The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-12-11
A NEW DEPARTURE.
Santa Fs Read Established an Indussris
Department..

| NEW DEPARTURE.
santa Fs Road Established an Industris
| Department.
| The management of the Santa fs
route, appreciating tho vast importance
of developing local business enterprises
in the territory traversed by its lines.
has created an industrial department
in charge of an experienced and COM
petent commissioner, whose sole con-
Germ 1t will be to assist In such develop
ment by acting as means OF communi.
| cation between would-be investors
seeking profitable employ meat of cap
ital on the one hand and the 1nnumer-
able opportunities for investment in
western territory upon the other. The
third vice. president of the Santa Fe has
accordingly addressed q communication
on this subject to the general freight
agents of the entire system, a copy of
which comm nnication we give below.
The significance Of this heneflceDt pol.
icy to communities richer in opportun-
tiles than in capital will at once be ap.
parent, and will doubtless meet with
hearty cooperation everywhere:
"Chicago, Nov 20, 1896.
ITO r. C. Gay. CT A.. Topeka. Kan.
L. J. Polk, G.F.A., Galveston. Tex.
E. Chambers, G.F.A., LosAngeles. Cal.
'Gentlemen:-In pursuance with the
policy we have already talked about. Of
assisting in every way we consistently
can in locating new enterprises and at
the same time fostering industries al
| ready located oD our line of road, We
| have established an industrial depart.
| mant. James A. Davis has been place.
in charge of this department with the
| title OF industrial commissioner, with
| headquarters at Chicago.
"This department will, so far as
seems compatible with propriety, take
a paternal interest in tue develo pment
of the towns and territory served by
our company, and it will respond
promtly to all calls for o.opera ton in
| the ests blishment Of factories, location
OF mills and the development of any
and all resources that may be discover
cd. 1t will endeavor, where necessary,
| to place produce in touch with markets
snd in a general way it will undertake
to bring about improved conditions all
| over our system. 1t will net attempt
| to boom any one town as against an
| other: in fact. it will not in any way
favor boums. out will proceed on the
theory that solid, continuous grow th
| is better than q boom. and it's efforts
will he in that direction. II VII not
take any financial interest in proposed
industries, as it Will have no money to
| invest ror cash to contribute.
'''rhe industrial department will not
assist in the location of creameries
where there are no cows, nor rolling
| mills in q country without either iron
| ore, fuel nor coke, nor in any way will
it knowingly lend its support to pro.
| position that seems wrong either geo.
graphically, commercially or financial.
| ly. Manufactures that consume Lative
raw materials will be encouraged. For
examble, II the corn belt there does not
appear to be any reason why hominy
mills, glucose, syrup, sugar and starch
factories, il properly managed, should
not thcive. These factories should all
begin in in q small wav. The capital
invested should not all be put into
| working plants. 1t takes money to op-
crate factory after it is built, and the
primary essential is good management.
Nothing succeeds with poor manage
ment.
Il write you quite at length on this
subject, because it seems very import
ant to me that everybody along our line
ought TO know how We feel about this
matter. We want to be In touch with
the people We serve, and we want them
to know that we appreciate that any.
thing We do towards building up aad
enriching the towns and country We
traverse, builds up and enriches this
company.
"Mr. DAVIS will be glad, any time, to
hear from boards of trade, commercial
clubs. Farmers Alliances or any organ
lied boaies, as we'll ss Arms and iudi-
vldusls, and will make 1t his business
to visit sud advise with any community
Wishing to establish nanufactories or
in any way desiring 10 improve their
condition. Circulars announcing Mr..
Dayis' appointment Will be iss ued to-
day, and think it would be we'll for
you to advise all your subordinate Off
GERS as to what be desire to accomplish
in order that We may get the greatest
results from the industrial department.
! ''Ysurs truly. PAUL MORTON.
| "ISi4ned) Third Vice. President -
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