The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-29
NEW FACTORY
TO OLOCATE IN
ROCK ISLAND
Wholesale Garment Plant
With 800 Employees
Is Secured.

Through efforts of the industrial
denartment of the Rock Island
chamber of Commerce the Rock Is
land Garment company is TO be
Incorporated this week and ground
broken within the next few days
for a two-story brick building on
Founb avenue between Twenty
fourth and Twenty-ffth streets.
Contractors will rush the factory to
completion Jan. Is. 1922.
As 800 employees will be needed,
and the contract specifies that pref
erence is to be given at all times
10 residents of Rock Island, the
announcement of the success of the
negotiations will come, so the
Chamber of Commerce hopes, as d
welcome Christmas gift TO the un-
employed
Fred T. Myers, Edward B. kries
and Charles H. Langman, acting
with J. ] Burgess. the Chamber of
Commerce committee, was active
in the negotiations leading to the
establishment of the garment fac
tory in Rock Island.
The land on Fourth avenue on
which the factory will be erected.
I, is owned by Amoo grotto. The I'll
tie to the land will be vested in a
building committee of the Cham
Der of Commerce, and the Rock Is
land Garment company will lease
the land from this association,
which in the future will take title
to lands to be leased by firms who
locate here under similar condi-
tions
The statement is made by the
promoters of the enterprise that
the payroll will exceed 100000
year. and that the building which
is to be erected by Rock Island
capital, viii be 96x115 feet, modern
in all Of its details and equipped
in hrst-class manner At least
10000 square feet will be utilized
for manufacturing purposes, and
the business venture will constitute
branch of large Chicago manu-
featuring concern.
GaTments will be made at the
Rock Island factory for the whole
sale trade exclusively.
Recruit Local Force.
Not more than III cutters will be
brought from Chicago, the rest of
the working force of 300 to be re-
crulted in Rock Island.
F. ". Rinck, superintendent of
thn state
mere. Is now ready to receive appIi-
cations from those who have had
experience in the operation OF sew
ing CT other machines. Experience
Is not an absolute requirement,
however.
Of the total number to be en-
ployed by the concern, about $50
VIII be women, and the firm hopes
mat applications for places on the
WORKING staff will be made at once
NJ. {. Levy of Chicago conducted
ue negotiations and will be the
MANAGER of the new plant. He stat
60 today that the machinery equip
%ent7 and everything placed in the
Ouiiding for manufacturing pur-
poses will be entirely new. and of
ue best quality obtainable on the
market.
Ar. Levy says that Rock Island
was chosen for a location because
VI us railroad facilities and the la
Dor supply.
Guarantee Employment.
N return for The erection of the
uuuding and the securing Of a site
ae company binds itself to employ
q ieast 300 people if that number
available, and the contract is un-
.sVooo to fully protect the inter-
s s ot those citizens who have
sseea ,s to help in the financing of
~e corporation.
Inamoer of Commerce members
Sa'e mat this negotiation which
o.s s resulted so successfully is only
~; W. ol a number OF propositions
WI VIII are now being considered and
acct ~.sn are more than likely to be