The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-15
Box and Basket FactOryt) Build
Near Stock Yards.
Mr.. w. +. Morris to BE President
About 100 Men WIN BE En-
ployed by the Concern.
COMMERCIAL CLUBS WORK

A. substantial manufacturing en-
terprise that is now getting ready for
business is to be known as the Pa
ducah Box and Basket company. The
capital stock will be $4,000 and w.
+. Morris will be president and IA
5. Wells secretary and treasurer.
These two gentlemen have asso-
clated themselves together for the
purpose of manufacturing fruit pack
ages. baskets. packing boxes. butter
dishes and other items for similar
uses. Sometime ago Secretary Coons
/ OF the Commercial club. learned that
Mr.. Morris intended to engage In a.
new manufacturing enterprise. also
that strong efforts were being made
/ by Nashville, Greensboro and Mem
phis to secure this manufacturing
business
The secretary Immediately got the
I matter before the board of directors
of the Commercial club, and they
/ held meetings. at which Mr.. Morris
was present. and such pressure was
brought to bear and interest shown
by the Commercial club in Mr.. Nor
ris' proposed enterprise that he A.
nally turned down some very flatter-
l ing offers from these other cities,
! and promised the Commercial club
\ to remain in Paducah. lie and his
associates have purchased twenty
acres of ground known as the True
heart tract near the stock yards. and
are going right ahead to erect their
buildings and Install their machin-
cry 10 get their plant in order for
business. The main building will be
GOxl20 f.ttwo stories high.
Sidetracks are being arranged for.
through the Commercial club, from
both the l. e. and the ~. c. and s,
~. railroad also the extension of
Caldwell street leading up to the
factory buildings. When the compa-
ny get into full operations they will
employ at least 100 hands. The ma
chinery for the plant Is being ship
I ped. and large amount of the ma
terial Is already on the ground for
the buildings The machinery was
purchased principally from st. Joe.
Mich. while the material for build
ings has all been contracted from To-
cal concerns.
Mr. w. +. Morris. the president of
the new company, has spent three
years In Paducah. was formally pres
ident and general manager of the
Mergenthaler-Horto Basket Co.
Previous to coming TO Paducah he
was associated with the New Albany
Box and Basket Co, New Albany,
Ind, where he resiued for some 20
years. Mr.. H. S. Wells. the secretary
and treasurer. has been resident
of Paducah for some ten years, and
was Identified with the Ferguson
Palmer company This new enter
prise will be a great acquisition to
Paducah. II will not only give EN-.
ployment to large number of hands
but will be a great benefit to the
farmers who can bring their timber
to this establishment by wagon. They
will also furnish source of home
supply in the way of fruit packages
no the farmers. and packing cases to
the local business interests. This en-
terprise Is of such importance that
Memphis offered them a factory al
ready equipped for their business. If
they would locate there. but the
strong pressure brought to bear upon
these gentlemen by the Commercial
club and the cooperation of Mayor
Yeiser and the council in providing
necessary street fills and extensions,
and the natural superior advantages
of Paducah as a manufacturing
point, which Messrs. Morris and
Wells recognize and appreciate cou-
Piled with their desire to live In Pa
ducah settled the matter in favor OF
our city.