The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-16
BEE IS BUlz!NG
Sioux Fati.Sis Making a DETER
mined Effort to Launch
Big Industry There.
ARMouRs ii
But the Sioux Fails People Seem 4.
See ths Greatest Hope, and That
. Remote One, in lndepsnd-
entsftsw York Butchers.

New York, June lA-Erorts to Sc
tablish another northwestern live stock
md packing center this time at Sioux
Falls, are afoot. and the movers in the
matter include former Senator r. F.
Pettigrew, representatives OF armour
Z CO., n the Independent. Butchers
organization of this city.
The utmost secrecy a been OBJ
served by the Sioux Falls people who
are conducting the negotiations. They
are working with several strings to
\ their bow, but the basis Of leir plan
IL the big packing house that eastern
capitalists built in Sioux Falls about
fifteen year ago, and that practically
was operated.
hi plant was one OF the largest in
the west when built, though later lei
are much larger. 1t is big enough,
however, to be made the basis of a good
live stock business II 1t could be turned
e to one OF the great packing con-
Germs and operated at its full possible
capacity.
h imminence of developments al
this time IN due to the fact that the lit
igation which for many years mas tied
up the property Is about to be settled.
The fall term of federal court in Sioux
Falls Will dispose of the last of the
pending cases, n a clear title to the
property will thereafter be possible.
M y q lIltGTGSl VIII take over
the plant is still unknown ever by the
Sioux Falls people who are or the in-
side.
Senator Pettigrew recently stated that
negotiations were afoot with the New
York Butchers association, which is
powerful and rich. and more than will
ing to try. it's strength with the trust
hrms. The butchers, ii they should
take e the plant, would operate 1t
Tor the purpose OF supplying part OF
their own demands for meat. Their off,
GERS have been seriously interested In
the project, blu 1t Is said that no con-
tract has vet been made. One objection
cited by them to establishing their
western packing headquarters at Sioux
Falls is that the town is so far north
that, while 1t would probably be pos.
sible to secure h necessary supply of
hogs. 1t is doubted If fat cattle would
be at hand. Moreover there is also fear
that the hog supply would not be large
enough to operate a larger house, or a
second one IL Is should ever be wanted.
The butchers association has back of
1T the tremendous market represented
by h retail concerns of the metropolis,
and couldskeep two or three big packing
plants In operation IL it should take the
final determination to slaughter its own
meat instead of buying from the trust
firms.
In addition to the New York butch
&SI6s xATIIlOuT NC. nave neSOClaLeQ
with the Sioux Falls people with a
view to taking over and operating the
plant. It is understood that Pettigrew,
SB. H Lien and other capitalists of
Sioux Falls are interested and will try
to secure control of the plant after the
litigation is concluded, and use 1t as
an inducement to some packing inter-
est. Secrecy has been observed because
of fear that ST. Paul, Sioux City n
Omaha might use their influence to
prevent carrying out the scheme.
There is considerable difference of
opinion as to the condition of the Sioux
Falls plant. 1t was built a long time
ago and has stood idle. On one hand it
is alleged to be old fashioned and to
require remodeling and refitting at
great cost before 1t can compete with
modern plants. On the other hand
the interested Sioux Falls people in
sist that 1t is a good establishment and
can at small expense be made equal to
any on h Missouri river
Questions affecting railroad rates are
also understood to enter into the nego-
tiations at the present stage. Whether
h railroads will make the conditions
such as to encourage development of
Sioux Falls as a packing center Is not
known. but 1t is certain that repre-
sB~entatiOns have been made to some OF
them in the interest of the nroiect