The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-16
AN IMPORTANT PROJECT.
The Establishment of Packing
House Here.
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah,
September 18th, 1888.

SALT LAKE CRY. Utah,
September 18th, 1888.
The committee appointed at the
meeting of citizens. held at the Cham
Der of Commerce on Friday night, sub
NIT the following as reasons why 1t
would be advisable to establish
packing house and canning factory IN
this city, if the bonus required is not
too great, and it can be maintained In
active and permanent operation:
Such a packing house and canning
factory as it is proposed to establish
here will give employ ment. directly, to
close on 200 persons daily, and will in
volve an annual expenditure in wages OF
not less than 100000. In addition to
this, there will necessarily grow out OF
the Inauguration of these industries
others, such as q candle factory, lard
refinery and fertilizing establishments,
and it will give an additional impetus
to the soap factories already in opera
ton. These will give direct and Indirect
employment to fully as many more
persons and involve an annual outlay
for wages equal to the amount ex-
pended by the primary industry.
Then again. there will be constructed
union stock yards which will ultimately
add more to the importance OF our city
than any enterprise that is likely to be
commenced in some time. We have
bat to look at what these yards have
done for Omaha to appreciate their
value. Not only in the number OF
persons they will employ, but also
!, that this enterprise will make OF Salt
] Lake City the banking point for
: all who have cattle to buy aud to sell
j and will force the bringing OF cattle
e from Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada and
9 Montana, besides Keeping at home
It those in our own Territory, will We find
o this the most important consideration
that has come before the people IN
u wears, It embraces interests shared
equally by the rich and the poor since to
= the former it means new ACCOMMODATIONS
e and to the latter employment and the
opportunity for diversity of pursuits.
q Nor does the subject limit itself to
IS these considerations. For pork stutt:
q alone this city and Ogden make an an
n nual output of money OF not less tnal
e $3.50, 900. This is sent elsewhere, and
1T other sections are enriched to the ex-
> tent that we are impoverished. Ii ths
le proposition now under consideration
y shall meet with that public approva
ID which its importance seems to warrant
1T a stimulus to the saving of this amour
8; and perhaps twice as much more, ma.
ID be effected for our Territory in th'
raising and curing of pork alone. An
We this, too, has indirect advantages, q
SIS by the raising and fattening OF hogs,
bs cash market will be found by the farme
40 for many of his products which are no.
ds a drug W on his hands. In the event
It's a packing house being established hers
IL he can find an immediate sale for sal
OF hogs. and this is in effect cash mark
for his wheat, barley corn and lucerr
The subject is of the utmost III
portance, not only as relates to this city
but as concerns our Territory, and
will be both unWise and unpatriotic fC
our business men to slight what seem
to be so advantageous an opportunii
of forwarding our municipal In
portance, and at the same time dolr
that which will so mate rally contrlbu
to the advancement of all our lnteres
as Territory.
It cannot be denied that it is deser
ing of the serious consideration OF
business men, not only for the assn
/. ance of rich returns, though lndiret
bo which it promises to them, but for Il
On duty the capitalist stoves the poorer ella
so of citizsns, that employment, remune
roI alive and permanent. may be had +
! + those who must be employed.
This is not a call to members OF Il
~ Chamber of Commerce, but to
~ classes who take an interest in the WI
No W fare of the community, the invitatit
We is to come and take part in this discu
nd sion. IHE COMMITTEES