The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-04-14
An Industry Awaiting the Call
Of Enterprise.
SAW MILL PROJECT is NOT DEAD.
1t Could be Materialized II Ac-
ton was Taken.
a Moetlng Should bo Held and Our
Ability TO offer Inducements
at Least Considered.

ulScussiOn IN lfyktal fulls n lew weeks
ngo il was freely denounced M election
buncombe and scheme that would die
II natural death after the polls oi the
township meeting had closed. II being il
proper season for boomlets in the shape
of saw mills, and many other shape~, for
the matter OF that, TnE DIAMOND Dnuf4
will confess that il was numbered Among
the tribe OF Doubling Thomas This
paper is pleased TO announce, however.
that there was foundation 10 the nnmor
of negotiations having been made in this
direction 10y certain CRYSTAL Fails
gentleman who has requested TINS DIA-
MoNp Drill. 90 withhold his name frum
publication, and further that the matter
is set Hanging fire."
Relative TO the establishment Of a saw
mill and mandatory of hard and soft
lumber and cooperngo goods, considcr-
able correspondence has bccn had with
people desiring location. Two OF these
have submitted propositions which I'M
decd appear favorable when the matter
oi bonuses Offered 10y other towns for the
establishment OF manufacturing enter
prises is tnkcn into consideration. A
Duluth gentleman has mill uf 10000
feet daily capacity with shinglc mill and
heading mill in connection Which hc
would be pleased 10 locate in Crysial
Falls, provided he could get bonus of
$4,000. second party who has been
operating ut Amigo Wis, would hn
pleased TO remove his mill To Crystal
| Falls provided suitable Inducements
could be extended The former enter
prise, il established here, would afford
employment Go about sixty men the
year round aud would be an item oi
benefit TO the village well worthy OF
account. We need not anticipate con-
slant prosperity in Crystal Falls wlile
the village is solely dependent upon ono
industry for It's support Tho iron ore
industry is Il potent support 20 a town
when il thriycs, but, like everything else.
this industry is subject 60 the ups and
downs" ui market conditions and SO
long as we depend solely upon that for
support, just SO long will our village he
subject TO the fluctuations which attend
il. The advantages outstrctchcd in Iron
county and especially Crystal Falls for
the establishment Of ancntcrprisc OF this
sort, have been SO often enumerated IN
these columns that they require no re-
counting here. In natural resources we
are abundant. While We have but ono
railroad outlet, the company operating
has at all times demonstrated the ut
: most fairness in any matter that would
tend to build up the town. The G. 4
NV. Railway company is neither tyrnn-
} meal nor greedy in It's monopoly aud
can bc depended upon 60 contribute it,
just share in the advancement ui our
village.
This Is probably not nm oppo1tunc
season Go advance The theory oi bonus
( giving or the organization Of local stock
companies for the establishment oi man
ufacturing enterprises However, from
correspondence relative to tho matter,
which The DIAMOND pmfL has been per-
/, mittcd TO pcrusc, it appears that runi-
cicnt inducements could bc extended bv
the village and is leading citizens 10
/. secure one Of the enterprises noted. H.
! is said that valuable site could bc OBJ
tanned by donation from lcadngeiiizcn
, Of the villngc and there Is possibility az
: securing inducements in the way oi
, exemption from taxation 10 u ccvinln
! extent for term Of years To ihc mnnu-
: lacturcr who would locate. All these
things remain for the citizens To- settle.
II il matter in which a common inter-
G cst should exist. A concerted ciIort
: should bc put forth ia this matter and y
v nothing Is accomplished in the end.
y nothing viii he lost and the village will
2 havo performed lis duty. lfno. effort II
made TO build up Crystal Falls, wc may
d expect IL 60 rcmnn whore il II, Thd
y yillngc will not advance itself. TIM DlA|
] MoND DRILL would suggest meeting al
! tho business men and other lcndin]
citizens to converse upon and discus
Il this matter and ascertain what indncc|
o mcnts, II uny can bc offered.
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