Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-23

mental in keeping the factory closed
here was the high price of corn, and the
correspondingly low price of Its prod
uct, glucose. He saia the company, al
tho it did practically control the coun-
| try's output of glucose, was not able to
| advance the price cor.espondingly with
the upward turn in corn.
Says Letter Was Misunderstood.
| When asked what he thought of the ac-
ton of Mr.. Wagner in not fulfilling the
promises embodied in his letter to the
special committe OF the council, in
which he said he would visit the city,
look over the sewage disposal plant.
and also send a man to look into the
corn crop conditions, he replied that
he was in aposition to know that mis-
understanding existed regarding Mr..
Wagner's intentions.
The Promised Syrup Plant.
When asked regarding that part of
the contract entered into by the city
and the corporation, which covered on
the part of the glucose people the
promise to erect in this city q syrup
plant, he stated conditions We're
changed since that documek~was
signed. He said at that time they had
but one plant making syrup. Now they
had two or three, sufficient to supply
the needs of the trade. This leads to
the conclusion that, so far as that por-
ton of the contract Is concerned, 1t Is
at present more a dead letter than ever.
$4,000 City Owes Not Considered.
Mr.. Chamberlain said that so far as
the $4,000 owed the corporation by he
city, as a balance due on the $4,000
advanced for the construction of he
sewage plant, it cut no figure" He
stated the company would not consider
that amount for a moment when COM
pared with the loss 1t would sustain in
the attempt to operate this plant
profitably, even for a short time. He
said 1t had nothing to do With tn ques-
ton OF opening the factory.
Spends All Day With couneiImsn.
Mr.. Chamberlain spent the entire day
with Councilmen Henry and Webster,
the latter being chairman OF the special
committe that has the glucose matter
in hand. Mr.. Henry took him to the
sewage disposal plant, and Mr.. Cham-
berlain admitted he was surprised with
the completeness of 1t, and the amount
OF money the city had expended on It.
He was driven to the pumping station.
at the river, and shown the largely in
creased and better water supply with
which the city had furnished itself dur
ing the past year. Later they drove
to the fire stations and 1t was impressed
him that the south side station was
maintained there largely for the reason
that it was e the company's plant,
and other manufacturing interests on
the south side.
What Was Purpose OF Visitf
Several conclusions have been placed
on the Importance to Marshalltown Of
Mr.. Chamberlain's visit. One is that
the corporation has begun to realize
that the city will not longer temporize
with it, but intends to a action.
Another is that he was sent here to
take stock Of the committees sentiment
in the matter and ascertain exactly how
determined the members were to
force things to a conclusion. II he re-
ports as he said he would, favorably,
Marshalltown should benefit by 1t,
while on the other hand. as he stated
above. there is nc hope for opening the
plant here so long as Its present capac
ity for turning out nothing but glucose
remains unchanged. It is suspected
that in his limitations of the PROPOSE
ton on which the fate Of the local
plant hinges. is nothing but a plan to
delay matter. thus gaining by the lesser
amount of taxes the company would be
compelled to pay. He did not intimate
in any way that officials would COM
municate with the council. On n ac-
ton they intended taking.