Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-20
TO RUSH BUILDING
NO TIME TO BE WASTED GETTING
NEW INDUSTRY UNDER WAY
FIVE FIRMS TOOK PART IN BID.
DING FOR JoB-oPERATE BY
SEPTEMBER.


Company. an Ottawa and adjoining
territory enterprise, today hossomed
forth as an unalloyed and ndisputable
reality. Proof that the newest IN
dustry to Ottawa's growing array Of
manufacturing concerns, was 20 be.
come something besides 'newspa,
per plant came today with the an.
uouncement that contracts for the
erection of the buildings had been
awarded 10 Salomon-W -Waterton Co, OF
Chicago for lump slim OF SS9,125
Bids were opened yesterday in Chr
cago five firms being represented ii
the race for the local job. The bids
submitted were as follows.
Hammond Co. $l0f,ll3; vii
liam J. Scown Bldg Co.. Sl05,i il3,
Gerhardt 4 Co. $4,000; Miller Con
struction Co. s9l.613; Salomon.Wa
Ns,ertown Co., $s9.i.5.
AL lug toHiNil0 dtt lONhNNu III \ III
cago.
At the same time bids were re
ceived for eQulpping the plant bu
there will not be decided upon unit
future date.
The directors of he Illinois Coop
erative, consisting of representatives
~y H. Ia
in Chicago looking into the various
bids rendered and from the fire sub
mitted made The award to the Salo
mon-Watertown people.
Purchase Site.
Today all deals were closed for thu
purchase of the packing house site
The industry vii be located south o
First Street, and just east Of tn
Keen Kleener factory. A ten acr
plot has been purchased from Loren2
Leland for the packing house loca
ton. Switches will be constructet
from both the "Q' and Rock Islam
lines.
Modern In Every Respect.
Plans and specifications prepared b,
the Packers Architectural ConstruC
ton Company, provide for a thorough
~ modern plant with the latest III
to-the-minute appliances and improve
ments, and with capacity tina
should amply take care Of the outpu
of this and the nearby counties.
Already the membership has grow
stockmen and farmers Of this part c
Illinois. with a comfortable margi
over $l50.000 subscribed and paid il
which makes this association one {
if not the strongest farm organic
ton in the State of Illinois
The benefits from the associatio
should be very material as it simpl
means that the huge profits now e
ing TO the packers will be di
tributed among the members accor
ing TO the amount of live stock sci
in by each
This will keep all profits on I'll
livestock in the hands Of the me
who raise and iatten them, and VIII
if any, are entitled to the fulle
earnings.
One of the strongest features of Il
association Is its banking connection
as II not only numbers many iarm
bank directors among its member
but has accounts in, and strong co
nections with many OF the leadil
banks In the counties in which it W
operate.
This successful outcome and wo
derful showing has been accomplis
cd in spite of the misguided oppo
ton of few who either through la'
of knowledge or selfishness thre
such obstacles as they were able
the way of the association
All credit should be given to t
loyal and intelligent members of t
association who have backed il wi
their money and their efforts, and
the Chamber of Commerce of Otta'
which has rendered both moral q
material support, and to both Of wht
(Contlnued on page 3, column G)