History of American textiles : with kindred and auxiliary industries (illustrated) . er centcomes from the mills at Allentown, Pa., ofone concern—Kaltenbach & Stephens, Inc.,of Newark, N. J., which, it is asserted, isby far the largest single producer of narrowribbons in the world. The business was founded twenty-eightyears ago by E. J. Kaltenbach and JamesB. Stephens, and jn September 1, 1916,after this long partnership it was incorpor-ated under its present name. Mr. Kalten-bach and Mr. Stephens made their firstplunge in New York City, with some old ten per cent is exported to other countrie
History of American textiles : with kindred and auxiliary industries (illustrated) . er centcomes from the mills at Allentown, Pa., ofone concern—Kaltenbach & Stephens, Inc.,of Newark, N. J., which, it is asserted, isby far the largest single producer of narrowribbons in the world. The business was founded twenty-eightyears ago by E. J. Kaltenbach and JamesB. Stephens, and jn September 1, 1916,after this long partnership it was incorpor-ated under its present name. Mr. Kalten-bach and Mr. Stephens made their firstplunge in New York City, with some old ten per cent is exported to other specialties are narrow satins and Jac-quards, hat bands and silk shoe laces. Thevolume of business has had a steady in-crease, employing between 900 and 1,000persons. It is capitalized at $2,500,000,and its officers are: President, Charles E. Kaltenbach; vice-president, Mrs. James B. Stephens; vice-president, John C. Eisele; vice-president,Mrs. E. J. Kaltenbach; treasurer, ThomasF. Victor; assistant treasurer, Thomas ; and secretary, Henry J. Mills of Kaltenbach & Stephens, Inc., Allentown, Pennsylvania German looms for equipment. They didconsiderable experimenting and finally itwas decided to specialize only on narrowsilk ribbon fabrics. Through all the yearsthat followed and up to the present therehas been no deviation from this policy. Mr. Stephens died in October, 1918, andMr. Kaltenbach died in June, 1919. Beforethey passed on the company had moved toNewark, N. J., and Allentown, Pa., and thebusiness they left to their successors wasboth large and profitable, as indicated bythe present turnover of about $5,000, & Stephens goods are soldthroughout the United States and about As will be noted, two of the executivesare women—the widows of the take an active part in the manage-ment and a personal pride in the businessitself. As paramount factors in their successKaltenbach & Stephens give the credit tothe standard
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