Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 February 1908 — Packing Plant Damaged $500,000 [ARTICLE]

Packing Plant Damaged $500,000

Kansas City, Jan. 29.—Fire of unknown origin started in the canning department on the second floor of one of the twin main buildings of the great packing plant of Nelson Morris & Co. on the Kaw river in Kansas City, Kan., threatened destruction of the entire plant, and caused loss estimated at half ■ million dollars before It wu controlled.