Sierra County advocate., 1897-01-15
GOOD FOR liILLSBORO
A NEW DEPARTURE.
Santa Fe Road Establishes an In.
dustrial department.
Development of Local Business
Enterprises 10 be Fus,ered.
Jumes a. Davis Appointed Com :
missioner, with Headquarters
10 Chicago.

; Importance OF developing local bul
iness enterprises in the territor
, traversed ny it's lines, has creaic
an industrial department, in cLarg
OF an experienced and compeien
Commissioner, whose sole concerl
1t will be to assist IN such develop
mept by acting as means of coin
munlcation between would b,
investors seeking profitable EN-
ployment Of capital on the on,
hand and the innumerable oppor
tuniiies for such investment il
Western territory upon the other
The Third Vice President Of .bp
Santa Fe has accordingly addressed
a communication on this subject to
the General Freight Agents Of the
entire system, a copy Of which
communication we give below.
The significance Of this boueGcient
policy TO communities richer in
opportunity than in capital will at
once be apparent, and it will
doubtless meet with hearty co
operation everywhere
Chicago, Nov. 20, 1896.
Mr.. r. Z, Gay, q. L. A., Topeka,
Kan
Mr.. j.. j. Polk, G.. +. A., Calves.
ton, Texas.
Mr., II. Chambers, G.. +. A., Los
Angeles, Cal
GEETLEMEa - IN pursuance
with the policy we have already
talked about, OF assisting in every
way we consistently can Ia locnt-
ing new enterprises and OF the
same time fostering industries
already located on our line Of Ioad,
We have established an Industrial
Department
Mr. Jas. A. Davis bns been
placed ia charge of this depart
Ass9git VIII! {ae .it4 81. .ludas!Ile.4l
Commissioner, with headquarters
It Chicago.
This department will, SO far as
I seems compatible with propriety, |
AXE paternal interest IN the
development of the towns and ter
itory served by oUr Company, and /
will respond promptly to all
alls for cooperation III the estab-
ishmont OF factories, location of
Mills aud the development OK any
nd oil resources that may be dis.
{ vered
1t will endeavor, where neces.
ary, to place prodace IN touch
18th markets. aud 10 general way
will undertake 20 bring about
conditions all over our
Ys.cm.
II will not attempt TO boom any
no town ae against another; in
lct, il will not in any way favor
ooms, bot will proceed on the
lcory that solid, continuous
fosth is better than q boom, and
S efforts will be IN that direction
1t will not take amy financial
tereet IN proposed Industries, as
will have no money 10 inYtst or
All TO contribute
The lndueirial Department will [
1t assist in the location Of cream u
lea where there are nn cows, nor
Hing mills IN a country without +,
her iron ore, fuel or coke, nor in I
y way will It knowingly leLd it's ]
pport 10 u proposition that !,
rha wrong, either geographic I
lly, commercially ar financially. 4
Manufactures that consume ma. i
.e raw materials viii he en- !,
rasc1 Fer example, in the :.
IA belt there does not appear 10 y
any reason why hamiuY mills, b
,cosr, syrup, sugar and starch -
torres, II properly managed, ., :,
)uld not thrive. ie
These factories should all begin n
a small way The capital IN b
tied should not all be put into T.
lking plants It takes money ~ y,
operate factory after Il rs IN
~, and tie primary essential is u
al management Nothing tue. ., n
ds with ponr management Il,
write You quite at length on N,
. subject, because il seems very he
Doftant ~ me TINT every body ~
10 our lee oueht - klaW how ~
feel about this matter We sa
Il to be in touch with tho peo- se
we serve, and We want them 10 dc
~ thai We appreciate that any. ~
" Ne 10 towards bulding ap ii
enrichine tue towns and hi.
ntry We traverse builds up and .o-
iches this Company. ~.
lr. Davis will be glad. at any 10,
=, to hear from Boards OF Of
de, Commercial Clubs, Farm apl
Alliances or any organized
les. as we'll as firms and indi-
lals, aud will make 1t his bust.
10 visit and advise with any