The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-10-19


of the High School, there gathered
a mass meeting of Everett citizens
to receive a report from the Com
mittee of Fifteen on plans for or
, ganizing commercial body to
boost the interests of this town and
] its citizens.
The Riverside Commercial Club
started the ball rolling several
weeks ago and appointed the fol-
lowing named fifteen gentlemen to
devise plan of organization: c.
X. Travis, DR.. w. C. Cox, Neil Win
ter, R. c. Coffey, 7. A. Stiger, Chas
F. Manning, Frank Sheraton, L. E.
Sorenson, S. C. Boutwell,, P. H.
Pilling, c. E. Sturgeon, A. A. Bro
deck, Henry Mcneil, A. W. Barber
and Rev. E. E. Flint.
Superintendent C. R. Frazier call
ed the meeting to order and intro
duced VIM. Howarth to be chairman
Mr.. Howarth briefly addressed the
aSSemblage follows:
Everett, MY home, YOUR home.
OUR home-one of the cities of this,
our country of liberty and oppor-
tunity, started by Mr.. Henry Hewitt,
who, from years of experience and
comparative knowledge of the nee
essary advantages which make for
substantial cities, decided this loca-
ton was all right.
"The proof of this decision comes
after twenty-five years of actual
and practical experience by those
who, as a result of Investigation.
are still doing a successful business
here.
For the success of a manufac
turing business there must be the |
natural advantages of
(a) Raw materials close at hand.
CD Cheap power, either water,
or electrical or fuel.
tc) Transportation water, or
rail, or both.
(d) Satisfactory labor conditions.
(e) Market for goods when made.
and Everett can offer to any pros
pective industry seeking locations all
of those requirements equal to any
other spot on Puget Sound, with GER
tam advantages at the present time
superior to most other locations.
"Ask any of the already we'll es-
tablished institutions if they are dis
satisfied and l feel sure no reverse
answer will be truthfully forthcom-
ing.
The duty of every one at the head
of any large institution is to always
be alert to opportunities, an import
ant one being as to whether or not
there is any other location offer {
ing better or greater natural or
advantages, where a COM |
petitor could start and produce
cheaper, but after years of thorough t
search, insofar as the paper mill 5
is concerned, its location cannot be
excelled
More standing timber naturally
tributary to Everett, and which will
have to come to or pass by Everett.
via rail or water than to anv other q
spot on Puget Sound. This is the /
reason for the location of the lum- II
Der and single mills here.
'ln shingles the greatest point of t
production in this country.
'The waste products of these in Ii
dustries offers fuel for industries if t
located here requiring steam advan- +
tages at low cost, which until in b
dustries come, may still go to a
waste.
"The industrial situation and COM a
nunity civic pride within our own O
'ity are to me what, from this time
IN should be of interest to each and lii
very one of our citizens, and with D
his uppermost in my mind, l com D
mend to you for your guidance in h
he hope the final result of this Il
meeting may be one of unity of a
'ction the get-together spirit, keep S,
ogether and "stay put"-the fol- o
owing: is
1st-'Freely confessed is more Ia
than half forgiven So let us "
forget the balance and thus el
start off with clean slate.
2nd-A bargain, to be satisfac- m
tory, must be equally advan- in
tageous.' 81
"Cause"
"Selfishness" forgetful Of the al
lights of others-a lack of fairness eli
nd unwillingness to meet each 9TH fu
r half way, at least" (Mr, Howarth be
Did the fable of the "dog and