Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-18
TEXAS REFRIGERATION.
The Texas Continental Meat Co., OF Fort
Worth and Nictoria-Iis Officers
and Objects-A "reat Food
Preparing Institution.
FORT WORTH, Jan. 20.

Correspondence of the Chicago Drovers Jour
nall
FORT WORTH, Jan. 20.
During the past few days the cattle
men of Fort Worth have been on the
All UiUe, caused by the arrival in the
city of the officers and directors OF the
Texas Continental Meat Company OF
Fort Worth and Victoria, Texas. The
capital stock is 100000. This COM
pany was organized in 1888, and have
in successful operation an establish
ment AT Victoria and capacious house
here that will open up business IN the
fore part of February next. Cattle
men are here from all parts OF the
state, and yesterday and to-day nave
been spent in visits of examination
and inspection by the oiliceIs, Direc'
tors and interested visitors, including
Mr.. Cunningham, of the TEXAS LIVE
Stock JOURNAL, and the Dr0uerS'
journal representative. The officers
and Directors enumerated as follows
A. Il. Higgs, President and General
Manager, Fort Worth; John Nj. Mathis,
Vice President; G. A. Levi, Secretary
and Treasurer, Victoria, Texas Dlree
tors, A. H. Higgs, John Nj. Mathis, G.
A. Levi, James A. McFadden, III.
Sutteran, Victoria; j. NJ. Bronson,
San Antonio, G. Il. Odem. H.. Z.
Burlington, w. J. Boaz, r. i. Maddox,
j. p. Smith, VIC. Young, Fort Worth,
and A. Baldwin, New Orleans.
The books were openei to day for a
limited amount of the stock not taken
to interest the practical live stock men
who favor the enterprise which was
eagerly caught up by prominent old
time cattlemen. Among the new sub
scribers are Capt. J.-D. Reed, Capt. u.
f. lizard, w. ID. Curtis, Tom Atkin-
son and others. Any one OF these
gentlemen is abundantly able to have
subscribed for all that was offered ana
no doubt would have done il but for
the fact that each were limited so that
more persons might become identified
with the new industry. Capt. heed,
who is one of the oldest and most sue
cessful of Texan cattle traders, pre-
diets that within five years scarcely
hoof of beef cattle will be shipped di-
rect from Texas and cites, for illustra-
ton the grand revolution that mas
TRANSFERRED in the trade since ne nrsl
traced the Indian wilds with MS
Northern bound herds in '6o, Inc
other gentlemen also are well known
as old-time, successful traders on the
cattle trail,n as well rs in more recent
ranching operations in Texas and the
Western and Northern Territories
With this class of investors here ana
those by the Western cattle kings Tor
the proposed new establishments OF
this kind at Omaha, 1t looks very
much us though Capt Reeds assertion
has significant furce.
This model establishment Is located
on IA spur track and switches OF me
Missouri Pacific system, about mile
east of this furnishing city. The SIT
uation was admirably chosen on the
edge of u slight bluff, bordering, ra'
vine that drains oil toward the Trinity
River. The main building is sub,
stantial structure of the conventional
appearance that characterlzes suci
houses, with the exception OF being
wider, lighter and higher in its cellar
room, the latter designed for the stof'
age ofhides is the highest and most
complete of its kind your correspond
ent has ever seen, the floor being lev
eled with the surface of the ground
and covers the entire area of the build
ing. The dimensions of the entire
structure including the abattoir aud