West Branch Knitting - 104 Center Street at Maple Avenue
This building was along the east side of the railroad tracks, at the southwest
corner of Center Street and Maple Avenue. The first two in the foreground have been torn
down, but the third still stands.
From America’s textile reporter, Volume 34, Issue 11: West Branch Knitting Co. was incorporated in 1905, with capital of $100,000, and Edward Hecht, president; H. Meyers, secretary; John Knoell, treasurer; E. I. Hecht, assistant treasurer and superintendent; J. J. Campbell, assistant superintendent.
Production and Equipment: Seamless and full regular hosiery, flat underwear and union suits, 275 knitting, 50 ribbing, 30 looping, 150 sewing machines, dye, bleach finish, 2 boilers. Electric power. Employ 300. Product 125,000 doz. underwear, 360,000 doz. hosiery. Buy 24 to 100 C. P., C. E., mercerized, worsted and silk yarn. Sell through agents. Branches at Lock Haven and Shamokin.
From the book “Chronicles and Legends of Milton II” by George S. Venios:
The West Branch Hosiery, Spinning and Underwear Co. manufactured hosiery, gloves, yarns and
knit underwear, with about 200 employees.
