Arizona republican., 1919-05-21
ALL READY n BEGIN WORK IN
 PACKING PLANT
Will be Located Five Miles East on Tempe Road = Plans Under Way-Cost Half Million u Employ 50O- Many Interested

Active and definite preparations for the construction of the Arizona Pack ing companys plant, the huge new con- cern recently announced was to make Phoenix it's headquarters are now under way and engineers are actively engaged in laying out the site for the plant and the railroad facilities it will re- quire.
 The plant will belocated on the Tempe road, five miles east of the city according to the final arrangements made yesterday. 4 tract of 50 acres has been purchased by the company for the site. Railroad connections have been arranged by running a half mile spur track to the plant from the Ari- zona Eastern's lines, and ample side track room will be available inside the plant The plant itself is to face on the Tempe road.
 It was first intended by the com pany to build the big plant within the city, but this plan was abandoned after property owners in the district pro- posed for the plants erection had raised strenuous opposition.
 The plant will center about a main building of reinforced concrete, four stories in height, with dimensions of 200 by 250 feet Around it will be grouped other and smaller buildings. The plant will also include large stock yard accommodations. When the plant is completed it will employ from 250 to 300 men. The plant will use both steam and electrical power, with 200 horsepower capacity independent of any other agencies. The total cost of the plant will be s500.0O0.
 Will Establish Townsite
 Coincident with the erection of the big plant, it is announced, the con- pany will provide ample living accom- modations for it's employees on the site it has purchased. A townsite will be laid out adjacent to the plant and acre tracts with homes are already being planned for the companyS employees. This move will entail expense the com pany would have been able to avoid if it had been able to bring the plant into the city.
 A remarkable large number of prom inent stockmen and business men from all parts of the state have become in- | terested in the new packing industry, | realizing that the establishment Of | such an enterprise will stabilize the industry throughout the state and pro- vide a solid and substantial outlet for all livestock grown in Arizona. Among those already prominently interested are the Tribolet Packing company the Tovrea Packing company, the Phoenix ! Wholesale Meat company, Lon liar mon, cattle grower and banker, Charles P. Miller, president of the Cattle Crow 1 CTS association, C. W. Davis, sheep man, P. K. Lewis of the Central Bank and Central Cattle Loan, Jack Barber member Of the Livestock Sanitary board, E. E. Pascoe, realtor and capi- | talist, and a large representation from l the Cattle Growers association.
 Has business Already
 Incidentally, the entire business O the Tribolet Packing company, the 1 Tovrea Packing company and thu l Phoenix Wholesale Meat company vii go to the new Arizona Packing com pany, representing a total business O some four millions a year.
 The Arizona Packing plant will b. under government control and super vision at all times, with government in 1 spectors to guarantee the quality o it's products. Its plans are to be sub mitted to the department of anima husbandry at Washington for approval
 The packing company is by no mean purely a Salt River Valley enterprise but state wide. Its materials will com from all parts of the state, and the en tire state will be it's market Its pro ducts will include everything handle by any packing plant, making second t none, except perhaps in size, to any i the country. Its products will marketed under the company's ow brand
 The officers of the Arizona Pacllin company are as follows: President,
 A. Tovrea: vice president, J. ! Hughes; secretary, Fred Tribolet treasurer, ]. c. Hurley. These fou
 with Lon Harmon, P. E. Toyrea an
 S. J. Tribolet compose the director
 ship.