The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-04-11

Since the rigidly enforced rules of
the privy council, which require cattle
to be slaughtered within ten days at the
port of entry were promulgated, atten-
ton has been again directed to the ex-
portation Of dressed beef. There are
many advantages in this system. There
is no superfluous freight shipped at ex-
travagant cost. The health of the beef
Is unquestionable, and there is no
laws delay'' upon arriving at the des-
~tination. Besides, a greater amount of
marketable beef can be handled with a
given amount of capital. Then it has
its objections, too. Refrigerator cars
are chartered at great expense to con-
vey the dressed article to the seaboard.
Then it must be transferred immedi-
ately on board ship into vast refrigera-
tors, which require immense quantities
Of ice during the voyage. Arrived at
Liverpool, for instance, other refrigera-
tors are necessary, and the beef must
soon be sold. 1t cannot remain safely
for any time in the open air. AS a con-
sequence, sales at disastrous figures are
often made when the market is over
done. For this reason the business is
too hazardous, and live cattle are ship
ped instead. Even this plan is subject
to drawbacks since the enforcement of
the ten days rule.
Revolving these facts in his mind,
perhaps, al inventor steps to the fore
with a system that will remove all of
the objections to the live and dressed
beef expectations. He halls from AL
legheny City, Pa, and is a well educat-
ed butcher. AS he is just on the eve of
obtaining a patent, he will not divulge
the secret of his process. 1t is a semi
chemical solution, composed of ele-
mentS entirely harmless. and such as
enter into our daily food, into which
the meat is placed directly after the
killing. The meat can be kept nice
and fresh for a period of from forty to
sixty days, varying with the season.
The inventor had some samples packed
for thirty days, and served a portion up
for the table, which was pronounced
equal to the newly dressed article.
Chemists carefully examined specimens,
and found that no deleterious change
had taken place. The appearance OF
the meat was clean and fresh, and
would sell along side of newly killed
beef. Not a single objection was found.
As the beef dressed by this process
can be packed and handled like ordi-
nary merchandise, aud shipped in ordi-
nary freight cars without ice or refrig-
GRAFTON, its advantages are really won
derful. If experience prove these
claims to be true, it will be only a mat
ter Of time when Cheyenne, among
other cities, will have its mammoth
slaughter and curing houses. The
business will be rendered more profit
able because Of the vast saving in
freight and feed over the present sys-
tenn of shipping live stock.
The LEADER has mentioned several
times the Importance Of establishing
home abattoirs, though We must confess
that we had not thought 1t possible to
pack fresh beef in Cheyenne that would
be unpacked in Europe still pure and
fresh. The adoption of this system
must give a new and strong impulse to
the cattle business. in which we take
pleasure with the ranch owners. We
hope that complete success will reward
the efforts of the enterprising inventor.
He will naturally perfect his system
through experience. But now that pub.