Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-12

@,t.-.-cs e'N'''--e e-N PaoAAuH capacity
is 6OOO hogs and $40 cattle daily The
machinery OF the establishment is Of
the latest and most improved oharac-
ter, the buildings being lighted by
electricity, generated BY a powerful
Brush electric light machine. In
order that we may enjoy our examina
tion Of the several departments, we
place ourselves under the guidance Of
one employed for the purpose Of wait
ing on visitors. This urbane person
generally remarks, as he leads the
visitor 70 the top of the large four
story building, where the poker" is
started on his journey, that they save
everything from a hog except the
squeal, and that in the course Of time
this also will be utilized" The hogs
are driven up an inclined plain to the
top OF the building and here remain
until their turn. By fine and accurate
machinery shac kle is thrown around
the legs Of the animal, and it is then
drawn up and carried past the stick.
er, who stanos in the same place all
day, sticking hogs at the rate Of one a
minute. Having been stuck, shackels
Embossed, the animal is dropped into
q large tank Of boiling water. 1t is
lett In this tank a few moments to
scald, and is then started on an inclin-
ed plain to the floor below, On its
downward passage it is thoroughly
scraped, the hair and bristles all being
saved, and aftervard used or shipped.
The animal is now nicely dressed, and
then transported to the chill room, I"
or cellar, and there left to cool. These
chill rooms, or cellars are cooled BY
brine which is reduced to tempera-
ture much below freezing point by four
ice machines, which have capacity
OF l37 tons Of ice per day The animal
remains in these rooms until thorough
ly cooled, and is then cut up. The
dainty portions. such as tender loins,
spare ribs, brains, etc, being used in
the city, shipped or made into sausage,
the hams, siding, jowl- and breakfast
bacon being carried to the smoke
house." where it is thoroughly cured
These "smokehOuses" comprise thirty
two compartments, each with capac-
ity OF 30 900 pounds of meat. or in
other words 100000 pounds Of meat
may be smoked in the building at
once. We will leave the animal in
this building for the present, and take
look at the arrangements made for
its further Overhauling. We first visit
the rooms where canvas bags are pre-,
pared for hams and breakfast bacon,
and the box factory in which boxes
for meats, crates for hams and bacon,
cases for lard and canned goods are
made in large quantities and with
wonderful speed. Seventy-six men
are employed in the cooper shops,
where an average Of $50 tierces and
pork barrels are turned out daily. We
have now seen what becomes Of the
greater portion Of the animal; for
being cured it is canvassed, boxed,
and shipped to every point of the
compass. The fat and greasy por-
tons of the animal are carried to the
lard room, where an immense amount
Of lard is made daily. The.odds and
ends are sent TO the soap factory.
the bones to the fertilizing com
pany; the blood, which runs like
water, is carried through troughs to a
room or tank and carefully guarded,
but for what purpose used | was un-
able to discover,
The beef passes through very much
the same kind Of journey, except as to
the killing. In this instance, two ami,
mails are driven into each stall; above
the row oil stalls is walk along
which passes the man with 4 breech
loading rife, who shoots the animals
as he comes to them. In connection
with beef killing we visit the tin
shops, where sixty men are busily en-
gagged in the manufacture of tin cans
for canned meats; their department is
replete with labor saving machinery
OF latest and most expensive designs,
The company take great pride in their
refined lard and canned beef. We
oext examine the immense engines
that run the entire machinery, and
having seen them are not surprised
on being told that six carloads OF coal
are required daily. The shipping
facilities Of the firm must be unex
celled, as we see them loading meat
onto the cars directly from the cellar
and being on the bank Of the river
they have fine facilities for river
transportation. This company have
am told, with characteristic energy
and push completed arrangement
with the Kansas City, Springfield and
Memphis Railroad Company to shiE
the first through train to Memphis
consisting Of twenty carloads Of meats
once heard of an Englishman who
understood that in America was a ma
chine where hog went in at one enc
and came out sausage at the other
and that he was here looking for thi.
wonder. One having made completl
tour Of this establishment, and nov
standing at the entrance in a largt
meat room with pals Of pure porl
sausage surrounding him, readily be
lleves that the sight seeing English
man would have found here, to grea
extent, what he desired to sec,
The foregoing description Of tn,
mule market, stock yard and packinI
houses are not as full and complete a
they should be to give correct ide
OF them. But, | fear, | have alread
consumed too much Of tho reader
time and Of the valuable spac
OF your paper. And now
having taken a long ramble, hayin
seen much both new and interestin
and being somewhat istigued, it
time for US TO return TO our hotels an
see the city by gaslight. We viii
however, postpone our evening randi
until some future time.
Ny aim and endeavor in writip
this article has been 10 give my man
friends and the citizens Of my Of
homo some idea Of the appearance
business facilities and prospects
this, my adopted one. IL am fortr
nate enough 10 have succeeded in pal
only, am more than repaid for my Q
fort. In conclusion | can only ad,
: that any NemphiAn who contemplat,
. visiting Kansas City, or desires moi
minute information concerning il, wi
BY writing to me receive a prom
! and willing reply, and woul
! be pleased to have al who visit bel
, call upon me at the Office OF Dobson
Douglass, attorneys, with whom [ a
!, most pleasantly and satisfactorily |,
Gated, Delaware Block, Southwe
corner Of Seventh and DelawaI
streets. JIM. GREGORY. JR.
a Men must work and women weep,
30 runs the world aWAyl"
: But they need not weep so much