The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-05-15
THE mRAr sHrPprNo BUSINESS.
what was said and Dsne at
the Meeting Last Night.

standing the rain. james Richie of
Little Humboldt, was chosen President,
p. W. Johnson and George Berrott
Vice Presidents, and G., Oheneweth
Secretary. &r. Richie stated that the
Object of the meeting, was to explain
the purposes of the California Fruit
ard Meat Shipping Company, recently
inc.r GRATED in San Francisco. so that
s'ockmen and others might understand
'woat II purposes TO accomplish, and as
sist th- enterprise by taking stock.
b v. EARL. vscErREs1DENr
'0f The new organization, was then IN
PRODUCED to the audience. and explained
with considerable detail what the com
parry b+d already done, and proposed
to do. The first point was to know
whether dressed meats can be shipped.
aud fhe next where to ship them to. He
s"Id the first question bad been practi
cslly s'dsed. Dressed meats were DOW
being shipped thousands of miles. and
W. r. sought for ana commanded a
higher price IN the large cities than
those slaughtered in fhe market, for
the reason tina, cattle shipped a few
hundred miles in cars arrive At their
desfinntidn bruised aud feverish and in
poor condition for human food, while
the ipest of those butcbered near their
pastures and taken to market in refrig-
erator cars was fresh, Juicy and whole
some. But aside from sanitary reasons
of hantiin9 and transportation. A
rfrigt rator car will take to market
twice the quantity of beef that can be
shipped akve. and at less cost. There
is 10 stopping on the way. at heavy
expense. 10 tied and rest stock, aud
when car arrives at San Francisco or
New York there is no expense for
corralling and feeding stock. The car
Is unIoaded and Immediately taken
Back to be loaded again.
The second question was easily
solved. If San Francisco did not
afford market for meats China aud
Japan were ready to purchase, aud New
York and Philadelphia. with the ever
increasing demand from Europe, to
which place one company ships vt the
present time though the business is yet
in its infancy, 1000 tons of meat
seekiy. was wi,hin reach. and would
ensure maket for the increased pro-
duction which would necessarily
ensue from the Introduction of this
new enterprise in Nevada. The rail-
road company showed every DISPOSE
ton to forward the enterprise by liberal
rates OF transportation. feeling assured
that the increase of the product would
in a short time more than compensate
for the reduction in the number of cars
at first required for shipment. The
managers of the enterprise are all pro-
dqcers. cattle men and farmers, who
will conduct it economically. Mr..
Earl called ppon
Mr. MORSE, TRAIN DISPATCHER
Here. who vas conversant with the
mode Of shipping meats in refrigera-
tor cars. Mr.. Morse stated that for
four years he had seen meat shipped
from Denver, Colorado. to New York
and Boston. and that sold for
higher price in those cities than that
slaughtered at Brighton and Corumuni-
pan. The cars were provided with
four receptables. each, for ice, and the
temperature could, with q small
quantity Of ice and salt. be regulated
more easily then that of room with
stove, and was invariably kept few
degrees above freezing, At the
close of Mr.. Morse's remarks,
COMMITTEES WERE CHOSEN
AS follows: To solicit subscriptions to
defray the expenses of committees to
be sent to different parts of the coun
try, among farmers and cattle men:
James Manning. @. @. Biles. L. L.
Richard, David Gerout.