Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-25
PAPER MILL
MEETING
New Industry May Come to Occur
d'Alene

promotion Of a paper mill at that
place, and also pulp mill at st. Joe
held a conference with a committee.
consisting of J. T. Sullivan, Geo.
Harding, and M. d. Wright, and also
number Of citizens, and business
men at the club rooms Of the com
mercial club last evening with rela-
ton to the establishment Of a paper
mill in this city. Mr.. G. B. Pride
has promoted in the United States So
paper mills, and is now the owner
OF one, and owns a controlling inter-
est in another, and is a man Of thor
ough experience In the enterprise
which he is promoting. He is at the
present also identified as engineer
with the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul as an electrical engineer for
the purpose Of developing electrical
power to be used by the road in the
west.
According to Mr.. Fishers state
ment to the committee last evening
the Milwaukee road has secured the
control of four sites on the St. Joe
river, and 1t is willing to turn over
one Of these sites to firm which
will establish paper mill at that
place. A temporary organization
looking to the establishment Of an
institution Of that kind in that city
to be known as the Spokane Wood
Pulp G Paper company has been ef-
fected, and efforts are now being
directed to raise the capital for the
location of the paper mill, and a pulp
mill at st. Joe. Mr.. Fisher stated
that the Inland Empire would use
from 80 to 100 tons Of paper a day,
and that the Spokane institution
would have a capacity OF so tons
which would make 1t fall short of
81 tons Of supplying the demand
His proposition last night to the
committee was that Occur d'Alene
company be organized and that
mill having a capacity Of 80
tons be established in the
city. He stated that the Milwau-
kee road would be willing to turn
over one Of its power sites on the
st. Joe for a pulp mill to such COM
pany, and that Mr.. Pride would put
$50, 900 in the concern. He estimated
that it would require for the estab-
lishment of the paper mill in the city,
and the pulp mill at st. Joe the sum
of $500, 900, and If the business men
Of Occur d'Alene could take stock to
the amount of $4,000 that he was
satisfied that he could secure the re-
mainder of the necessary capital
from the outside. He stated that he
would undertake the supervision Of
the establishment of the mill, and
conduct 1t for a period Of one year
on a commission basis. Another
proposition which he submitted that
If the people of Occur d'Alene did
not feel as though they could raise
the above capital that outside capt.
tai could be induced to take a hold
of the enterprise provided site was
donated. bonus given, and the plant
exempt from taxation for a period Of
about FIVE years. The committee is
now making a canvass Of the busi-
ness interests with the view Of as
certaining their attitude with respect
to the two propositions submitted
as It Is in doubt as to which Is the
better plan to pursue. either under
take to capitalize the company In the
city and vicinity OF invite outside
capital to take hold OF 1t. As soon
as they have made a thorough can
vass Of the situation It viii confer
either with Mr.. Fisher or Mr.. Pride.
and definite action be taken.
The paper mill proper when es-
tablished would employ about los
men. and their average wages viii
average 81 a day. making a pay ron
OF s420 each day. Besides this there
will be a number of men necessary
to run the pulp mill. and also to
work in the woods. and II estimates
that this win make the number OF
men employed between $50 and 4oe.
Mr.. Fisher took a very optimistic
view of the situation and stated that
II a united effort was exerted . MIL
lean be established in this city within