The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-24
The New Packing Plant.

The st. Paul committee appointed
at Wednesday EVENINGS city hall mass
meeting is quietly at work in the in
committee held no meeting Yesterday,
and no general plan of operation was
mapped out, but according to one of
the members, there is nothing in the
situation to cause alarm. The plant
has not been located, and South St.
Paul|s chances are just as good as
ever.
The above paragraph from the St.
Paul Pioneer Press Eliminates the
packing house situation so clearly that
1T seems to us there ought not to be
any serious doubt in anyone's mind as
tosthe real attitude of St. Paul in this
matter. The South st. Paul packing
houses are now located, as shown by
our map today, just about half as far
from the "swell' residence section of
st. Paul as the proposed Armour plant
If. the Armour plant were likely to be
of a character to- produce offensive
odors-if even it were to be the same
kind of plant as that now located at
South St. Paul it must be apparent
that the danger Of annoyance from it
4 is less than half the danger of annoy
ance. from the South st. Paul plant,
assuming that the winds blow from
the northwest in summer as much as
from the southeast. AS a matter Of
fact, however, the weather records for
the past fifteen years show that during
the months of April, May, June, July,
August and September the prevailing
winds from the northwest as compared
with the winds from the southeast,
We're as % for the former to 43 for
the latter, showing that even if the
Armour plant were to be located as
near to the center of St,5sEPaul as the
present South ST Paul &splant is it
would be less offensive It is, how
ever, nearly twice as far from the cen
ter of the city.
1T must be apparent that other rea,
sons than those made so prominent at
the public. meetings are influencing the
action of that city. Very likely ST.
Paul has reason to dread the effect of
the building up of this new industry
80 near Minneapolis. Naturally its
business. relations. will be with Mime
apolis rather than with St. Paul. Il
is located only about three miles
from our union station. It will have
direct street railway connection with
this city, and the facilities for doing
business with Minneapolis will be bet
ter than with St. Paul. When the bank
clearings of Minneapolis are augmented
& by the business developed. at New
Brighton, when the related industrie!
are established which are sure to come
K when the advantage to our jobbin1
trade begins to- be apparent, the widen
Ing disparity between Minneapolis ant
st. Paul commercially will be still NOR
conspicuous and still more. Influential
in business circles. ST. Paul is there
fore not to be blamed for feeling O
apprehension as to the effect upon tina
city, altho her conduct can not b.
squared with her oft-repeated sentiment
s. Whatever builds up Minneapolis ais
AS buildsup st. Paula sentiment whic
is apparently intended for Minneapoli
consumption rather than for home. use
But packing houses costing five mi
lions of dollars are not located with re
81 gard to the jealousies Of cities. Nj
Armour selects his proposed site not t
benefit Minneapolis or injure st. Pau
but because after three years Of GARRETT
study of the situation he believes thj
to be the best place in which. TO- do bus
ness. -.s:.... --......,
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