The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-23
THE PRIZE WON BY
! A CLEAN CAMPAIGN
Armour Plant Secured by Fair,
Businesslike Methods, Says
B. F. Nelson.

merclal club public affairs committee
and champion. Minneapolis booster,
was more enthusiastic than ever today
over the prospects of Minneapolis. e
mour deal is one of the biggest things
said Mr.. Nelson. "In spite Of ali o.
position here and among rivals, Mime
apolis has won. The result will be Of
the greatest possib Bile Importance to the
city and the entire northwest.
In. selecting this location the Ar
mour interests canvassed the entire
northwest for the best location for
ests. They were not out to benefit any
city or locality particularly. They
wanted the location where the business
could be conducted to the best advan-
tage. OF all concerned, where there was
the largest base of supplies, where the
best market could be reached, and
where the best railroad facilities arc
available. Minneapolis offered these
and was therefore selected.
OF Wide Reacting Importance.
"The Importance Of this move can,
not be overestimated The immense
banking business of the business will
be done thru Minneapolis. The entire
mail business Of the plant will be thru
! Minneapolis. The natural interests OF
the men behind the plant and actively
identified with it's management and the
management of the allied interests that
will be attracted will naturally be here
80 In the same way the northwest will
at once feel the presence of the new
industry. The stock interests of the
! northwest will be strongly centerei
| here. Minnesota will be not only the
bread and butter state, but The bee1
and packing product state. A. hundred
allied lines OF business activity will b.
benefited. I believe that the Mime
sofa school Of agriculture of the state
university will become the greatest
school of animal industry in the coun
try, because Of the exceptional facih
| ties offered by the close proximity Of
the stockyards. In the same way ou1
! Minnesota state fair, already notice
! for it's magnificent and varied STOCK
exhibits, will be greatly increased il
Importance.
East Side Not Affected.
! An attempt has been made to stir uT
opposition in Minneapolis, especially
J about the university, on the pretext
i that the university property and the
East Side residence district would be
damaged by the plant I want tc
! say that I reside in the district be
tween the university and the site that
has been selected for the plant. I de
not expect to move, nor do antici
pate any damage to my home property
I took occasion some time ago to in
ton. L found in Chicago that Hyde
Park and Inglewood, two Of the fines
residence districts Of the city, within
a mile of the packing center of Chi
cago, have been built up since the es
tablishment of the Chicago packing in
dustry These districts are mucl
nearer the large Chicago packing cen
ter than any settled district of Mime
apolis will be. There is no complain
or loss of property there, nor will ther'
be here.
! "Of course, Mr.. Armour has not a.
yet definitely agreed to build his plan
here. He has, however, made an invest
ment Of from $250,00o to 100000 il
property. The property purchased to
time, amounting to about 1000 acres
four-ffths Of which is in Hennepi1
county, and will be embraced in thu
city limits because of the necessary
improvements in the way Of sewer ant
water. From what I know of the PLAN
I am confident that building operation
will begin as soon as the frost is ou
Of the ground next spring. Plans will
be prepared at once and will requir
: considerable time. Then unless the coun
try should suffer financial panic O.
some other unexpected catastrophe tn
work OF building will begin,I believ
spring a development of the propert,
that will cost nearly $5,OOO,OO0. Thi
will be done as rapidly as it can b
done without wasting money.
49,. Good, Clean Campaigning. T.
Minneapolis business interests hav
reason to take pride in the recognltlo
the city has received in the last yea
from all sides and in the manner /
which the interests of the city hav
: been handled.
) The Minneapolis campaigns have bee
clean and businesslike. There has bee
: no begging, mudslinging, no villifcs
: ton. The superior advantages of Mil
: neapolis have been presented in a bus
nesslike manner and when compare
with what others have been able
: offer, have won out. We have secure
!: the establishment Of great railroad e,
: tensions, the northwestern branch {
! the Butler Brothers company, the A
: mour plant, and the promise of ne
postofice We have just. entertaine
: the Grand Army OF Ine hepuDlc III
: manner thatfh has won hundreds Of tho
!: sands Of friends. We are to become tt
!. head of navigation on the Mississippi
!. and the next thing to. go after and g
]: will be new union station in keepir
!. with the dignity and Importance
: Minneapolis.
!. Pierre, s. D., Aug. % Governor Z
. rod has received notification that tt
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