, 1872-12-11

ent to all. How to do it, and where have been The
problems that have occupied my attention for the past
e1I neSe Ts syeyed al the and esp
the prsvagg Winds aad fnd It @ would bo % nnprae
ce 70 conouct the business ut any Of the suggested
points 1or want Of railway facilities and drainage
WITH these difficulties staring me- in the face al
most abandoned the hope of finding solution Of the
quesuon trusting, however that tho future would de-
xelop some method which would not alone suppress
ne nuisance but at the same time lead to the
faon OF tho business at point where it could be
absolutely controlled aud carried on perhaps, with
more economy.
Is the natural course Of this buzincs. wac toward
direction, but the fact OF limited water supply and
the doubt that existed in regard to the dow from
ents for conducting tho bnsiness Ii addition to the
fact that this locality Was III the direction Of the
tha zaE anssass Mnas aant n 50 % e. The Wsn
most manifest gave at first little hope But the
experience and observation Of tho last three months
1a hav1ng & satisfied me TINT seient supply ot water
wells and that the business could be conducted with
but Little offence, communicated with tha Union
Of slaughter house there as lind often BEEN in
pressed with tho advantages such an establishment
would offer to- the droyers and butchers at that 1o
had been Intellectually for the want Of proper railway
facilities attempted here namely the slaughtering
beef during the summer months for shipment East in
refrigerator cara.
The Company, fully agreeing with to the i'm
portance Of this improvement as an ndjunct to the
house. The plans are now being made and in week
or two will be submitted to the Board for inspection
modification, and approval 1t is also understood
are to be- controlled by tho Board. An artesian We Is
to DO bored, md tie most approved machinery and
appliances prccrtea 50 as to enable them to conduct
the business without offence. The rendering is be
done, and the ofa1 and tan-water to be disposed
OF promptly, and IN such manner Us will prevent the
has hitherto attended the prosecution Of this
business. The meat is to be brought into the city by
rnil and in the summer in refrigerator cars and will
expense than BY the present mode. It will be more
wholesome for food, because the cattle will not hare
miles Immediately before slaughtering as is now tho
case at the slaughter houses in the cy and there will
be no loss Of weight consequent upon this driving
Of driving VIII than repay tne expense Of the car
transportatton. Further the damages incident to the
g .e esassa ss.a 5g s2a a IL" d1fsS It
lower psrt Of the city Of The nuisance of he passage
o. Of The carts containing the offensive ohal md blood
vii be In great measure obviated. We're all the
elanghterng done at the Stock Yards there would be
nc driving OF cattle through the Streets the
and as re are dependent for large portion Of our
supply on Texas cattle, the disease caused by them
among native stock which results IN the dcsth Of
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city every year, would be prevented.
The building of this slaughter house will undoubt-
i i vii hot accomplish al tat is hoped for, i vii
ct least remove large portion, Of this business
f ss eebss. s .of 81 sp5a LII to ss sss miles 1 is fsm
conducted. In my opinion 1t Ii not alone very i'm
Pozant s.ntaE bos sc1noca movement as
0 the s bnsiness w II femove n0 thete teoe8ss ss
Establishments to the same locality, not from sanitary
al f1aaa Frcy, TN hnr4
hope that before another year has passed. to see all the
slaugtering and rendering done in the territory west
Of the Stock Yards.
Heretofore no other places than those now in opera
ton could be found for conducting the city slaughter
Ing and as necessary consequence the only alterna-
far as practicable. For further e1pcidaion Of the
sanitary and economical tnx,,olvsd
ssses e f e. s reas s foEn SsEs
In order to avoid errors tn excess the lowest estimates
obtained have been taken basis Of calculson. Tho
tzers have been obtained from ANALYSES made by Pro-
fessors Chandler, Of New Iork and Jackson Nichols,
been adopted and tho prices reduced to chicago val
atious.
EstImate for 1872 900; 50 lis tank oal bead
4675 tons 81 gallons blood per head, 500 gallons;
y gallons tank water 22o oo gallons, a, Fy-ave per
ST @ e pr Fse cent out 81 Is e tf
sponnds Per gallon Of blood there would b
AAooAt ~
or 1T5 666 pounds This Ut 20 cents pound Is worth
3 2ns a9a7 q
pound, Is Terth s44,4oo one thousand gallons q
s1,ss2, tho total 7a1ue being So, 4s5.
Estimate for 1919, 1,5osooo; ton Of tank ofa1 for
100 hogs 15 900 tons gallon Of blood per hog, 1500
900 gallons; gallons Of tank water 5oo 900 gallons.
tons, which, ST soo per ton, is worth 900. At
9qs e e ssEs Is RGSSo Soa
Shs 4 = sssss p:s poaS ss1 zsss
12s Poanas,p pounds sau Of to "nSa S p5
one tSozand gallons contain 80 pounds Of phosp5oTo
ss5a os e se R1s9 fSs soss. te esae ss:ss q ~
Estimate for 1872, 10, 90; ton Of tank oael per
100 sheep 56e tons; il gallon Of blood per sheep,
o6s Eoas per sef eet Of o af as
psF gaIon' 1s2s9s pounds e gsr cent cent? q
containing 1o per cent Of nitrogen, o93 pounds
which, at 20 cents a Pc @pound is w9rh 70 $3ols: The
$3401, and phosphor1c acid. worth s, 1850; the total
value being S12,715.
Value Of cattle ohal as fertilizer. a. 900
Value Of hog offal fertilizer. 165O00
Value Of sheep o6al as fertilizer. 6o20
Total. go
Value Of cattle blood fertilizer -...........$ 3733
Value Of hog blood fertilizer. $4,000
Value Of Hheep blood as fertilizer. 3,018
Value Of cattle tank water Us fertilizer:
Value Of hog tank water fertilizer...... $500
Value Of sheep tank water fertilizer. 4,46l
4oIaA 80 F14ojt95
5rana total. .Sa!4,164
About one-ha1f Of the oda1 and blood is utilized;
the remainder, together with the tauk-water, is ut
present absolute waste These must be utilized from
sanitary considerations and an parties engaged in the
business will find that in addition to the saving
OF the cost Of disposing Of the material and the de-
fence Of suits for violations of sanitary regulaions
they will from this derive revenue sufficient
to defray large portion Of the expenses Of their
tablishments. By the prompt removal Of al this mn
teria1 before decomposition takes place, its highest
value fertilizer will be retaned while, at the same
time, the Of just complaint the part Of thia
Board and citdzens will be far practicable re-