The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-08-06
WE MAY LOOSE
BIG D|ST|LLERY
ovERTuREs BEING MADE FOR IT
BY DIES MONIES.
NEGOTIATIONS NOW PENDING,
Burning Of Big Warehouse On May IS
Made Talk of Removal Possible
y and Des Moines Boosters
Take II Up.

Il
Ter Distillery? The fact has been
known in business circles of the city
during the past several weeks that
Iovertures have been made the Hoover
IDistilling Company looking toward the
removal and the rebuilding of the
properly. 1t has also been known that
propositions have been made the com
Ipany and that the Des Moines CONNER
lcial Club has been in communication
with the management in this city with
1.-THE end in view of a transfer of the
property 10 Des Moines. The enlarge
ment of the property in the new loca-
ton seems 70 A3ye been talked and the
possibility of the doubling of the ca
pacity of the plant has been rumored.
The fact has also been known that Mr..
Charles Hoover, president of the COM
lpany, has been in Des Moines looking
at property and that the Booster Club
lof Des Moines has interested itself in
the matter.
| The Register and Leader of Des
Moines, having heard of the pending
negotiations, gives publicity to the
story in its Sunday issue, devoting the
first column ofgthe front page to the
details of the rumor and to the his
tory of the Hoover institution. The
Monday morning issue of the paper
again devotes almost as much space
to the subject and is giving the matter
much prominence.
Result of Fire.
The burning of the bonded ware.
house. the storage house of the dis
ltillery, on the morning of May Is last,
has made possible the negotiations for
the removal from this city The COM
pany having determined to continue
business. was open TO propositions that
originated in Des Moines The eff
forts to have the distillery removed
from Oskaloosa were probably origin
ated by the United States Revenue
Collection department. The depart
ment seems to have a policy 10 unite
or to centralize as much as possible
the business with such institutions
about as few cities as possible. Des
MONIES seefhz~to be n favored city and
effort is being made to have as much
business in this center as can be To-
Gated there by one means or another.
The work of the department is re-
duced thereby and fewer employees or
government officers are needed The
removal of the Oskaloosa plant to Des
Moines was first suggested to MIR.
Hoover by Revenue Officer John Con
nelley OF Des Moines, who made fire.
quent trips to this city on business
connected with the distillery. He re-
lated the advantages of a location in
Oes Moines and pointed out mutual
benefits and advantages to be enjoyed
by the distillery. Mr.. Connelley next
laid the matter before the committee
If the Boosters Club of Des Moines,
and the committee Immediately pro-
;eeded to get busy in several direc-
lions. They opened communication
With Mr.. Hoover and went about to
sec what could be done in the way of
securing a suitable location for the
Iplant.
Des Moines people and the Booster
Club of that city are much in earnest
over the prospect and are determined
to have the distillery located in that
city. The city has advantages in
transportation and in markets that are
not to be denied and the Des Moines
committee is taking every possible
means OF emphasizing their desirable
lily. The matter has been under con
sideration between the distiliing COM
pany and the Des Moines committee
now during the past several weeks and
1t is understood that certain tenders
have been made.
| Action is Uncertain.
Just what action will be taken in the
matter by the Hoover Company is un-
certain at this time and whether or
mot the plant will go to Des Moines
Is not stated. Mr.. Charles Hoover, OF
the company, seen by reporter. adj
United the fact of pending negotia.
ltions and of having been in the city of
Des Moines in connection with the
business. Beyond this information,
Mr.. Hoover was inclined to be non.
communicative and would only state
that he did not know at this time what
would be done.