The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-11
Meeting This Morning at the Board
OF Trade to Consider the
Proposition.
Every Man Who Takes Any Inter-
est in tho Subject Is Expected
To Be There.
Tho Details of the Offer Made by the
American Biscuit and Manufac-
turing Company.

tho American Biscuit company. met q num-
Der OF Helena business men yesterday and
submitted n proposition from their COM
pany for the establishment Of a cracker
manufacturing plant here. No action was
taken by the Helena men on the offer, but
there will be a meeting at the Board of
Trade rooms this morning at 10 o'clock to
consider the matter. 1t is desired that
there be a full and representative gather
ing, as the subject il one which concerns
every interest in the city. Action must be
had AS soon as possible, us the gentlemen
making the offer are due in Portland in a
few days. The prospectus Of the American
Biscuit company is as follows:
II THE BUSINESS MEN OF HELENA.
The committee appointed by the Ameri-
can Biscuit. and Manufacturing company to
visit Helena and other important points In
the west and northwest for the purpose of
investigating the territory above mentioned
and to report the advisabllity of extending
their business into the northwest. and after
thoroughly looking over the city Of Helena
as to location, ETC., hav decided to make
the business men of Helena the following
proposition-it being understood that said
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American Biscuit and Manufacturing COM
pany until signed and approved by the
president and secretary of the said corpo-
ration:
In our proposition we will specify that
the P. p. Shelby and S. J. Beals buildings.
situated on Fuller venue in Helena, be
used. This is done for various reasons, q
few of which are as follows:
First. They are on the track.
Second. They front ON Main street.
thereby making it possible to add a retail
department if desired.
jobbinR and retail trade of thec city, thereby
enabling US to deliver our product for the
least possible expense.
We specify the Shelby property, as we are
given to understand, by good authority, that
the business men, parties to this agreement
ers of said buildings for the term of years
specified in our proposition.
To say just how many people a factory
such as the American Biscuit and Manufac-
turing company would employ in Helena
would be hard to say; the capacity proposed
would be 400 or 500 boxes of crackers per
day. If the company should deem it ad-
visable to add bread it would be baked at
night in the same ovens that the crackers
ara baked in the day time; and with two
twelve-pan reel ovens there would be a ca
paoity of from 10000 to 10000 loaves per
we could sell. It would not be advisable to
put a candy business in this country any
further h q mixed and stick candy de-
partment, and then not more than 1000 or
1,5OU pounds per day capacity.
To operate a plant of this kind, manu-
candy it would require a force of from
seventy-fve to 1uO people; including men,
boys, girls, teamsters, etc.
PROPOSITION.
To furnish the buildings owned by P. 2.
Shelby and s. j. Beals free of rent, insur-
ance and taxes, both regular and special.
for fifteen years from date of contract.
First story to be same height all over as
it is Oh street frontage and another story
walls nor less than fifteen feet high in the
clear.
Good gravel roof; joists for same strong
enough to hold pulleys, shafting, &c.
All necessary pipes and connections for
sewer, gas and water; and a good supply of
the latter guaranteed.
Cement cellar and put in floor of present
building if necessary. Gut the necessary
arches through centre wall, and no centre
wall in top story; and a further bonus OF
$4,000 to be paid in cash as soon as the fac
tory commences operation.
LII CdSo Ubo hlAeEACuu DAsCult ~ N1alu-
featuring Company deem it advisable to
discontinue the operation of this plant
they agree to pay for lease of same an
amount equal to the interest at z per cent.
per annum on the sum invested, and inter.
est and taxes and insurance for the time
said factory is not in operation.
Aud should the parties of the first part
rent the premises in question from the
present owners, the American Biscuit &
Manufacturing Company agrees to assume
said rc1t in lieu of interest US noted and
conditioned. >
At the expiration Of the said lease. party
of the second part may have an option on
purchasing or leasing for a period of ten
years; in both instances the value of the
property is arrived at by appruisement,
each party to appoint one appraiser and
the two to choose a third; but in no in
stance must the betterments added
by the American Biscuit IL Manu-
featuring Company be taken into
consideration. Should the party of the
second part desire to lease, said lease shall
be at the rate of seven per cent. per annum
on valuation, insurance and taxes; but
should they desire to neither lease or pur-
chase, the betterments added by them
should be purchased by the party of the
fist part; the value of the same to be de-
termined by apprsisement in the IL
above noted.
The Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators
will give their tirst grand annual ball at Electric
hall, Thursday night, Aug. IL.
Ladies' fast black seamless hose only zoe at
The Bee Hive.
Mama narktiap in tapka and fnrr IN banda npI v