens Of Carthage
that the people employed in shoe
factories were very desirable citl-
zens
"TToplng this information will be
OF some benefit 70 the chamber OF
commerce and the city OF Tulsa, I
beg to remain,
"Nerv truly yours
lSigned "W. a. VANDEVER "