The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-08-26
OUR WOODEN MILL PROSPECT.
mEssas. sTALEY a SONS OF sorrH EEAD
INDIANA.
wha, They sa, and who The, Are.

mill established at this place, and have
received and answered considerable
correspondence bearing on the point
The letters published below snow how
far we have been successful In getting
parties interested I'm the matter,at least
far enough to investigate, and we are
confident that II our citizens will 70.
spond In ANYTHING like liberal man
ner, there will be no difficulty In in-
duelng the Messrs. Staley 10 locate
hero. As will be seen from their letter
and that OF Mr.. Studobaker they are
practical men, and men OF means suf-
ficent to put the enterprise upon q
sound footing. When the question was
first broached we interviewed many of
our leading citizens and business men,
and fonnd that they all were strongly
In favor oil doing something In the way
Of Offering an inducement TO the right
parties to come here and establish O
woolen mill. When Mr.. Studebaker
was here last spring we had leng
talk with him on the subject and he
took considerable interest IN the mat.
ter, being ofthe opinion as iie expresses
II below, that the opening here was a
good one. Tho benefits arising from
tho establishment OF n good mill here
would bealmost Incaiulable. IL would
not only furnish employment 10 a
large number Of people but would
create home demand for an article
that II Is we'll known can be profitably
produced here. IL would build up the
woolgrowing interests and be long
step onward toward solving the aues-
tion OF tho fsture prosperity OF Albany.
We need such interests here, aud we
must have them here II we expect to
have good times and prosperous city.
Other towns and cities all over the
country need such things aud must
have them 10 become prosperous aud
thriving. The question Is, can we af-
ford to do without them at all The
merchant sr business man who gives
five dollars or five hundred dollars 10.
ward an enterprise which helps TO de-
velop the city and build up Its resources
and receives the benefits OF Il In nm In
creased patronage and larger sales
makes just as good an Investment as
II he had put the money In 10 many
goods and sold them again f'r n profit.
Public spirit pays well, looking Mt il In
this light. It pays every citizen well
10 10 all lac can towards building up
his town. In business sense all he
can do may be estimated not only by
the increased trade he may reasonably
expect from an enhanced populat Ion,
but also from the increase In value OF
his property and the Increased pnrchas.
Ing and consuming capacity oi com.
unity that il In prosperous aud
fiourlshing condition. There IL no.
doubt but what wJolen mill employ
Ing from eighty u one hundred per.
sons per day would he direct benefit
In this way, and II seems almost super
fiuous 10 discuss The matter. As We have
said. a reasonable indueement, cover
Ing the expenses OF freight from where
they have an established trade To this
place, where as matter OF course, the
enterprise must In the nature OF things
be more or less Of an experiment, would
We believe bring the Messrs. Staley
here. Let every man who has any In.
terest In the future OF our city, read
the following lettersand give the mat
ter careful consideration, that he
may be prepared 10 subscribe n liberal
sum toward the necessary amount.
We are now corresponding with the
Messra Staley with view toward as.
certainIng what amount will be neces-
sary to bring them here. and as soon
as possible we shall publish what they
say. Referring to the first letter from
Messrs. Staley q Sons which we pub
iIshed In the DEMOCRAT some weeks
ago Mr. Studehaker has been kind
enough to write us as follows
South Bend. Ind. July 81, 1881
| Eiitors Democrat:
Albany, Oregon.
Gentlemen,-I notice by a slip sent
me, cut from your newspaper, that
Messrs. A. q. Staley d Sons, OF this
city, have written yoa respecting loca.
thug ut Albany for the manufacture of
wooden goods. Let me say 10 you I'm
this connection, that while all here
would regret 10 lose the Messrs. Staley
from this city, both for business and So
clal reasons, still / doubt not they
would find your place desirable for
their buslness,-ln fact, considering
yeur fine water power and the wool
producing country around you, most
excellent On the other hand, your
people would find these gentlen,en
highly skilled In their line OF manu-.
| featuring, and persons possessed Of
those qualities Of mind aud charuater
which make them citizens which any
town may well do It's best TO secure
recall with much pleasure my vi-it
to your charming place, and especially
that very agreeable episode, the m sic
by the Ladies' Band. Indeed, my ex-
/ perienco In Oregon generally the
| knowledge that gained of the country
and its hospitable inlabltants,- will
long afford me recollections OF tho
most interesting nature.
The remainder OF my trip on the Pc.
oIfic Coast, after leaving Albany, pass
ed of smoothly. 1t was gratifying to
find that wherever 'the Studebaker''
was IN use, IL had found favor with the
people, aEd on reaching home learned
that orders for our wagon. more partic.
ularly from the West and Northwest,
were crowdiug us to the fullest capacI-
ty Of our works should any fyour
readers an visit 10 the hast come via
South Bend, / shall certainly expect
him to call, aud we will take pleas ure
| In showIng him how wagons are made
at the rate of one for every five or six
minutes, and the improved processes
which we employ To insure That our