The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-03-10
proposed Kilby factory would have 2
capacity of 1000 day.
Difference of Opinion.

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and rebuilt in time to take care of this
years beet crop.
While not wishing to be considered
as doubling the sincerity and honesty
of the gentleman's belief in this re-
spect, some of those whom he is seek
ing to interest declare that it is
physical impossibility to do what he
would undertake. To build a factory
of the size needed would require at
least, they say, 100000 brick. These
could not possibly be turned out here
in time to permit of their use in a
plant intended TO be operated this
! year, they aver. At the most the local
yards could not be depended upon for
more than 100000 brick month, and
because of great home demand their
product will be taken as fast as it can
Abe delivered
l &On top of this, they say is the ques-
tion of labor. At this late date it
would be practically impossible to Sc
cure the number and class of people
required to cultivate the beets. With
out them it would be useless, they ar
que, to even try to induce the farmers
| to plant crop this season, as no
guarantee could be given them that
( the crop would be cared for while on
their hands. Considering the many
things that would have to be given
| thought in connection with the project
| before the factory could be hoped to
begin work and the delays likely to
be encountered, even should the Hapke
offer be accepted at once, they say the
very great probability confronts them
that, do their best, the season would
! be too far advanced to make possible
production of sugar this year, granting
! that the beets could be delivered,
something they are not prepared to
do. In that event the company, by
reason of it's contracts with the grow
ers. would be forced to take the crop
and suffer the loss consequent upon its
inability to handle it.
Considers 1t Useless.
In speaking of the matter to The
Gazette today, Mr.. Moss said that it
was really useless to figure on fac
| tory this year. Before he or any OF
his associates would invest their
money it would be but natural thai
they demand the opportunity to learn
something concerning the factory that
the Detroit gentlemen wish to remove
here They would ask for time to in.
vestigate and get an expert opinion as
tc the value of the plant, both as re.
CARDS the money asked for it and it's
capacity to do the work required of it.
At the very least, he said, two
months would be required to settle all
the details and prelimlnaries. Then
would still remain the matter of dis
mantling the old plant, transporting
! it here, erecting a new building and
installing the machinery, all of which
would require much time. Consider
| ing everything, | can't see how the
factory could possibly be brought here
early enough to make it available to
if it could be had, something am not
prepared to concede,' he said. II will
say this, however, rather than have no
! factory at all, I'm willing to take an
old one, but really do not think that
the latter alternative will be forced
upon u.s.
AS the situation now appears, it Is
certain that we can have new fac
tory, and | am sure that the people
viii agree with me in saying that so
long as it is obtainable, Billings
wants only the very best, new and
largest factory that can be built. All
the beets needed for one of that kind
can be had at the start and the time is
coming when the supply will be great
enough to tax the capacity of any fac
tory likely to be erected"
/ KiIby Is Coming.
Mr.. Moss then exhibited several let
ters from Mr.. Kilby, the manufacturer
with whom negotiations are still pend
ing; also copies of his replies to them,
and copies of kilograms he sent to the
gentleman during the last few days,
sent since the arrival of Mr. Hapke
and the gentlemen accompanying him,
as we'll as Mr.. Kilby's answers to the
latter. In each of his communications
the Cleveland man urges him to pro-
ceed with the arrangements begun last
winter. He advises that he and his as
sociates so ahead and organize the
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