The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-29
WATSON WILL COME
J. {. Howard States That the
Decision Is Made.
LARGEST MILL IN COUNTRY
Is TO be Soon Established in
Wichita.

Mr.. J. E. Howard OF The Union Mills,
who returned Sunday morning from
Kansas CITY. where ne had been con-
ferring with ". R Watson. who pro-
poses 70 place a mill in the west stated
to a reporter for the Eagle that it was
definitely decided that Watson would 10
cate his mill here. The mill has a capac-
ity Of 1000 barrels per day and is the
biggest thing IN the country.
It am as sure as I an % anything
that Mr.. Watson viii locate his large
Touring mil in this city" said Nj. How
ard. Il expect him in the city tomor-
row morning from Kansas City, and II
he does come he viii at once begin the
preparatory work for the erection OF the
plant. He is staying in Independents
with a friend and before I left ne tele-
graphed to his brother and partner in the
east that he had decided on Wichita for
a site for the mill and that the site was
in this city. He wanted 20 wait there for
a reply from those two men whether or
not he should 90 On with his work IN
getting the material, etc, or whether he
should wait a short time He told me
that he thought he would be in this city
today. but I suppose that he has been
detained. I have faith IN his word. I
have known him for some time and I
feel sure that Whatever Mr.. Watson says
can be depended upon"
When he comes he will take up the
matter Of the site. 7 think as q matter
Of fact that he has that part OF It al
ready decided upon. but Of course he viii
have 70 close up on the ground before he
begins any active preparations.
Yes, I an positive that the man will
establish his mill here It Will be one
of the biggest institutions that Wichita
has n the way Of a Touring mill by big
Odds. and not only Wichita, but southern
Kansas as well When I went 70 Kan
sas City he had talked with the people
there and they had told him all sorts OF
things about Wichita and had him some
what IN the notion Of locating there. Mr.
B. P. Mclean and myself went loaded
for him with all kinds Of facts and fig
ures. and before I came away We had
covered and knocked out every statement
that the Kansas City men had made ID
him.
There IS 10 question but what the mil
VIII be a grand thing for this city, and I
an anxious that we will have other
things besides this big mill. Mr.. Watson
likes this town. He especiallyremarked
TO ne about the business push OF the
and this vas one OF the
things that took his eye. The fact. too,
that we are n the logical center OF the
wheat belt had much to do with the
matter, for Il We fail to raise wheat IN
this belt why that puts Kansas City out
Of the race as much as Il does Us This
was one thing that Kansas City men had
told him that we were liable not to have
wheat here some years. but he did not
realize that Il We did not have wheat,
why they would not, either. Mr. Watson
has already figured on the material for
the mill That is, the comparative prices,
and Wichita comes to the front again.
he does not ask for a bonus. but he does
want 70 secure his material as reasonable
as possible"
Getting this mill IS a big step for
Wichita It IS not often that city OF
this size has the opportunity Of getting
z nil as large as the one Mt Watson
proposes 70 put in, and We are fortunate
q securing him"