The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-27
director Garneau, Of the American
Biscuit Company, to Perfect
Details.
ADVANTAGES That Will Accrue to
Helena From tho New En-
terprise.
The Location Practically Selected n
Soon Probably 100 Man Will
BE ut Work.

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the directors OF tho Amcrican Biscuit COM
pany, il in the city, for tho purpose Of per-
fsetinQ tho details Of the proposition to
start a cracker factory in Helena. " was
Just about = month ago, il will be rSmsm-
bered, that the company came to IN un-
dsrstandlnG with the Helena people, BY the
terms Of which a plant was to be put in
here for the manufacture OF crackers. Mr..
Garnsau'a present visit il to finish up the
details Of tho scheme. Tbs building pro-
posed to DO erected will be about sixty feet
wids and 12b feet deep, two stories and a
cellar. The factory will employ from sew
snty-hve TO 100 people, and will not COM
pete in the making Of candy or bread, but
will oontine itself to crackers, Of which =
large quantity are used here and through
ont the state. The company CON
trolls all tho factories Of import
ancs west Of Chicago and 81. Louis,
and BY withdrawing thsm from composition
with the Helena concern, will enable this
market 10 supply the trade within q radius
Of 800 miles, and at tho same time bring
here 4 large amount OF business in other
lines that has heretofore gone to other
markets. The Helena people subscribed
$11.6 600 toward this factory, but a. two OF
the subscriptions Of $1,000 sach, those Of J.
B. Sanford and C.,G. Evans. were condi-
tional on locating the building nsxt to their
Hour mill property, tho total will be some
what reduced. Those gentlemen said they
would only give $500 each If the factory
were put elsewhere. After examining the
properties offered. Mr.. Garneau hae con-
cluded that the site next to the dour mills
would not SUIT as we'll for ths factory a.
some other place. '"Ths item Of trucking
said Mr.. Garnsau last night. lis . consider
able one with us, and while I do not care
to state explicitly the location decided on,
there ID no hesitation in saying that the site
next to the -four mills il not the best
adapted to our purpose. consider thu
thing a. practically settled, though there
are still 4 fow details to arrange"
tories in New York, Chicago. st. Louis. New
Orleans, Memphis. Galveston, Minneapolis
st. Paul, Denver, Kansas City, Omaha. st.
Joseph, Atchison, Milwaukee, Wichita,
Fon-du- Lac, Pueblo, Cedar Rapids, Daven.
port, Ia, Aurora, ILL.,, and other cities. "Eacl
pently," said MI. Garneau. 1T IS not a
trust but ! company. The advantages o.
our plan lie in the distribution Of territory
For instance, if Dillon were buying il
crackers in Denver, and We were to say tina
they could get them in Helena, it could no
be construed into dictation. Tt might COS
us $1.5o per 100 pounds to .gst the good
from one point, while from Helena it woul'
cost only rs cents. You can see the advnn
taaes Of having il this way. We are manu-
featuring an article of food, which, In orde
to reach the mass of the people, mus
in tho first place be good. an
in the second place must be cheap
Every dollar OF expense added enhances tn
cost. From the moment we start in her
the American Biscuit company will be a
much Of q local enterprise as ny you have
Our interests will be here, and 1t will b
to our advantage to help build up the oft.
and state. Wherever possible We will ua
home manufactures in our factory. Th
nearest factory now ia at Denver. III
Helena factory will have a large ~territor
that Denver will not touch upon. Thi
will not only be an advantage to the factor
here, but will help the wholesale trade a
we'll. If dealers throughout the state fin
they can buy crackers in Helena chea pc
than elsewhere, they will likely try itin othe
lines, and thus every business will be NOR
or less benefited" e