Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-01
A FRAGRANT TALK.
President MADDEN Gives an "AppeaP'
Reporter His Views on the Abat-
tOir Question.
He Also Dilates Upon the Slaughter
house Smells-Why the Abatto1r
Has Not Been Started.

Yesterday afternoon an APPEAL reporter
called upon President Hadden for the pur-
pose of obtaining refreshing interview on
the subject Of smells and the advisability
of having an abottoir. The president was
found convalescing from his recent arrest. A
wan smile lighted up bis face a. he beheid
his dearest foe, an interviewer.
"Mr. Hadden, said the scribe, NJ came to
End ont in what condition is the abattoir
question"
"There is no condition about it, nor any
"What is the Council committee doing
about it~
Nothing at ALL"
"Hss the matter never been canvassed at
all?"
NoNPLUssED ABOUT PROCEEDING.
"Yes; the committee has had a number OF
meetings, and the importance oil having an
obattoir has been apparent; but the people
have raised such fuss whenever we pro.
possd 10 start it, that we were nonplussed
about how to proceed. Some time ago Pc
titioD. drawn up by Mr.. Jordan, the lawyer,
was laid before the Council. The opponents
of the petition announced that they did
not believe that the District had any power
to compel them 10 join in general stock
company, and they proposed 10 night 1t 70
the end with their attorney, Col. Geo. Can't.
We never heard anything more OF the petit
ton, which was Withdrawn"
THE BUTCHERS KICKING.
"What is the cause OF the objsction"
aTbe various butchers live near their
slaughtering pens and do not wish 10 give
up their quarters and combine together. II
lie more convenient for them to pursue their
knt tho
who have worked up all the opposition. We
were willing to establish an abuttoT which
should not have a monopoly. / must con-
fess 1 don't know how to go ahead. l am
heartily in favor OF an abdtIoirj ii is really
q need"
THE ANNUAL HOWL.
"What will be the result?"
"Well, Just about the first Of April, which
il April FOOLS day, there will be hurrah
raised about The slaughterhouses. The
smells from the same will then begin to per.
meate the atmospheric ether. The relic, OF
dead animals win begin 10 smell, and :here
will be the usual annual howl about the
putrid offal
TAINTIHG THE CLEAR WATERS
OF the river Wolf. The people will then say
the slaushterhouses must 60; but when the
cool weather comes again, there will be the
usual unwillingness To bother about the mat
ter. The committee is willing to do what II
can, but it seems powerless. DIR. Thornton
has been urging early action"
ITS LOCATION.
"What is your idea OF the establishment
OF the abattoir?"
st should be located in the southern par
of the city, and broad, good road should
connect with it. l think il the right kind o.
parties were 10 go into it they could make
such success of il, that the other butcher
would see Che benefit in it, and would Be
compelled to combine themselves. Com
plants are very frequently made 10 me BY
the citizens that their cows have been s:o'en
/ have no doubt that they wind up in thu
various butcher-shops, though l do no
| think that the butchers are cosuizant o
what is going on"
Here oolored lady came in and wanted
the president to arrest a sister who hat
buzz.d about her and burlesqued her. Will
she was pouring out her woes, the reperte
vanished in the folds OF the coming night.
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