Today in History: Oct. 7, 1916 - New packing plant will employ from 600 to 1,000 people

Today in History revisits the Saturday, Oct. 7, 1916, edition of the Grand Forks Herald and highlights a story of the prospect of building a meat packing plant in Grand Forks. A contingency of business leaders will be traveling across the northern part of the state to sell stocks toward this venture, which could also potentially establish more railroad lines to Grand Forks. NEW PACKING PLANT WILL EMPLOY FROM 600 TO 1,000 PEOPLE BOOSTERS MEETING WAS ENTHUSED OVER THE PROSPECTIVE SUCCESS WHIRLWIND CAMPAIGN STARTS NEXT TUESDAY TO FINANCE THE $500,000 GRAND FORKS PROJECT Grand Forks, the Farmers Market City of North Dakota. With this slogan firmly stamped in their minds and with its spirit instilled in their hearts, representative business men of Grand Forks will set forth Tuesday morning on a three-day campaign to sell stock in the Northern Packing company, an organization of local and Northern North Dakota business men and farmers, formed for the purpose of erecting a $500