Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-28
So Thinks Councilman Webster
After interviewing Man
ayers in Chicago
THEY WILL SEND CORN MAN OUT
Official. Had Heard That Sewage
PLANT Was Not Ready - Glad to
Learn Differently and Will lnvesti-
CAT. Corn Crop Conditions Can
start on Twenty Days Notice.

Councilman Byron WeDSter TetuTAeu
from Chicago, today where he had gone
q committee of one from the city coun-
Gil to interview the officiols of the slu-
cose company in the hopes of inducing
them to operate their Marshalltown
plant this winter. Mr.. Webster feels
greatly encouraged after his trip and
beliyes that IL the corn crop turns out
to be what is expected the glucose
plant here will be in operation by De-
|cember 10. The company did not know
our sewage plant was ready for bust
ness and offered to send their corn"
man out over Iowa to investigate crop
conditions.
When seen this afternoon Mr.. Web
ster said:
.The glucase people were consider
ably disturbed in business way by
their recent fire in Chicago, and 1t was
not until Monday afternoon that sue
ceeded in SECURING a hearing by the
president OF the board Of directors. Al
this meeting the question of the Mar
shalltown plant, as we'll as the policy
|of handling all their other plants, was
quite fully discussed and explained. The
president took occasion to emphasize
the statement that they had no idea or
thought Of ,lismantling or discontinu-
ing longer than possible the operation
OF the Marshalltown plant. The nrst
and main obstacle in the way of oper-
ating any OF the plants was in the pro-
curing OF corn at proper figures, and
this depends somewhat on the quality
OF the corn in the vicinity or contri
butary territory and the shipping ada
yantages. The next consideration is
local advantages or disa dvantages IN
the operation OF the plant. In both
these directions the Marsllalltown plant
has not stood in as fair light as some
OF the others, altho equal to some, IN
the way of railroad facilities, securing
corn, the Northwestern railway. ike
the Rock Island and have their
own grain agents and have AWAY:
disseminated against the glucose
plant. This has worked to our disad-
vantage here as well as elsewhere, so
that the Chicago plant and the Peoria
plant could be run with more profit te
the company than the Ms.rshalltown or
some other plants. When, then. II
became necessary to shut down any OF
the other plants for want Of corn, OF
the too high prices to make the bust
ness profitable. there less profitable
plants viii lie the first ones to close. At
the time OF the Chicago fire last week
there were four plants closed. Among
these the Peoria plant was started
up Saturday and the question OF start
ing the other plants depends entirel
upon the present corn crop that Is tc
be harvested. with the exception Of here
lat Marshalltown the company must
know that the sewage disposal plant
mas been completed SO ss to take care
OF their sewage, because they will on
no condition take any farther chance
with litigation on this question with
Tama county 1t seems they have been
informed recently that our plant was
not completed and not ready to do the
work, and were pleased to know to the
contrary. They then agreed to send
their corn man out into Iowa this week
and make a thorough investigation as
to the quality of the corn as we'll as
the probable supply. and this will de-
termine their future course with all
their plants With these objections
met. which will be determined within
the next 20 days. the Marshalltown
plant will be the next one started. hav-
ing advantages over either OF the other
closed plants. They claim to have the
lMarshalltown plant to well in hand
that they could start up with 20 days
preparation and that should the corn
crop investigation prove satisfactory
l shall expect to have the works in OBJ
Grafton by the LIST to the 10 OF Decem.
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