Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-20
CRACKER FACTORY AGO
Enough Of the Stock Subscribed
to Warrant Commence.
ment Of Work.
Ground Surveyed and Building
will Be Started Early
Next Week.
Manufacturing Operations TO Be
Commenced in Sixty Days.
Stock Subscribers.

AllGT several VI Ae6OllattOAAS
and hard work the new cracker factory
is assured for Marshalltown, and it is
hoped to have the new building erected
the machinery installed and the work
of manufacture commenced in sixty
days. Another good feature is that II
may bring another industry with it.
While several shares OF the stock
have not yet been sold, the promoters
have the project shaped SO that they
are warranted in going ahead. 1t has
been long and hard pull to land the
factory, and many who were able and
ought to have subscribed did not do so.
Thirty of the business men of Mar
shalltown have taken stock in the en-
terprise. Mr.. sherven, Of Story City,
who consolidates his factory At that
place with the new concern, is prac-
teal man and has done big business
In small town with not the best OF
railroad facilities, and as the output ID
to be largely increased there is every
reason to be assured that the institu-
ton will soon be one of the leading
manufacturing concerns in the city.
Incorporation papers Of the new cons
pany are being drawn up today and the
ground for the new building has al
ready been surveyed. One acre OF
ground in the Hibben and Hoyt tract
Just east Of the fair grounds on Main
street has been set Of for the factory.
The land was donated by Messrs. Hib-
ben and Hoyt. The work OF laying the
foundations will commence early next
week. The foundation walls will be four
feet above the ground. 30 that the plant
and machinery will be above the high
water mark OF the occasional freshets Of
Linn creek. The building as planned
viii be sox42 feet and two stories, and
while the outer walls will be of wood,
the entire Interior will be cemented.
thus making fire proof building.
Mr. sherven. Of Story City. Is In the
city overseeing the commencement OF
the work. He will commence this week
the removal Of the machinery from the
Story: City plant and Will also make
plans for the construction OF his new
patent oven. The building will be lo-
Gated about 800 feet east OF the creek.
The lots in the tract adjoining, which
were given with most OF the suoscrip-
lions for stock, will be surveyed next
week The Marshalltown business men
who have taken stock in the company
are:
d. T. Denmead, A. A. Moore, Board
man, Aldrich & Lawrence, c. 7. La
Plant, c. j. Lander, c. F. Schmidt. %.
c. Wilbur, I. S. Finkle. Bernstein Bros.
tP. 8. Batch. Densel & Wilbur. Baker
Broes., II. ]. Benson. C. ]. Hoyt. G. w.
Nelson, L. r. Idso, Fisher Governor
Company, Robertson & strube, Mcbride
& Will, "A. F. Balch. L. B. Jones, Matt
Cooper, ]. 3. swingley. ]. F. Atkinson
G. A Turner. Lewis Tate, B. F. Cum
mings, N. "A. Evans, E. n. Hibben, E. l.
Jones'
OATMEAL FACTORY.
There 10 fair prospect that the es-
Establishment OF the cracker factory will
result In the addition Of another new
industry, Several OF the stockholders
and promoters OF the cracker factory are
considering the advisability Of erecting
an oatmeal factory. The two industries
are closely allied, and the same sales
men could sell the goods from both In
stftutions with little additional effort and
no added expense. The companies Will
bear no relation to one another further
than that they will employ the same
statesmen, and II the plans are carried
out a few individuals will furnish all the
REQUIRED capital. There lie believed to
be good opening for an oatmeal mill
an there are no institutions OF this kind
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