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Show fine Modem Machinery Purchased jot the 0o-operatiTe Shoe laotorj. SANDS OF PAIES OF SE0ES U0ff Be Turned Out Daily-Some-(jjjug Concerning the Exten-giTe Exten-giTe Industry. tr H. Eowe, assistant manager Z C.M. l and manager of the factoring department, recently Id from the east, where he spent 'time in investigating the leather shoe manufacturing industries. , east he also purchased several B j dollars worth of new machin-w-hich, when in operation, will cthe capacity of the shoe depart- ilking with a Times reporter this in Mr. Kowe said that while he ,t he heard many people talking Utah- They all seemed favorably iscd with tho resources in the o,y, but were kept from investing by' the constant fighting and in between Mormons and Gen-"in'his Gen-"in'his opinion it would be much r ;f people wouM go to -work and 'up the enterprise the people of have instead of killing every of it by constant bickering. said that there was no question tat manufacturing establishments ,1 be successful here, if the people j territory would only quit this iiml wrangling. As an example k the shoe business. They manured man-ured $300,000 worth of boots and i a year. There were, he said, at lowest estimate 200,000 people in It took an average of $10 per to keep people in boots and shoes, make $2,000,000 worth needed an-y an-y for Utah, and of these all but MO worth havo to be imported, n capacity of the co op, shoe fac-hetore fac-hetore the purchase of the new linorywas between 500 and 000 per day. The new machinery jiake it between 1000 and 1200 per Two hundred men, women and rcn are employed. The machin-- machin-- now the most modern and com-iu com-iu the west and it has no superior p whole country. new machinery consists of a heel line, wnieh has a capacity of 1800 per dav. This takes the place of hat had a capacity of only 500 pairs ay, and at the same times does a r cent better job. ' It cost 81000. ,i me heel trimmer, the finest made, ilso purchased at a cost of $250. . Rowe also replaced the old single pv heel burnishing machine with a Tapley, which does double the . It is automatic in its action and it saving of labor. This machine $1(101). Two Boston lasting ma--ffore also secured. These cost and are the first ever brought of Boston. Another new machine tire grip machine, used for slug-the slug-the top pieces. It will slug the top s of 2000 pairs of shoes per day. w tipper cleaner was also pur-i. pur-i. This is a newly invented ma- for cleaning the tops and bring-bera bring-bera back to their original polish going through the manufacturing IS. e co-op shoe factory is now com-in com-in every detail and provided ighout with the latest improved linery. The building is constructed ely on the mill construction sys-The sys-The whole strength is on pilasters. The foundation is ?d from pilaster to pilaster. There live floors, which occupy 40,000 ee feet. All the machinery is run Corliss engine, and the company 's its own electric light by the same if. Each room in the factory is there being no partitions and thing is litted up with . the most oved plumbing. e co-op makes its own sole-leather 1 sides a week. In the sole-leather is a Hawkins' sole cutter, Fisher i sole cutter, stripper, baby heel r. a roller, sole moulder, Stowe er, Trip counter skiver, Hartford rounder and McKay channel ma-' ma-' All this machinery is run by j.n the sole leather room the re-r re-r visited the lasting rink in the "ning room. Here is to be seon blowing machinery: Sole tacker, ay sewer, two Standard fastening "ties, a Gilmore leveler, two Bus-,(ge Bus-,(ge trimmers, a heel filer, heel er, a McKay rapid heel attacher, L-nion edge setters, a twin Tapley burnisher, Globe buffer, Gilmore r, Rochester burnisher and finish-rushes. finish-rushes. cutting and machine room is ed with Wheeler & Wilson sew-Jiachine, sew-Jiachine, the Singer automatic but-nole but-nole machine, Wilcox and Gibbs' ' machine, Monitor puncher and a tubular rivet machine, Na- 'fax thread machine, Ameziue J'anda Stoddard crimping ma- jhj treeing department are used 'Her patent trees. . the top room of the shoe factory -acle overalls and shirts. Six hun-Pans hun-Pans of overalls are turned out All the material is cut by a I . nife, and the rapidity with n it works will be seen when it is n that it only takes one cutter to 'he entire room going. - |