The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-21
NEBRASKA AND IOWA PACKING
COMPANY.

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COMPANY.
The Iowa pork packing house, of which
Mr.. Z. C. Power, of Benton, and the well
known 2. B. Weare, Of Chicago, are part
owners and among the principal prone
ters, was completed and put in running
order at Nebraska City on the 5th OF the
present month. It is q monster concern
and the leading business enterprise OF Ne
braska. We clipfrom the Nebraska Press
the following account of the opening:
MR.. wEARE's SPEECH.
Gentlemen, said Mr.. Lloyd, we wish TO
hear from the president of the company,
and I take pleasure in introducing Mr.. 2.
T., Weare.
The president of the company is rather
below the medium height, is Of 81 stout and
happy make up, sharp, shrewd appear
ance with clever smile, and when he
mounted the table cheer upon cheer made
the building ring. Mr.. Weare began by
saying thai he was TO speech maker, and
as the pioneer packer had been excused he
| thought he ought to be. II by night we
have killed four or five hundred hogs, and
in the course of . year one hundred thous-
and, you will believe actions speak loud
er than words,'' and a speech from me
would be superhuous. But he was glad
to meet our people, glad to congratulate
them on their ability to raise such line
hogs and products, and hoped the future
would demonstrate the wisdom Of his COM
pany in locating in Nebraska City, Zap
plause.)
Calls were made for the Ssred hog" as
he was the greatest attraction, but the SUI
perintendenr was not ready to have him
put in an appearance, SO the crowd scat
tered to other parts Of the building, or
anxiously waited for the whistle to sound
the death knell of the first porker, and see
him rise through the scraper to "Hog
Heaven"
WORK BEGAN.
| The speech-making having been SO hap
| PLY continued at last reached it's conclu-
sion, and at II o'clock sharp the word was
given by the superintendent to "clear the
decks for action" In moment every
man was at his post, and proudly "the
Governors 900 pound Jersey Red mar
ched into the catch pen and was quickly
| shackled and hoisted onto the sticking
| bar by Mr.. Robert Mills, who has been the
machinist of the house, and to whom the
greatest credit is due for the perfect pla-
cling, fitting and adjusting Of the machl-
merry, which worked III a manner as per-
feet and noseless as we can conceive it
possible to do. Mr.. John Bell, the young
and active foreman of the house, stood
ready, knife in hand, to receive the visitor
from s'Arbor Lodge" and after paying
him his respects in seemingly painless
manner, passed him along on the tickling
bar and waited for a fresh arrival. Mean
while a long hurrah and cheer broke
| from the onlookers as the first hog had
been stuck. Presently the. hogs as they
were stuck passed along the bar, dropped
into the huge scalding tub, were there
scalded and passed into the scraper; first
through this marvellous machine came the
gentleman from the LODGE but minus
his sandy coat with as clear front as If
he had just come from chair in Dennis
magic shaving palace; having dropped
onto the bench he goes into the hands OF
two hard scrapers who polish him off and
then is passed over into the cutters, who
having, interviewed him in quiet pleas
ant way, pass him onto the bars over
which he passes to the hanging roem "to
air.
The killing went on until noon, much
to the satisfaction Of the spectators, who
wonderingly viewed it.
Some 200 hogs were put upon the rams
before the men knocked off for dinner.
The scene Of activity around and about
the premises was truly amazing and en-
couraging to every one feeling an interest
in Nebraska City.
The numerous farmer wagons deliver
ltfS ilOSS, LlIC CtsAS 1klAYAA UAu1 b&ASAA ASe>>A
from the east and west and unloading, the
rush back and forth Of Workingmen, the
vast piles of material both for construction
and operating that met the eye at every
turn all told Of the building up Of an un-
dertaking of vast magnitude.
1t was much regretted BY al our people
when Mr.. Weare informed them that
Messrs. Kelly, Smith and Chas. A. Weare
were unable to be present, but it was hoped
until the last moment that Mr.. It. c. Pow
er, Montana's great commercial spirit,
might be present.
BUSINESS ON THE MISSOURI.
Summary OH the work of the Past
Season Between Sioux Ctey and
R5sNna.rrEx sappd Points Above