The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-13
Communicated
Thn

| In last SuHuul y lsbuc " tHe DEmo-
onAr, under the caption Of ".E%xcayating
Qnmiany." the following allusion was
made to the Slaughtcrhouse monopoly /:
"Of this class The Slaughterhouse Is
a prominent example. More than q
thousand citizens. white and colored,
have been deprived OF their right to
prosecute their vocations by the opera
ton of this bill. These rights have
been monopolized by a private company
or capitalists, not butchers or stock,
dealers. A bill offered by Mr.. kuinmei
has been before the Judiciary Oomnit-
tee for some days to restore to. the
butchers and stockdealers the right TO
nursue their calling. and to deprive this
huge MONOPOLY OF It's exclusive rights.
! and no repoft has been made or action
taken. Here are thousands Of citizens.
mostly whites. who are by thta shame
lass not deprived Of the right OF .pYi2u-
ing their legitimate ~avceation. why Is
this thus2"
This attack upon the Slaughterhouse
having appeared in the columns 81 the
DEMognAT.. we deem IL but right 4 q Y
plaip statement OF facts, in answer 70
The charge, be published n me sane
columns. 4 short synopsis 81 the NJ,
tory OF the company will not pc amlss
atad' to the dctriment OF butchers.
stock dealers. etc, Ia 1869, by 2 com
many Of seventeen s~peculators, having
tn view their e lsonal benefit. From
Anril 1869. to March. 1871. there was ~.
lantiess war between the butchers and
tho company. The Slaughterhouse was
then situated across the river. near Nor
gan's Railroad Depot. AfteraWhlle GER
tain parties found 1t to thelr
advantage to make terms WIN
the Slaughterbouse. Q July
acuuieaced In It's charter, and even Sc
cured 4 controlling interest In tbs COM
pany, When later Developments
trOuuhtabput a complete fusion between
! tho butchers, stock dealers, etc. and the
slaughterhouae. the same parties who
had compromised with y Monopoiy. \
were the first to enjoy tbs profits de-
rived thnrefrom, now set up q cay 81
MONOPOLY. which was still further In
creased when in . spirit OF concil,ation
and accommodation tho slaughternouse
was transferred to its actual l9cation ~
an expense of over $3W. 600, p Io lne ep-
al the butchers and stock dealers. see
New Orleans Bee, March ~, 1872. ana
New Orleans Bulletin, Sept. 20, 1875,
Since 1871 the community has been
able to see for itself and to appreciate
the slauchterhouse III now conducted,
and when the Supreme Court OF the
United states decided the slaughter
house bill to be constitutional, not only
our butchers and stock dealers, Y DISC
many Of our leading citizens, tnlnkinI
tho Investment a good one., invested
LargaIv IN its stock. The butchers have
alss bonrht property in the neighbor-
hood OF the abattoirs, and a miniature
nitv Is sprinpiDg UP in this once desert
I'd locality. The sentiment OF the COM
mmnify has kept pace With the CROWN
~ this nav city. and all opposition TO
tho has now disappeared:
The causes OF this great Revision 2,
sentiment are many, but tpe prlnclpal
reason is that when h company
became the properly ~ ~
Sa.lzen as Of the original charter were at
nnre abolished. The head, horns and
foot of the cattle. which by the law be-
lonred to the company. were at nee
i TO the butcher, and to-day.
any one 90 inclined, q slaughter " tLo
rans az the company. by simply paying
the regular fee fixed by the charter;
ME accommodations are complete, no;
! and cold water I furnished foe g
charge. and the Industries creates
around the slaughterhouse, teItillzel
works, etc, purchased ron Ine uuaI htars
| at nQlTRa HpONC thSSS IeHAN
! INC The head, horns, feet and blood
Of cattle, which in former times
were not only a 2 dead dn loS1 to ua sof
: him tha expense OF hauling to the river
9 The Slaughterhouse Company hal
: nothing to do with the price OF meat
This IS controlled by outside s : s %,nau fat,,r,
= THata MT for The present. combining our
$ selves a to the question Of the Slaughter
g house proper, we will now close thu
. communication by quoting q .b fey ha
From sworn testimony in the case 9
y the Philadelphia stock yards and abat
toirs. we quote page 1856. DR.. Morea'
n Morris testimony, wherein ne of,s says !,
the inspection OF private slaughter
houses, as formerly in vogue in the cit.
! Of New York, has led me to b con
Is clusion that they are OF necessity Y
J. ances and detrimental to public health.
J IND fnrthar on he SAYS: "ApQtQe