Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-28
Gentlemen Will Consider Side Tracks and Switching Facilities
Plant to Cost Approximately 100000 80x2O0 Feet Two
Stories in Height Together With Power House.

Watertown is to get the new con-
densing plant of the Van Camp Pack
ing company of Indianapolis, Ind.
This was the decision arrived at
last evening by John Y. Dittemore,
the president of the company,
who arrived in the city yesterday noon
in company with r. II. Parker, the
superintendent of the company's plant
at st. Albans. Vermont. The gentle
men came to listen to the report of Z.
ID. Van Dersun, the superintendent OF
the Van Camp condensing plant at
Effingham, H., who has been IN the
city for the past few days contracting
with the farmers in an effort to assure
milk from 1000 COWS.
In the Leader. yesterday morning II
was announced that l,758 cows mad
been contracted for, leaving 242 short
of the number which the representa-
tives of the company said would be
exacted. Mr.. Van Derson took a trip
out to the south and east of the city
yesterday morning and succeeded IN
contracting for "a more cows, bring
ing the total up to LISP.
Throughout yesterday there was
much speculation in the minds OF
WATERFOWL citizens as to whether or
not this industry for which several of
our public spirited citizens have zeal
ously worked, would come to Water
town or not. A few appeared to feel
confident, while others were prone to
believe that, fguratively speaking,
the industry had slipped through our
fingers, owing to the fact that the
number of cows contracted for had
not reached the 2, 9U0 mark.
The doubt was practically dispelled,
however, early last evening when MIR.
Dittemore made the following state
ment to several, including repre-
sentative of The Leader. He said
eve have decided to come to Water
town providing investigation proves
conclusively that We can secure an
abundant water supply from deep
wells and proper drainage and sewer
connection without expense to our
company beyond our property line.
Mr.. Dittemore and Henry Mulberger
closed deal last evening for that
piece of triangle ground near the juno
ton of the Milwaukee ard North
Western road known as the Crangle
pasture. The deal was made through
Miss Crangle, who represents the
Crangle estate. The piece of land is
approximately q acres.
Thus 1t is now assured that Water
town will get this 500, 900 industry.
providing the citize is show the con-
Germ nothing more than fairness. AS
that will certainly be done it can be
said that the city will soon have an
other industry to it's list and one that
will prove of great benefit not only to
the city, but to the farmers tributary
to WATERFOWL.
The company Will erect modern
fire proof structure of steel frame
and brick. The main building,
according to the statement of Mr..
Dittemore, will be s0x20O feet, two
stories IN height, together with a
power house sufficiently large to house
six 100 horse power boilers. The
estimated cost of the plant complete
with machinery and equipment will
be approximately $500. QUO.
Mr.. Dlttemore stated last evening
that his company hoped to have the
plant in operation by the first of
next November. This will be the
tenth factory for the Van lamp COM
pany and the fifth devoted exclusively
to the condensing of milk. The COM
pany also operates one of the largest
pea packi 1g plants in the state of Iowa
at AlgCma. II is the plan of the