, 1863-11-16

k IL 4o1o-3, AuuIeH DI0Hu " AU't cpHlAeuC.
cd packing in the house formerly occupied By
Hough g. Co., on tie South Branch, and con-
tinued up tEl 1861. This house is now occu-
pied by Leland & Mixer.
In the fail Of 1854, Moore, seayeras d Co.
commenced packing IL D house on the South
Branch Of The river, formerly built By Mr..
Kent 1t 4 cost Of $1,000 occupying about
two acres cf ground, with ZIG feet river front,
and continued in the buzIne6s ILL 1853, when
Mes.rs. ). G. Law & Co. commenced opera.
lions In both beaf md pork, and continued
up It'll the last season. Now the house Is
onnedDy hfe.sls. ]. G. Favorite & Sop, who
are at p1etcrt packing both pork and beef Tt
has been greatly enlarged and improved.
n 1856, hr. Henry Milward butt besf
and pork honee On the South Branch Of tue
river, on the Archer Road, At cost Of shout
SIS. .ooo. It vas modelled after one formerly
built by him st Covingtoo, Ky., and Was then
considered q model house.. In 1857 II was
rented sud worked By Thomas Na*h, and in
the month Ct A1sy, 1855, It wae sold by sue
tlon to Messrs. Van Bruut & W1trous, who
packed beef and pork in it till 1860, when it
fell, by sesignee's Gale, into tha hands Of
Metszs. Hsrbuck 4 Kreish, who have worked
It ever sfcce, AID Wh3 How occupy It.
II 1858, Messzs. Jo1es & Culbettson erect
ed por!. house on the corner Of State
ti1ect and Rtrgo1d Place. which they occu-
pied Ill last Jeer, when It Tas sold to Gard
Fer e. Co., its presen. occupants.
In 1859, nre new house WAS erected on
tie South B.ancb, by Bowers Il Co., with .
capacity Of killing !, 500 hogs per day. During
tho sane year, Mr. Thos. Nash erected ncw
house on Ripgold Place, specially adapted
for curing Erslish bfeats. This Is one Of the
best tnall houses In the city, or Indeed in the
West.
During this ssmc year, Meesrs. Flint &
stearns erected new pork house, with o ca
p1city Of about 1000 hogs per dag, on the
South Branch Of the river, south Of Twelfth
street, noH owned by Me:s1s. Flint d Thomp-
son.
About this time, Mess,s. G. 8 Hubbard &
Co. rebuilt their beef and pork house on the
North branch Of the river, grenuy en1a,gtng
and improving 1t, and making 1t equal to any
houfe at tbst time in the West, IN every par
ticular. It is stIn occupied and worked by
them.
In 1862, there were bnilt In this city q
large number Of neN houses. Messrs. A. E.
Kent & Co. erected q rery large beef and
pork house on the South branch Of the river,
at q cost Of about $50, 900, With a capacity
to kill and cut 1000 hogs and 800 bceyes
daily. Messrs. Y. Il. Tulpin d Co. also
erected splendid brick Pork House, on the
South branch Of the river, with capacity to
cnt 1,so0 hogs daily. Mr. Robert McCabe
erected two Pork Houses close by these, Of
solid stone, With a capacity Of l,5oo hogs
each per day. During the past year, Mr. 3lc-
Cabe occupied one, and the other VAS rented
By Aessrs. Duf1eld & Hilton and worked BY
them. The present season, they are both be-
irg operated by Mr.. McCabs, and Mr. Dnf-
field occupies part Of one of the buildings
for curing aud putting up sweet~p1ckled
Eans. Ge1pcke X Thorn also built new
Pork house this year, with capacity to kill
1,5oo hogs daily. There rera also erected
during the eaMo year about . dozen small
houses, principally for Deceased Hogs.
STATISTICS OF PORK PACKING N CHICAGO.
To giro our readers ar ACCURATE view Of the
history Of this trade, We append the follow
Ing table, showing tie number of Hogs
packed in Chicago each season since 1857: