Daily Republican., 1885-02-27
A Great Enterprise.
THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY TO
he FURNISHED WITH GOOD
MEAT AT Low RATES.
THE WILMINGTON BEEFCO.

condition for long distances. 10 q prob
lem that has engaged the minds OF
scientific men for years, and many
plane have been tried, only to be dis
carded as impfacticable.
1t Ii q we'll known fact that cattle
OF nll kinds can be produced In the West
At much less cost than In any other
part OF the country, and that as q gen
eral thing the meat IL superior to that
killed for the market In the Eastern
States. consequently IL becomes desira-
BILE to adopt some means OF supplying
these sections with the meat.
| For long time the fine, fat Gait 10 OF the /
plains Of the great West were driven |
10 Chicago, and there packed In cars 80
closely that they scarcely had room 10
breathe, and In this manner transport |
cd alive to the stock yards and slauRh. |
ter houses of the East. But this plan
was Questionable for several reasons,
prom ,nent among them being the fact
that as the trains were several days iD
making the journey, and AZ there was
no opportunity 10 feed or water the cattle
lin transit, their sufierings must have
been intense, and the meat could not be
lin n healthy condition when killed.
lAnother objection was the loss entailed
By many OF the cattle being trampied
hinder foot by the others and killed In
lhe cars Still another objection was ths
: fact that IN transporting I've cattle, az
much freight had TO be paid ON the
waHte as ON the meat.
For a time these things made the
price of Western cattle higher than that
raised at home, and owing TO the fever
ed condition IN which the cattle were
! When slaughtered, the meat was oil ap
! interior quality. But after time
: these difficulties were all overcome oy
Y the MeasIs. u. r. and E. q. Swifr,
who conceived the idea OF slaughterins
the cattle in Chicago, and shipping the
meat i'll refrigerator cars expressl
lurepar.d for tue purpose. IL WAS q
tIst tried AZ an experiment, and ~
. a. Notwithstanding the opposition witt
ID which It AS met by butchers and othe
interest, parties, II proved o success
lit WAS determined tu try shipping II
England. At fret John Bull was
~ little suspicious Of meat brought al
al the way frome America, but in u it'll
b time the prejudice passed away, an
now theChicago beef brings the highet
price In the London and Liverpot
markets.
IN The same prejudice has for come tim
II. existed in this country, but fortunatel
Il. for the consumers OF meat, is now ral
idly passing away, and the day Is NJ
far istant WHEEL the pure, wholesou
meat from Chicago, will not only
To- eagerly sought after by the epicur'
Id aud consumers, but will BRING u
highest price There Is no denying u
fact that IN any OF the cattle killed
the slaughter houses in this city, an
10 the meat Of which is sold in the ma
a. ~ IN
and the assertion was recently MAJ
py prominent dealer in meat th
there IL q certain party who las agen
i, In different parts of the country, tn
IN purchase all the old, worn out GOV
they can obtain, and take them to
+. lplAce at Red Lion, from which they a
~ driven into this city at night, slaug
tered, and their meat sold TO dealers
different parts OF the city.
Much OF this meat IL sold by I
SINNERS on the curbstone, but 1t If al
a fact that there are those in some
. the market houses, whose stalls are II
cd with this unhealthy meat, which,
IT Is sold at low rate, Is general
bought by those whose circumstant
are such that they are forced to
)r- economical. For the purpose OF cou
teracting these evils, and supplying
en- people with the finest, healthiest mt
an at the lowest prices, the Chicago MI
~ Company WAS organized few yes
1X- lsiuee, and now have depot in d
city at Nos. 706 and 70S West Fro
&c street, where the business is carried
,cb under the name OF the Wilmingt
VA Beet Company, with Mr.. John A. La
* less al manager, and competent col
Of assistants.
)llS The establishment was visited
ar Thursday afternoon by rep. rter of
REPuBLICAN, who found 1t to cons
md OF fine brick building, containt
-; office, weighing room and refrigerat
iiiC The last named Ia Of course the impt
sed art part Of the building, and consis's
large room, with iron bars oyerhe
tch on which large iron hooks, furnish
Va, with wheels, are placed to allow OF
y meat being moved in any part OF
rth room. On the upper floor there ~
ice box containing over one hund
OF tons Of ice, which keeps the air in
Ga lower room at temperature of SO TO
degrees, but at no time, either in ira
ed portation OF in this room, Ia the m
allowed TO freeze. On Thursday af,
OW noon the meat of fifty cattle, In addit
,at to that OF n large number of sheep
hogs, was hung in this refrigera
the and IL Is safe TO say that no finer m
a. was ever brought TO this market. !
llie animals. which are the best that 1t
are possible to obtain, are purchased
Chicago, by Mr.. q. r. Swift who resi-
Wer In that city, and under whose perso
supervision they are slaughtered. I
uoC fore an animal Is kill 81, 1t Is rigidiy
hia amined by an inspector appointed
the purpose, and all not iu perfet
les healthy condition are condemned.
a,y Society for the Prevention of Cruelt,
S"- Animals also have their agents at
!. is slaughter 81 houses. to see that the K u
cut possible, and that the animals are
tter fore beins ti,,sd Ttsa'e1 rha IN any a, way
in placed In cars built Tor the purpose,
her with some kind OF non, conducting /
yds. ''fnVs In each end Of the car there ara
the large iron tanks. filled with poun
zee, with just enough salt to secure
Jul Rreatest amount OF cold. The meal
our along N ,ba ~ rna, - shspenoea sh '.otn han
ON doors are closed the apartment Is
tlght. The cars intended for this
CID are brought to the door of tho establ
tore nnlosSnd %s on front ron, street. whe,e thoy
1Orctit IL Ia sold, the looks with which /
suspended are run along the iron
VIC overhead, which extend into the we
an ing room, and are part of the SCI
w2en the weights are registered,
S OF the the meat placed in wagons to be
NO Vsyed TO It's destination. Everyt
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