Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-09-29
ANOTHER INDUSTRY.
A Proposition Which No Doubt VIII bo
Accepted.

removed from that city to either Marys
vile, Chico, Oroville, Red Bluff or sacra
! mento. The property belongs to ]. K
Luttrel and F. X. Loughry.
These gentlemen have been looking
about the State for some days and have
come to the conclusion that Sacramento is
to become the great manufacturing empor-
ium of the West. Last evening they met
several members of the subcommittee on
manufactures, of the Improvement Asso-
| citation. in the Board of Trade rooms, cor
ner of Second and streets.
The meeting was called TO order by J. NJ
Avery, who said he regretted the meager
attendance. The matter to be considered
was one of great importance to the city, and
| one worthy to be entertained by large
| public meeting.
Robert Devlin in few remarks stated
the object of the meeting was to get before
the people proposition to establish a new
business in this city which would add much
to its prosperity. He introduced Mr.. Lut-
trell who he said could make his own
proposition.
Mr.. Luttrell said: We desire to remove
our woolen mills from their present loca.
ton IN the town of Santa Rosa. We have
had in view several localities We have
just finished working up our stock and will
in short time move to this city, Chico,
Red Bluff or some other point which we
consider to our best advantage. In the
location of a wooden mill there are several
essentials to be taken into consideration.
First-It must be where an abundance of
help can be secured. Second-It must be
in locality where wool can be purchased
in the local market. Tbird-It must be
where fuel can always be obtained for the
least money. Fourth-It must be in q
place on an equal footing with all others
respecting freights and shipping facilities.
-Four or five years ago we could purchase at
Santa Rosa 1000 or 5000 bales of
spring wool and as many in the
fall. Now you can not buy in
an entire year in that market to
exceed from so to 90 bales. All the peo-
pie in that section have gone ont of the
sheep business; they have turned their at
tention to vineyards and orchard, and the
mutton we eat to-day in Santa Rosa is
shipped to us from the Sacramento valley.
We have to go abroad for our wool, and in
consequence are compelled to pay two
freights-one on the raw material before il
is milled and the other on the manufact-
ured article. In order to be successful, we
must look for broader fields and better fa-
cilities so as to be able to compete
WIN OlucIS III TIC SdUic business. Of
withstanding the disadvantages of the loca-
ton at Santa Rosa, the mills under the
present management had paid handsome
dividends and their goods met wi b ready
sale. He had rayeled over this State from
one end to the other time and again. He
was in Sacramento away back in the 4O's,
and he knew of no place upon the coast
better for health or business than Sacra-
mento. Financially, the Capital of the
State to-day was the healthiest city upon
the coast. The climate cannot be excel1ed
the soil of the surrounding country is un-
excelled for its productiveness, there is no
end of labor; there is an abundance
of capital; railroads run in every di-
rection; you have excellent river navi-
cation, and the lone coal beds furn-
ish fuel so cheap that it must
of necessity at no distant day become the
great manufacturing emporium of the
West. For woolen mills it has no su-
perior. The broad valleys to the south and
north, the summer ranges that skirt the
mountains OF the east will ever make it the
center of one of the greatest wool pro-
duclng sections on the continent and here
will always be found market for all that
the largest woolen mills can produce.
He said we do not come here to ask a
bonus, subsidy, or contributions of any
kind. What they proposed was to put up
mill with, say, capital stock of from
100000 to 100000. He and his partner,
Mr.. Loughry, would take one-quarter, one
third, or one-half of the capital stock and
allow the other stockholders to have a
majority of the Directors. They would in
sure return of one per cent. or more per
month, and If that was not realized the
party taking the stock could surrender it
and get money. Mr.. Loughry knows
how to run mill to make it pay and he
had no doubt but that the mill in this CITY
could be worked up to paying from 2 to 3
per cent. per month on the invest
ment. Their machinery was all of the
latest and most improved patterns, had
been in use but a short time, was
as good as new, and cost in the
East over $35, 900. This they would bring to
Sacramento and put in the new mill for
$4,000. Their payroll at Santa Rosa ran
from $4,000 to $4,000 per annum. They
employed white help and would have none
other, and consequently all the money was
put in circulation in all the commercial
channels of the city. Here, when they
would run double shifts it would give en-
ployment to more than one hundred opera.
tors ard the payroll would be second only
to that OF the railroad shops. More than
that, the wool men throughout the valley
would come here to dispose of the raw ma
terial. They would buy their supplies in
this city and Sacramento would get the
greater part of the money which would be
thrown into the arteries of trade At least
two thirds of those who would find en-
ployment in this industry would be boys
and girls that are now walking your streets
| non-producers. Our machinery is second
to none on the coast and the articles we
| manufacture have no superior in the mar
ket. Ii l could sell off some of my land
| to-day, would ask no one to take dollar
of the stock, but would take it all myself.
The people at Santa Rosa do not want us to
leave, but to-day we have to ship wool
| from here and Red Bluff and the cost
of fuel is double what it is in
San Francisco. This is fast becoming the
commercial center of the State 1t is made
so by nature and it has scarcely entered
the season of financial prosperity that
awaits il in the future.
Mr.. Loughry said the mill was what is
termed three-set. Citizens could send
experts to examine the machinery, which
had been well kept, and as good as new
They had the latest improved presses and
| feeders. In shipping the machinery, it
could come whole, and be set up and run
ming in one week.
| Mr. Luttrell said there was no trouble
about sales; in fact it was difficult some
| times to keep up with orders, which came
| in frequently six months in advance. Fam
lilies will settle where there are manufact-
uring industries, and one kind of factory
brings another. There is no reason why
| Sacramento should not Immediately be-
come q manufacturing town. We have
double the advantage here that we had in
Santa Rosa. We paid three times as much
| freight to the local markets, and our fuel
cost US three times as much as it does here,
and still we did well in Santa Rosa. We
| would like to have Sacramento come for
! ward and take stock, and we will look no
further. We can put up the mil and have
it running within the next sixty or ninety
| days.
Robert Devlin said several citizens had
been spoken to regarding the matter, and
all were anxious to have this new industry
located here. One OF the banks offered to
give from $500 to 81 600 in cash. Oak Park
Association offered to give block of land
for a mill site, which was worth, the way
the land is rated, from $1,000 to $4,000.
Judge Beatty offered to deed them a half
block on B street worth several hundred
dollars. L. L. Lewis had authorized him
to say that he would take 500 worth oi
the stock.
Mr.. Tryon said he thought there should
be woolen mill started here The grounds
where his mill was burned were excellently
located, the foundations of the building
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