The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-09-03
EFFORTS BEING MADE
TO DISCOURAGE ENTERPRISE.
Citizens object to Plant of Taylor
Packing Co. Being Located Here.

With Mayor Thomas F. Crawford,
the Chamber of Commerce, City Coun-
ell, Board of Health and a number of
citizens in favor of having the Taylor
Packing Co, of Atlantic City, move its
big plant to this city and consolidate
the business at Vermont avenue, in
that city, with the plant on the mead
ows near the railroad, there has been
a counter effort put forth in the last
few days that may the loss Of
the plant to this city. A number Of
citizens who object to the plant com-
ing here have put a petition in circu-
lation addressed to the State Board of
Health, asking that that body withhold
its consent for the plant to locate here.
1t was said that a telegram had been
sent to the State Board Office, at Tren-
ton, asking that all action in the mat
ter be delayed until the petition could
be signed and forwarded to Trenton.
The Taylor Packing Co. was first
attracted to this place several months
ago when Supt. r. A. Gale, of the SUI
burban Trolley Co., as a member of
the Chamber of Commerce, put it up
to the officers of the concern to con-
slider Pleasantville when they wanted
to expand their business and needed
additional ground. The company now
wants to enlarge its plant and came
here to look over the situation. A site
was selected that borders on the Read
ing Railway neal the Clark lumber
yard. On this site the company had
in mind the erection of a plant that
would cost about $100, 900, and would
at first employ about fifty men, beside
some m clerks and stenographers.
Before going too far with the plans
the company decided to find out what
the people of the city thought OF hav-
ing the plant locate here. Accordingly
there was a meeting called of the
Chamber of Commerce, City Council,
Boards of Health of this city and Egg
Harbor Township, as part of the loca-
ton is in that township. This meet
ing was attended by many representa-
tive citizens and officials of the city
and township, and all agreed that it
would be a good move on the part of
the city to have the corporation locate
here and make the improvements and
bring the additional means Of employ
ment that was contemplated. The
meeting was held in the City Hall,
which was filled to capacity, and after
giving close attention to the PROPOSE
ton, the meeting went on record unan-
imously as favoring the location Of
the plant in this city. Every objection
was successfully met by the officials
of the company, and the citizens gen.
orally were we'll satisfied with their
frank statements.
Representatives of the company were
assured by City Council, the Boards of
Health OF the city and Egg Harbor
fTewaships~and %hy many private eiti.
zens, including two leading physicians
of the city, that they would be welcom-
ed here and given all the assistance
that was required to bring the plant
to the city. Efforts were made to get
a copy of the petition to see just what
the grounds for objection to the plant
were, but this was not accomplished.
1t is said that the land on which the
plant is proposed to be erected has
deed restrictions which bar slaughter
houses, and the objections of those
who are handling the petition is said
to be from fear of the noise the live
hogs will make, and OF the odors
emanating from such a plant. How
eve the officials stated at the meet
ing that the plant had sufficient capac-
ity to dispose of a carload of hogs in
forty minutes, the hogs being unloaded
from the cars and chuted directly into
the plant, there being no yards or
pens used. They also showed plans
that contain processes to eliminate
any odors whatever.
The matter will be held in allegiance
now until the petition reaches the
State Board of Health, and is acted
upon by that body. There will no
doubt be a hearing on the matter, as
the people who promised the company
that they were wanted here as an in
dustrial plant will also put their side
of the case up to the State Board of
Health along with the side of the petit
TONERS.
Those favoring the location of the
plant are of the opinion that the op-
position is based on a misapprehen-
sion of the facts, %contending that this
is not a slaughter house in the com
monty accepted use of the term, but
rather an establishment for the pack
ing of hams and meat products. SINH
lar plants are located in the residen-
tia1 section of Philadelphia and other
large cities.