Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-04-30
COUNTRY NEEDS
BOX FACTORY
Pressing Demand For This
Industry Gives Opportunity
For Investment
-, nnreau Evening TELLER.

..on Rpreau Evening Teller.
0'e .pKsToN, wash. April 3O--
"a tbe varied industries of the
,..,stan- -Clarkston country, that of
,,anufacturing is now the one
- 81. facing the people Of our terri
-, almost demanding recognition,
va "a -. r. Anderson this morning. Mr..
.,aerson is an experienced broker and
..oop salesman who has spent IL
.aars IN the stock exchanges OF the |
rs.4 A. a manufacturers agent.
x.,a,,re wholesale brokerage and
.ommission work at Lewiston he is in
no.,tion to receive inquiries regard
J.. ~ status Of the situation.
I'm the past six months have re-
..,raa orders for enough box shocks
"a keep 100000 box mill running the
.r.,re wear 1t viii soon dawn upon
~ people of Charleston that they are
r.ssinr mn an opportunity to estab-
psh such a factory. We have an
.va,lable mill site Immediately below
me town above the ferry landing. The
..ra har there is an excellent loca-
,,on for such mill; for this year the
m,Il could be placed on the ground
without other support"
@After looking over INQUIRIES re-
cstyed / find that they amount In all
10 7s cars canteloupe crates for ship
ment 10 the middle west, SO cars OF
e.nteloupes crates for use in Iowa,
sooono shocks for shipment of two
mound canned goods to three points in
Illinois, 50 cars of egg cases. white
pine boxes for shipment of evaporated
anples to Chicago and other Illinois
poInts, 10000 shocks to begin with
ia cars of cracker boxes to be ship
ped at the rate of three cars per week
and 100000 cases for three-pound
canned goods"
ut is,a lamentable fact that all the
hox factories of the Pacific coast afs
daily declining orders which amoun'
10 millions Of dollars annually. They
are absolutely unable to FIJI them be-
cause Of the growing demand for tn
box shook. In recent years the easl'
ern manufacturers have been con
fronted with a shortage of lumber 10
the manufacture Of what boxes the.
needed and factories have been com
peued to close down, SO acute has peei
the shortage. Bearing this fact Il
mind the matter becomes more inter
sstng to the local manufacturer;
win inevitably be the means Of bring
ing the western product to the iron
and make the western box shook man
utacturer the coming man OF tn
hour
The life Of a packing box is Vel
short. AS a rule q box reaches =
destination in as good condition
when It left the factory but once
served It's original purpose 1t is broi
N up and burned. The demand 2
the product therefore Is continual
growing along with the growth OF 81
manufacturing industry.
Because Of the frost in the Clark
ton country we must not lay doS
and submit ourselves 70 whatever m
come; now is the pressing time for
to be about ourselves and boost TO
height Of our ability. II we wish
encourage the town and Its future.
must put our shoulders to the WIN
Of industry ana not depend solely
eur fruit crop. Let us have ,
roll Let us give more attention
ether things so that in the advent
failure In one line we will not
absolutely subject to conditions
they appear.
with the expenditure OF $4,000
box shook factory could be erec
which would give SO men employm
IN the coming year. Although thii
comparatively small amount, It
serve for q start. AS soon as
product is on the cars ready for 81
ment then money win be advar
oy eastern firms to advance the
'erest Of the factory, bringing It Q
paying basis and TO place VI
every stick Of timber sawed up
ee converted in a dividend paying
vestment."