The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15
cLATsop MILL WILL BE REBUILT
Arrangements Completed Except Va
cation Of Portion Of Twenty
Third Street.

Members of the Push Club mill com
mitiee wer. tubiant last night The
new mill to be- built on the old catgop
miilsite In now an assured fact, The
only work left is for the city colncil.
This body viii be- requested At It's
meeting next Monday night to .acste
a portion OF Twenty-thIrd street 10 be
used as part of the site Of the Mill.
AZ II will not interfere with The pubic
convenience to grant this. request ond
win be great benefit TO iheclty. The
committee In confident that the city
'dids'' Will grant this request. remov-
ing the last obstacle In the way NJ this
important Improvement. The point 10
be vacated is near the intersection Of
Twenty third and Commercial streets.
Ii only about a block In length and
al E n unused poins On The street II
IL the purpose to build the mill at
the northeast corner Of Tweniy-thlrd
and Commercial streets
In sase the city coun III makes the
order vacating the street at the point
named at Its meeting next Monday
night the committee states that II Is
assured that work on the new mill
will be commenced at once--immadi-
ateiy. as one OF the committee put II.
White the undertaking Is a gigantic
one and VIII cost a large sum of mon
ey and require the services OF a large
number OF skilled and unskiled labor
ers. yet II IL the purpose to complete
the mill and have II In fun running
order by August first OF this year
Tn, cost of the mill s tn he bhcu.
$50 900. and its capacity will he 10000
feet Of lumber day. and II IL intend
ed to run the min night and day. From
l50 to i75 men win be employed In
running the mill and the pay roll is
estimated at about $4,000 monthly.
While the mill Is under construction
II Is expected 20 employ rs men regu-
lary In the work 1t Is expected to
get all OF the work done In the ma
chInery line in the local machine shops
and foundrles and this will entail the
expenditure of large sums in this line
locally Local men will also be en-
ployea In the constitution II the ni,i
in, 'avements,
Speaking of the benefits to be de-
rived to the city on account of this
Improvement, one Of the committee
last evening said: One great thing
for the city In the building of the new
mill Is that 1t Is being done by out
side capital. Every dollar will come
from the outside, 1t Is better for the
city that the Improvement Is not
made by local capital from the fact
that II introduces entirely new capital
In our midst Instead of weakening
any particular point Of trade 1t is an
entirely new addition to the cIty's
wealth"
The work OF the committee has been
arduous, and 1t has met with some dis
appointments, but Its members have
shown that spirit domi 1ant in the Push
Club which means never to turn loose
as long as there Is a shadow Of hope,
A member OF the committee also
commends the spirit OF the new men
behind the mill enterprise, and states
that they have shown broad-minded-
ness in the matter and have made con-
cessions literally in order to bring
about the consummatlon OF the deal,
The men are just such men as the
Push Club like to see join the business
interests of Astoria