The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-11
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EDITOR DENOCEAT:-Haying bust
ness at the south side of the city We
notice that the extensive woodwork
ing factory of our enterprising fellow
citizen. NJ. Z. Laming. was in full OPP
Grafton. and dropped into see the
sights. There are but few of our peo-
pie that know we have such a factory
in our midst. There stands a plant
filled with the latest and most APP
proved woodworking machinery.
consisting OF saws that I'll through a
six foot log with lightning speed. sur
rounded by carriers. sizing saws.
crosscuts, planners. headers, stave
cutters, shingle machines. lath cutters,
in fact all the necessary machinery to
use up every scrap OF timber into use
full and marketable material.
y log is hardly settled on the saw
blocks and the first slab dropped from
its huge side when the pieces begin to
seek their several destinations. Part
OF the slab going to the picket saw,
some to the lath saw, some to the
shinglc cutter and so on. Then as
the smooth plank drop of they fall
on a railway carriage andofT they 90.
some to the pIaner. some to the stack
and some to BE- cut into staveS. head
ing and fencing: and by the time the
heart OF the log i cut into heavy
bridge timbers the whole is worked
up. graded and culled. Some planned,
some bound up in first. second and
third-class shingles and laths. pick
cts and slaves and stored in a r
ready for shipment or neatly stacked
in the ward. We timed one monster
cypress log. and in seventeen minutes
it mad DISAPPEARED and a e one roll
ing up 10 take its place. There was
no bOssing. no orders. no talk. Il
motion of the finger or wave of the
hand a responded to with lightning
like speed and accuracy. Every OPP
orator seemed to know what to do,
when to do. and done it with Il prac-
ticed hand and a quick. intelligent
eye. No blunders. no delays, but
every branch whirling along with
clock-like accuracy.
What does all this mean to our peo-
pie: 1t mean the maintenance OF
forty families in our midst. Or-taking
. a.. 80 x--,.. aF H.. ., Nh, finn
ily-the support OF about two hundred
persons who depend on the brain. the
energy and the nerve OF that young.
active business man who Il few years
past came and planted his home in
Our midst to help. with his skill and
experience. to build up our city. and
to-day his monthly pay rolls foot up
over two Thousand dollars: or twenty
four thousand dollars Il year. Nj of
this money is spent in this city, pass
through the hands of oar merchants,
millers. Physicians. etc.
y total stranger can come amongst
us and our business men will raise
thousands of dollars TO give as Il
bonus. TO help starta hard wood work
ing factory. Here we have got one all
in motion. with plenty spare power to
run all the presses and turning lathes
you want: and an experienced young.
active man ut its head who has proven
his worth and trust-wOrthineSs. Why
not give him the bonus and he will
double his working force with it?
When will wise. willing men learn to
be practically sensible and wise?
There seems to be Il lack of business
forethought hat hampers our people
and keeps them from helping each
other. Here is IA saw mill within the
city limits that can furnish our build
ers and others with the very best of
lumber. laths and shingles at the low
est prices and less freights. Still. in
stead of keeping the money ut home
and neutrality-suspicious. industry. there
by giving work to IL own people,
they will send Il hundred miles. buy
poorer lumber, poorer shingles and
c~OOperage. and pay rs much for ii as
they AN get Il far superior article At
home. Strange. but true Think of
this. builders and coopers. and help
those who spend their money in our
- . ,,1 h. ~, chin, hnr,n hon.