Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-07-09
LARGE PLANT FOR DALLAS;
NOW ENCHANTING FOR
FOUNDATIONS.
BUILDING TO BE LARGE
Contractors to Rush Work and Prom
ise to Complete Plant in Readiness
to Handle 1912 Crop; Commercial
Club Alone to BE Credited FOR
New Concern.
New Concern,

Actual work upon the construction
of the big packing plant of the j. *
Armsby company began on Saturday
morning, when number of work
men under the direction of the con-
tractors. McIntire & Thompson, be-
gan eXcavating for the concrete foun-
dation piers of the building which
will be located on property belong
ing to the Southern Pacific company
north of the Soehren Warehouse and
facing on Clay street. The outlines
of the foundation show that the
building will be large one and VIII
be two and one-half, practically
three. stories in height. The con-
tractors now believe that all diff
culties have been overcome and an
ticipate no further delay in the com
pletion of the plant and the instalia-
ton of the machinery which viii be
done as rapidly as possible and in
plenty of time to handle the 1917
crop of prunes.
"The actual beginning of opera
tions upon the Armsby plant has
served to set at rest a feeling in the
minds of many Dallas people that
the concern would not come here
said a business man yesterday. y
will confess that l had some doubts
although representatives of the firm
had given us the assurance that they
would build. Still, one always reefs
better when he knows that active OPP
erations are under way.
Commercial Club Got IL.
"The securing of this much-need'
ed institution for Dallas is the direc'
result of the work of the live mem
hers of the Commercial club. With
out that organization. in place of see
| ing the beginning Of building opera
tions on it in this city today th'
company would be constructing
elsewhere. There is no question
about IL. and even the officials OF tn
company themselves declare that IN
activities displayed by the ciul
brought them here. There Is muoI
in connection with this matter wiz
which the general public is not ia
miliar. but the facts are that mum
her of the citys public spirited mer
heard that a representative OF IN
Armsbvs was investigating condition
I'm an adjoining city and had abou
concluded to report favOrably 20 IN
company as to locating their prop"'
ed plant there In post haste ''"'
rnercial club committee sped TO %
s,r,o to the city In question. but To
peopIe heard Of their cominf al"
either induced the fruit man l' Ie''
town. or at any rate. kept h'm -
4. 'creted until the Dallas onnihsei
gave up in despair and left for hom'
Wires Head Odicc.
THE Dallas men were hy no mean
AZ the end Of their string h"Nste'
In tine name Of the Commercial e'i
they wired the head office "i M
4. Armsbv company and asked q" nav
fhafr TgureAeu uiallhf HfflA
message told Of the superior aa'aI
. tsges that Dallas had 20 oHei an
f,,.ited an investigation. A. IN
Armsby people later admitted. IN.
we're Impressed by the spparan,
truthful and industrious efforts OF u
club and. before they decided osl.i
teIv on the location of their p'ai
, tbev sent O. represeutative here u .i
j vestigate. e
. ne was taken iu hand hF %
4. ,-,r,rerr.aI club and. before De- iei
Dsuas had been decided on and %
--s,-arce given that the eomIal
y-orr5 come here. 10 required pl.
sr5 hustle % gst the plant but y
49,. and the Commercial CLUB '
. -.-rs4 the credit And get taffe a
! f.--frars men in this citF Nho
--rr+ as much as any q u.s. ra' %
.-. -raf the commercial cluo u
=. rsrse and can't Gee where