, 1873-02-08
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lilo amount Of blood produced Ia as follows:
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Formerly, whom the buhi,. ose was emol tho
oltal was buried and otherwise properly disposed
Of with comparative oaae, but now tlle amount
consumed. No other disposition tn possible. II
caunot bo doposftcd in Tho lako, for 1t will not
sink, and tho winds aud ourronts would bring It
to tue shore. It cannot DO depoatcd in tho
tho current would carry Tho decomposod mattor
to the interior Of tho Stato It cannot be buried.
because tho greater portion Of 1t ia produced ii
tho wintor whom tho ground 10 frozen; and, IL
this should bo attempted, in tho spring tho onor-
nous quantity. involved would, during tho
burial and afterwards, polluto the air with
noxiouR gascB.
At present there aro but two establishments
in which 1t can be utilized and consumed. One
L. that Of Thompson T. Edwardp. situated near
the Union Stock Yards, tho capacity Of which IA
from 500 TO 1900 tons Per annun,; and tha
other Is tho Northweatern Fsrtilizng Company,
and is situated on tho Calumet Kivor, about IS
milea from Chicago. Tho capacity Of the estnb.
lishmont 1ast nnmol iB oqual to tho whoIo
amount Of ofiial produced. These two establish.
ments now furnish tho only outlet for tho
paokors.
Efforts aro now boing nude to close tho North.
western Fortil1zing Company md tho UNDER
e,gned would respectfully represent that:if this
son, tho neccasltiea Of tho caao would compel
the packers to deposit tho ofral upon tho soil to
docay when the summer comes. For tho period
Of ten 1ays during tho month Of January, this
outlet waB closed, which ncccasitatol THO cover
ing Of nbout two acres Of grounl at tho Stock
Yard8 with otfal and blood from Quo to four feet
deep. About 5000 tong or offal ind 800, 600
gallons Of blood remain to DO produced during
the prosont packing season, which will tormi-
| nate the lat Of March. and wo ere approhensivo
OF grave and serious Consequences II it is con-
ilued IN the city. During tho packing season,
d9 a9s5 sthan af'YS o t. o es % 5 sTsy
ducod by each day's alaughtoring..
The undersigned have no pocnniary connection
| with my establishment for tho utilization Of
oTnl. The custom Of business has boon to de-
livor it to thoso Companies, and they tako it of
for what thoy can nake out Of it; nor would ws
| wish to bo Understood as desiring to Interfere
with or slliold any establishment from prosecu-
tion for negligent or improper conduct
We nre informed that tho Courts Of Chicago
hnvo repeatedly held that tue Northwestern Tor
tilizing Company Ia subject to proper police reg
nlations, and may 10 prosecuted for my giola-
tion thereof, and We respectfully suggest that
the interest OF tho whole public will DO better
| conserved by properly regulating such ostnblish-
n,onts thnn by dogtroying them.
t We would also respectfully invite your atten-
tion 10 tho peculiar afioultieo surrounding tho
eubjcct in Chicago, not applicable to other ctiea
where similar business is carried on. At s..
Louis, Cincinnati, Dubuque, Darlington, aud
other points, tho offal ia carried on By swiftly.
flowing riyera. Notwithstanding tho abaence Of
natural advantages, the Strengthening. and pack
lug intorest Ia larger than any othcr in the city,
md Chicago is the largest slaugh aud pack
ing point in tho world. It cinployn directly in
this business about 5000 men; about 80, 700 are
! nfredi in
ont upon the business; and about 100, 600 people
In the city are supported by It.
l Ono Of tho objects OF slaughtol1ng cattle and
hogs in the Vest inAtcad Of tho East lios in the
cred are about onc-third losa than upon tho
| shipment OF tho live atook. This saving entera
into the prlce which stock brings, and is q ques,
tion IN Which the farmer Is equally interested
ing business in Chicago Is to cripple or destroy
QUO Of tho paramount interests Of the city, and
takes from the farmer his largest market. Yet,
important as this interest is It cannot bo carried
oiYal aro to be closed. Tho various towns ad]a-
cent to Chicago are inaugurating local legisla-
tion md prosecutions to proyont tho carrying 10
out. These proceedings onibarraRs aud cripple
our oporntionB, and Wo nro apDrohensiyo that
'unfrieldly legislation will be demanded from
your honorable body. There nro annoyauces
leccssarily attending tho business, but wo foel
that they can bo borne more easily the busl-
commend this interest to your consideration,
and hoce no haaty OF unwiao legislation will be
permitted.
I Your ,nemorialstB would not wisl to be undor-
stood aB counlonancing, or IN my manner Gu
couraying, tho careless, negligent, OF filthy man
ner Of doing busincss by any ono, whether it bo
in a]aughtering, packing, or handling offal. On
tho contrary, NO feel that reasonably strln-
gent lnws md police regulations arc neces-
sary to tho projection Of tho business itself All
wo uesiro ia, that such lnws and regulations hhal1
be carefully considered, and shall recognize tho
fact that tio busincsa may be carried on, and
slacll not To crippled or destroyed, End that some
proper outlet for tue u1ilizntion and consump-
mitttl.
The necessities Of the situntion stimulate
Inventions, and every year tho processes mud
machinery by which olTal is utilized and con~
sun.od arc improved; Ind, by another year,
through improvements now known, We hopa to
carry on tho business without itB being seriously
| offonsiyo to any ono.
Chicago Packing L pEovis- Turner 4 Smith,
| lon TO-, lteil i She:Tln, :.
| 4. L, Rent l. Co., Suoonenli,l i Co.,
| Il. Dotsfcrd l. Co., ]. g: Mitchell,
1 s. A. Kicker, CIV. Higgins i o.,
| Armour {: Co., i. ". Small.
j.. L. Croohy & Co., Tooas Doo:h,
| hfward, Barron n Co., Ailoytnn Patk!lig Co.,
| UulDcrtgni,, nlnir 4 Co., Iral /. uanccc1,
/ Perkins, Ddpeo &: Co., d. NtejGa l. CO.
| y. I. Murphy Co.,,
| CHICAGO, Feb. ., ls73.
Strengthening in San ErnnclGco.
A Sau Franciaco lawyer ono day last wceh
went down on the wharf to breathe Tho lnvigor-
ating atmosphere Of the bay. Ho had boon t!iera
but u few nliuutoB, when llo was solZcd, by two