Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-06-26
PACKING PLANT
Is DEFERRED
Syndicate Contemplating lis Es'
tabliShment Here Gives the
Reason for the DELAY.

NCdSOu lOT lllC DCldy.
From a letter received by the To-
cal committee it is now definitely
learned that nothing will be done
on the proposed packing plant for
Willmar until next spring. Nego-
tiations for this immense plant have
been carried on for several months
but, by request of those having the
matter in charge, local newspapers
have not exploited the same. So
many rumors have been put afloat,
however, that Mr.. TaHman of the
committee deemed it best that the
public be informed just how the
matter stood and save himself and
others from continual annoyance in
the matter.
The proposition was that large
pork packing plant be established
about mile west of Willmar on
Hawk Creek that should employ not
less than 400 men and that would
eventually be added to and increased
to require many more men and in
volve an expenditure of millions of
dollars. The promoters are an
English syndicate with headquarters
at Liverpool. They have a plant
similar to the one to be erected at
Willmar at Ottumwa, Iowa. After
careful consideration of a great
many points offered, Willmar was
decided upon as the most available
one for the location of this plant.
There is no doubt that this will be-
come within a few years one of the
greatest hog raising districts of the
country. Such a plant here would
make market for hogs for this
part Of the state that would be I'M
excelled anywhere. The company
secured promises of everything they
asked from the Great Northern
roads in the way of rates and ac-
commodations and the local COM
mittee with Mr.. Tallman at its
head, promptly furnished every
thing asked for from the business
men of the city.
The American representatives of
the syndicate went to Liverpool
about six weeks ago to attend al
meeting Of the company with the
recommendation that Willmar be
selected as a site for the new plant
in the Northwest. Word from this
meeting arrived soon afterwards
that owing to the conditions of the
money market and labor troubles
the company had postponed action
for some time. Corroborative Of
this report, letter was received
during the past week which states
as follows:
Your favor of the1Oth inst. came
duly to hand. Since the receipt of
your letter we have given this mat
ter some consideration but have
decided that the question of labor,
together with the extreme cost of
building material, and the general
financial outlook, do not warrant
our reaching a decision as to our
contemplated plant for some
months. This means that it will
be next spring before we can COM
mence construction work, but should
we be in position to do so. will
more than likely reach decision
in October or November of this
year.
1t is of course with consider
able regret that we feel compelled
to postpone this matter after hav-
ing gone to the trouble, with your
assistance, of accommodating the in
formation required, and yet cur
best judgment causes us to advise
you accordingly. The various op-
tions you have obtained will, of
course, expire and we shall, at a
proper time, have to communicate
with you again with view to max
ing new start, and we understand,
of course, that all our privileges
and rights in the premises have ex-
pired with the options. While
disappointed that the project will
not materialize at once, our local
committee feels confident that Will
mar will secure the plant when the
syndicate deems it expedient to en-
large their capacity for packing
Northwestern pork. Willmar is not
the only place that will suffer be-
cause Of the slightly unsettled condi-
tions of the money market. 1t is
generally understood that the large
plant to be located at Minneapolis
will not materialize for some time
to come-possibly not until after
the presidential election.