The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-10-18
PROPOSAL SUBMITTED
TWO BIG ENTERPRISES WILL
BE ESTABLISHED.
Reasonable Offer Made for Free.
tiOn Oi SawmiIl and Flour.
ing Mil In Astoria.

he Northwest wefe submitted 10 the
people II Astoria By W. g. G1sslln, A.
~. Hammond'A representative, a. a
special meeting n the Chamber 0f
Commerce. held last evening. Outside
capitalists are willing 10 establish a
sawmilI that viii cut 10000 Or 20O,o00
feet NJ lumber daily and also a -four
ing mill with a daily capacity Of 100
barrels. 10 be- increased 10 1000 barrels
AZ soon as business conditions Justify
the enlargement Of the plant a large
number N representative cltzcns at
tended the meeting. the object of which
was explained by President Van Du-
sen. Mr Gosslln was then asked 10
submit his proposal 10 the people. He
sail.
without taking up any time With
preliminary statements. I may as well
tell you that the object Of ny pres
cnt ylsl ~ 10 establish two large en-
terpr'ses here Mr Hammond and his
associates IL his many business ven
tures on the Pacific coast have reallzed
for some time the necessity " estab-
llsh.rg a large awmiii somewhere In
the Nor Invest Personally. Mr. Ham
mond l. favorable 70 the mouth OF the
Columbia as the location for the mall.
and b. has authorized me 20 make the
following proposal 70 the people or this
city. II what Is known as the Tongue
Point sawm.ll site ls placed al tn dis
posil ~ Mr Hammond ana hls asso-
ciatea. they viii az Once commence the
erection of a mill tina, will cu, 100000
feet u lumber In tweniy-four hou's.
Mr.. Hammond. I might add In a casual
way. believes he mIn viii be able TO
cut 100000 feet. but We 10 not wish
To pr,mls. a capacity " more than 25o.-
OOO ~ soon AZ the aecessary arrange
mems can Dc completed. We will pro-
coed with the construction ~ the mill.
The other of the two enterprises Ls
part u the irst and mus, b. cons!d-
cred with Il. The capitalists interest
ci believe A Touring mill should be es-
tnbilshsd here. and. after an inspection
" the city. have found a suitable site
~ West Astoria The site has a f-ant-
age ~ 700 feet and extends from the
ScAslle cauuery 70 the Cooperative
cauuery This property has been ex-
amlucl by representatives n the cap!-
ullst. Aui proses satisfactory In every
way.
MIR PeploW. who is here This even
ing. has been engaged ln the manufic-
tur. n aour al his NE. II. has been
IN business az Kallspell. but has sold
out his interests there and is now foot
loose lie Will Dee The managing head
" ;hr Astoria Touring mill, II The ne
gotllulns nov being conducted reach
a successful termination. The proDos-
al is ,s follows. w will organize a
compt1y with a pai-up capital of
yioo. 900. ~ this amoua. of stock We
viii allow $1,000 o7 he size. but We
VIII expect the people " the city TO
subscribe $4,000 worth Of stock in the
company. We shah expect ,o receive
subscriptions. In small amounts, from
the merchants oc Astoria ana from ;ht
business men. The reason Cor this s
,1lt the suecrs, ~ the Touring mill Will
depend largely upon the local demand
nr It's output. and by interesting mer-
chants We may expect thai The mill
viii supply the local demand. On ac-
count of arbitrary freight rates It Will
boz impossible far the mill company to
get into the Eastern marks,. and most
of the flour mus, bs sold al home.
should the industry be f1stered. how
ever have no doubt equitable rates
will soon be extended 70 the local MILL
and 8, will no, be long before he COM
pny viii be in position 70 gain foot
mold In the Eastern and oriental mar
kets, necessltat!ug enlargement OF the
plan.
1T Is the intention To spend the $780,
OOO as follows \ plant with posi-
BILE capacity OF 1000 barrels will be
erected at once and machinery sufii-
Client To manufacture 500 barrels day
Installed As soon as the business ot
the concern justlhes, additional ma
chmery will be put in and the capa-
city doubled We expect that enlarge
ment Of the plant will be made neces-
sary as soon as equal rates on flour are
extendei to Astoria.
1T should be remembered that these
two proposals go together, II one
falls. so then will the other. Both must
be established on the coast at once, and
there will b. no delay in getting the
under way. Other places
are after the industries but Mr., Ham
mond Is favorably disposed towards As
toria. The people Of this city have an
which comes only once in
the lifetime of any community, and |
trust that they will embrace It,"
Mr.. Gosslin then told what Mr.. Ham
mond had done for the city Of Eureka,
Cal. He has already invested $9,OOOOOO
at that point and the effect on the
has been felt in many ways.
He expressed the conviction that the
people who were willing to put their
money into the big mill enterprise, IN
which perhaps not less than H,OOOOoO
win be invested before any profit is de-
rived. were entitled to a site as an In
lmrnmnnt tn lncate I'm this OF nnY Oth-