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

mittee of Fifteen on plans for or
/, ganizing commercial body t.
boost the interests of this town anc
it's citizens.
The Riverside Commercial Club
started the ball rolling several
weeks ago and appointed the fol-
lowing named fifteen gentlemen to
devise a plan of organization: c.
K. 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. Spurgeon, A. A. Bro
deck, Henry Menzel, 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 a 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-
tion was all right.
"The proof of this decision comes
after twenty-five years of actual
and practical experience by those
who, as 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.
(b) 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
tain 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
physical advantages, where a com
petitor could start and produce
cheaper, but after years of thorough +
search, insofar as the paper mill
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 any other
spot on Puget Sound. This is the
reason for the location of the lum- 4
Der and shingle mills here.
I'm shingles the greatest point of
production in this country.
"The waste products of these in Ii
iustries offers fuel for industries if I
ocated here requiring steam advan- ]
ages at low cost, which until in k
iustries come, may still go to 8
waste.
The industrial situation and COM 6
nunity civic pride within our own {
ity are to me what, from this time
n should be of interest to each and i
very one of our citizens, and with 7
his uppermost in my mind, | COM /
nend to you for your guidance in h
he hope the final result of this t
Meeting may be one of unity of a
ction the get-together spirit, keep s
ogether and "stay put"-the fol- o
)wing: Ii,
lst-'Freely confessed is more 1,
than half forgiven So let us v
forget the balance and thus e
start off with a clean slate.
2nd-A bargain, to be satisfac- n
tory, must be equally advan- il
tageous.' q
Cause"
"Selfishness" forgetful 6f the al
ghts of others-a lack of fairness ci
nd unwillingness to meet each 9TH fl
; half way, at least" (Mr. Howarth bc
I'D the fable of the "dog and
,ne.") sc
Remedy" er
IF we are to get to the goal all Fl
Duld like our city TO reach, we must en-