The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-19
PROSPECTIVE INDUSTRY FOR
GREENWOOD.

$500 ~
Colo. are in the city NEGOTIATING 10Y
the purchase OF the Tallahatchie
Furniture Cos. plant with q view 10
locating IN Greenwood ard 1anniae-
turing their kitchen cabinet IND mo
den table. and their lines OF otnef
articles OF furniture. These gentle
men have submitted the following
proposition to our people thronkn
the Business League. when iooh8
good, and we hope they will III IN
the matter of locating this concern
here:
Business League, Greenwood MISS
centlemen:-Believing t"at Il VIII
g your ~oieasure to have Lafo:c yon
IN writing our opinion Of tn" results
10 he obtained from the Il 'nu'actuT"
Fl the Harris-Arps Mfg. COS. lines IN
Greenwood, the kee, NJ OF their
books. accounts and ha1k balance IN
This cit", together with IL" coilsuhil'-
ton OF materials from he nearby
mills. the pay rolls aAi tHe Increase
III r. pu!1tirn. which are in ohr
opinion greater becaus a this com
raay locating their lcId"n' ters
hprc than would D" ''tniha"c
through any other sonr'" o. : '"r-
pri e hich you might h. able to 10
cafe,
n IRE sale OF thu Eou'I Ill rte
that $1n( coo of nov m't,'y VIII he
brought from some other location
and will immediately hrcome perma-
nent Greenwood m0rny, which We
think you will consider a very valu-
able asset or addition. This money
will be used for cash operating ex-
pense and will all b" used in Green
wood with the exception of a small
mount which NAV We required fGr
operating expenses at other llaces
This entire sum will be used for cash
operating expenses, which means the
purchase of materials, meeting OF
pay rolls, etc.
It Is our purpose to start work
With not less than % men in Greene
COL At the beginning We figure that
from $4,000 to $1,000 must be
spent for materials, labor, etc, In
making the needed repairs to the
7acotry, which will of course be done
1t once.
The estimates on the unit system
If manufacturing cabinets shows
hat 1t will require $500 in pay rolls
ler cabinet In Greenwood, therefore
It even the manufacture Of rs caDi-
lets a day 1t would require $76.75
Ter day pay roll, or s406.50 per
week. While running to our full
.apacity, which we will be able to do
Is soon as we can get the machine v
properly started, and manufacturing
100 cabinets per day, you will note
'ur pay roll will amount to 1854
10 per week. This pay roll will un-
uestionably be distributed among
he merchants and business people OF
he city in a way that all will be ma
benefited thereby. In adj
lition to this We wish to say. In the
manufacturing of 25 cabinets per
lay alta cost OF s12.15 per cabient,
which is practically all money that
viii stay In Greenwood, the manu-
.'acturing of rs cabinets per day
would mean an expenditure OF $l,-
per week, while the running
It full capacity Of 200 per day would
amount to the enormous sum of
10 ,680.00 Per week, or ~$8l5,36O
1er year. You will appreciate that
his Is not Greenwood money which
will be handled over and over again,
>ut that every dollar that We spenc
or salaries and materials in Green
wood must be obtained from some
other location and some other
We hope to compel the entire
States and many other coun-
ers to contribute wholly to- this
fund in the purchase Of these cahi-
nets. and it is our desire for the city
Of Greenwood and the business peo-
pie to reap the entire benefits Of the
cost for the manufacturing OF these
articles which will be produced here
and sold elsewhere.
This being a stock company, we
AN make no promises for the Invest
,uents or deposits Of the DIVIDENDS
will be paid to the stockhold-
ers. As these stockholders are part
ly away from town they may use
their profits in the vicinity in which
they live. However, the above fig
ures, which are based wholly on the
cost of the cabinets Is money which
largely remains in this community.
and we ask you to apply your "
good Judgment and estimate on the
value which 1t will be to you.
To the best OF our information,
every working man would support a
family of four people. This means
an increase In your population Of
from 500 to 500 people. based on the
full capacity Of the plant,
Az stated before, all money spent