Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-09-13
NEW BOX FACTORY IS
DOING MUCH BUSINESS
This New Industry Employing
Large Number of Men and
Proving to Be Fius ThinS.

people OF Grants Pass who are build
ing for the future growth aud develop.
ment Of this entire region and already
the fruits Of this. agitation are becom
ing manifest and some good establish
ments. employing many men are be-
ing started in this city.
One Of the newest and best to be
launched is the Grants Pass Box Co. :,
which is located just east Of the city,
where 30 acres of suitable grounds
have been secured In close proximity
to the railroad and easy Of access to
the city. Here the Courierscribe found
. scene of great activity and as he
passed through :tbe large establish.
ment and bebeld how complete it was
in every detail and saw that neither
money or pains had BEEN spared In
securing the very best and most up.
to-dste equipment. he could not help
but be impressed with the idea that
this is going to be one of the largest
and best institutions Of its kind that
is to be found in all this northwest.
Only three short months have
elapsed since the first ground was
broken for the factory and although
much of the expensive machinery has
not yet arrived from the eastern
factory. yet enough is here to enable
the management to rush orders for
fruit boxes and folly two cars per day
of the shocks and one Of dressed lum.
Der are hurried to the California
markets, where there is large de-
mand for it.
The main office Of this enterprising
concern 10 located at No. 104l Mona-
dack building. San Francisco, where
President Y. " Warren and Secretary
N. l.. Lauden have offices. G. d.
Horner is manager Of the Grants Pass
factory and the newsgatherer found
him head overheels In work, bat Just
the same. he found time to greet the
reporter In . cordial manner and took
pains to explain about the workings
Of the big concern.
Manager Hornsr sstated that there
are st present 100 men employed in
the work and that fully that number
will be required right along, in order
to carry ou the work which has been
outlined and for which preparations
have been made. This is a no small
item in itself and II means much to
Grants Pass, for the company operat-
ing the big factory have no strings on
one cent Of the big payroll, which
goes out in the ordinary. channels
OF trade here in Grants Pass and this
fact is doubtless greatly appreciated
by the local merchants and dealers.
When it is completed it will be one
Of the finest box factories and planning
mills that is TO be found any where.
At present only the box department
is in operation, but soon the machinery
for the planning mill will be here, as
it is now enroute from the eastern
factories. One Of the indications
that the management proposes to run
no risks whatever, is that electric
power is used to propel the ma
chinery, one 100 H. p. motor and one
10 H. p motor being required to per-
form the work. This means protection
from fire, as we'll as clean and sure
power. To make doubly sure of FIRE
protection a huge tank ,holdingg so, 600
gallons Of water will be placed on
top Of the large go foot high storage
building and the plant Throughout
will be equipped with automatic
sprinklers, which will give the very
best possible protection from the
dreaded flames. Then. too, the
foundatios Of the buildings and OF the
shaftings are OF concrete, which means
much for such hig business.
The building proper is 9O12s5 feet
and in it is to be found lots Of very
expensive, right up.to.date ma
chinery, some Of which is not equaled
on the coast and the hum aud buzz
of this machinery is so great tha.
one can hardly ''hear himself think, 4"
as the small army OF skilled workmen
are turning out large amount Of
stuff ready for shipment. The big
storage room, 40x40 feet and 60 feet
high is now in course Of construct
ion. Ont through the yards are TO be
seen immense piles Of lumber ready
for use and placed in convenient
manner for the workmen to get at II.
Manager Horner informed the
Courier man that the orders for ma
terial had been coming in very rapidly
and that they were about swamped
with such orders. However. they
are running full shifts and working
day and night in order to not disap.
point anyone.
Mr.. Horner assured the paper man
that the management was glad 10
have any visitors who might be In.
terested in that line Of vork and that