St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-03-24
WHAT IT MEANS.

Events of the past fortnight will
have a greater influence In shaping
the destiny Of ST. Johns than any
other single element that has so far
entered into the question. While
the progress already made in secur.
ing the varions industrial institu-
tions which line the shores of the
river front should not be undercs,i-
mated. All of them have proven
valuable acquisitions To the city aud
have formed a nucleus for an indus.
trial center that will and has proven
most important factor in the pro-
grcss already made. The payroll
already established is of such pro-
portions that must of necessity
prove a solid and substantial basis
ior the future prosperity aud growth
of 81. Johns However, the dcci.
sion Of the Wcycrhauscr company
10 locate their big lumber manufac-
turing plant at this point places the
question of our future destiny be-
yond all possible question Of doubt.
Were II even the desire Of those
mos, heavily interested Ia our pres
cnt manufacturing industries To
shut down operations. and leave
the town To shape It's own fate
without them. the present condi-
tions are guarantee oi stability
aud pcrpctuity Of Our growth aud
development, Let depression come,
let stagnancy in all commercial
lines become general, still the fact
that concern backed 10y such
unlimited capital as is the case of
the Weyerhauscr company, Is
located here. and will continue on.
efations during dull times the same
as though the wave OF prosperity
was at it, maximum height, Is
sufficient guaranty lor all time To
come, With this concern il is I
only question of getting timber To {
convert into mcrchantahle stuff. not |
a question Of the condition of the s
lumber market. II their product I
Is not in demand today, their policy G
Is to keep at work producing To 4
their full capacity so that when the y
demand does come they will be on I
hand ready To supply il. c
II is doubtful II the magnitude of
his enterprise is realized by many h
lcoplc of this city. and all because h
sc are yet unaccus,omcd 10 really
big things, In an institution of J.,
his character the by-products are u
II very great importance. Not ~
jingle particle OF waste is permitted. -
svety stick OF lumber is utilized. -
no, for one thing then for anoth- -,
e. What with mauy mills Is ahSo. -
ite waste, IN this instance. is con. "
erted into some merchantable
rticle, something for which there ~
demand and will bring returns, VI
not with a margin of profit, yet "
ithclent To reduce the cost of pro 81
uelIou To a minimum. Then, too.
Iaer factories ATE attracted by such se'
'nccrns. The idea that il ST. II
'hns is So desirable for the biz all
'noerns like the WeyerhauSer com. Ia
my, why is Il not good place ma
Z smaller industries. This result of
the mos, natural one in the world. WI
Is safe aud reasonable To predict IN
az before many cycles shall have yes
ISSed 81, Johns will he the largest fro
anuiacturing oenter on the Pacific yea
asst. Even let the ratio of in. last
ease that has prevailed during the
last eighteen months be main. ma
ned, figure up the result at the des
d OF the next eighteen months. sen
II II is fair 10 presume that the rh
'rease will be greater for the next YOU
hple OF years than il has been in last
same period in the past, Al emit
y rate, the future of ST, Johns is will
cd, full OF hope and encourage yea
mt, and those who have interests Hal
&c may feel an assurance in the thel
'dom of their investments that is I
lchsaied TO but few. pre-