Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-12
FARM ! \ ELEVATOR.
SITE: DISCUSSED
Acting .Supe1fnt endent Bon.
nor Meets Farmers and
II. Chamber Commerce
Men.
Y !.
TALK ELEVATOR SITE
Frank, and Friendly Spirit
Shown Indicates Early
Agreement.

At joint meeting In webster City
Thursday night with several members
of tile board of directors of the Cham
Der of Commerce and a majority OF the
members of the executive committee Of
the Farmers Grain Company, George
+. Bonner OF Eagle Grove, trainmaster
and acting superintendent OF this dlvl-
sion of the Northwestern, made the
statement that both he and Mr.. Golden
of Boone, superintendent Of all the
Iowa divisions of the Northwestern,
have recommended that the farmers
company be given a site for their ele-
vator in Webster City. He further
stated uncquivOcally that site would
be given the farmers-that the railroad
officials were in no way opposing the
proposition other than having made. an
outright refusal to grant the site east
Of the Mccullough hog trough factory,
which is located on a curve, where
operation would be difficult for the:
Northwestern.
Invited Here.
Mr.. Bonner came to Webster City.
Thursday afternoon upon the invita-
ton Of w. +. Cole, president OF the
Chamber of Commerce. He held
joint meeting in the afternoon at the
Chamber of Commerce rooms with
members of the board of directors anu,
other influential business and profess
sional men, at which time the whole
proposition was gone over. Mr.. Bonner
was given to understand that the
board of directors of the Chamber
wished to cooperate. fully with the
farmers and to do whatever lay IN
their power to give them the site they
want. Mr.. Bonner was frank to say
that the site asked for. which Is the
one east of the Mccullough factory,
could not be had, but that any other
site could easily be secured.
He further stated that If the farm
ers desire to utilize the site they now
have leased where the former schooner
coal sheds are located, that the rail
road would cancel conflicting leases
with other parties to give the farmers
free inlet and outlet to their site.
Fairness Marks Meeting.
At the evening meeting, attended by
n majority of the executive committee
of the farmers company, Mr.. Bonner
again went over the whole proposition.
He was met in Il spirit OF fairness ny
the farm representatives present. Inc
farmers want site and, very natural
", they want the very best site obtain
able. And this, the Chamber OF Com
merce stands willing to help them get
in any way possible. The objections OF
Mr.. Boomer to giving the site near the
Mccullough factory were recognized ~
the farmers present as being well taken
from the standpoint Of the railroad
company. Other sites were tentatively
discussed and the spirit OF frankness
and fricndliness displayed both by thel
farmers and Mr.. Bonner Indicated thatl
each was disposed to he fair and that
there ought to be no trouble in reach
ing an agreement. At II date i'll the
near future the Iowa State Railroad
commission will hold a hearing In Web
ster City and ut this time. If not before
there is every reason to believe that
site satisfactory to the farmers Will be
fixed upon. The Chamber OF Com
merce is especially anxious to have the|
farmers satisfied in the matter ana lts
board Of directors have spent much
time and energy in an effort ut coopcra-
ton. They have met with leading
farmers Mt different times and they
have DONE and HOW are doing, all that
can he done by way of assistance. TheI
spirit of fricndincss and cooperation
being evinced augurs well and there is
every reason to believe now that with
i'm reasonable length of time all diff
culties will be Strengthened out and
site secured which will be entirely sat
isfactory to the farmers organization.