Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-05-26

the farmers with all their necessities
will ever have to keep this in mind
too. 1t means that. fat and lean years
will come just as in the past. To OBJ
viate the pangs that come to the COM
munity in the lean years we advocate
the immediate beginning of other
things. The most feasible plan that
has been proposed for the permanent
building up of the city of Devils Lake
is the installing of paper mill on the
banks of Freshwater lake. Frederick
j. Pierce, M. D., has given nearly two
years to the study of the proposition.
He has found out the possibilities of
straw for the making of news print
paper; he has secured all the figures
that go to show what the profits would
be If such paper were made OF. the
straw that is waste material here.
'abouts;; he has an offer from respon-
sible engineering firm in the east to
put up the mill with proper equipment.
Recently he told of the offer to a,
gathering of business men at the Com
mercial club rooms. A committee was
appointed to look into the matter, and
report back at later date. Now the
writer of this article does not want
to seem to be interfering with that
committee in this matter. The cause
of this article Is that the matter may
come up with due force in the minds
of all the people interested i'm the per-
manent development of this particu-
lar community. Manufactures mean
the life of any city or town. They are
the wealth producers. The money fur
nishes the tools with which to- work;
the laborers furnish the intelligent
power; both together put out into the
community in which they are the
means by which the people may secure
the necessities of life. If your raw ma
terial may be secured in sufficient
quantity to keep your plant running
all the time; and if you can secure a
market for your product; you are in a
fair way to success. The proposed pa
per mill has in this county a satisfac-
tory supply of raw material to keep the
mill running day and night throughout
the year. !. The newspapers in this
state alone use yearly more paper than
the proposed mill can supply. Here
we have the two essentials to success.
In order that the proposed mill may be
successful from the start 1t is further
necessary that 1t have the good will
| Of the residents of the state. It is
with the idea of securing this that
stock will be offered for sale to resi-:
dents of the state. It Is to be a state
Econcern; the company is already fncor
ported in the state OF North Dakota
Its directors must be residents Of the
state, thus insuring a home govern
ment in all Of Its affairs. Here we
have project that WITH give Devils
aksIa start along a new line. When
this manufacturing concern Is success
fully running other things will appear
that will give more opportunity to build
!. a stable city. The start is always tbs
hardest to make, get the idea In mo
ton and the next industry will come
OF its own accord. The editor BE-
I speaks the cooperation Of every one
I who has the interest Of North Dakots
at heart Tor this Devils Lake Paper
company. It's success means our sue
i cess; Its failure because OF our non
I support meants the same old lean and
Il Eat years Of history. Hs$:
glimpse at the new furniture that
is being installed In the new Great
Northern hotel would assure any doubt
Fer that this city believes a having the
best.