The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-28
Accession of Nearly 10000 In.
habitants for the City is
Probable.
100000 TO BE
INVESTED IN PLANT
Movement to Secure Site An
nounced in The Journal Last
~ Sunday.

An investment of $5,ooo,O0o is to be
made in a Minneapolis packing plant
by the Armour company. The plant
will be the third largest in the world
and will be enlarged as this territory
develops. A site Of 500 acres is al
ready under option and there still re-
main less than 200 acres yet to be Sc
cured. ..,,s .....
The site of the great plant is on tho
eastern border of Hennepin couLw ut
a point where the line would be inpss-
sected by an extension Of Twenty
ninth avenue NE. It is traversed from
north to south by the belt line railway.
There are some small factors in the
deal which are as yet unsettled, but SO
large a part of the work has already
been done that the project is regarded
as we'll assured.
All this is the result of much quiet
effort on the part of the public affairs
which eliminated yesterday in the visit
to Minneapolis Of j.. Ogden Armour.
He inspected the site, met several
groups of prominent business men and
when he left last evening, the thing
was practically cup to Minneapolis. :"
This means that the Minneapolis work
ers have done so well in perfecting
plans to Mr.. Armour's satisfaction that
the few minor details remaining will be
left to them.
What City Must Do.
In order to arrange for the plant it
will be necessary for the city to con-
struct three miles of fve-foot sewer
and the plant must also have good
Thru the public affairs committee the
car line is already assured and it is be-
lieved that the city will cooperate to
the extent Of supplying the sewer:
A packing plant such as is projected
by the Armour interests is exactly what
Minneapolis business men have been
hoping for for many years. Attic very
gateway; of the richest cattle country
in the world, they felt that Minneapolis
afforded idea. advantages for the de,
yelopment of great industry. The
packing plant at New Brighton seemed
a good start, but tho several attempts
Were made to establish the industry
there on q firm basis, the plant could
never command enough capital to stand
THE. competition Of the great packing
cncerns. 1t has always been admitted
by. all livestock handlers, however. that
New Brighton possessed ideal facili
ties for the finishing Of sheep for the
market, and nearly every winter has
steen thousands of muttons fed in the
yards there. In the meantime cattle
continued to go thru to South st. Pau,
or to Chicago for Strengthening.
Turned to Minneapolis. -
II Two years ago Mr. Armour, who hal
had his eyes on this territory for s
long time, made an effort to secure
footing. at South St. Paulp, where tn.
Swift interests operate large plant
Influences at the command Of the othe,
firms, however, were such that Mr.. Ar
mour could not secure what he wanted
and he turned his attention to Mime
apolis. .
The fact that some one was buying
up and making options on large, tract
Of land i'll Northeast Minneapolis ha
been commented upon frequently il
was announced by The J o-urna tina
the Armour Packing company was tn
interest which was securing the proper
ty.
It is announced that the new plan
will compete with South st. Paul, an
between the two packing centers one o
the greatest livestock markets Of tn
country will be built up in the twi
cities. ..@.
" :" To Shake off Stigma. e...
AS to the plant itself, it will be
model Of its kind. Projected at q tim
when packers have been subjected t
severe criticism and closest scrutin!
with regard to cleanliness and hygieni
arrangements, it goes without sayin
that every known device for making it
food products far above criticism wi
be employed.
The stigma of location In Chicago
packingtown would thus be thrown of
thru the advantage of an ideal ne,
plant on the Minneapolis site.
In an industrial way the Armour az
eession will mean an increase. Of a
least 5000 in the population Of tn
city. : 1t means tremendous impetu
to the real-estate market, especially
Northeast Minneapolis. as hundreds 9
the packing house workers will be tai
ing homes. And indirectly the ne,
crease both In population and capita
for there will be allied and depende1
Industries and more business for ever,
body. 1
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