The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-18
DIES MONIES MEETING
HELPS MINNEAPOLIS
Hustng Iowa Capital Releases Truths How Advance
City's Interests that Will Find Application Here and
Observation-Disclosures C. Nye Delivers Address that
Opens Hawkeyes' Eyes to Value OF Cooperation.

There Is ample opportunity to do things in
Des Moines. 1t Is only necessary to stimulate
the civic patriotism of the people and keep them
believing that Des Moines is the best there is
on earth. t.,i.'
Big Armour Deal.
Mr.. Nye's conversation with the rep
resentative of one of the Des Moines
papers was no less interesting than his
address. He told the paper what he
thought about Des Monies, about Min
neapolis' rapid growth, the Armour
plant, and the fact that organization is
most important. Mr.. Nye said:
This is almost my first visit to Des Moines.
was here some years ago attending an Odd
Fellows convention and right here l should like
to remark that DeS Mones as a convention city
does u great deal to advertise itself favorably.
That is the theory we go on at Minneapolis.
We like big conventions and do our utmost to
make good impression on our visitors. No
other way of municipal advertising, in my opin-
ion quite comes up to that. A visit to city
In person always gives Il strong and lasting
impression. l am struck with one way, which
may seem inconsequential, but which really is
of the utmost Importance Of building up Des
Mones Aside from its possibilities. COM
mercial metropolis, Des Moines has great OPP
portunities a residence center. 1t would
make itself city of which everyone in Iowa
would say: There's place l should like to
live some day" In an agricultural state this
opportunity is especially great, owing to the
habit Of farmers to retire after attaining age
and prosperity and move to town. Minneapolis
has been built up greatly merely by people who
have been attracted to 1t Il pleasant place
to live. They are a prosperous, solid lot Of
people,
AS to the commercial side, Minneapolis is
in a prosperous condition. During the last five
years the city has enjoyed a period Of unprece
denied growth. During that time Minneapolis
has been developing along many new lines. For
merly we were known only as great lumber
manufacturing and -four milling point. Latterly,:
inc fO tha owl of ha Ou.
lumber manufacturing has fallen off greatly,
and in -four milling our growth has not been
material. The great expansion of Minneapolis
has been along the line Of general manufacturing
and jobbng. Manufacturing of all kinds has
built up rapidly in Minneapolis in the last five
years, and the growth of our wholesale business
has been little short Of wonderful. The postal
receipts and bank clearances Of Minneapolis,
which are a fair criterion Of business volume,
have doubled since 1901.
The greatest thing that has happened recently
for Minneapolis is in locating the
big new packing plant of Armour & Co. The
company has purchased 800 acres of ground just
outside of Minneapolis and will spend
100000 counting the cost of the land, for
packing plant and model town for its en-
ployees. The packing plant fills a. need that
has been greatly felt at Minneapolis and makes
the city now complete market. Formerly
stock raisers have had to ship to Chicago, altho
products at Minneapolis.
The way we secured the plant was by con-
vincng Armour s. Co. that we offered advan-
tages superior to any other city, with big
cattle-raiSing country all about and ready
market at hand for packing house products. Min
neapolis has gotten beyond the practice Of CIV
ing bonuses to manufacturers, but guaranteed
Armour & Co. a streetcar line to their plant,
and water and sewerage connection.
In building up city 1 consider organized
effort the prime essential. Des Moines in rally
ing around a booster organization is following,
the proper plan. Individuals can do much, but
municipal promotion in order to get results must
be organized and continuous.