Lebanon county boasts an industry about which but little has been written -- the A. S. Kreider Shoe Company, with plants in both Annville and Lebanon. The two plants employ about 600 persons, and despite the general let down in many business circles, these factories have been running full, and in fact during the last six months have made an increase in production of more than fifty percent.
Lebanon can well be proud of such an industry, and the local residents may wonder why this company is enjoying such success. The big reason is the Pollyanna Health Shoes, which form the main product of the local factories.
They are designed for growing feet, and constitute a line of merchandise which has gained a national reputation due to its quality.
The A. S. Kreider Shoe Company attributes the success of Pollyanna Health Shoes to the fact that these shoes are being built over lasts that have been scientifically designed and which are anatomically correct. They have built into these shoes special orthopedic features not contained in any popular priced shoes today.
Of equal importance is the full range of widths and sizes in which these shoes are obtainable. The combination of these features enables Pollyanna Health Shoe dealers to fit growing feet properly and healthfully, with the assurance that children wearing these shoes will have healthy and normal feet when they are grown.
The fact that Pollyanna Health Shoes are the only shoes being made today at popular prices which contain these features, has enabled this company to interest and sell on a large scale, important stores all over the country.
Pollyanna agencies are located in some of the biggest stores in the following cities: Boston, Mass.; New York City, Brooklyn, Newark, N. J.; Philadelphia, Allentown, Easton, Reading, Scranton, Johnstown, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Washington D. C., Richmond Va., Cincinnati, O., Columbus O., Dayton, O., Cleveland, Indianapolis, Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Denver, Colo., Seattle, Wash., and Los Angeles, Calif.
The company is planning to open a first class agency in Lebanon, and they hope to interest local shoe purchasers in their products. The local factory is located at Fifth and Canal streets.
Lebanon Daily News And The Lebanon Daily Times - Thursday, August 27, 1931