St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-11

and cosy residences of well-paid and in
telligent workingmen. Not less than
10000 people have been drawn to and
kept in st. Paul by reason
of the operations of this firm,
and the increase is going on
at Il more lively rate than ever before
right at present. The heals of this
company are thoroughly interested in
the growth and prosperity of the city,
and are anxious that more firms locate
here to share with them the great adj
vantages to be had here in this line of
business. They reason that the max
ing center Of st. Paul in this, as in all
other lines of business, will be great
help to not only the city, but to their
business as we'll.
This business" said the senior
member of the firm, 'depends in
great degree upon how 1t is worked.
Our field is the entire country, from the
Gulf of Mexico to British America, and
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The
cost of LUMBER here is less than at any
other city with anything near the
distributing facilities of st. Paul,
and so the city should be-
come center in all lines OF wood
working. In our particular line, the
more factories the better. If we could
get frst-clasS sash and door factory
right along side of us, it would be a
good thing for our business. The more
factories we secure in each line the bet
ter it is for the ones already in business.
1t is a great advantage for city to be
known as market or center I'D any
line Of manufacturing or trading"
Labor and Wages.
Another advantage possessed by the
70 Of ic
in the character of the labor to be had
here. No disastrous strikes have ever
occurred, and the wOrkingmen feel bet
ter, do more and naturally earn more
than in places where they are not so
well treated. In the sash and
door factories nearly all of the
men come under the head
of skilled laborerS, as can be seen by the
high average of wages paid, 5000 per
year per man. The fact that constant
employment is given makes these fac
tories worth just twice as much as saw
mills giving employment for six months
III each year to the same number of men.
AS one of the manufacturers expressed
it yesterday:
There is no trouble with labor here.
The way to do is to treat workingmen
right, and then employers will get along
all right"
In the making of sash, door and inte-
rior finish work the factories of st. Paul
have made splendid reputation for
good work. They have the facilities,
and always take care of their business.
This, added to the high quality and
variety of the work done, has placed
them in a most enviable position. Ali
are prosperous, and look forward to a
large increase next year. Where 800
- &c cd
that nearly double that number will be
needed next year, even if no other facto
ries enter the field.
But there are so many other lines in
which men with capital can find OPEN
ingS here in wood and lumber manu-
featuring that would he sources of
great profit to them.
Great Possibilities.
A word as to new industries. There
exists no reason why large part of the
lumber needed here should not be man.
ufacutured right in the city. Logs go
past st. Paul to be cut into lumber at
cities further down the river. Were a
part Of these sawed here, several large
saw mills could he added to tine city's
industries, and if more logs were needed
they could be obtained by a short tow
from the st. Croix. There should be
saw mills in st. Paul. because a pro-
titable local trade demands them.
Other industries that would be no ex-
pertinent follow:
Furniture factories, tub and pail fact
cries, match factories, sash and door
factories, buggy and wagon factories,
plow and other implement factories
where wood enters largely into their
manufacture, and in short, everything
in the way of wood working concerns.
The material is at hand. the distributing
facilities are nnequaled, and the field
is unlimited.