Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-12-21
PERFECTED PACKING.
| Mohr & Yoerk's Splendid Improvements
Completed.


Completed
Some months ago the RECORD UNION
recorded the fact that the firm of Mohr
& york had purchased the lot on the
corner of Eleventh and K streets, and
were about to commence the erection
of fine building for pork, beef and
lard packing, the curing of hams and
other things in connection with their
extensive business. They already have a
large establishment fronting on J street,
but their business has assumed such pro-
portions that more room was an absolute
necessity. They therefore determined upon
the erection of a new building which
should be model packing establishment
and have all of the modern improvements
and latest devices. This building has lust
been completed and will be thrown open
on Monday and Tuesday next for public
inspection.
The building is of brick, four stories and
basement and is located ON the alley be-
tween ] and K, being connected with the
J-street establishment by bridge over the
alley. 1t is constructed in the most SUBJ
stantial and workmanlike manner and is a
credit to the city.
enty-five horsepower each which supply
the steam for large Corliss engine, built
by the Phoenix Iron Works in San Fran
cisco, and which runs large amount Of
machinery. Alongside of the engine is an
ammonia compressor, and in one corner of
the room is Linde ice machine, made by
the Phoenix Iron Works which forces the
brine through the pipes in the cooling and
storage rooms. Beside this pump stands
large tank, filled with brine, in which are
coils of pipe through which the ammonia
passes. The pipes running from the tank
to the pump are covered with ice, and the
thermometer on the pipe indicates that the
temperature of the brine is below zero In
the southeast corner of the room is
dynamo, which runs the sixty-five mean
descent electric lights by which every part
of the two buildings are to be lighted. At
the east end of the room stands a Dow
steam-pump which will throw stream of
water over $50 feet 1t is located directly
over well 140 feet deep, from which it
pumps water for use throughout the estab-
lishment. The other rooms on the first
floor will be devoted to storage. They all
have cement floors, and are finished in good
shape.
On the next floor is a cold storage-room,
the walls of which are eighteen inches
thick, insulated by means of six thicknesses
of air and waterproof paper, with air
spaces of two inches between each inside
partition. The windows are triple, and
constructed on the same principle to ex-
clude the heat. That is, three windows are
set in the same casing, with air spaces be-
tween. The floor is caulked, to prevent
any warn air coming IN from that direc-
ton.
The east room on the next floor is de-
voted to pork packing, and the temperature
is kept from 260 10 $50. A bucket of water
setting in the room yesterday was frozen
over in two hours. There are number of
large tanks in the room used for packing
pork, bacon and hams. A movable gutter
runs through the center, and everything is
kept clean and pure. On the same floor is
room in which sausages made for sum-
mer consumption are drying.
One of the rooms on the next floor is de-
voted to therendering of lard, the kettles and
tanks being of the most approved patterns.
Here is also condensing tank, where the
ammonia is condensed and brought into a
LIQUID again and returned to the basement
to be used again. A stream of well water
flows into this tank continually. 4 fine
tire-hose is in position in this room ready
Tor instant use and similar ones are to be
placed in other rooms
The chill room is located on this floor,
and is fitted up with great mechanical
skill for the easy handling of pork A fine
elevator of peculiar construction runs from
the basement. Here the hogs are brought
in from the slaughter house, fresh killed,
and hung on hooks fastened to g wheel
which runs on an iron track overhead.
The elevator lands them at the door of the
chill-room, whence they are switched off
on other tracks running in all directions.
The temperature can be brought down to
twenty degrees or even lower if desired.
Here they hang until they are ready to be
cut up in the next room, whence they are
sent TO the floors below by means of chutes.
The elevator has the latest safety improve
ment, consisting of air. brakes, by which its
descent is stopped instantly in case of acct
dent. There are three cooling-rooms, 40xS0
each.
Messrs. Mohr 81 york now have one of
the most complete and perfect meat pack
ing establishments west of Chicago.