Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-28
FACTORY QUESTION NOW
UP 10 TWIN CITIES
WOOlen Mills Can Be Secured Here If Local Capital
Will Assist Enterprise


to the lewiston Charleston business
men to subscribe $4,000 in stock for a
wooden mill enterprise in order that the
industry may be secured providing
conditions are deemed favorable by the
wooden mill men who will visit the
twin cities within a short time.
The matter was brought before the
meeting of the "Twenty-one" commit
tee today by Messrs. r. c. Beach and
Frank Thompson, who recently visited
two wooden mills as a committee rep
senting the Lewiston Commercial club
and the lewiston Charleston Promotion
bureau.
They found the industry to be a very
profitable one after making a careful
investigation of the plant and the COM
pany's books. A meeting of Lewiston
and Charleston business men and cap
italists Ill probably be held tomor-
row at which time a detailed report
wi be made and a decision reached
as to the advisability of asking the rep
resentatives of the industry to come
here with a view of closing a deal for
bringing the plant to the twin cities.
Mill Model Institution.
Messrs. Beach and Thompson found
this mill model institution and one
engaged in the manufacture of high
grade of stayles, employing mostly girl
operatives. The mill has a large de-
mand for its product and is now able
to fill | orders received. This state
ment was verified with large number
of orders that have come unsolicited
and which the firm is not now able to
supply. 1t is bel eyed the sale of
100000 annual output could be readily
made If the plan had sufficient capacity
to turn out this amount.
Mr. Beach stated that he had be-
lieved such an industry could not be
profitably conducted In Lewiston. Lut
after visiting the Oregon institution
j, was conv need that purchast Is stock
would be most excellent Investment.
He said that he believed the success uf
such an industry was almost entirely
man with whom they were in confer,
ence seems peculiarly adapted To con-
duct such a business and is conceded
| by his competitors to be one OF the sest
manufacturers of wooden goods in the
Northwest.
Messrs. Beach and Thompson stated
that other cities in the west are now
endeavor. ng to secure this Industry
and 1t is probable that nothing less
than 100000 will secure the plant for
this section.
Promoters Want $4,000.
The manager of the plant visited.
and two other experienced buyers and
sellers with whom he will associate
himself, will take $4,000 of the stock
required to start the mill here upon
cond. .tions that they are allowed to
conduct the business without being
hampered in any way by the majority
of the stockholders. This would leave
$4,000 to be subscribed here ani viii
be the feature to be determined at the
meeting held tomorrow.
The committee today received thu
: resignat. on of Mr.. Robert Dougan, as.
feet June 1. Mr. Dougan has been Of.
! fered a very lucrative position in Seat.
tie and leaves Lewiston to avail him.
self of the excellent opportunity.
H. w. Johnson, who left Saturda,
for South Dakota, was rendered a vot
OF thanks by the committee for his ex
cellent services in the promotion worl
1
Mr. Johnson informed the committe
that he desired to pay his MONTH
= subscription of $40 even though h
. was making his residence in anothe
n city.
An Invitation will be rendered tn
congressional waterways committee I
visit Lewiston while en- route to II
n coast