The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-08-20

That a large box factory is to
be located here i'm the near flu
ture is settled fact. Some time
ago Mr.. Bradrick appeared be-
fore the council and stated that
box factory had secured an
option ON a par of the Petersen
tract across the st. Maries river
and desired the city to furnish it
with water for fire protection as
a condition for locating here.
Mr.. Herrick, in making his Of
fer to the council of the Milwau-
kee Lumber company pumping
plant to the city free of charge
stated positively that the box fac
tory was to locate on that site
and desired a hydrant put i'm for
fire protection and would also
purchase water for domestic use.
Desirious of learning what, if
any, effect the turning down of
Mr.. Herrick's offer to the city
would have on the box factory
proposition a representative of
this paper called on Mr.. Herrick
and Mr.. Braderick and put thc
question to them direct. Both
gentlemen stated emphatically
that it would have no affect what
ever. The box factory will come
here whether the city will furnish
them water for fire protection or
not.
Mr.. Braderick stated emphatic
ally that the Milwaukee Lumber
company did not want any water
from the city as with its surplus
power it could get all the water
wanted cheaper than it could buy
it from the city under any cir
cumstances and if it was neces-
sary it could furnish all the water
the box factory or its employees
would need. He went on TO say
that 1.-THE box factory will be To-
Gated here in spite of the opposi-
ton of the city council. The site
has been secured and a sidetrack
will be built from the track lead
ing to the mill to the box factory
plant. The railroad engineers
are expected here at any time to
lay out the sidetrack.
"The site that has been secured
is on the Petersen tract and is
inside the dyke, opposite the old
mill. 1t has $50 feet of water
front and includes the old mill.
It is 500 feet deep and the main
buildings will be located inside of
the dyke. The buildings will be
put up this fall and the factory
will start running as soon as the
buildings are finished and the
machinery can be installed.
"It will be a general box fac
tory and will manufacture ali
kinds of boxes, from a berry box
TO a packing box for goods OF
piano box. The plans are to use
the by-products from the saw
mills, that is, the lumber that
there is no market for, to make
up into boxes. For this reason
the promoters of the factory
wanted it on the river bank where
it would be easy Of accsess TO al
the saw mills on the river and
could get the lumber used deliv-
cred at a small expense.
I'VE offered to give them a site
near our mill whic would nCi
have necessitated building q
sidetrack but they would not con-
slider it as they did not wish TO be
tied up to any one mill to gel
their lumber. We expect TO be
benefited by the box factory as il
will give US a market for our by
products that would otherwise be
unstable. II will also be ben
eft to st. Maries as it will give
another large payroll. Wha
would ST. Maries be without it.
pay roll? Anything that bring.
a payroll is a benefit TO the entire
city. What would St. Maries dc
if her sawmills and factories
should all move away?
"This box factory is not all
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