The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-11
National Pork Packers and Pro
vision Dealers.


louisville. September lO.-Thc Ma
,innul Pork Packer. and Provision Deal
cr, Convention assembled at ten clock
this morning. under the following per-
mancnt organization: President, WIN.
Hamilton, st. Louis; Vice Presidents,
VIM. Hughes, Kentucky; Jas. Adams,
| Illinois; John 4. Armstrong, New York;
Andrew Maxwell, Missouri; Peter Ken
kcl, Michigan; Briggs ;. Cunning
ham. Ohio; l.. l.. krcbs, Mary
! land; Peter Ryan, Kansas William
Blachford. West Virginia; W. &. Ray
mond. Louisiana; W. X. Petit, Indiana;
John b. Smythc. Iowa; Cyrus Duprc",
! Massachusetts; II. p. Darlington, Penn
svlvania; james 7. Wilson, California;
w. b. Hcnslcy, Tennessee; Secretary,
W. II. Maxwell, Cincinnati.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Kirby,
! Of st. Louis, yesterday, was the irst
taken up. The resolution reads As fol-
! lows:
Rcsolrcd, That in all rules governing
the standards Of meats cut, manner OF
curing and packing the same, none but
curcrs be allowed to vote, but that IN the
! discussion of such rules before the Con-
, vcution duly accredited dealers in pro
ducc from other commercial bodies ot the
United Statcs be- permitted t. participate.
The Committee on Resolutions asked
. further time to report. Permission was
, granted. and the committee, after few
minutes, reported adversely, and the
resolution was defeated.
The following report Of the Business
I. Committee, adopting the Chicago stand
ard for packing, was adopted | would
! beg leave to state 10 the Convention that
the Committee on Business have had be-
fore them for consideration the national
resolutions. and after a careful review Of
these rules We find it necessary TO recOrn-
mend a change for this Convention to
! make upon the standard Of pork. The
rule which we desire % change now
reads as follows:
18th. Mes pork ,halI De cut and
packed from the sides Of well fatted hog'
n stllDs. The hrg to be first split
through the back bone, or if split on one
side, then Of equal proportions Of hard
and soft sides. as they are termed. They
must be packed properly, fanked and
not back strapped, in barrels Of one hun
dred and nInety-si1 pounds OF greeN
meat. numbering not over sixteen pieces,
including the regular proportion Of flank
and shoulder cuts. -Four layers placed on
edge without excessive crowding or bruis-
ing must b. packed in each barrel, with
not less than forty pounds Of good for
eign or fortv-fve pounds Of good domes-
tic coarse salt and filed up full with good
clear brine. a. strong a. salt will make It
the pork 10 he cut reasonably uniform il
width. The packer name and location
the date of packing and the number n
pieces in each barrel must be branded OF
the head. with metallic brand, marking
iron OF stencil brand, at the time o.
packing.
10Th. We desire 70 change thai
bv substituting the following: Mes
pIrk shall BE- cut and packeC
nom the sides Of well fatted hogs II
strips. The hogs 70 be first sp'it through
the backbone, or if split on one side
then an equal proportion Of hard Anc
soft sides As they are termed, must b
packed properly fanked and not bscI
strapped. One hundred and ninet!
: pounds Of green meat numbering
not over lG pieces including th'
regular proportion Of flank and shoulder