The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-12-01
LIONS and CITIZENS
ENTERTAIN OFFICERS
or BROWN SHOE co.
Lions Lunch at Noon and Citizens
at Courthouse.

ing I'D of the shoe factory campaign
and signing of the contract was held
in Union City Wednesday-first at
noon at the Lions luncheon and at
the courthouse Wednesday evening
with a packed house.
Beginning we quote the principal
facts relating to the new enterprise
in which the people of Union City
are so much interested and will no
doubt be glad to learn
First the contract between the
Brown Shoe Co. and the peo-
pIe of Union City has been signed
and the branch factory will be To-
Gated here. Next, the factory build
ings will be located on the Whipple-
ELAN lot on North First street, bet
ter known as the old baseball park.
Next, work will begin at once as
soon as the first installment IF build
ing material has been ordered in.
Next, we are assured by the Brown
Shoe Company that the buildings
will be completed in three months
and the machinery installed in one
more month. The summing up OF
the situation is that in six months
the factory will be in operation and
in less than twelve months thefactorY
will be going in full blast with full
complement of operators and capaci-
ty output of shoes in the Union City
factory.
With one or two corrections, about
the personnel which appears on the
first page, we proceed with the meet
ing. Mr.. E. r. Mccarthy is vice
president and not president of the
Brown Shoe Co. Mr., Geo. Coslow
is one of the executives but not vice
president. These errors came out
of the first reports in the paper. The
other members of the party here
Wednesday were: Messrs. Al Heron,
Al. Aergerter, H. L. Tones and Thos.
J. Manahan.
exceptionally large attendance of the
business men of Union City, with the
representatives of the Brown Shoe
Co. as guests of the club.
DR.. w. NJ Turner, president OF
the Lions Club, introduced the mem
bers of the Brown Shoe Co. party in
a very complimentary manner. They
were also welcomed by Messrs. R. H
Rust and H. M. Oliver in behalf OF
the club had the pleasure of listen
ing to these gentlemen concerning
the work of the Brown Shoe Com
pany and the work in contemplation
to be established in Union iCty.
Mr.. Geo. Coslow, who has beer
in close touch with the movement
was very partial to Union City from
the start. He was impressed with the
idea that Union City people would
100000. He was introduced during
the evening hour by Mr.. Rust, who
referred to him as a ladies' man, and
Mr.. Coslow admitted the soft i'm
parchment, stating that he had been
informed that he had been elected to
an honorary membership of one of
Union City's leading ladies clubs.
Anyway Mr. Coslow was very gener-
Gus in his praise to Mr.. Rust, Mr..
Oliver and the members of the cam
paign organization which made pos
sible the raising of 100000 in a
smaller town and in a shorter time
than had ever been done before for
the Brown Shoe Company. Mr.. Co.'S
low spoke of the fact that the en-
ployees of the Brown Shoe Co. had
on deposit with the company $273,
600 in savings, which is being car
ried at the rate Of per cent, COM
pounded semi-annually.
Mr.. H. L. Tones, one of the execu-
tives of the company, made a fine
talk about the work of the branch
factory. He was one of the party
here three years ago with Mr.. Ne
Carthy and left on hand car for
Gibbs. eve must have the Gibbs
road paved.)
Mr.. H. w Heron, chief engineer
spoke of the fact that the outlook
was exceedingly favorable. He said
that the combined factories and
warehouses Of the company embraced
80 acres of floor cpace, two factories
making in the last months 100000
pairs of shoes, the baby factory 1000
pairs in one month. The Union City
factory will be completed in four
months
Mr.. Al Aergerter, architect, said
that his people had been connected
with the Brown Shoe Co. twenty-six
years and we would have the best
buildings possible, better than those
already in use, with modern safe,