St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1904-12-02
PROGRESS ON wooLEN MILLS.
st. Johns Great Industrial Enter
prise Is Nearing Completion.

ments the entcrprlsing people oI Ot
Johns ever made was that in which
they contributed n site Of six acres
of water front territory within the
corporate limits of this little city
10 those who were promoting the
woolen mills enterprise. The contest
between rival points for this great
industrial institution was vigorous
during protracted campaign; but
the business people Of -. Johns real
izing what uch an enterprise meant
for the growth and future welfare OF
this ambitious town, won the battle
and they have already begun to reap
n gratifying reward for their energy
and foresight During the four
months Of active work in the con
sinction of the several buildings for
the various departments Of the en-
terpriso the Wooden Mills Company
has paid out an average Of $4,000
month for labor employed. The
.ompany's payroll when under full
operation, will be- at least $1,000
month. paid 10 about l7j employees.
So, il may he clearly seen that the
people Of 81. Johns are not required
to guess ~ 10 the outcome of their
recent investment IN The site a. an in
ducomchi 10 this big company to lo-
cate IN this moro than ordinary prom
ising town. II will dp more than any
other one thing 10 develop and en-.
large the vigorous growth Of our III
the city and 10 urge II substantially 10
the realization of ~ manifest destiny.
When q Review reporter called on
Superintendent Charles n. Carter on .
Tuesday for information relative to T.
the progress of the work of construct T.
ing the buildings aud preparing them .
for business occupancy, be- found that .
gentleman IN most anablc and oblig. .
ing mood 1--WE will have all of .
the departments of the enterprise IN
full operation between now and Feb
runry," said Mr.. Carter cat which
time We will employ somewhere b..
tween 10 and Ia operatives, the
majority of whom will b. chosen from
ST. Johns population. In fact. IN cv-
cry ease where u is possible We will
give the preference to the people OF
this city, be- continued. "Nuch Of
be- work required may be- rlasscd ~
skilled labor. but We have experts IN
rycry department who are teaching
lhurc who may not have had amy prev
lous experience in this line of employ.
moni ln that way We wi make II
possible for the work H. b. wholly in
he hands of local people The MONTH
" payroll will bc approximately
1000. ~ nearly u hundred thousand
dollars u year which N u consider.
'blc sum tu be- distributed among The
business people ~ 81 Johns. Many
new homes will be- made with this
money and consequently additions to
he husinrs- HOUSES of the place may
b. easily estimated. We ARE Just nov
starting "ui with our samples aud are
osing nn time ~ getting ready lor
business, with mll force of opera
ives ai Wurk.
The Nnolcn Mills Company was in.
ior SlOO.OOO IT, officers
Irci Pre- idcul, " T.. Olds. secretary
Ind manager T.. l.. Thompson. sup.
'hns. H. Garter
h yonsa sliocioim usc acct owl
The iartnrN ronsi,is ui une main
'nildinv "f brick. lOONaOO feet, iva
Ioors, boiler house. l0Nii. securing
uoms, h,XlOni Wonl sorting depart
lent, lONllO, tNo llonrs. mixing J
o"m,, @N5n, dyr housc. luNilO. fuel
"usc. i0NiO aud JO icei high. 4
alcr lnWer has been erected. hold {
ne q tank with capacity of 10000
all"ns, Tor lire protection. In addi- 8
ou io this, each department IL pro- 9
idrd with automatic sprinklers, 3
hlch ATE placed eight feet apart, 8
9th ways. I'm ease of frc. the fuses 9
~ set on automatically AZ 100 de- B
rees oi heat, ln this way the build &
lgs may be- ilooded with water before g
ordinary tire department could re- 3
'ond in an alarm Heat in the rx- &
nt ot li0 degrees will set on the p
lses' whether there is anybody about 5
e building or not, Il il modern q
."iociion against l"ss by lire and is =,
ttauly effective, ~ many tests have ~
'undanllN proven The buildings :
e steam heated throughout. q
The annual product of the mills viii -
worth irum $4,000 to SiO0. 600.