Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-28

concern to build another condensing
plant in Wisconsin this year. Several
cities are after it and amung the most
likely place are Waupun, Beloit,
Elkhorn and Ripon.
Today Will witness the arrival in
Watertown Of Mr.. S. F. RuDust. the
architect for the Van Camp Packing
company. who will have charge OF
the construction of the new plant.
The chief engineer of the Milwaukee
road will also be here today, the object
of their visit being to consider SIDE
tracks and switching facilities.
Mr.. Dlttemore will remain here till
tomorrow when he will leave for
indianapolis. He will return as soon
as the plans for the foundation are
complete in order that excavat:ng
may start within the next week or ten
days.
In speaking of the chances for the
industry in Watertown, Mr.. Ditto
more casually remarked that at a
conservative estimate he expected the
company would at the end of the first
year have daily average of 60, OOC
pounds of milk. The enormity Of the
benefits to the city and community is
shown in the fact that this will mean
that the concern will pay out for milk
about $500, 900 year, which is dis
tribnted among the farmers adjacent
to Watertown. The location of the
concerns plant here also means that
they will have a labor pay roll which
Mr.. Dittemure says will reach approx
imately 500, 900 more per year, max
ing total of about $500, OCO paid out
here annually. To show the earnest.
ness on the part of Mr.. Dittemore,
he stated that it would be the earnest
wish OF the company that the volume
of business might grow to the extent
that double that amount might be paid
out annually.
Thus another concern of worth
is to be added to the Industrial well
fare of WATERFOWL. 1t has been the
contention Of The Leader from the
very start in speaking of the benefits
this plant would be to the city and
community, that. anything worth
having. is worth going after. The
leading citizens of Watertown and n auy
of the progressive farmers realized
that the Van Camp people offered what
was worth going after. The effort
which has been PUT forth and the
decision announced by Mr.. Dittemore
last evening is ample proof tina,
several of the faithful went after it.
Knowing the reputation of the Var
Camp concern. the proposition looked
good to the Leader 1t has not lost an
opportunity to shout the praises vi
the industry seeking a location or to
encourage and commend thuse who
have put their shoulders to the wheel
in an effort to land this prize, which
1t is in the best sense of the term.
Time will prove that the citizen.
of Watertown and farmers adjacent
hereto have made no mistake in boost.
ing the establishment here of this
industry From what the observations
of I he Leader man have been, he car
say with firm belief that the estab-
lishment of this condensing plant is
of greater benefit to the city and
community than two sugar rehnerIes
would be. 1t offers a market for
almost unlimited milk at higher prices
the year around, a fact that will
increase the revenue of every farmer
whu deals with tine Van Camp concern.
Farmers who have ref; sed TO encour-
age the location of the industry by
contracting will ere long see the error
of their way and wish that they had
been among the original signers.