, 1864-11-04
GREAT IMPKovRMENT In REEF
PACKING,
Application of Circular 02WB In Gut
NaE tfoet-Tea Heoves C0t into
mk ~ 3o&I IN SIX A9tnux6A
Improvement II
SlRV. .kfeflaH.

Notwithstanding the importance which ths Pro
slsan Trade OF the United States has aseuu1ed It
is most singular fact that comparatively little
Improvement has been made in the n.odps epneadI
Of packing. cutting. &c. It 10 trua In tho matter
OF packing Dogs, some progress has been 1RAde 20
lar ~ relates to the construction Of park hon ses ia
facilitating The transfer of meats, g.; but lit.te
or no progress has been made in the cutting and
packing Ct Beef Cattle.
In anthe beef packing houses Of this city, save
cne, the taMe process that was gone throu,h In
killing. drying, cutting, and packing ten yesrs
since exists now. There has been no change. na
Improvement, and little or no progrsss, except In
The e1traordinary increase In the trade.
A wilt lew day slnce to tho Beef and Pork
Packing estabhshmsn nt Of l. Kent & Co., on ths
South B1ai ch OF the Chicsgo RIVER. however, SIT
i.ass Us ~, .hat sen1as h1s comue1esa ope..oons
ting Ct bee{fot mA-ke into meat extra sss pru,e
N mmtss, !ndla mess, &C., has been dona BY hand
sSn, H. s. Kez, i Co, hsYe insrodnesd M m % circaisr M
saws and stesm power. Two Large sans hare
l..aa ntsa erected, which are driven By
e he @ts Work 'sss Il apssrs Of made svens
men with band saws, ard In much neater and
oersei msnns1 than fos1eEy Tbs application Of
ed 9Th repeatedly By Others but it has never met
with Fuecses till now. The great difficulty TO be
ovs,eene ... mas The c!ogsng Of ~ saVs With tho
you'd make them work smoothly and regularly.
Thanks, however, to Yankee ingenuity. tnis Ia
th 1sen o. eicome Be.taes the man taoie on which
luLnlEg on !oe.ess, 50 constructed that when ihs
t. ess 01 L. t''s s,s
progress Of the saw. Tho st'a lu,ene sae
uaSe mG1 Is x9y s;,ps b1t none ths 1a
9' o. Geei - PLACED on Ills false table. whica IS
essds eusdasd ,a asan't the saw and tic Saving pro:
CIV os1vs; n. a1e >, t1es tS etsd1s sp1ead
r. w " s tae ~" which Is touched with the
= tsss = tss siabos.sav.ns qu,,.t1e. Of Til, IN.
paera nn tne 2,ednet Of ten ho.d Ut oxen was
maanages took h1s Natchin his hand and gave the
orae1 oaa TO start: Away went the u 3s wairfiaI.
alter having been cut IN into smali ptecss .sa
on oPa .tap,1s ~ esaet ~ olu.ss from time
now hts "ses 1ss All tSn aaDa nssS s 2.
az ana a sax men, who FED them aud took Oh the
pieces as they were .cut. At thls rata these two
te nag. ~ nsT his eoSld cut up ons otaad had
prosemsnt when fully tested. Bu: With ordfuarE
70; aine a tns tWo saws and more easily
men Ao per day BY the oil baud saw process.
, Here then Is ta1irp or more thln one.hs1y fha
laoos , md about two.th1ras Of the time usually en-.
ps2 ef nnd Hso great improvement In t1e
When ofszine Mess Beef for sale, the inspectors
ade R4f.cdar IN seeing tnas tbs pieces ire cut
M ano ofandsd inferior. THIS d4mages the sale. aud |
,ne ~ oEnsr iacurn loss thereby. BY The applica-
no M bs es9 sawe every piece Ia cut akz-heee
W. ~ oaeeled Pieces, no ragged edgea-eyerY
pscs .a en- smooth md ean In hs
Ss [SsspeSs as2neInot to speak or tbs labor saved
~ RdG to e. g. greatly R!ized ey he trade.
- nproEementg In the beef packing department
Instead Of killing the steers with 4 hsmmer. bY
q 0cking them on the head, they are shot By )
oaLe: a1 u ne bead iron, brescaoading ride Be-
oes being !e.s cruel. thls IL much quicker mode,
= the animals dis fnstBktlr.
Iheu as soon as they tall and are b1ed, chain.
'fnR 1s attached to the hornt and by turning 4
ever, steam power Is applied BY which tbs carcaes
nneoiately drsRRsa from the slaughter peu into
ackle ' $3.50
Ano'eer improvement has also bsen introduced,
Fhich consists Of rallway CONDUCTOR, By which
ne tnsn can convey entire b:eye from the drrss-
~ room to the hanging foom.> This has often
cen introduced tnt0 the pork packing estAhiIsb-
len1., bnt 1t has never bs1oEe been Used Ia hang
lg beeyes.