The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-10
THIS IS A BIG CONCERN
Representatives OF the American
Biscuit Company Here With
q View to Business.
Proposition for the Establishment
Of a Big Plant to Be Made
This Morning.
Jos. Garneau, Jr., Tells Something About
tho Operations Of His Company
The Omaha Excursion.

The Omaha Excursion.
Joseph Garneau, Jr., OF Omaha, and s. d.
Works, OF Minneapolis, are among the
guests at the Broadwater. They are both
active young business men, and while they
fully appreciate the delights at the hotol at
which they are stopping as q summer re-
sort, their visit at this time ia one relating
strictly to business. They arc directors in
the American Buiscuit company, one of the
biggest corporations in the United States,
with a capital Of $40, 0O0,000 and operating
thirty-hve factories in different sections.
1t will be remembered that several months
ago a proposition WAS made to Helena peo-
pie by an eastern cracker factory looking to
the establishment Of such IN enterprise
here. Their offer was that the local people
raise $4,000, the foreigners put in S2l, 600.
and then the latter would begin operations
here. Helena subscribed the amount agreed
upon, but the customers dropped out.
Then the Helena people organized a COM
pany composed entirely of local people.
Before the organization of this latter
company, however, Mr.. Garneau was ap-
prised of what was going on in Helena. and
an endeavor was made to interest his COM
pany in the enterprise. Mr.. Garneau did
take it up, and with Mr.. Works came to
Helena, expecting a proposition would be
made to him. Helena not being ready with
one, the American Biscuit Company by
Messrs. Garneau and Works will make a
proposition to-day to the Helena gentlemen
who are moving in the matter.
Talking about the matter yesterday, MI.
Garneau said: "We will make a very fair
proposition to you people tomorrow for
the establishment of a biscuit factory at
Helena. II it is accepted, We will within a
very short time have the institution in
operation. 1t will not be a SMALL concern,
but one EMPLOYING a hundred people,
We know that for a year or
two it will not be very profit
able, because the country is as vet COM
paratively sparsely settled. But Montana
is a great state. It is bound to grow in
wealth and in population, and we are will
ling to take our chances in the future am
ply repaylng us. If we come here, the min
ute we start in, the American Biscuit COM
pany will be as much of a local enterprise
as any you have now or may have in the
future. Our interests will then be here,
build up the city and state. Wherever pos
siple we will use homo productions In our
works. In an enterprise of this kind there
Is one point to be considered. If the Amer
lean Biscuit company establishes a plant at
Helena, we will want to see it prosper. The
nearest factories now are at Denver and st.
Paul. The Helena factory will have a large
territory which these cities will not touch
upon. But this will not only be an advan-
tage to the cracker factory. but it will help
ingston or a Missoula dealer fnds
he can buy his biscuits at
better advantage in Helena than
elsewhere, he will try you in other lines
md thus every business will be more or
less benefited. This is purely a business
are satisfied that Helena is a good point for
a cracker factory. Now VIC are in almost
daily receipt of offers Of bonuses and other
inducements to start factories. These,
also, must be taken in consideration in
entirely a new country. AS 1 said before
we believe in the future of Helena and
Montana, and will therefore make a fair
proposition to your people to join them
in ~inaugurating "A manufacturing enter
prise"
In connection with the American Biscuit
company, it may be said that it is the
largest consumer of -four in the world, its
output being about a halt. million boxes of
biscuits annually. 1t has factories in New
York, Chicago, St. Louis; New 0sleaaYs'
Paul. Denver, Kansas City, Omaha. St.
Joseph, Atchison, Milwaukee,, Wichita,
Fon du Lao, Pueblo, Cedar Rapids, Daven-
port, Iowa. Aurora, Ills. and
other cities. It is differed by young,
pushing men, and the establishment
of such an institution in Helena as Mr..
Garneau outlines would go a long way in
solidifyirg the position Helena 10 after as
the manufacturing and distributing, as well
as the financial, center of the state.
Mr.. Gnrveau has been one of the promi-
nant n1nvera in the maitpr nf an ayCurciOu
of omaha business men to Helena. "That
excursion would nave been here the first
week in August" he said yesterday, but
our design is to have it composed only of
representative business men. The board of
y trade, the Real Estate owners association
and the Business Mems club have all taken
: it up, and our best men are heartily in favor
of the visit. But we are just now making
IN effort to capture our share of the grain
!. business, and. to do 80. about the LIST of
, August organized a grain exchange. 1t has
, created not only a great deal of enthusiasm,
J, but has also occupied largely the
attention of the men who propose
to visit Helena. You know that four or
= five years ago we only. slaughtered a few
! hogs. We made Il trial of the packing
= business, and to-day we have three big es-
. Establishments in operation. The industry
, has made the suburb of South Omaha with
: Il population of 1900, and Omaha ranks
third AS Il packing centre. We have an
idea we can do rs we'll in the grain bust
ness. and therefore we are all pulling to-
eether on that proposition, possibly to the
temporary neglect of others. We have not,
however. given up the idea of visiting Hell
ena Us a body this summer, though it is
difficult just now to fix a date"
Messrs. Garneau and Works go to Port
land to-day.
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