The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-22
MEETING A SUCCESS
Business Men Consider the
Proposition of Mr.. Cudahy.
ROUSlNG SPEECHES MADE
Committees Appointed tc
Consider Ways and Means

Wichita citizens who attended the
meeting called to consider the Whitaker
packing plant proposition at the council
chambers in the city building last night
were given an idea Of the old time en-
thusiasm of the project movers Of Wich-
tia It has been long time in this city
that a meeting similar to the one last
night has been held and it would be safe
to say that there was never a more en-
thusiastic gathering to consider a like
proposition in the city.
The old timers were there and mixed
with them were the younger generation
who have grown up and fail to realize
just what such meeting means to the
citizens of town. The old people re-
allied the value Of the project and for
this reason they were on hand ready TO
place the thing in motion
Twelve years ago a similar meeting was
held in Wichita with the idea Of Undue
ing the Whitaker people to come to this
place and establish an up-to-date pack
ing plant Through the efforts Of the en-
ergetic citizens the WhIttakers came and
established their plant It cost the peo-
PIE of Wichita $4,000 and yet not a single
person who put their cash into the pro-
Ject can be found who is willing 10 say
it was a failure. Even if the plant did
not run through the years as was ex-
pected, yet after all it was a good thing
for the city.
Wichita in those days did not have the
same number Of people as she has at
the present time nor did she have the
financial interests as now, yet her citi-
zens thought it a small thing to raise
the required amount for the Whitaker
plant
The Cudahy proposition Is a much
smaller one and without any doubt viii
be carried out in detail It only means
the operation Of the old Whitaker plant
with an increased capacity. This was the
reason that the citizens of Wichita met
last night to fully consider the PROPOSE
ton in regard to the packing proposition.
AT the organization Of the meeting last
night Colonel NJ. NJ Murdoch was elect
ed the chairman and Mr.. r. T. Allen tha
secretary. Immediately after the election
~N-'--~A
meeting, saying as ne did so that Wich-
ita had proved her supremacy as a job
bing center and that at the present time
she was confronted with another propo-
sition, proposition TO which the citi-
zens must prove equal Colonel Murdoch
also said that the Wichita people
thought that at one time they had
livestock business but through some mis-
hap the thing fell through with The
proposition now to be considered embrac-
ed the idea of regaining the ground lost
and to make Wichita a central livestock
market. Colonel Murdoch stated that
the -Cudahys had made a proposition 10
a representative Of the stock yards CON
corning the operating Of the old Whit
taker plant at this time AIr. Dulaney,
of the stock yards company was called
for to explain the proposition to the citi-
zens.
Mr.. Dulaney said that at a recent visit
Of John Cudahy in this city he had
made the citizens of Wichita a PROPOSE
ton in regard to the Whitaker plant
The proposition is this: That Cudahy
VIII come here and operate the plant pro
viding that Wichita people will secure
the building and present it to the Cud-
ahy people and make the necessary re-
pairs for the operating of the plant To
do this would necessitate the outlay of
5000, $4,000 for the building and $4,000
for the needed repairs.
Mr.. Delaney further said that the stock
yards people would purchase the building
and furnish $1,000 Of the remaining $780,
300 providing the citizens of Wichita
would raise the SS9090 necessary ID make
UP the entire amount
If the amount of money necessary was
raised the building would be repaired
and turned over TO the Cudahy people
and they would hold it with the proviso
thai in case they should cease to oper-
ate it at any time it should go to the
stock yards company. who agree to pur-
chase it
According to the statements of Mr.. Du- |
laney the Cudahys own number Of |
packing plants and that in getting them |
Wichita would have a company Of solid |
worth. The stock yards would have no |
interest in the company other than hav- |
ing the plant in active opera alton at this /
point. 1t is necessary to make the re- 1
pairs to the building owing to the fact |
that il has not been used for some time |
and then several Of the features would /
need 10 be enlarged. There is only one /
ice plant and there should be two There /
are no facilities for making lard and this /
is one Of the necessary appliances forJ
the packing business in this country. i
This h1tures would all be placed in po-
siuon by the use OF the $4,000 of the $780,
poo
The question was raised whether or
not il would be wise 10 have two Kan
sas City packing companies in active
operation here. The matter was dis
cussed at length and il seemed. % he The
impression that some local company
might be induced 10 take hold OF the
thing, bur this idea was not approved of.
for the people met with the intention Of
seeing the Cudahy proposition put TO the
front
II was stated by Mr.. Dulaney during
the discussion Of the rate question that +
Mr.. Cudahy had agreed to arrange a bet /
ter price moro IN touch with the eastern /
than had hitherto existed. This /
faet would make much better stock !
center for Wichita and seemed to be a
feature not n be overlooked.
Mr.. Kos Harris was called and gave
some Of his impressions in regard to tho
proposed plans Mr.. Harris was one OF
the original promoters Of the Whitaker
plant in this city, and naturally is inter
ested in seeing that plant operated at
the present time. Mr. Harris in his re-
marks said:
Last Saturday there was meeting Of