Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-09-21
Frank R. Hewitt
Becomes Manager Of
New Packing Plant
Frank 4. Hewitt Becomes Manager
of Local Packing Plant--Former
Superintendent MorrelI,s.

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Superintendent MorrelI,s.
The former superint of the
MorreH Packing company at Sioux
Falls, and man of broad experience
in the packing line, Frank R. Hewitt,
has become the vice president and the
general manager of the South Dakota
Packing and Shipping company of Wa
tertoWn.
When the former packing company
of this city turned it's property over
to the new company, with + S. Law
rnce in charge of the stock selling
end, subsequently becoming manager
of the company's interests, it. was
stated that it would require time to
get the new company upon a substan
tial basis.
But the development, sure ana
steady, has been progressing until II
organization now feels safe in going
ahead with the operation Of the plsj3
as soon as matters can be arr.
Dinner at Grand.
Last Sunday a dinner was served 81
the Grand for the purpose Or enabling
local business and professional men
to make the acauaint ntance Of the. new
/. manager, who came up from Sioux
Falls Saturday evening but was com
pelled to return Monday, SO that the
Sunday dinner was accordingly plan
ned.
Mr.. Hewitt, by the way, has had
more than ordinary experience in the
packing businss. Having been iden-
tilted with large packing interests for
many years, he comes Watertown
from Sioux Falls where he has been
4 managing the Morrell Liant with
marked success.
To Begin Soon.
At the conclusion Of the repast Sun
day r. s.. Lawrence introduced the,
new manager to the table guests. Mr..
Hewitt made a few remarks, but they
We're to the point. He said he hoped
to become better acquainted in the
near future. What the people of the
city are more deeply interested in,
said he, with respect to the packing
plant, relates to the time it will begin
active operations. Il think" he add
ed, that we shall be doing something
in the way Of operation in the near
future. We want to show by deeds
rather than words what We can do.
+ We ask your cooperation to the end
that the Watertown packing plant may
be all that the citizens Of the city
and the people Of this section Of the
state have hoped for it,
Other Speakers.
All the speakers that followed
Messrs. Lawrence and Hewitt were
brief in their observations. John b,
Hanten spoke Of the outlook for 1,
packing plant in this vicinity, decla,-
ing that the field is large and the ap-
portunity great. He, said that event
ually string Of packing plants would
extend from Winnipeg to the Gulf,
right in the very heart OF the meat
producing region OF the continent.
]. N. Mahowald, George schlosser,
q. N. SchuIner. . G. Stein, S. x. Way.
4 +. ]. Cory, and others. were also
called upon and briefly responded.
Work Progressing.
Mr.. Hewitt. now in Sioux Falls to
close up his personal affairs there,
/ will be in the city again shortly to
take personal charge Of the com
pany's affairs and to push plans tt
com mpletion for! the operation of ths
plant. His family win join him here
in the near future
Secretary schlosser. 81 the Cham.
Der OF Commerce said that a dinner
would be arranged for soon IN order
B to afford all the business and pro.
fessienal men an opportunity to meet
the new vice president and general
manager, with view t0 closer asso.
citation III the upbuilding of an enter
prise which promises SO much for the
community ss1s
Nothing Is more adroit than ire