The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-30
IMMENSE PACKING HOUSE is
PROJECTED FOR NORTH
WESTERN STATES.
Movement in Direct Opposition to the
Huge Meat Trust and
Combine.

SEATTLE, Wash, June 30.-Plans
are being quietly formed to estab-
lished an independent meat packing
plant either in Seattle or Portland at
cost of 100000, and on July 9 a
meeting will be held in Portland at
which local representatives are to be
present and the plan by which the big
industry can be secured for the Puget
sound metropolis will be presented.
Up to the present time very little in
formation has been given out regard
ing the proposition, but the scheme
has been under way for the past six
months.
The Independent Packing House
Association, representing live stock
interests in Washington, Oregon. Ida
no, Montana, Utah and Colorado, is
backing the plant and has had agents
quietly canvassing the situation IN
the principal cities of the Northwest
to investigate conditions. These pre-
liminary reports are now on file at the
head office Of the association in Den
yer and the undertaking will be
preached to the financial interests of
both cities early next month.
Conditions to Be Met
In a general way it is known that
the association will make a condition
that $250OOO be subscribed in stock, a
desirable location partly or entirely do
extension of the necessary railroad
spurs to reach the buildings which Will
be erected. The association will put
up $25O,OOO cash itself, and guarantee
the carrying on Of the immense
amount of work contemplated.
The packing plant will go to the
city meeting these requirements and it
is understood that a movement will be
started to bring the matter before the
attention of the chamber of commerce,
so that a committee from that body
can attend the proposed meeting.
Portland is known to be making
strenuous efforts to land the plant and
a committee of representative business
men there have been delegated the
task of looking into likely locations.
The stockmen are also declared to be
unanimously in favor of the enterprise
land will prove a considerable factor
when it comes to the subscription of
stock.
Opposition to Combine.
The association which is figuring on
locating this plant was formed last
year for the purpose of relieving the
stock raisers from the alleged oppres
sive dealings of a combination that in
Guided the big packers of Chicago,
Kansas City and Omaha These houses
have practically controlled the packed
meat market, it is declared, and were
actually engaged in a protective
agreement that raised their own prof
stock raiser to a large degree. Pack
ed by a large representation Of live
stock interests the association is CAPT
| talized at $5,O0O.OOO and already has
| in operation large packing houses at
various points, in which the stock
raiser is given a chance to invest his
money, and besides earning profits on
! the sale Of his stock on the hoOf re-
ceives another profit from the packing
process.
At the present time it is claimed that
| there is going to be a war to the death
between the independents and the
eastern packers combine, and for that
reason few details of the new plant
have been given out for publication in
| advance of the Portland meeting.