Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-04
his city has been received by Mayor Ma
FRUIT PACKERS LOOK OVER FIELD
Indicate Conditions Here Are to Their
Ilklnn.


Liking.
Walter j. Bipe vice president and gen
eral manager Of the Beech Nut Packing
company OF Cana ohsrie n. Y, and Frank
p. Black. western representative OF the
company. spent Thursday in Council Bluffs
the guests Of the executive committee OF
the Commercial club. They arrived in a
special car from Des Moines over the Chi
caso Great Western, accompanied by the
following officials OF that road: General
Freight Agent w. r. Pinckney Of St. Paul,
superintendent o. Cornellsen, Assistant
General Freight Agent c. r. Berry Of St,
Joseph. The party was Joined here by Gen
eral Agent Churchill OF Omaha.
After luncheon at the Grand hotel the
party was taken for a drive through Coun-
ell Blufrs and the fruit growing section In
the vicinity of the city In automobiles BE-
longing to Henry II. Van Brunt, II. A.
sesrle ana J. F. Wilcox.
While no definite assurance was given
by Mr.. Lipe that his company would select
Council BlUfs as the location for its pro-
posed western fruit canning factory, he
expressed himself as greatly pleased with
the city and the transportation and other
facilities which it offered. The company.
he explained to the executive committee,
had ample capital Of its own. All the COM
pany needed. he said was to have SUFFICIENT
fruit available to carry on such a plant as
1t proposed establishing. Alexander Wood.
president OF the Council Bluffs Fruit Grow
ers Shipping association, which probably
handles nearly half Of the fruit grown in
this immediate vicinity. presented Mr.. Lipe
with the infOrmatiO desired on this pou.,
and the latter appeared satisfied that the
product would he ample for the proposed
plant.
To the executive committee Mr.. Lips
stated that his company possessed ex-
pending about t35O,OOO in the establishment
of a factory at some western point. Such
= factory, he said. would employ about 20
hands and all of its product would be
handled through iobbers Mr. I.ipe assured
the executive committee that he would at
the earliest date inform It whether the
! company would locate its factory here or
not.
Investigate our cheap land proposition in
eastern Colorado. IS per acre for raising all
kinds Of crops; good soil; best OF water;
delightful climate. Excursions first and
! third Tuesdays OF each month. Send for
! printed matter. F. c. Lougee, 124 Main
! street. Council Bluffs, Ia.
! Now in Progress at the John Beno Com
pany-The annual sale of mems fne JOc
/ fancy hose, three pairs for 81. Scores of
new designs and colors for selection
J
| now have my 1906 bicycles on the floor,
/ ranging in price from SIS to te5. Sell on
/ monthly payments, Old wheels taken in
| trade on new ones All kinds OF bicycles
repaired Phone Red 1867 g. NJ. William
son, Il South Main street
Van Brunt buggies are stlll in the lead
Several OF our leading townspeople favored
him with orders this last week. Watch for
Van Brunt vehicles on the streets You
can't help but notice them. They look
so good. Call and look the line over.
Drive new spike in your wardrobe door
for a swell new varsity suit, single breast
| ed, made by II. s. & NJ Sold exclusively
by the John Benz company