The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-01
Concrete Construction and Newest
Machinery for Huge Plant
Armour Officials Return
TO minneapolis to Com
DIete Plans.
Great Packing Plant to
Disarn7 Critics and En-
nance Land Values.

Definite assurance that the Armour
Packing company is to begin work
soon on it's twin city packing plant in
Northeast Minneapolis is given in the
visit today of Chicago representatives
Of the company, to make a thoro and
and to determine the general layout OF
the buildings, yards and trackage. -
George B. Robbins of Chicago, who
has charge of locations and branches,
returned today with W. G. Clark of the
Armour company, and Robert L. Rud-
When Mr. Armour and Mr.. Robbins
were here last week about 100 acres Of
the land required had not yet been
placed under option by George r. Slo-
cum of the Wisconsin Land company,
St. Paul, who has been negotiating the
deal with the property owners Today
the land is practically all secured and
Mr.. Robbins can determine what op
tions to close. II
Plant to Be Sanitary.
First accounts of the coming Of the
Armour Packing company have given
little conception of the nature OF the
new plant and of the measures that will
be taken to make it absolutely SAM
tary in it's arrangements Mr.. Armour
announced that 1t would be the third
The World. To 30 this s end, construction
will be largely Of brick and concrete:
It was given as an opinion by one of
the ARM party that the northwest
ing industry. For this reason the COM
pany will build structure that will be
absolutely immune to criticism by the
health boards Of the state and twin
cities and by the federal inspectors.
Concrete floors and walls will remove
the danger of criticisms that have been
50 generally made of plants in other
cities that are of wood construction,
material that permits all sorts Of un-
sanitary and harmful conditions in an
To the end that all foreign matter
abattoiF.
may be easily removed by flushing at
the end Of a days work, the corners
and floors will be without cracks or
nhws which might retain flesh or blood
as the buildings are being flushed out
with wataer. -El- ~
Modern Machinery.
Modern machinery, beside facilitat-
ing the preparation of cattle for the
market, will make 1t easier to keep
the plant clean and will remove the
cause OF decay and consequent doors
that are feared the most by people that
have lived in the close vicinity Of pack
ing plants. Noisome odors will not be
possible in the Minneapolis plant.
Lavatory facilities for the employees
and arrangement for their comfort
plete, whatever the expense. Inasmuch
as the confidence of the people can be
secured by the establishment Of an alb
solutely sanitary plant, no expense will
be spared in making every possible
concession to popular prejudice.
A model city is also probability in
connection with the Armour Packing
employees of the plant. AS the com,
pany has a wide range Of location and
is planning to build the BEST the town
promises to become one of the famous
model communities of the country.
A Twin City Plant.
Emphasis is being laid on the fact
affair and that st. Paul Is to profit
as we'll as Minneapolis in the estab
!ishment of the new industry. The site
is four miles from the Minneapolis
courthouse and only six and one-hal1
from the st. Paul municipal building
It lies across the Hennepin- Ramsey
county line, and is therefore to be
H.
.'That: there will be enough for boil
cities in the way Of business for thu
banks and business men is eviden
from the estimate that $1OO,OOO,OO {
year will be expended by the Armour
Packing company at this plant TO-
packing house supplies alone. Land i,
both counties is expected to advanc,
ehases by the Wisconsin Land compan,
For tho Armour people. No harmful eff
Feet on values is expected-the elabo
rate preparations that will be made t.
rstablish an odorless plant will guar,
gainst that-and values will advanc
neighboring land will be in deman.
/; business and residence purposes.
The Inspection Party.
N the inspection party today wer
.naha branch; w. J. G.. Kenyon, gen
III manager Of the Omaha stock
ards; Robert Clark of Chicago, er
Eineer; W. W. Archer of Chicago, al
orney.
Mr.. Robbins said that a stockyar
man, an engineer and an attorney wer
brought along to see if anything ha
been omitted that should have bee
DONE, and to see if anything add
tional were necessary. Matters O
Topography, drainage, water, ETC., ha
to be considered, and how m UGH Of tn
optioned land should be taken all
what land should be added. The tri
vas only one step in hundred tina
.-,ould be necessary in perfeeting tn
an.
Nr. Robbins said that the sewae
a would come from the plant woul
Bl be appreciable. The contaminatio
oGId not be recognized.
SEWER PROBLEM EASY "
Rig Trunk Sewer for the Armour Pack