Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-07-24
Another Feather In ostumwa's

An0tn0f F00tnef IN OttumW0'S
Cap.
We, short time since, alluded to
an Improvement that would count
largely in the progress of our city, and
which we then were not at liberty to
give the details of. As the prelimi-
naries for this improvement are now
definitely arranged, we feel at liberty
to speak Of it as one of the, to be, ac-
complished facts. We allude to the
erection of a mammoth pork packing
house by Messrs. Morrell Il Co, of
Liverpool, England. This firm has
been doing business in this city since
last fall, and have become convinced
that Ottumwa is one of the best points
in the western country for general
packing business. Their packing
business has heretofore been conduct
ed exclusively in Chicago, and the
business here the past winter and
spring was mere experiment but it
has been SO successful, their meats
already having acquired 9 favorable
and extensive demand, that they have
finally concluded that it was better to
concentrate their entire packing bust
ness at this point.
With this object in view, Mr.. Thos.
D. Foster, their active and intelligent
business manager in this country, re-
Gently visited England and has re-
ceived full authority to carry out his
views in the erection Of mammoth
pork packing tablishment, and all
the necessary concomitants thereto.
For this purpose he has purchased an
extensive tract Of land, some 81 acres
of Hon. E. II. Stiles, and % to 80
acres ofJos. Hayne, on which to erect
a packing house, ice house, cooper
shop, cribs, pens, tenement houses,
ETC., all of which are necessary in the
extensive business which they expect
to carry on. We are not at liberty to
name the price paid for the valuable
land they have acquired, but may say
that it is way up in the thousands, and
at the same time the price is very
reasonable; lying as it does immedi-
ately adjoining the city and convent
ent to railroads, and bordering on
the river, by means of which they can
obtain the large supplies of ice neces-
sary in their summer packing. They
propose to commence work building
Immediately, and will spend many
thousand dollars in the erection of
the necessary buildings for their
business, which will be good thing
for mechanics, laboring men, and all
classes of trade. Mr.. Foster will re-
move his family to this place, from
Chicago, in few days, and will give
his entire attention to this improve
ment, and we are satisfied that in his
coming our city will acquire most
excellent citizen and live business
man.
We may say also that the firm of
Morrell & Co. have most ample CAPT.
tai to carry out all these improve
ments and to conduct anextensive and
successful business in their line. We
most heartily welcome them to our
city and think we can assure them
tho hearty good wishes and cooper
alton of all our business men.
Next to our water power and rail-
road this is one of the most impor-
tant enterprises yet acquired, as it
will afford employment for q large
number of men, both summer and
winter, and will also distribute
throughout the country, annually,
large sums of ready money which
will be no small item in the aggregate
Of our commercial transactions.
Now the next move is to secure the
building of the Cedar Rapids, Sig
Quincy and Ottumwa railroad and
the extension of the Central from
this place to Muchakinock, and after
this is accomplished we may well say
Ottumwa is the boss town of Iowa.
For which let us all labor and pray.