The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-05-15
WE ARE AWAKENING.
day Night Addressed by
C. j. Farley.

the club room Saturday evening, drawn
there by determination to unite in all
effort to devise means for building up
our city and working for it's best in
terests.
Judge Blakeley presided over tie
meeting and stated that its object was to
In some way raise a bonus to be used in
inducing manufactures to start here
nd consider the best means to be en-
ployed. He then called upon 6. ].
Farley. who has given the subject careful
ST udy of late, and had in mind several
plans, one of W hich THE CHRONICLE re-
ferred to last week. 1t was the idea of
asking each property owner on Second
street to give 81 for each front foot of
reality upon said street. The business
houses from $40 TO 800 each. Profess
sional men, including lawyers, doctors,
dentists, insurance and real estate
agents, resident county officers and con-
tractors, each $40. Huuseholders in the
city from 81 to 50. Clerks and EN-
ployes, 81. Other resources, $500. All
together a grand total of $4,000 could
thus be raised. In speaking of this
proposition Mr.. Farley said:
First, we ask the property holders on
Second street to put up $4,000. For
why? Because it represents the heaviest
and most valuable interests in our city.
Second, we ask the merchants to give
S., 900, because, on this proposition, they,
together with the holders of real estate,
on Second street, represent the next
largest value to be benefited by this
move.
"a rough estimate of invested capital
on Second street in merchandise is not
quite $780, 900.
1.-The value of reality and improve
| lnents on Sec nd street is considerably
over $500 900.
snow if the merchants are willing to
pay So 900, the realty not for minute
should refuse to cooperate. Neither do
1 think they will, and 1 have carefully
canvassed among the business men and
they will contribute their share.
"Let US look little further upon this
proposition. If the town goes back
who are the losers? The business men, F.,
nine out of ten, could pack their stores
and move out with but small loss.
The realty and Improvements are a
fixed proposition, and cannot be trans
ferred."
He then called attention to euch
places as Dallas, of about 5000 in
habitants, which has six manufactur-
ing enterprises, each of them secured by
"rustling" and raising and giving
bonuses. Baker City, La Grande and
Pendleton have secured their industries
in about the same manner Now, what
will The DalIes do? Will it profit by
the successful experiences of its
neigh bore?
Mr.. Fa riley seems to favor a furniture
factory as one of the best enterprises
which could be fostered here, and says
"Just the other day Portland added g
new industry to their city, furniture
factory, which when completed will en-
ploy four hundred hands. How die
they get it? They agreed to give a bonus
of $25, 900. They went to work, bu
were unable to raiee but little ovel
$17 900. They got the factory, ever
better located for this kind of enterprie'
!, than any other part of the state O
, Oregon, because the material can b.
seasoned here acclimatically, and be
cause we have, right in our own county
for this purpose the best lumber in tn
state. I have learned lately through
another, that The Dalles could have hat
this same enterprise here, on account O
its situation, at much less sum thai
was contributed in the city of Portland
And gentlemen, ii 1 had my say as t
one specific purpose, if We should rails
this money, 1 would by far prefer
] furniture factory because it employs
: great deal of labor and is general
g operated the year round.'
e The question as to the best means c
3 obtaining power was also discussed i
his paper; but it was thought advisabl
to first obtain the bonus, and decid
j these questions afterward.
9 Everyone listened intently to Nj
j Farley. and at the close of bis epeect
g Messrs. Grove, Nolan, Mccoy, Gomla.
& DouthIt. DIR. Sanders and others ex
j pressed their opinions, some thorough
8 coinciding with the speaker; others ad
o vaaced their theories; but all stain
3 emphatically that they see the in
h portance of something being done &