The record-union., 1894-02-26
TAXING TAXING L FRESH START.
Reawakening of the Industrial I'm
proyement Association.
An Enthusiastic Assembly-C. C.
Howell Employed to Locate
Manufacturers Heres

Saturday evening, the object of the meet
ing being to consider the acceptance OF
rejection of the plan for the establish
ment of factories in the city which had
been submitted TO the Directors some
time ago by c. c. Howell of Muskegon,
Mich, and listen to the opinions of the
note signers upon the plans.
The readers of the RECoRD-UNIoN will
remember that some time ago an account
of the coming of Mr.. Howell to this city
was published and meeting of the Dl-
rectors held for the purpose of listening
to his proposition.
At the time when the association was
working hard TO promote measures for
inducing factories to locate in our midst,
David Lubin, in casting about for
knowledge of methods which had been
successful in the East, began cor
respondence with Mr.. Howell and otters
to get points.
Howell had been engaged in promoting
similar enterprises in the East and had
aided largely in building up several cities
there. About two months ago Mr..
Howell came to this coast and came to
Sacramento to meet the committee OF the
association.
At that time he only gave them
sketch of the plans he had adopted else
where, but made no proposition, as he
had not looked over the ground to see
what were the available advantages and
the chances of success IN developing
them through the aid of the citizens. lie
agreed, however, that after he lad made
an investigation he would submit a
proposition, if he found conditions
favorable for his work.
II q rnfnrnpd a hOnf = WppK and LAID
two propositions before them, one OF
which he afterward withdrew. The
meeting on Saturday night was called for
the purpose OF considering the other.
Mr.. Lubin called the meeting to order
and j. w. Wilson was elected Chairman.
He asked Mr.. Howell to explain to the
meeting what was the object aimed at by
him and his method of attaining the end
proposed.
Mr.. Howell said he had understood
that he was requested to attend the meet
ing and listen to the opinions and ideas
of the members on the adoption OF his
plan. He might explain to them the ad-
yantages Of their situation with regard to
the water power OF the American, the OPP
perfume time, just after time Of finan-
cial depression, which experience had
shown to be good time for starting up
enterprises. Such questions, he consid-
cred, were outside the object of the meet
ing. He considered it had come to-
gether 10 forward the objects which had
been started under way and that the
members were the ones to be heard.
HowELL's PROPOSITION.
W. F. Gormley, the Secretary, then
read communication embodying Mr..
HowelPs proposition, as follows:
SACRAMENTO, February 20, 1894.
SD. Lubln, Esq, President Industrial
Improvement 4 ASSOciGtiOn-DEAR SIR: On
the 18th | submitted a communication to
your association setting forth plan that
on other occasions L have worked very
successfully for establishing industrial
institutions in cities desiring them. Since
that time, however, l have become con-
WINGED through an investigation of facts
as they seem to exist here, that this plan
will not work. Not that the money cam
not be raised for the purchase of the land
which averages 3l6 acres in one body,
elegantly located for this purpose, at SIG
per acre; not that doubt the possibility
of my being able to sell the property as
outlined and add to your industrial fund
from $4,000 to $4,000, besides obtaining
free site on which to establish factories,
and still make 1t pay the parties inter-
ested in the investment of a suburb to
your city.
"The only thing that stands in the way
of my proposition is the fact that your in
dustrial fund is not all raised. and if it
were there would be trouble in many in
stances in collecting your notes, and
while they are not conditional in any way,
still there is a mere obligation that the
factories would be located within the cor
porate limits of the city.
1.-THE reasons are plain. There are over
800 acres of unimproved property within
your city limits, and many owners of this
property have already subscribed, and
1,oanu rhat will cilbcpriba cbOul1 bara
the benefit of the improvement within
the city.
II was assured that all the free sites can
be obtained upon investigation, some
thing that has heretofore been understood
by me to be impossible. / am led to be-
lieve that your fund can be easily raised
from SIPS 900 to 500, 900 should this last
proposition be agreed upon.
Therefore, having made my PROPOSE
ton upon these facts, for which there is
no one to blame but myself, l make this
second proposition.
Il will now undertake the work of es-
tablishing factories within the city limits
OF Sacramento and assisting you in OBJ
tanning free sites and raising your indus-
trial fund to 100000 or more for the sum
of $500 month and commission on the
factories that l may induce to locate here.
This commission may be based upon
the employers payroll, which, in the
usual way in the East, is paid at the rate
of S25 per man, settled upon the average
of two years settlement made every six
months after the concern is started, COM
mencing on the first of January or on the
first of July of each year. Respectfully
submitted. Z. &. HOWELL"
After the communication was read f..
K. Alsip moved that the proposition as
submitted be accepted.
Hood asked what kind of manufactures
would, in Mr. HoWelPs estimation, pay
in this city.
Mr.. Howell said that from his investi-
cations ne did not think it would be a
proper place to locate iron manufactures.
as coal was too high; nor glass or any
thing of that character, although the day
would come before many years, he
thought, when the town would be
lighted, warmed and cooking done as
well as factories run by electricity from
the American River water power
Woodwork, however, carriages, starch,
all woolen cloths he thought would pay.
We can get wool cheap here, and IN the
East French worsteds have been made
proftably; why not here? Many classes
of things can be made here just as well as
in the East. The census statistics OF
Washington and Oregon showed $780,
100000 worth Of goods manufactured BY
them, which paid just as well as in the
East. If this rule applied to San Fran
cisco, Oakland, Seattle, Los Angeles, Ia
coma and other places he did not see why
1t should not in Sacramento.
Frank Hogeboom wanted to know
the proposition was to release the note
signers under this scheme.