Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-18
GLUCOSE Will REOPEN
Orders From Headquarters to
Prepare Big Plant for
Operation.
Manufacture 10 Be Commenced
at the Earliest Possible
Moment.
Steady Employment All Winter
Assured to 800 Men..En-
fineer Merrill Here.

The T.-R. has a good piece Of news to
present to its readers today-a state
ment from headquarters that the big
factory of the Glucose Sugar Refining
Company in this city is to be be placed
In operation at once, or as soon as the
plant can be made ready after the
months of idleness
This authoritative statement Of the
factorys opening was brought to the
city this morning by Chief Engineer j.
j. Merrill, who arrived from Chicago at
1868, with the word from headquarters
to Financial Agent w. H. Holiday and
Master Mechanic George Wood that
work must be pushed to an early COM
pletion as regards the making ready of
the plant for operation. To the Times
Republican Mr.. Merrill said that he
thought the factory could be got in
shape for opening in two weeks
The news is indeed good to MARSHALL
town, for 1t means that great many
of the laboring men who have been used
to working in the factory and who have
had no steady work since 1t closed down
continuous employment during the win
ter at least. and 1t is to be hoped longer
Mr.. Merrill says that 300 men are
wanted at once and office employees Will
be ready tomorrow to take the applica-
lions of those desiring employment. The
skilled mechanics, such as machinists,
millwrights, pipe-fitters and engineers,
are most desired at once. in order that
they may assist in getting the machin-
cry for the mammoth plant in shape
for running. Much OF the machinery,
when the plant was closed down. was
taken apart SO that 1t could be stored
to better advantage, and all betting was
removed and placed in dry place, so as
to better preserve 1t. This will all have
to be gone over and made ready before
active operations can begin.
When asked who would probably be
superintendent Of the plant Mr.. Merrill
stated that he thought Mr. Philo King
would be sent back here from Peoria,
| where he Is now acting as assistant su-
perlntendent. Mr.. Merrill stated how
ever, that he was simply giving this as
his personal opinion in the matter and
that he was not authorized to speak for
the company. Marshalltown people
generally would like to see Mr.. King as
signed to duty here as during his resi-
| dence in the city he made many friends.
both in business way and personally.
All of the company's plants are now
in operation excepting the, one here.
The Peoria plant was closed down for
about a week, but began operation
again Monday. Now that the seasons
corn crop Is about to be harvested there
will be no lack of the necessary article
here. In fact the Marshalltown plant
has been purchasing corn all summer
and storing all that was not shipped to
other plants of the company.
The glucose management is anxious
that the city complete its sewage dis
posal plant to the extent that it can be
operated in part at the earliest possible
moment.
Mr.. Merrill consulted the city officials
today regarding the plant and urged the
Importance of pushing the work. I'm
less long row ensues between the city
council and the ST. Louis Electric Com
pany. installing the power plant. 1t
ought to be in operation in thirty days.
A little matter Of the style of pump
should not be allowed to stand in the
way OF the opening of the glucose fac
tory.