BUILT A TOWN
BCOTMAKER WHO PERCEIVED PROSPECTS IN INDUSTRY. ' Thomas Bata, of Zlip, Czechoslovakia,* is no ordinary boo.tmaker. Sinee the war "he has been largely instrumental in developing in his country an industry whieh has now reaehed enormous proportions. Looking ahead, he saw that there must b,e a vasfc demand for boots and shoes throughout the world, and in his own country vast supplies o.f leather were available. Since that time his factory has grown until it now employs 2500 hands and turns out 100,000 pairs of boots and shoes a day. To house his workers he had to build a town which now has 15,000 inhabitants. Mr. Bata has for years made use of airplanes to coiivey his commercial travellers all over Europe with samples of h;s wares. He maintains a small air force of his pwn, with a staif of trained pilots.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 73, 17 November 1931, Page 2
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144BUILT A TOWN Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 73, 17 November 1931, Page 2
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