Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-03-16
Paper Mia Proposition.

Mr.. S. A. Waldron, Secretary Of Los
Angeles Grange, has kindly furnished
us the following letter for publication:
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 2, rs.
Mr.. s. Il. WaldrOn, Secretary Of Los
angeles Grange:
DEAR SIR: ] have seen in a copy
of the Los Angeles HERALD of Janu-
ary lst that a paper mill is demanded
| in your county. Also that vote
was passed by the Changers last July
to build mill. | am employed by
the Rock City Paper Manfg. Co. Of this
place at present. l have friends in
Los Angeles and am thinking of COM
ing out to your country. L have taken
the liberty of writing to you for some
information:
1st. Have you commenced building
mill? If so, what is the capacity of
it? If you have not commenced, will
there be one built by your Society this
Summer?
I'd. Will your Society build mill
and lease it for three or five years to
some practical men (who are willing
to work themselves) at fair rate of
interest, and who propose to make
your country their future home?
There are several men employed here
who are anxious to find pleasanter
country. These men are practical
paper makers, and can run mill sue
cessfully. They would prefer to lease
a mill.
have no doubt a mill would pay
handsomely, not only to the owners
and lessees, but to the farmers. Can
straw be obtained readily? A good
quality of paper can be made with from
40 to go per cent. of straw. Can fuel
be procured at a reasonable price? 1t
requires large amount of coal or
wood to run paper mill. Is there
good water power in or near Los An
geles, and can it be obtained at reas-
enable rate? 0. w. SMITH.
We will answer the questions in
turn, as far as we are able, not only
for the benefit of the writer, but for
the information of others who may
have turned their eyes toward Los
Angeles as an eligible point for manu-
featuring purposes. No definite
movement has as yet been made to-
wards the construction of paper mill.
AT the time when the resolution in
question was passed by the Grange, a
committee of City Councilmen and
one from the District Council, Patrons
of Husbandry, held conference on
the subject and selected site, with
water power suitable for mill. Liberal
propositions were made at the time
for practical paper manufacturers.
There is great abundance of straw to
be had in the county, much of which
now goes to waste or is used by farm
ers for fertilizlng. This, no doubt,
could be purchased cheap and prove a
benefit both for manufacturer and
farmer. The item of fuel is of much
greater importance, coal being worth
from $40 to $22 per ton and wood from
$40 to $l4 cord. Los Angeles is des-
tined at no distant day to become a
manufacturing place of much impor-
tance. BY the zanjas or water bitches
which lead to the city, a water power
is supplied ready at hand which will
furnish excellent facilities for manu-
factories of every kind. The subject,
however, transcends the limits of a
newspaper article, anu can only be
well settled by the personal inquiries
of practical men. To such we extend
cordial invitation to eone and 500
the natural advantages offered here.
The capitalists of Los Angeles will ex-
tend liberal propositions to those who
may thus interest themselves.