The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-27

[ or LNlS SJOck were ever issued ana
 these were subsequently, redeemed.
 International Textile, Inc. is the largest manufacturer of Barmen Iaces in the United States. It also produces
 at the Bridgeport plant a. consider able quantity of English or Noting ham lace. The mill at York, Pa, pro- duces only narrow fabrics and during
 the war has been engaged solely in the manufacture Of braid for military
 uniforms.
 PLANTS.
 Bridgeport PJant---This property and principal office are situated at 1.O69 Connecticut avenue, about a mile from the center of Bridgeport in a section that has developed rapidly as q manufacturing centre within the past few years.
 The total area of land owned by the company, exclusive of the tenement land, is about 2S0, ,000 square feet. Of
 this, approximately 72,0OO square feet ] is now occupied for manufacturing purposes thus permitting considerable expansion. The area of land occu- pied by tenements is roughly 100, ,005 square feet.
 The plant comprises six manufac- turing buildings, a. garage and a boiler house. In connection with the man ufacturing plant the company owns a number of model tenement houses for
 the use of the employees.
 A spur track to the plant furnishes direct shipments by rail. Pier facili-
 ties. one mile distant from the plant permit water shipments to New York for transfer to all points
 The original business started in 1909 was devoted to the manufacture of Barmen lace, followed by the es- tablishing of a Narrow Fabric De- partment in 1914, a Levers Lace De-
 partment in 1915. The machinery in the Barmen Lace Department is prac- ttcally all of German manufacture; the Narrow Fabric Department ma chinery Of American manufacture and the Levers Lace Department ma chinery of English manufacture. The manufacturing equipment con- siS-s5 of circular lace machines, looms winlEng and carding machines, bleaching apparatus, motors, etc About 30 per cent. of the machinery is only one or two years old, the bal ance being not over seven or eight years old. The machinery is in ex- ceuent condition and very little of an
 obsolete type.
 The company purchases electric power from the Bridgeport Electric I4ight company. The boiler plant is
 utilized for heating and for general
 ing live steam for use in the bleach ing process. Water. purchased from the city, is used in the bleaching pro cess after being filtered. No expense has been spared in making the whole plant attTa active from every viewpoint, with paved driveways, lawns, trees and sllrIbbery.
 York Plant---TThis plant is located at 159 F. Elm street on the outskirts
 of York, Pa. The building is of brick. slow burning mill construction, one story high, approximately 227 feet 1 long anil is owned by the Independent Lamp and Wire Co. 1,737 Broadway, New York City. The International Textile, Inc, leases approximately S,600 square feet in this building, the balance being occupied by a wagon
 works. A copy of this lease is on file at the office of the Director of
 Sales, no West And street, New York The plant equipment consists of rib bon or tape rooms, warp and quill wtnders, electric motors, etc. Flee
 tric current is provided for light and power by the lessor.
 1 Fifty per cent. of the equipment is ! about two years old, the balance be ing of 6loUbtful age. The looms were
 purchased second hand in 1917, at which time they had been operation for about 15 years. They were re- modelled by the company and convert ed into ribbon and tape weaving looms. The old frames were retained and the necessary new parts added.
 These looms are inferior to the more modern types, both in construction
 and capacity.
 The plant is in good working order,
 and can be effectively operated in it's
 present condition, but without the
 economies and efficiency of a modern plant.