Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-08
"THE GREATEST GOOD TO THE
GREATEST NUMBER"

The Graphic recently announced the
nurnose of the new owners or the
Bluff City Lumber Company to reouilu
the plant of that company IN the
western suburbs of the city. Alter
the destruction of the former plant OF
the Bluff City Lumber Company
which stood on this site, announce
ment was made by the then owners ol
the company that the plant would not
he rebuilt and that the ground would
be sold for other purposes. Since
that time the ownership of the Blum
City Lumber Company has passed I'M
der the entire control of John f.
Rutherford, D. H. Duncan and D t.
Vaulx. and at a recent meeting of the
CITY Council the new owners made ap-
Dlication for a lease upon the IandS
desired by the city for certain cross
streets with the end in view OF pulld-
ing a new 100000 plant on the afore-
said property After some opposition
on the part of some property holders
in the West End, the Bluff City Lum-
her Company announced that it would
withdraw its petition relative to GER
tain streets and test its rights IN the
courts. In other words, the Blum CITY
Lumber Company simply asked the
right to rebuild it's plant on it's own
property without interference from
the city in regard to said streets.
The company asked no more than 1t
had formerly possessed, prior to the
destruction of it's plant For twenty
three years the lumber company was
in possession of this property and
nothing was said about cross streets
until the destruction of its mill by
fire. The lumber company is not ask
ing any bonus from our citizens; it
simply proposes to rebuild its plant
on the old site if not prevented by
the city authorities. If these cross
streets are opened up, we are reliab-
ly informed, it will prevent the
rebuilding of the Bluff City plant in
this city, and while we do not desire
to antagonize any private interests on
the one hand, or favor any private IN
terests on the other hand, yet we sub
nit that one manufacturing plant that
emnlOyes a large number OF skilled
laborers at good wages is worth more
to any city or any community IMAM
any half dozen short or cross streets
even were these streets opened
through the Bluff City's property, that
the said streets would not connect
with the streets intersecting Third
and Fourth avenues at that point.
Moreover, this property is located IN
the extreme western end OF the city
where there is little need for cross
streets at short intervals, and between
which there would be few demands,
for traffic. The Graphic is a great
believer in the good old Democratic
doctrine handed down from the faith
ers of 1.-The greatest good to the great
est number" and as We believe the re-
establishment of this mandatory
will result to the best interests OF
majority of our citizens and business
men, and as this new institution Will
also be subject to municipal taxation
and a contributor to the revenues OF
the city, we regard the re-establish-
ment of this enterprise as OF para
mount Importance to the people gen
orally and superior to any minor in.
terests. The people of Pine Bluf:
want this plant and, if rebuilt, will be
of great benefit to the entire city.
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