Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 January 1914 — ANOTHER INDUSTRY SEEKS LOCATION [ARTICLE]

ANOTHER INDUSTRY SEEKS LOCATION

Manufacturer of Hygienic Food Product Would Gome Here on Tory Favorable Terms. Ralph Sprague; proprietor of the lUiUf ilttU Us. dtllttl XL TV irt> - VA Frankfort, here for a short time today, and he explained a proposition that may result in bringing him to this city to manufacture Dr-. Wirt’s Golden Wheat Food, a hygienic product of whole wheat that the doctor has manufactured for the past two years. The food is not solely a breakfast food, but is used for making gems and whole wheat as well as in the mush or pudding style. Dr. Wirt reports that he worked for a long time in perfecting the food and that he has had ample proof of Its splendid qualities and that with a limited amount of advertisng he has already established a good sale and that many users are constant customers. Dr. Wirt is a dentist and follows his profession at Frankfort. He Is a polished gentleman and is very enthusiastic about the food he manufactures and there is apparently a splendid opportunity for the building up of a large business. The proofs submitted by Dr. Wirt in response to questions put to him proved that the product has met a very encouraging sale from the advertising that has been done. If a company could be, organized here the product woukrbe made at Mr. Bpraguete mill and it is estimated that from 100 to 300 employes could eventually be employed, pr. Wirt was able to talk to only a few persons about his plan and it is quite probable that a later meeting will be arranged when the public will be asked to come out and hear his proposition.