Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-12-06
BEEF WAR;
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The Introduction Of dressed heel from
The Wesl into AsW iptA bY MEANS %
refrigerator ears, begun sevplal weeks
ago, las caused aWiliaFe between hs
originates ani the eallle dealers, WHO
bring live cattle 10 market, which prom
ises 10 assume laTgf proportions, A.
the pnhlie arc desplT Interested ~ any
thing that has a Tendency % lower lhe
price Of tho necessln , 81 HE, the eplr
tsst is eagerly WalClel Anl lle nope u
expressed that be seen no iWo contest
ants competition will hteeH 9 70 great a.
10 bring pi.ces 10 q mueh loNer scale
Ia order 10 learn the y.sWs pt dealers ~
beei, q reporter visited West washing
ton market aud eOHyei ~ With q Rnmhe,
Of inlereste parties, lie found q vide
divergence OF opinion, ftrl paIlJ claim
ing that tho other VS. epleayoFlAs ~
establish q monopoly,
"IheIe 10 q vat dlffrenep hH'Neeh
beef killed hsre aud lwgl killed. oul
West aud then bflH4l hure ~ an ice
house," said 4 prominent whole gle
dealer in beei 70 the reporter "lle
moment the air flFihfs iua latter i be-
gins 10 soften, and II docs MOI lake lunG
10 lose its Juice, Tie mice n tho life
OF tho meat, aal When once II 10 gone
the substance Of the beet Is gone, onee
II gets soft il eauRnt again no he'deuel,
unless II is put IN u iulisPelor, huoh
meat will never 10 to iced Apw York (
we want tha he4l,"
"Why 10 beef brought 20 refrigerator
cars cheaper than tlal Killed here Y
sit Ia not cheaper lh4R the sane
quality OF beel killed hers' OQlY WHOM
II was first brought hero Il NeS sold
cheaper even At les price tlaa 10
could DO bought In Chicago, BgSides,
In order TO make II popular they e,Ht
good beet"
"What do you think Of the assertion
that Mr.. Vanderbilt IL interested In
company formed to bring this heoI to
market y
"Nousense, Why, MR. the carrying
oil cattle IL an immcusa Jus, lcsa 1.-THE
beei IL broull' here dresped u will
reduce tho lreighiaga - Per cont, aud
thus cause lila grrpl .utt'
Leay ig tho dtalr 10 discuss tho
matter " Nh hiS cgstcn'r, tho reporter
proceeded :, apolh, lliShmeut, aud
was show he 10 there, MI oil
which com TO tliE, Refrigerator
cara The manager I, tho reporter
into tho refrigerator J3om, and showed
him sonie handsome quar- ~ OF boot
ut ~ y great mistake ~ Fay that We
freeze our beef" be- gG'i, We do moth
Ing OF the kind We mcrly reduce the
Temperature IN order 10 cool the meat
AMI keep it harl, Il 10 now meeting
with ready sale, many dealers prefer
ring II bccapEo II Is ,lr ady cut NJ,
They SOY II gives atiiaction TO their
customers II takes five or nix days to
got tho meat here after tho cattle are
Killed, and this Is about tho right time
TO have II kept, Mel. treated in this
way keeps longer tlRu the other style.
The bones become day by this process
30 does the marrow, Hence thWo IL
nothing to sroil, only on the oulsile
where II can be Sccn.'
"Do iirst.class butcher. purchase this
beeiY"
"Indecd they DO Two-thiris OF all
the beef sold in Boston is Chicago.
dressed beef. We hive tue best class of
trade IN the city there
What will DO the result Of the OPP
position to t'is method Of bringing
beef to markciP'
at will bring down the prise oil
beef"
Another wholesale dealer did not co.
incide with the views expressed by the
last named gentleman. He said that
II dressed beef brought on reiiigeya
tor cars came into general use, The
business would become q monopoly and
advance the price, Butchers could not
expose such beef in their shops, for it
would get "sweaty" on coming TO the
dir. II could moi be sold cheaper than
beef dressed here, the expenses Eciug
equol but IL was as matter OF fact,
now Sold cheaper because th'rc was
desire to introduce II mere, and when
the business was es,ao,lshed the price
would DO placed hlgaer than ever.
Butchers III tins cl1y Preferred beef
dressed IN this city, Tor which they
were wi'iinsto pay u cent or cent and
o hall q pound more
The reporter next visited q number
OF retail butchers all OF whom were
10 OhIccago.dresSed beef. AT
one mans, on Madison street, the re.
porter was told that such beef was
inferior IN every respect to beet killed
here. When placed on the bench the
juice ran out, and with this Juice de.
parted the essential part. Even the
poorer class wanted the best beef that
could be obtained, He was further
informed that the difference in cost
between the two kinds OF beef under
discussion was not more than one quar-.
ter OF q cent q pound, and that the