Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-05

Smith, all prominent citizens of Fort
! Worth, aud all of them men Of means.
During the discussion that followed there
was not single expression that did not
favor the enterprise, and il did not take
those present but little time to make uD
their minds. 1t WIS then AMI there de-
terInined TO organize company with a
paid-up capital stock of $500 600 for the
purpose above mentioned, aud TO erect
1T the stockyardS the finest plant of the
kind in ths West. The stock WIS all
taken aud an election OF directors fol-
lowed resulting in the select ion of all the
gentlemen in the meeting. The directors
then met aud elected the following OIL
GERS:
NJ. g. Ellis, president.
A. 7. Byers. vice. president
&. s. Paxton, secretary and teasurer,
Mr.. George NJ. Barnum, then con-
necfed with the packing house interests
In wichita, Kan. and one of the most
competent men 10 be had in all the coun-
try, WIS secured tor the superintendent
OF the company, and the contract
for the building of the FIVE great
buildings, aud the putting In OF
the immense machinery, was let to
Mr.. John Thomas of Kansas City, the
ablest packing house architect in tbs
country, and who had supervised aud
drawn the plans OF the great packing
houses at Kansas City, Wichita ana
Omaha.
As soon as the contract had been
awarded Mr.. Thomas went to work and
In short time he had 30 men at work.
Stone from the Grsubury quarrieS was
rushed forward, lumber from the East
TEXTS mills, and the great machinery for
the works were hurried up, as il was the
desire and determination of the company
TO kill the first hogs on November l..
1890, aud thus in8uGurate the era of
prosperity for which THE GAZETTE had so
long worked.
THE GREAT PLANT.
Architect Thomas proved himself the
man for the place, and soon there began
TO rise up on the banks Of Marine creek,
near where il emptes iuto the West
Fork, five great buildings. four of which
were of stone aud one OF brick, aud i'll
due time they were completed and the
ponderous machinery WAS all in place aud
ready to move by the appointed Isl day
of November.
These buildings have been heretofore
described by TIE GAZETTE, but il Is not
out OF place to refer to them again in
this write-up Us being the most substan-
tial structures of the Kind in the country,
and one supplied with the most i'm
proved machinery for this business 10 be
found in the country. The buildings
range from four to six stories aud cover
an area OF four acres.
The capacity OF the plant Is GOO head OF
hogs during the summer and 1000 head
during the winter, besides 100 head OF
cattle every day 10 the year. and ii Is
the intention of the company TO run il to
its full capacity, both Us TO hogs aud cut
lie, the cattle TO be refrigerated and
shipped TO local butchers all over the
country, thus doing away with the Kan
sas City Ice boxes in Texas, as well as
the product OF imported bacon and lard.
WHAT 1T WILL DO.
The operation of the great plant vii
do more for Texas than men who do not
consider the matter carefully imagine,
and it will do for Fort Worth more good
than a half Dozen railroads would do.
IL will stimulate the industry OF raising
hogs in Texas, until Texas will not only
have enough for her own use but can
supply half the country with Texas ba-
con.
II will build up a market In Fort Worth
that will draw the stOcsmen from all
over the state here, and is will give em-
ployment to hundreds of people.
II will, as such enterprises have done
before, add largely 20 the 'pulniioE OF
this city, and in time will be the cHuse
of other packing houses being started
here. The "Hog and Hominy' cry ia
still on. and that there Ire millions In is
there 10 not u doubt.