The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-02-13
ARMOUR PLANT,
MAY Be BARRED
RAMSEY COUNTY DELEGATION
BACK OF BILL TO PREVENT.
ITS ERECTION.
Fear Odors Would Prove Nuisance
Minneapolis Business Interests
Ready to Take Active
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Minneapolis, Feb. ii. - Ramsey
county's legislative delegation has
placed it's seal of approval on q bill
intended to prevent the erection of
the Armour packing plant at New
Brighton. A measure prohibiting the
maintenance of such a plant within
three miles Of the state university has
been drawn, and will be introduced.
probably tomorrow, as delegation
bill, 1t was considered at secret
meeting of the delegation Monday
night and unanimously Endorsed.
The avowed purpose of the bill is
to drive the Armour plant from it's
proposed location, on the ground that
the odor from it will be unpleasant
to the residents Of St. Anthony and
other districts, of :. St.. Paul. 1t was
freely reported at the capitol today.
however. that other interests are be-
hind the measure.
Hennep1n county senators and rep.
resentatives were surprised to learn
of the move, as their relations so far
have been harmonious with the Ram
sey men, and there are many ques.
lions on which they must act in con-
cert. II the Ramsey solons push the
bill in dead earnest I, will produce a
split In the city delegations that may
tie up, much headed legislation. 1t
will also arouse members from the
country districts, who realize that the
farmers want this additional market
fop. ha{n Hxya ef~ nd will not Il.
NIT quietly to see it taken away.
Minneapolis people. probably think
we are actuated in this matter by
petty. Jealousy" said Senator Henry
MoColl Of the thirty-fourth district to-
day. THAT is not the proposition at
all, as I understand it. The Swift
plant In South st. Paul has ruined
Dayton's Bluff for a: resident district.
anc at times 1t sends an odor all over
St. Paul. It should have been located
farther away, and the Armour plant
should be farther up the river than
the proposed site. The prevailing
winds are from that quarter. and 1t
will absolutely stop residence extern
sion in that direction if the plant goes
in. OF course 1t is a well-known prin"
ciple that nuisance cannot be abated
till 1t exists, but after Mr.. Armour
has put in big sum of money. 1t will
be hard to stop him from operating,
and this will serve notice on him. It
is no use to say that doors can be
prevented in such a. plant. That is i'm
possible, and they should be located
at a distance from centers Of popula-
ton"
DR.. Justus Ohage, former health
commissioner Of st. Paul. and father
OF the public baths, is fighting the
Armour plant because he thinks it will
pollute the river and spoil the baths.
Wallace g. Nye. secretary of the
Minneapolis Commercial cluD said to-
day:
1--WE have had wind of some such
move for the past few days and so
will not be surprised should the bill
make its appearance. It's motive Is
clear. The people Of ST. Paul as a
whole do not, I believe, stand behind
It. Rather it represents the action of
an element that would keep the cat
tie market Of the Northwest monopol.
lied by ono interest and prevent such
growth of the market as would d.
vide the business. The alleged solici.
tude for the university is thing so
transparent that the real purpose
shows right through. it: =.