Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-12-05
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this establishment yesterday. II is located in tn,
lower part Of the city. Mr.. Chas. L. Palmer polite
ly SHOWED around" The dimensions Of tho
main building are 100 by 100 feet. This building
10 divided into two compartments, for slaughterne
and packing. In the s]aughtering house are suf-
fcient number of hooks to hang 500 hogs at once.
The hogs doomed to death are first driven into the
sticking pen," which ajjons the main building,
where they are dispatched and their blood permitted
to pour down through "ohutc" into a gutter,
which carries il in the direction Of Muscatne slough.
The carcasses Of the dead animals then plunged
into huge trough of water kept constantly hot by
pipes running through it filled with steam. After
thorough scalding, they are drawn out and quick
ly Invested of their hirsute covering; then hung
up by the neck on a revolving frame, and, almost
fast as We describe the process in writing, they
dressed and suspended on the hooks for cooling.
In packing, the work is performed with almost
equal dispatch. The lard house stand. in the rear
of the main building. The lard is ",ried out'' in
two huge cauldr"ns, which are capable Of turning
out about 6s tierces of lard in day. Very little
Of the hog is suffered to 60 to waste. There is no
great want of veracity in tho joke we hare seen
stated that pork packers put every part of the hog
to some use, and are even endeavorins to turn the
sQuEAL to some practical purpose. The heads are
rendered for the lard they yeldthe feet sold to be
converted into restaurant luxury-the intestincs
also rendered into grease, cleaned and sold to
b stuffed with sausage-even the hair is saved and
sold to make mattrasse>, while the "cracklings,"
after the lard is pressed from them, are used in
manufacturing valuable chemical preparation.
n,,t
smoke house of Messrs. Leland Co. is situated |
short distance from the main building. 1t is large
enough to hang up 1000 pieces of meat for smoking
at once. In short, all the arrangements of this es
adjustment are the most complete and extensive
scale. Upwards of 10000 hogs were packed there
last season, and it is expected that the number will
be large if not larger this season. Messrs Leland
L 90. are supplied with an immense quantity of
salt and cooperage, and are prepared to pack
MAsy hogs as may be offered them.
Pork PAcKIAG-Tho business of slaugh-
tering and packing hogs has not yot fairly COM
menced at either of the establishments in this city,
account Of the farmers holding off for better pri
ces. At Leland & Co.'s establishment about $50 |
we're packed this week for first owners. At Buffers
several lots of hogs have been put up in the pens
during the week, and Strengthening will commence
in earnest next week. Prices are still unsettled.
Packers offer $3.50 per cw. cash, and would proba-
bly, increase the figure for an extra quality of pork.
.ALDERMEN's SALARY TO BE INCREAsED.-A
proposition is before the City Council to increase
the salary of the Aldermen from $50 to 500 per
annum. Aremonstrance to the change, numerously
signed, has been sent in. We see no impropri-
ely in giving our Getty Fathers" reasonable COM
pensation for their labors 1t is bad precedent,
however, for legislative body to increase the com,
pensation of its own members. We suggest that an
ordinance be passed increasing the salaries of Al
dermen for next year.
f COSMOPOLITAN ART AssoCIATIoN.-This
old and popular institution is out with fine list
year. Among the prizes offered is Powers original
statue of the Greek Slave. To those who feel de-
sirous of bling for any Of the leading literary
periodicals, We have only to say that they may d.
50, through the medium of this Association, more
than any other manner. See
Advertisement. Chas. 5. Foster, at L9mp Sells
store is Honorary Secretary fer Muscatine.
W. c. KESNEDY.-By an advertisement in
o-day's paper, it viii b, seen that this gentleman
uccyeds the firm of Murphy Kennedy, in the dry
goods and general mercantile business. The public
will find his assortment of goods, his store under
he Bostsn House, always complete, fresh and cheap
enough to suit the times.
A. II. Tilden, who has acted as stage
gent in this city for some years, ami VIII" the
passenger agent Of the Pa 'ket Company he past
cason, di cd in this city last week. of consumption
/ lost his wife some months ago by the same fell
destroyer. Mr.. T. was a man of many virtues of
leart and mind
@-The gas filters are at work in the
Methodist Church, and it may be expected to be il
animated with gas next Sabbath This is an i'm
orovement long needed in that church cdifice.
RELIGIOUS NorlcE.--The first Quartz rly
Meeting of the present Conference year of he NJ L.
Church, in this city, will commence Saturday (Dec.
,th,) and continue over sabbath.