Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-25
BUYSPACKINC PLANT
RUMoR HAS 1T THAT BuRLINe-
TON PURCHASES PROPERTY
IN DAVENPORT.


More Direct Line to Denver, Colo
Railroad Notes.
Local officials of the Burlington
could thrown no light on the rumor
current in Davenport to the effect that
the Burlington had purchased the
property which was formerly occuI
pied by the Tri-City Packing company.
Concerning the rumored purchase, the
Davenport Times says:
A rumor which has gained circula-
| ton in Davenport and which has been
creating considerable interesting dis
cussion among local business and
railroad men is to the effect that the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad
has become owner of the property
which was formerly occupied by the
Tri-City Packing company and which
was recently purchased by a northern
man in a trade for Canada lands.
| The rumor became quite general
among local people yesterday and the
railroad men of this city found this
the topic of conversation. The state
ment is made that the Burlington has
secured possession of the, plant in
West Davenport together with the
property, and that the railroad at pres
ent has possession of it.
1t will be remembered that during
the last week of June a deal was
closed by which the Tri-City Packing
company's plant in West Davenport
was sold to James H.Burnham of Win
nipeg, Manitoba in trade for between
5000 and 1000 acres of land in Can
ada. The deal was one of the larg
| est transfers which has been consum
mated in this city for many years.
1t is understood that this purchase
was made by this northern man as al
agency for the Burlington route which
has been endeavoring to secure some
property in this city for the benefit Of
their own business interests and thai
the land was turned over to the com
pany shortly after the sale was made
The effort to verify the story from
local sources of information resulted
in little with regard to the idea the
railroad company had in securing the
property and the fact that the pur
chase had actually been made by the
Burlington
1 Commercial Agent M. J. Young
when interviewed yesterday in regard
to the proposition stated that thus fal
he had not been advised that the Tri
City Packing company's plant hac
been purchased by his company, al
though 1T might be very probable thai
the deal was consummated directl!
through the general Offices andthrqugl
j the attorneys of the company.
4 He stated that the Burlington ha!
been hampered by Its inability to reacf
1.-THE manufacturing Industries in the
'lwest end of the city, and he init
mated that this project was ultimatel.
the aim of the officials of the com
pany.
i Rumor had it that the purchase was
Il the first step towards securing RICH
of way for the extension of the lint
from Davenport SO as to make a con
nection with the main line at or nea
Burlington or New Boston, in orde
that the company might have a more
!. direct line to Denver.
i The c., B. & O. has been fgurin,
on the construction of this line tt
Burlington, or another branch to con
meet with the main line, and engineer
have already surveyed the prospective
| right of way that would be required
were the construction of the line to be
come definite possibility
4 Upon these grounds was based tn
supposition that the purchase. of thu
old Tri-City Packing house propert.
! was the first step toward securin,
more land to be devoted to the inter
ests of the railroad company.
]. S. Gilmore, who has been operat
ing the plant for the killing hous
since it was closed down by the Tri
City Packing company, is understood,
to have been ordered to vacate tn
property by August l, but what hi
plans are or what the railroad com
: pany intends to do Immediately is no
definitely known.
Good Investment of One Dollar.