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

Yesterday was "a great day for Fort
Worth.
Yesterday was a great day for all
Texas,
And Il was most Assuredly great day
Of trump OF Isaac Dahlman.
This week has been a great week; this
month has been u great month, and this
YEAR has been great year for Fort
Worth aud for all Texas. For in The
rpri s there nave been inaugurated in
For, Worth two industrial enterprises.
that, il carried on. will result 10 making
Texas the greatest state i'll all the Union,
and Fort Worth the greatest city in all
Tpxus. The refrigerator that has 40
long remaineu idle is once more III full
llnst, aud the work OF slaughter of cat
lie for the Eugish market is now going
on ct the rate of 200 head per day. II
this goes on from this good day, there is
no calculating the good that will result
10 this city und to the state of Texas. 1t
will make permanent here in Fort
Worth e cattle market that will grow,
and grow aud grow until this city will be
known far aui wide as the great meat
market Of the country and the larger II
grows the greater will be the benefits.
While now 1t only gives EN- ployment 10 II
small number of men, comparatively,
The dav will lie when The packing house
aud refrigerator Industries III Texas will
'rrcgirc the iuUor OF a perfect army of
men. These Institutions have grown
from smnll beginnings in the East 20 the
mos; pow eFIul concerns in the country
AMI hat CEm ht aCcompl shed there, so
fur away from the cattle producing re-
EiOns, can without a doubt Oe accom-
Pilshrl here where the CATTLE are raised.
4 new era has begun in Texas, and
like all big, bright aud good things In
the state, il had its beginning in Fort
Worth, and The GAZETTE glorles III
sending out 10 the world the good news
tina;
THE REFRIGERATOR HAS STARTED.
Al 1880 O'rlOrE yesterday AFTERNOON
the first bullock was speared, and Us he
dropped 10 his knees under the blow,
those who saw him fall realized at last
that DuhmHn msunt business. II mad
been intended TO begin killing ut Am.
but break in portion of the ice ma
ChiuerY Delayed this until the hour men
Toned in the afternoon. The cattle,
fifteen car loads Ia number, had been
Standing in the pens all day waiting TO be
Slaughtered, AMI 10y O'Clock large
humber of prom npnI citizens of the city
Rad quite n shrinking of cattle men
iro different parts Of the state had cell
irrIed al the refrigerator to witness the
beginning OF WORK. SUI eriutendent
h!ley was kent busy in the machinery
department, seeing that every thing went
tlght there, while Superintendent George
N Bnrnum Of he packing house, who
had kindly volunteered his services for
ths occasion, hal charge of the butcher
ug department AMI was busy in getting
hl' lorres IN position.
Al l:lj the first bullock was driven
from the ntns along the chut. 20 the
naughier pen, aud in few minutes Nil
we slaughter peus had been filed with
uhe, tut Texas beef steers. The first
one selected TO xiii was fine black fell
NV weighing not less than 1900 pounds,
Suh as fat as u butter bali. At 80 Mr..
oaFhum looked through the round hole
VI Tue door of the slaughter pen, and
rug mat all Was reudy, gave the sig
val 10 John Ray, who was stgndIuE on
lr pI"nk-wuy just above the steer, aud
"e next Instant the sharp steel spear
a entered the bullock . head just be-
kLeeu.
'"E sLAVGHTERING OF BEEF CATTLE
1' Well carried on all along the liue of
p"s, anu so we'll was il done that not u
'""u was heard except TINT caused by
~. sPeared heast falling TO his knees.
"e'e having been killed enough for the
80 oil butchers, SINNERS, cutters.
10 handle, the doors OF the siaugh-
s,,. wv were opened, aud strong rope
~ TO the bullock's horns aud lie
~ pulled mo the large room where he
RnI sturR, skiuned, Quilted and cleaned.
3D., Hoh which his divided carcass was
r, o,oug the sinuous iron rail by means
ohs AMI rollers To the cooling rooms
uohor OF sticking the frs. bullock
hn1 , serVrd for Mr.. James Lynch, who
n. ' purchase d for the company the cat
iorr moh Dan wsrgoner, aud he per-
wo,,s lhe ceremony in manner that
sim, nave been credit 10 a profess
Ga butcher. After this had been
Tue business was turned over to the