El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-21
General Manager Leach Is
Optimistic as to Big
FL PasO Plant
It May Be Operated Night
and Day and Several
Hundred Employed

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Ninety days after all land matters
in connection with the proposed mill
site have been settled, the Pearson in
terests viii have their FL Paso box
factory. planning mill and cut-Cp shop
in full operation, employing upwards
Of 500 men in their operation, SAID
general manager N. A. Leach, Of the
Pearson properties.
ct is quite probable that the com
panv will run night and day, which
win increase the number Of men en-
pIoyed 500 to 600, all depending on
market conditions.
piled from both MADEIRA and Pearson,
there being on hand at MADEIRA at tne
present time over 76,OOO,OOO. feet o.
lumber, a large part Of WHICH II y
expected. viii be remanu1acture0 at enc
FL Paso plant into box shook, SASH
and door stock, casing, window Jams
I and other finishing material
The mills at MADEIRA are runnIus
ito full capacity, cutting better thah
( 10 900, 900 feet per month, and Il IS eA-
pected that the Pearson plant VIII COM
mence operation in the early spring,
having a cutting capacity OF DeI1ei
than 100000 feet per month.
"a number Of improvements nave
been ordered for the plant at MADEIRA
in order to increase the capaclly anu
I efficiency Of the plant IN general AZ
ditional accommodation are Delng Pr
vided for men with families and the
transient trade in general
"a bank is being established at Ma
dera, and it is expected tnaL the COM
pIetion Of the railroad around the 1lrsI
If tbe year will give an impetus to
I the business growth Of both MaoeIa
and Pearson. as it is the policy OF MT
Miller to invite outside capital to not
only build homes, but engage IN DUST
ness there
The Mil Site.
The south side site was selected 10y
the Pearson cOmpany's representa- w
for its FL PasO plant after nun 81
Of tentative sites were inspected ID
FL Paso. As soon as 1t was decided
I that This site would be satisfactory, ne
gotfatiOns were opened Tor oolalhlnE
I it and turning it over to the company
{ by the chamber Of commerce
The original proposals which were
made nv the Pearson company were for
10 blocks south Of Ninth street IN al
dition to the six blocks ana the -ar e
strip Of ground owned by the Soutl-
western railroad, which has been or
fered in the form Of so year lease,
Upon being shown that the expense OF
obtaining these additional blocks WoulQ
make the project impossible, blocks 50
and %. on the west side OF Kansas
i
/ were omitted from the proposed site
as were the four blocks between Ninth
and 18th streets, and between Hills
street and Park street. This reduced
! the proposition to the matter OF Cd
/ tanning blocks 81. 80, %, %, p and 20
Z south of Ninth street to 11th street
and east Of Kansas and Ochoa streegs
/ The six blocks owned by the Soutn-
I western were blocks %, "a %, Il Y
! and 10, between Ochoa and Hills streets
I and between Ninth and l1th streets In
addition the Southwestern owns one
half of the long strip OF ground easl
Of Stanton street to Park street, ano
I between 18th street and the river front
/ Tho Southwestern and the Texas &
| Pacific formerly held the strip between
18th street and the Rio Grande To-
/ gether. But the tract was DIVIDED anu
| the north half went to the SOUTHWEST
/ ern while the south part TO the river
was held by the Texas & Pacific This
as well as the six blocks belonging
I TO the Southwestern, has been offereo
on q so year lease. with the privilege
! Of renewal for an equal term Of years
The T. & p. Site.
! The Texas & Pacific through Judge
/ Thomas J. Freeman vice president ano
! executive head Of the T & p, gave
| the FL PasO committee positive assGr-
/ ances by wire that that company would
/ be willing to enter into a leasing ar
I ranEement similar to that OF the SouCh-
] western, providing the Pearson COM
] DanK WOulQ give the ram ltlL ID--AEi--AA ~
I a definite idea Of what was wanted
It was for this purpose that vice presi-
/ dent Miller viii stop in New Orleans
! going from Ell Paso to New York, tC
/ meet judge Freeman. The assurances
( given by Judge Freeman that his road
/ would be willing to lease the strip Of
/ land along the river which had beer
/ held jointly by the 7. q P. and south
/ western, made the SIX BLOCKS WhlcI
/ had originally been Opt1oned by tins
! committee, more than was needed fol
/ the plant. The three blocks adjoining
/ the ones the Southwestern people were
/ willing to Lease were selected and were
] included in the proposal made MI NIL
J Ter Monday morning. Should the lower
, piece OF land not be obtainable, the
/ entire six blocks win be purchased, tc
( be turned over to the Pearson company
! as originally agreed. If these thre'
! blocks are not needed, there viii be
4 a cash refund to the subscribers to the
Pearson Subscribers.
/ Following is the list Of contributor;
" NJ. 4insa & Son. $3.50; Altura Realty
company, $50; Alice A Ashcroft, SO
I John Ashcroft, S15; S. Aronstein, 800
/ American National bank, S11O0; Aus
] tin & MARI $1,000; Anderson Filler
Realty company, 500; W. II. Anderson
] 500; W. E. Anderson, 500; American
National bank employees, SIS.
B; Blumenthal & Bros sl00; ". n
Butler SO; Sol L Berg, $25; ]. p
/ Bischoff. SO; Brown & Terry, $40
/ Ralf Border So; Felix Brunschwig
$3.50; Buchoz-Schuster company, 500
r. c. Bailey, SO; J. Barbrick, s25; II
S. Beach, $50; o. c. Bernard, SO; J. r
I Blair, S25; D. E Bloch, So; Henry T
1 Bowie, $40; Z. II. Bray, $50: W. II
Bryan, SO; J. B. Binkley, SIS; Stanley
Beyan. $50; Geo. Baudett, S25; A. T
! Brunswick, So; L. Z. Booker, $1,000; Q
I II. Baum. $500; Broaddus & LeBarOn
$3.50; Phil Bargman. 500; Burgess, AW.
! brey & Semple, $3.50; F. W. Berkshire
I So: John Bright, $40.
J. CaIisher Dry Goods company, $3.50
I II. D. Carr, SO; Ballard Coldwell. IS
! Anton Camozze, s25- r J. Campbell
/ $40: r. c. Candy, $25. c. o. Coffin, $50
/ D. NJ Conway, s25; Jas. Crawford, So
/ Critchett & Ferguson, SIS; P. H. Cur
/ ran, S25; City National bank employees
| nors. $50. Dave Crockett SO; {. Carl
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