Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-10-23
TWO LOCATIONS ARE CONSIDERED
PROPOSITION PRESENTED PROMOTION COMMITTEE
APPOINTED TO CANVASS sITUAroN-eE CENTRAL To-
MILLING CLEARWATER wALLowA AND CRAIG
MOUNTAIN TIMBER.

The Northwestern Lumber company,
through General Manager Hummer ana
General Agent Cameron has signified
it's willingness to locate the manufac-
turing mills in Lewiston providing q
suitable site can be secured at rea-
sonable figure.
The proposition was made by Mr..
Hummer yesterday before a commit
tee of the promotion bureau, and
committee will be named within the
next few days to secure q location that
needs
Mr.. Hummer stated his company had
made quiet investigations in the city
and immediate vicinity, but has yet
been unable to fipd suitable location
that can be purchased at price that
would permit the company to install It's
plant here. The committee to whom
this work will be assigned win confer
with the owners OF the Porter slough
district and with the owners OF the
Holbrook island, either OF which places
offer good locations for the installation
of such manufacturing plant.
The location of the plant at Lewiston
Will offer many advantages to the
company and at the same time win be
one of the best industries that could
be secured to assist in building up the
manufacturing interests of Lewiston.
The Lewiston location would provide
a point for the manufacture of timber
not only from the Craig mountain dis
trict but also from all sections of the
Clearwater country, where it is known
members OF the Northwestern Lumber
company have Investigated the timber
country. and fro mthe Wallowa sec
tion, where large quantities of timber
will be available with the completion
of the Huntington Lewiston line
The location here will also offer the
best shipping facilities. The business
to the north would secure the compe-
tition between the o. r. & N, the
Northern Pacific and the Spokane In
land. which win be a feeder to the
Great Northern.
The business west would be divided
between the Northern Pacific. the o.
r. s. N. and the river steamers Of the
Open River association while the
lewiston Huntington line now being
built to the south viii provide an OUT
let in that quarter, and the announces
ment of the Hartman interests to
build the Bitter Root valley road
would provide the direct route into the
Eastern markets.
Nf ~ -
the city would also provide market
for all of the byproducts of the min,
such as sawdust and slab wood. ana
the big fruit industry in ths I.svistcn-
Charleston valley now using annually
$5O0,OOO worth of box matscisl. weuld
provide a growing demand for this
class of the companys output
Business men this afternoon are
deeply interested in the project OF Sc
curing the company's manufacturing
plant for Lewiston, and many sugges-
tions have been offered relative to In
ducements that might be offered. The
general opinion seems favorable to Sc
curing a site that WIN meet the conn
pany's requirements and purchase the
same, to be turned over to the milling
company at price that would not be
in excess of similar holdings removed
from the city and shipping facilities.
1t has also been suggested that the
commercial organizations might as
sumo the city taxes Of the company's
city plant for a period of 20 years,
The committee on site win make its
Investigations within the next few
days, and it is probable a deinite an
nouncement will be made at the next
meeting of the promotion club. which
win be held next week.