The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-12-30
COMMERCIAL CLUB TAKES MATTER up
CONCERNING EQUITY PACKING PLANT

About three weeks ago the
Times published an article con-
corning the Equity Packing Plant
that is to be located somewhere
in this state and that Wahpeton
should get into the game and
make its weight felt and that ev-
erything within our means should
be brought to bear on the COM
mittee that is to select the site,
so that it might be locaed here.
SO the announcement comes to
us that in the near future that a
citizens meeting will be called to
consider the matter and possibly
a committee appointed to meet
with the Equity Society which is
to be held in Minot in the first
part of February.
Now this is very important
thing and should be considered
fully. The bringing of this plant
to Wahpeton would be one Of the
biggest strokes for future pros
perity and a Bigger and Better
Wahpeton'' than anything else
that has happened in the past.
This Equity Packing Plant is to
have a capitalization of half
million dollars and is to be owned
by the farmers of this state.
A comment on the above was
made to us that Wahpeton would
hardly be considered because it
was too far away from the cattle
raising sections of North Dakota.
Well. we don't believe it. We want
to say right here that if every
head of cattle in Richland county
was counted it would very nearly
total ap to any county in the
state.~sN have the right kind
of cattle for packing house va
riety and that is "stall feed beef
That is what brings the premium
prices. We lead North Dakota in
the raising Of corn and besides
this the county is very adaptable
for the raising of beef and dairy
products. Corn is a very profitable
crop here and cattle alone is not
the entire output Of a packing
plant and when all things con-
sidered that all roads lead to
Wahpeton, we think that the
equity will listen and consider
Wahpeton as a possible site to
the fullest extent before they
make any definite settlement on
the proposed site.
We have hogs and thousands
of them in this vicinity and each
year sees the people of this sec
ton of state through it's adapt
ability to raise corn, raise lar
ger drove of hogs than the year
previous. We have sheep and we
know Of nowhere can they fatten
sheep any better than in the Man.
tador country, before they put
them on the market, just after
taking them off the grazing lands
to the west of us here.
Why do all roads lead to Wah-
peton. Because we are in a direct
line connected with the state than
any other city. We are on the
main line of the Great Northern
and with it's branch to Aberdeen,
and the N. P. branch leading west,
and these two railroads connect
with the 500 just west and south
west Of, us here. The Mp. can
ship its stock by the way Of
Jamestown, Cakes to Wahpeton.
why should we not be considered.
We have two branches of the q.
N. leading out of her with the
branches leading off of this great
Continental road to the north. We
are also right in the cattle region
of Minnesota, that is bordering 1T
on the immediate west. !
Why should the Equity pass
the greatest little city of North
Dakota. or what you might term
us. the greatest city in North Da-
kota for opportunities, with the
greatest railroad inlet.s and out
let's. Show the Times where OPP
lies thicker than right
here in Wahpeton. In another
column of this issue Of the Times
tells about the greatest Christmas!
in business annuls in our city,
which also shows that We have the
greatest chance to land this large
packing plant.
It is the territory to the east OF
us here wherein lies the greatest
markets and nowhere can pack
ing plants deliver the meat into
Minneapolis, that is the finished
article. than we <an right here
out of Wahpeton. With, the whole
state Ia draw from. a large pOr-