The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-07-15
shall AIban, Have a woorsp win ?

Our readers will remember the Visi
to this city Of Mr.. Studebaker, of Soutl
Bend, Ind, an account Of which ar
peared In the DEMOCRAT some time
since. It seems that copy of that T.
sue Of the paper has roach ed Mr., Stud
ebaker's home and fallen into.the hands
Of parties there who have been so much
impressed by what Mr. stndebakeI
said of our city that they have come
10 the conclusion that IL would be q
good point for business. We are In
receipt OF the following letter from
Messrs. A. e. staley & Sons, woolen
manufacturer. Of South Bend, which
will speak for itself
SouTH BeSp, Ind f. July ., 1881.
Editors Democrat
Albany, Oregon.
DEAE SIRs We see by nm ex-
tract from your paper notice Of Hon
Glenn Studebaker, Of this city, being
ut your place, and In his remarks 90
your citizens spoke Of tire natural nd
vantsRes OF your country and also the
lack OF manufacturing, especially in
the woolen line. We have often thought
thht part OF the country would be n
good place for wooden mill. Could
there be any inducement t0 have n
good WOODEN mill started there-one
That makes NIL kinds Of goods, such as
blankets. fiannels, yarns and cloths of
all Kinds We have been in the busi-
ness % years, and haze one of the
best trades In this part 0f the country.
ne only reason we wish to p1a.e n
change Is on account ri health, IL
there any water power In that locality.
ana are there many sheep raised tbere2
Whnt ~ the price OF cultivated land.
etc" The greatest drawback to Iocat-
ing In that country is getting machin-
cry shipped there-the freight being
so high.
Trusting you will take the matter
INTO confederation, if you thin k best
ana write US at some future time. We
remain Yours. etc.
a. e. SrALEY e Sons.
or course we have written Mcssrs.
Staley & Sons. aud put them in pos
session OF all the facts nj our command
bearing upon the questions they ask
aud the general subject connected with
their letter We prin. the letter in full
aud ask our cltizens Ia note IL as one
of the results accomplished by little
agitation Of the question as 10 whether
We shall have manufacturers here or
not. We would suggest that several OF
our prominent citizens write Messrs.
Ssaley and use their influence I'm se.
curing their removal here. There
no doubt but their business couId be
made very profitable In this section.
and the profit would not he TO them
alone but {" the entire community &.
some little time ago n paper was cir
cuiated, or partially circulated, here I'm
the city, asking subscriptions for n DO
nus to be- offered as an inducement TO
some woolen manufacturer to come
here and build n mill, and although
only aiew Of our leading men were Wis
ited something like $500 was prom
ised, and II Is believed tllat lf the mat
ter was taken In hand thoroughly, AT
least double that amount could be
raised. We believe from tile tone Of
the above letter that with fair induce.
menis Acssrs. staley Sons could be
brought here. Now l. the time 10 make
SOME effort toward that end. There
are none OF our citizens but believe In
the b"Ieiits which manufacturing es.
Establishments would bring us. Are
there not some who viii take an active
Interest in the matter aud CORRESPOND
with Messrs. Staley & Sons and see
what can he done -