Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1907 — Monticello’s Big New Industry. [ARTICLE]

Monticello’s Big New Industry.

Monticello got hold of a good thing when it secured the Chicago Thread Manufacturing Co. Brita laying was commenced Nov&nbefr 25th and on Christmas day was completed. There is 21,000 feet of floor space. The factory is now in operation and as soon as the engine and boilers are set 100 girls will be put to work and will range from $5 to $lO per week according to their industry. Many families of employes have moved to Monticello from Chicago. The company imports its raw material from England in immense quantities in the form of cotton yarns. Its finished product is spool thread and embroidery yarns, the trade name of which is “Klostersilk.” Its peculiar luster makes it the nearest imitation of silk on the market, and no other manufacturer has yet been able to equal it. The dyeing department is in charge of skilled Scotchmen and work is ing done for many of the big wholesale dry goods firms of Chicago. Just now the spooling and winding rooms are all that are in operation and a large number of orders are awaiting to be filled.