Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1894-01-22
JUDGE SILVERMAN
Talks Again About the Furniture Factory.
He Makes a Trip Through Texas
and Mississippi

yerman thismorning The Judge has
Just returned from a trip OF inycstiga-
ton through Texas and Mississippi
and he has the furniture foctory prop
osition down pat
@Why, Judge. said the reporter,
did you make Il trip into Texas and
Mississippi
because had investigated in
Little Rock, Memphis and ST. Louis.
and | wanted to see what other
states situated as Arkansas is are
doing
you visited factories in those
states, did you?"
Yes, and to my great surprise L
found only a very few succeeding.
In Beaumont, Texas, / found fac
tory almost new, with every facility
for shipping furniture both by rail
and water, lying in idleness and
Offering their plant for SALE
Did you find out the reason OF
this?r
Eyes; they had organized a furni-
ture factory association there with
between $4,000 and $4,000 stock
subscribed They operated it for a
few years and failed simply for the
want OF money on which to operate
this brought the collapse
Did they make yoa proposition
to sell"
Yes; they proposed to sell the
plant, which consider the most
complete outfit | have seen. for
$3.6472G. and [ have letter now
from the company SAYING that a
meeting OF the stockholders will be
called at once and they think they
can make better terms still. :
did you visit amy other factories
during your trip"
Yes, and | found that in the entire
South there are only two in success
I ful operation and making mo icy;
one, Il 100000 plant, at Meri6 :,
Miss. and the other q 5000 900 = It
at Atlanta, Ga. Both OF these are
doing well simply because they have
the money on which to operate. :
Don't you think Arkansas has
the advantage over Mississippi and
Georgia on account OF our vast
quantity of available timber.??'
.Wen, now | believe we have, but
that makes me think OF my visit to Il
furniture factory in Texarkana.
remarked to the superintendent,
who was showing me through the
factory. Why didn't you place youl
plant just over yonder where the
ground is higher and dryer? 1t seems
YOU would have had decidedly
better location. We'll, said the
Superintendent, that question is
easily answered. You see there is {
! State law in Texas that gives us {
discount in freight rates of . pei
cent. to any point in the State, anC
if we had located up there where Vol
designated we would have been il
Arkansas and this % per cent. woult
have been lost We have the timbe
here right at eur doors and we hay
a great advantage there-one tha
will be over and above the Texas &c
duction in freight rates.
lis it your idea. Judge, to not cor
slider the Union City propositions
No, but I'm trying to do the yer
best can, whether we accept thei
proposition or not
you have had terms from mani
facturers OF furniture machinery
have you not?a
: "Oh. yes. It would require
special correspondent to answer a
the communications am receivin
Il now. You have no idea how Il
o news Of such plans as we are putin
. ON foot travels.
what 10 these manufacture
SAY about prices on machinery
Why. they say Just come TO $
us and we will give you prices tn;
: will astound You. The depressie
: in business has caused great redu
ton in prices.
.Wel, Judge, you have travel,
!, around, examined into the workii
: OF these factories, obtained prices {
: secondhand plants and new N
chinery, now what will YOU recot
mend to the stockholders ut tht
meeting Wednesday =
II will simply say that in order
make a success Of our factory, '
will have to raise more money
en- s'What amount do you think tic
be successfully operated upon"
Il should advise a maximum 81
OF scription OF $4,000 and minimt