The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-04-26
The New Silk Industry and
The Chamber of Commerce

The Chamber of Commerce has nobly taken hold of the
project of securing the Best Silk Mills for Pleasantvile.
property and instructed the proper officers to make the nee
essary alterations as rapidly as possible. To pay for the
the amount of Five Thousand Dollars, which will be offered
to the people of the city. 1t is now, therefore, up to the
whole people to say whether they will have this new indus
try or not.
No such opportunity has come to the community since
Mr.. Taubel came amongst US. The silk people promise that
II the necessary help can be secured, and a disposition of
encouragement is shown, they will move their entire Ken
institution involving an outlay of half a million dollars. It
Will mean a new mill large enough to accommodate many
looms, employing several hundred people, about one-half
men and the balance women.
No one can imagine what this would mean to our city.
More people, more homes, more employment, more business,
more money; increase in the demand for property, the
growth OF our city, progress to our working people, outlet
for the products of our arms,-everything will be enor-.
mously benefited and stimulated. The building interests
will be helped in that homes will be needed, the business
interests will be enlarged and benefited, the banking and
financial interests will be helped because of the increased
how and exchange OF money, families will be helped because
their sons and daughters can secure employment without
going into other cities for it, in fact it will help to make
our city worth while.
The stock is written in shares of Five Dollars each. This
was done so as to permit everybody to do their bit toward
bringing in this improvement. Every member of the Cham
Der OF Commerce has obligated himself to do all he can in
the way of buying stock, and also in soliciting subscriptions,
and every man In the city is just as much interested in the
success OF this enterprise as any man in the Chamber. 1t
is up to us all.
first of June, and the balance on July first. Payments can
be made to any member of the Chamber, and a receipt for
sui PoyHoH1o VIA w iii W LIE SuDSCTIDer by MARK YVES
ley Blake, who is Treasurer of the Chamber. Keep in mind
that subscriptions from SIS for a single share of the stock,
up to any number of shares are solicited. The profits accru-
ing from the rentals of the building will be distributed to
the stockholders pro rata at the end of the year.
E., The largest profits, of course, will come to the stockhold-
es in the shape of increased business, a more active and
alive city, more, local employment, more homes and more
happiness, less stagnation during the winter months, more
industrial activity. A business man said recently, "That
stock will pay for itself in a few months to any man in any
kind of business in this town if the silk mill comes here"
And every man with any vision will say the same thing.
Now, let us all drop differences, and make one united pull
for this project,[it means so much to our city and COM
munity. We have one industry that is a splendid help to
us, pouring many thousands of dollars into the city in the
shape of wages, and the Chamber will do anything to foster
and help it. Now here comes another to employ men as
well as women, which will bring more industrial workers
among us, and will help the one that is already here as we'll
as help the city as a whole.
Buy your stock at once.