The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-15
ADVERTISE HONESDALE IN The
METROPOLITAN DISTRICTS
LUIS JACKSON, INDUSTRIAL CON-
MISSIONER OF THE ERIE,
KNOWS OF NO BETTER IDEA.

Interesting Interview With Citizen
Representative-Says City Manu-
facturers Would Save Money in
Honesdale.
When Luis Jackson, industrial
commissioner of the Erie railroad
was in Honesdale last Friday, he had
an interview with the secretary of
the Honesdale Board of Trade
While in conversation with Mr.. Jack
son the proposition of advertising
Honesdale's advantages from a man
ufacturing standpoint in the Brook
lyn Eagle was advanced. Mr.. Jack
son said: "I do not have to think
twice to give you an answer.
know of no better idea" Continu-
ing, Commissioner Jackson said:
Brooklyn has hundreds of factories
that have no sidetrack facilities, nor
can they ever get them there"
Advertise in Boston.
Another great field is Boston,"
said Mr.. Jackson. Advertise in
Boston. 1t would also do an i'm
mense amount of good as it reaches
the New England states. In New
England there are brass shops, ma
chine shops and other works that
are now wrongly located on account
of the distance from coal and raw
materials. New England is awaken
ing up to this. Her location as an
industrial center for certain kinds of
industries is now economically in
correct. The industries started in
the early days to compete with the
world. In New England it is too
far distant to compete with the raw
material-copper, iron and steel. On
top of this it is an immense distance
from coal fields. New England has
only one factor in her favor and that
is the labor market. Mechanics have
been working at places there for two
and three generations and labor is
the only thing that still holds them
there.
Good Conditions Exist in Honesdale.
"This labor market exists in the
Honesdale district. In fact the dis
trict of Honesdale, Carbondale,
Scranton and Wilkes-Barre is des-
tined to be one of the most popular
in the United States. All good con-
ditions for manufacturing exist at
Honesdale. Nearness to raw ma
terial, good homes for artisans, a To-
cation to reach the principal mar
kets of the United States on quick
time and in addition to this, near
enough to the seaboard to supply
the demands of the export trade.
Save Money by Manufacturing Here.
Figuring it in dollars and cents
a manufacturer, who will thorough
ly study this situation will find that
he can cave thousands of dollars a
year in manufacturing costs, besides
having all the advantages of civiliza-
ton"
Mr.. Jackson instanced one New
England firm that had located some
few years ago on the Erie that told
him they were saving 100000 year
alone on their freight haul, having
previously had to ship the raw ma
terial into New England and then
the manufactured article back again.
This saving covered practically a
substantial dividend outside of their
profits.
Honesdale Presents Profitable Lo-
cation.
Mr.. Jackson considers that for
general manufacturing Honesdale
presents profitable location. He
| has great faith in our town and has
already accomplished in quiet, un-
ostentatious manner, many things
| for Honesdale.
The Erie railroad, through it's in
.dustrial department, works in CO.
operation with boards of trade and
business mems associations for the
purpose of developing the towns and
cities locating along its lines. Re-
ferring to this territory, but not
mentioning names, under the indus
trial department we find the follow
ing: "The silk industry of America
is largely located on the Erie rail-
road. The output of the mills of the
United States is now equal to the
output of the silk mills of France
The finest cut glass of all kinds,
from ordinary tumblers up to the
highest art pieces, is now of do
nestle manufacture. The greater
number of the cut glass factories OF
America are located on the Erie rail
road, chiefly in Pennsylvania (mean-
ing Honesdale and White Mills) and
| New York states,