, 1859-01-01

In 1864, Andrew Brown & Co. com
menced packiog IN the house formerly occupied
By Houeh 4 Co., on the South Branch, sinct
which time they have made ndditions and in
prosemeuss. lis size is .P01lso feet, one story
blgh, and with The slaughter house, &C., occu
pies tive acres. 1tscapacity is 200 head ot cat
tic or 1000 hogs daily. During the past year,
A. B. 4 TO. hire erect-d large ham, house on
State street, ut e coat Of $4,000. 1,s size is 501
lso feet; two stories high.
In thc fall Of 1854, Moore, Sesyerns l. Go.
commenced packing in house on the South
Branch Of the river, formerly built By Mr.. Kent
| at a cost OF al5.ooo, occupying about two acres
| ct ground. with ::l6 feet river trout The sl.e
OF this house is Cp114o feet, one story high,
| With capscity to handle 200 cattle OF tUO hogs
daily. Ssncc 1854. they hnve packed cattle and
hogs every year. During the past month. theS
sold their houss TO j. G. Law, Esq, Of BuTling-
tou, 1o"a. who are packing here This season.
During ls53. Moore j. Seave7ns leased their
house 10 Clybourne ! Ellis, who packed their
cattle and hogs for them.
ln The summer of 1856, Henry Mi!ward, Eso.,
bnilt pork hou>c Gu The south branch, on lad
leased tfrn, hessrS. Stewart and Granger The
building was modelled altar Cue formerly erected
by Ar. M.wa:d iu CoSius'en, 6y-; but had all
the improvements which several years occupancy
Of tie other one suggested as desiElllc. The ii.
mcDsions werc 100 hy u0 lret-ihe bnIldiu: of
brick, two Stories high, with stone cellar for
bnlkng meat. The upper floor was occupied as
slaughter house, the hogs ascending tn it by an i'll
ennru Taur "ut-se .i,~ -.-s1-- r4- A---:--
room was sufficient for 1000 hoss, though the
Greatest number slaughtered In any one day VS.
l,45o heaa. On the upper 'or were also the ar
faaeemcats for cutting up The hogs, accommoda-
tions being provided for two sets OF hands to
work at The same tiue. twas calculated that at
each block s-yen hundred hogs could bc disposed
Of daily. Everything was arranged 10 secure con.
yeuience and Dispatch. Tue rlrous pelccs. as
cut, tlisappc arc3 down shutcs to The department
appro! rated to their further carr. On lbc min
floor tue packing OF polk is done, and the render
iE of lard Is carried oa in the hitter in sl1 llrce
kettles, each Of tue capacity of over 900 lbs.
Ii has becn universally conceded that this heuse
WIS the most perfect in its appointments and ar-
1aucemcats of.any house in the United States Ind
although others hare since entcayorcd to Initiate
it, it still maintains It's preemsnence. In. the
year 1857 it WIS rented and worked by Thomas
Sash. Of Baltimore, who packed some 20 900 hogz,
aud in tic month Of May. 1858, it was put up At
Auction and purchased By Nessn. Van Bruut i
Watross, the extensive pork packers Of New
fosk city for 81, 100. These gentlemen immedi-
asely commenced series Of alterations to dt the
house for summer curing, and during the pa.t
summer packed on an average 800 hogs per: d,y
with the. most satisfactory scsutts They hare
expended much money IN perfecting aud bcanltify.
ing the Misunderstanding out buildings, 6e.. and
they may now safely challenge the United States
toproduce as complete and comnodious house
ns theirs, for both summer and winter packing,
:. Daring the past year Aessrs 1ones / Cu,bert.
son erected packipg-hou1e On State street,
corner Of Ringgold, ut a cost Of $4,000. The
slaughter. house is on the south brunch Of the
river. and occupies aboct two ac.ea, The pack
ing.house is fitted up With new and improved
apparatus for atenming, its capacity being !, 600
to 800 hoGs daily.
Tho following table ahowa the capacity Of the
different establishments; ..'
tapA1ty a"d Taluo.ion ertA< Pa<kss Hsu,e. i. 1s;s
oapadt, -. day. Cot Of srsc+-