The diamond drill., 1922-01-13
INQUIRY REcEIvED FOR COMPLETE
SCHEDULE OF RATES
START BUILDING IN SPRING
lis Probable That Some Logs Will
Be Secured This Season For Man
ufacture Late in Year


Inquiry was received from the OFF,
cials OF the United Shoe Last COM
pany last week as to rates and COM
plete schedule was prepared and for
warded to the company's headquar-
ters.
Later on advices were received from
Mr.. Hanthorn to the effect that he
would be here in about week. While
he didn't say that 1t was his purpose
to come here TO start work on the new
factory, yet he implied as much as is
confidently expected that he will COM
mence active work on the new plant
when he comes.
That. OF course, doesn't mean con-
struction work. There Is whole lot
OF work In the way OF plans and pre-
paratiops to make before the actual
building operations may be started.
VIII Mean Much TO Community
The coming of the new concern. for
the securing Of which some OF Crystal
Falls people worked so hard, will be
big thing for all of us. II will fur
nish some diversified interest to give
employment 10 lots of our people who
under conditions of the past had 20
work In the mines or go to some 9TH
er place
This is especially true Of our young
men The boys grow up with moth
D ing in sight for them in Crystal Falls
and so they wander off TO other parts
land the community loses the benefit
bf some OF the very best OF its native
material.
The new concern will employ about
d75 people at its plant but fully as
many more will be employed getting
out timber for the mill. The shoe
last people tell us that they want TO
trade with settlers as much as possi-
BILE. II a farmer has only one log on
his farm he can find a market for It
at the shoe last factory. That is a
market that has been missing here
for long time, ever since the hoop
factory moved away
or course the timber required Is OF
higher grade than the woods run.
but that will all be smoothed out.
Farmers Win. after they get onto the
hang OF the trade, dig up lots of tim
Der that would never have been dis
covered otherwise.
Investigated Other Places
The shoe last people have been
quietly making investigation during
the past two months as to the wisdom
). OF their having located their factory
MN Crystal Falls and their satisfaction
with their choice can best be judged
;r1y reading an item that appeared in
a the Ishpeming Iron Ore last week. 1t
says:
For the last several weeks a repre-
sentative OF the American Last
company has been visiting the princi-
|, pal towns OF the upper peninsula see
! ing what he could find in the way of a
! location for factory in which lasts
\ could be made. The concern had pur-
chased sro in Crystal Falls but for
some reason did not appear satisfied
with II. II asked for propositions
from several towns on the selling
price OF locations and buildings that
might be converted to their use, but
finally they have announced that they
are going 10 build in Crystal Falls on
the site purchased there some time
ago. They were not asking for any
bonuses or donations, as they pay
their own way. asking no favors. II Is
strong concern financially with a
capitalization Of many millions. The
output Of lasts Is a heavy one, and the
work requires the very finest timber,
maple and birch being the best for
their needs.
There are other last making con-
Germs IN the country and some Of
them are pressed for the wood used
in the making OF their product There
Is very big waste OF wood In the
eastern factories for the reason that
Il Is not OF the desired quality. The
upper peninsula OF Michigan has the
very finest grades Of hardwood for
1ast-making purposes and II quite nat
ural the makers demanding the best
and In unlimited quantity are taking
look at us. This Is the heart OF the
l hardwood country OF the United states
4 and ns such is bound TO attract the
\ attention OF those concerned in such
4work "a the last makers, handle maxi
ors and other woodworking people
needing high grade timber
We are glad that Crystal Falls has