, 1862-11-22
,EEyEs rAcKED n CHICAGO For ELEVEN SEA
Suns.

Thus far the present season there have
bssssRR ST. VIE aq5bsoy e @ Sc @eoniaued aa ia 1t in
tcrvals up till next April.
Below will be found list Of the new
houses erected during the past summer
and fall, with some particulars, descriptive
and otherwise:
4. F. KEST & Co.'s PoRK AND BEEF
HorsE.-This house, Low in full operation,
is situated at the foot of Jefferson street, West
Side, ard on the south branch of the river. It
is the largest, and probably one Of the best
arranged and htted-up establishments In the
West-if not in the United States. The size
pf the main building is 172 BY l2a5 feet, three
and four stories high.
In the first story there is gard for hogs,
125 feet long by 30 feet wide. In severely
cold weather this will be found most profit
able and advantageous arrangement. There
is also large room-100 by 125 feet for bulk
ing meats; and another 1oom-S0 BY 80 feet-
for drawing off lard. The balance Of this story
is occupied by boiler, engine room and
coal reservoir.
In the second story is a very large and COM
nodious lard room, 3 cooperage room, and
room for slaughtering and packir e beef, the
dimensiots Of which are LOO by l25 feet.
There is also brine room, 10 by LIS feet,
with other rooms for storage, &c,
In tie third story there is room for
slarghteripg, hanging and cutting hogz-!hc
arrangements for which nrc ot the most ap-
proved character. It is 125 feet long by 100
feet vide, and Is in every way roorny and con-
ycuient. There is also On this floor q lard
room, for filing the tanks.
The fourth story OF this immense establish.
mentis divided into hog-pens, where they are
kept previous to being slaughtered. There is
also on this floor IN Immense salt:bin, with
slidet, &c, connecting with all parts Of the
house.
Around the entire house Is IN inclined plane
winding flom floor to floor, up which the
hogs aud cattle are driven to their respective
pens.
Throughout the house there are numerous
slides, traps md avenues ior the quick con-
reSance, either mp Or down OF the salt, meats,
Or ofial. The bulking and packing ROOMS are
particularly convenient, and much labor Il
saved by the various contrivances and i'm.
provemeuts introduced. In fact, the design
of the ho1se is complete marvel, and mus
have been the result Of years Of study sul ex
perience. ....
The capacity Of the house to kill and cut i
s,cOo hogs and 800 beeves daily. There i
room to bang at one time 800 hogs and so
head Of beevee.
There was used In the erection $500
brick and 100000 fee. of timber. The mai
floors Of the house are oak plank, and til
beams and joists Of solid oak timber
The alze OF the lot on which the establishmeu
is built 200 BY 24S feet There is river fror
nf 200 feet, with good dock, w1li1e railroa
track is about to be built on tile street !
front Of the house.
There are SIX 1arge tanks for rendering LII
and the arrangements for steaming are e
celleut. Instead Of keeping the pressure ve
high as in most tanks, it is very rarely abo7
Is pounds. The apparatus for cooling a.
running into the Packages is ingenious 81
labor-sasIng. In this connection it is prop
to state that the steaIn-rendered Lard Of E.
Kent & Co., has high reputation in this 9,
Eastern markets.
In the room for slaughtering and hangh
hogs, there Is a rare display Of labo1.saYi1
appliances. As soon as the hog is Killed,
is carried forward to the scalding tub, and
machinery adapted to the purpose, 1t is With
a few minutes hanging on the hooks. +
srythirg seems In It's proper place, and eve
man and boy has his particular task alloi
to him. The same ingenious adaptation
means to ends Is dibpIaYed in the room