The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-24
FACTORY COMES TO MITCHELL
Matsw,oo Parties are Ready to Es
.tabIisl Theii Factory When Pro-
position is Met.
position is Met,

position is Met.
Monday evening $50 business men
and citizens met at the city hall to
listen to the report of the Co.amer-
cial Committee which has chsga 81
the factory proposition, whien has
been under discus ION for tie past
month. Mayor Hitchcock presided at
the meeting, and Commissioner Ness
acted as secretary.
1t should be understood that over
a month ago some Waterloo, Iowa,
parties were i'm the city looking up a
location for a factory for the manu-
facture of manure spreaders II
other implements for the farm.
Since that time the Commercial Com
mfttee has had the matter in hand.
The two prominent men connected
with the company are VIM. Galloway
and w. r.. Lytle, the latter being
here at the present time. Mr.. Gallo
way paid a visit to Mitchell a couple
of weeks ago, and looked over the
O9tudlIOii, IL dt tusiL hiillt tOOb
an option on a quarter section of
land about a mile west of the city.
just between the intersection OF the
Milwaukee tracks running north and
west.
The proposition was discussed be-
tween the interested parties, and
eventually the Commercial Commit
tee received a statement from the w.
Y. Lytle Manufacturing Co. as to
what they would do In the premises.
This company is made up of VIM.
Galloway. w. r. Lyle, j.. w. Brown
and w. w. DuPre, of Waterloo, and
they are the same men who are as
ISOLATED with the VIM. Galloway Co.
at Waterloo, where they conduct a
very large implement factory of the
same nature that will be conducted
here, in case the proposition is met.
At the Monday evening meeting
Robert Burns of the Committee, pre-
sented the proposition of the new
company that is to be organized, just
what they would agree to do and
what they expected of the citizens of
Mitchell.
A report was made by A. B. Hager,
John Michaels and D.. A. Mizener.
These gentlemen made a trip to
Waterloo to inspect the company's
business and to make inquiry con-
cernoing the ability of the men to
o,, .,.., L.. ~ -. ..A- mn
statements they mad concerning
Mr.. Galloway INT his business there
was of a very tlattering character,
and they indicated. that they believed
the proposition laid down before
the citizens Of Mitchell to be one
that should not be turned down.
They referred to the large force of
men employed in the factory and the
large Office force that is required to
handle the mail business, there be-
ing some 65 stenographers employed
in the Office.
w. r.. Lyle who is at the head OF
the movement to establish the fac
tory was called upon to make a state
ment with reference to what he ex.
pected to do. Mr.. Lyle said that the
essence of their ambition was really
placed in the statement which was
signed by the incorporators Of the
company. but that he would be glad
to answer any questions that were
propounded him from the audience,
He was queried on a great many
things, all Of which he answered
frankly with the idea Of giving the
people plain facts connected with
the coming of the company. Mr.. Lytle
u said that he wanted to impress upon
the citizens of this city one fact. and
that was that himself nor Mr.. Gallo.
way nor any other men connected
with the Galloway company were in
n way Interested in the factory
that is now being constructed al
LOOMS. He did not want to be mis-.
Judged in the least on that PROPOSE.
ton. As to promising to do a whole
lot Of things Mr.. Lyle said that 1,
would profit him nor the citizens OF
Mitchell nothing to hold out allurine
things that could not be performed
and 1t was not the plan Of Mr.. Cal.
loway to bind himself to things which
he knew he could not perform. He
felt, however, that in the course Of
9 few years that the factory question
would be solved. He stated that the
company would manufacture manure
spreaders. cream separators, and one
or two other articles which would
become ~specialities Of the new com
pany.
Mr.. Hitchcock called upon a mum.
Der Of gentlemen in the audience 70,
an expression Of opinion as TO wha,