The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-07-28
A VALUABLE AUXILIARY
INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT ESTAB.
LIsAED BY NORTHWESTERN.
WILL HELP SECURE INDUSTRIES
Secretary Mathewson Of the CONNER.
eial Club Welcomes an Announce.
ment That May Mean Much for the
Future OF Norfolk
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morcnl club has received through
Agent Matrau of the Chicago n North
western, circular letter issued b,
Edmund H. Brigham, general froiGh
agent OF that road, which may meat
much to the future of Norfolk Th,
circular announces tho establishment
of an Industrial department ns part
of the traffic organization of the com
pany II is the purpose of the new
department to work In close Co.opera
tion with the commercial or business
mems associations In towns and cities
along the Northwestern line and to
provide manufacturers and others
seeking new locations with definite
and reliable particulars regarding the
advantages and opportunities at any
and all the points reached by the road.
II is promised that the commercial
club will be advised from time to time
of applications received by the de.
partment, SO that If any such seems
suitable to the surroundings, an cf.
fort may he made to secure the pro.
posed enterprises. All information is
to be sent direct to George Bonncu,
Industrial agent, traffic department,
c. a ~ w, railway Chicago.
Accompanying the circular Is list
of questions which Secretary Mathew.
son will answer The department
wants to know the population of the
town, and whether II has such public
conveniences as water supply, sewer
system, water power and what capac.
ity, electric power, electric light, gas
supply and the number of banks. Nor
folk has all these except sewerage.
and n movement Is on foot now in the
council for that.
Description of available buildings
for manufacturing or mercantile use.
state whether for lease or sale. name
and address of owner or agent kind
of structure, area of floor space I'm
square feet, present equipment In ma.
chinery, power, etc, former use. what
purposes now adapted for Also how
located as regards private track ra.
cilities and nearncss to our terminal
facilities The answer to this uucs-
tion will give n description of the
sugar factory property, which is al
large brick structure. with ten 100.
horsepower boilers standing, an album.
dance of side tracks running to the
plant and II would seem that through
this department, If no other, valua-
BILE manufacturing institution might
be secured to occupy It,
Then the department wants inror-
nation as to any vacant property suit.
able for industrial or mercantile pur-
poses, area of same, and whether aC.
cessible for side tracks and distance
from the Northwestern tracks. mfor-
nation is wanted as to the labor sup.
ply, kind of fuel used, principal pro-
duets of the country, what natural ad-
vantages does the country surround.
ing possess In the way of sand. clay
or mari beds adapted to the mauufac-
ture of cement, brick, tile, glass or
other similar products.
There are undoubtedly great possi-
bilites for the new department of the
Northwestern system to be of immense
benefit TO the towns reached by that
road. While the prime object in es.
tablishing the department is to in
crease the freight and passenger busi-
ness or the road, yet the towns in
which the department becomes inter
ested will reap a greater benefit than
the road. Acting in conjunction with
the commercial clubs of towns-Nor-
folk, for instance many investors
ought to become interested here who
would not otherwise ever learn of the
pace. With broader field of in.
QutrteS than any business mems or.
sanitation could possibly secure. the
new industrial department has ii with.
in range To materially build up the
places along its lines, and from the
business like methods used in the pre-.
liminary circular there seems no !
doubt but that it was the intention
when the department was established |
to do everything possible to induce in |
dustries of substantial nature to To- !
cate in Northwestern towns.
1t cannot be understood that few |
localities are to be favored above 9th. |
ers, for all must be given an equal |
show according to the resources and |
inducements offered by each individ.
ual community With this understand.
ing let Norfolk make as good a repre-
sentation as possible, and see if salts
factory inducements cannot be Of
fered here to bring in more new indus.
tries.
The proposition looks very good to
the Commercial club and Secretary
Mathewson Welcomes it as valuable
auxiliary to the work that the club is
trying to accomplish.