Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-28
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL

II is rumored that Swift G. Company
of Chicago have written to parties In
Des Moines in regard to securing land
on which to locate a packing plant.
A letter has been written to a real
estate firm here with reference to Sc
curing location, and land has been
offered lying southeast of the city, as
well as a tract near Valley Junction.
Plans are being made for. the en-
iargement of the Des Moines plant
of the National Starch Works, to
make this the biggest plant owned by
the company and the chief producing
center in the country. Paul L. Grimm,
chief engineer for the trust company,
has just paid visit to Des Moines.
While here he exhibited to Manager
T. w. Jones, of the Des Moines plant,
plans for the proposed additions,
which will make Des Moines the
greatest starch producing center in
the world. 1t is planned to double
the plant, spending 100000 here. The
starch works is already one of the
greatest Industries in Des Moines. 1t
employs $50 men, boys and girls.
Within a year the company may be
employing twice that number of peo-
AL the corn that comes to Des Moines
and is ready to take all that may
come. The waste matter from the
starch works furnishes food for hun
dreds of cattle. Probably 700 people
are dependent upon the starch works
Cor their livelihood.
During the past few days the Agars,
who recently leased the Des Moines
and Liverpool plant from the owners,
T. NJ. Hubbell, Sons d Company, have
ascertained that they will be unable
to secure a further ground lease of
the property upon which their Chi.
cago house is located, and therefore
have determined to conce 1trate theiI
entire business in Des Moines. The
company had planned to operate the
Chicago plant as in the past and to
operate the plant located in this city
as branch. In that event the Chi.
cago house would have supplied the
Chicago trade and the eastern mar
ket, the Des Moines concern handling
the local business here and the west.
ern country. Now that the Agars
have determined to operate but one
plant the indications are that the To-
cal house will be almost doubled in
size and be of twice the benefit to
the city that the house would have
been IL the original plans OF the COM
pany had been carried out.
1t has been discovered that Attor-
ney General Milton Renley failed to
begin suit against Supreme Clerk
Chris Jones, as reported in December,
for $4,000 or $1,000 in fees claimed by
Mr.. Remley as owing to the state
from Mr.. Jones. Mr.. Remley neglect
ed to have notice of the suit served on
Mr.. Jones. This is fatal defect. 1t
left the matter in the shape of no
suit at all having been brought
against Mr.. Jones. Attorney General
Mullan, upon learning the fact, had
the requisite notice served on Mr..
Jones, and the new suit will come up
in the March term of the district
court.
Attorney General Mullan and Audi
tor of State Merriam have agreed up
on an Interpretation of the revenue
law of the state with reference to as
sessment and taxation of national
bank stock, which will relieve the
owners of the stock from taxation
upon so much of it as can be offset
by evidences of debt owed by the
owner. Assessors and county audi
tors have been listing national bank
stock as corporation stock. Deduc-
tions for debt cannot be made as
against personal property assess
ments. Auditor Merriam and Attor-
ney General Mullan have decided that
national bank stock should be listed
as moneys and credits and not as cor.
poration stock. When this is done
Iahte ,nay ha nffcaf inst ~ Audi.
tor Merriam is making a circular let
ter covering this point to be sent to
all assessors.
William G. Agar, the member of the
Agar Brothers company, Chicago
packers, who will have charge of the
Des Moines packing house, visited Des
Moines few days ago. He will come
to Des Moines again between the 5th
and 10th of March and remain perma-
nently. He will bring with him then
William =. Perrin, Chicago machin-
cry contractor, and 100000 worth of
the newest packing house machinery.
The plant will open April /, or as
soon thereafter as possible. 1t will
have a capacity of 1000 to 1000 hogs
per day, and 1900 to 1000 cattle per
week. 1t will employ at least $50 men
at the start, ana practically all OF
these will be Des Moines men.
Minister r. II. Conger is not a can
didate for the republican nomination
for governor. The following cable
gram from him addressed to A. b.
Cummins, has been received here:
"Peking, Feb. %, 19O1.-Cummins,
Des Moines, Iowa: Am not a candi-
date. Conger."
Minister Conger's cablegram was
sent in response to a cablegram sent
him by Mr.. Cummins. In his mes
sage, Mr.. Cummins set forth clearly
but briefly the situation. He said
there were four candidates for the
governorship in the field. and that he
was enc Of them. He further stated
81 was claimed here Conger was
candidate, and added request to
cable his position.