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

The Packing House Company Ful[IIls =
Promise Made AMI begins Work.
The following, taken from The Ga
zETTE of November 2, will show how
prompt the packing house people have
been, and gives an idea of how the bust
ness of killing hogs at the packing houss
will be conducted. The killing OF which
the following is q description was but q
trial one, and regular business Is only
delayed by the non arrival of some pine
for this networks. This Is expected this
week, and as soon as it comes bacon and
lard making will commence in earnest:
THE FIRST KILLING,
ai'The Fort Worth packing company
came TO the scratch Yesterday and kept
the promise made months ago to kill LoLs
and begin the work OF curing Texas bn-
con on November / +, 1890. The immense
packing house plant is not quite COM
plete, u few finishing touches remaining
to bs put OH, but for the purpose OF kill
ing hogs IL is complete enough, aud yes
terday afternoon at 4: 80 O'Clock the
promise made WIS kept, aud new era
was inaugurated in Fort Worth. Early
in the afternoon THE GAZETTE was noti-
fed that trial killing would be made,
and u reporter was sent to the packing
house iouote the proceedings.
Quite a number OF citizens were on
hnnd, and u little after D CLOCK PresI-
dent NJ. g. Ellis, accompanied by Col.
John II. Hoxie. the founder OF this grear
establishment: Vice. President A. L.
Byers, +. B. Harold, one OF the direc-
tors. aud others arrived. This was the
signal for operations TO begin. The
black smoke had been pouring from the
tall stacks all the afternoon; the water in
the scaldlug tubs had long been heated
up TO the proper temperature. aud ten
sleek looking Birkshire hogs were in the
pen ready to give up their lives for the
good OF the country.
Superintendent George n. Baruum
was here, there and everywhere getting
his men in position (aIl of them were
experienced hands), and when the tins
TO XIII came he stepped up TO Mr.. Il. Is.
Harold and said that the honor of stick
ing the first hog killed in exus pack
ing house had been reserved for him and
a Keen Lladed butrherknife WINS put in
his hdnds. A rubber apron, which
reached from neck TO feet, was next
placed on Mr.. Harold, aud be was
ready for work.
AT a given signal man liz the pen
caught u hog with hook by the hind
leg. and before he had lime 10 squ6al he
vas hoisted over the heads of ali present
TO the iron rail that runs throughout Tho
bu.liing, uni hurried along it TO where
Mr.. Harold stood. The chain was low
cred which brought the suspended hog
(C0ntisaetl or SeUesta Page.)
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-05

cause OF this affairs of the company being
placed in the hands of receiver, and
eventually wound up bv him.
THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE
has been differently stated, but IL Is
generally accepted as true, now, that
bad management and nothing else
brought il about. A number Of ship
ments OF meat to New York spoiled on
the hands of the company and entailed
heavy losses-the spelling of the meat, it
is claimed, being caused by the manner
in which il was handled iu Texas, ind
not being properly iced after being
placed In the refrigerator ears. While
in the cooling rooms and In the ears,
quarters of meat were allowed to lap.
one over the other, and when II reached
ITS destination il was found to be dnrk
whers il hud touched, AMI was unsale-
able. After the two plants went into
the hands of n receiver 1t looked as IL the
refrigerator movement in Texas was
doomed, notwithstanding the fact that
the Staffords had been operating one
successfully at Columbus. The Column
bus establishment, however, did not run
long. IL being closed down, so far as ex-
tensive operations were concerned. aud
has been practically idle Tor several
years. This establishment at Columbus
had no connection with the Continental
company, but WAS owned by private par
ties, aud 1t is said was run ut u profit to
the owners, the affairs OF IL being much
better managed and it's products handled
by men who understood the business,
which IL appears was not the case either
u Victoria or Fort Worth.
D,HLMAN COMES TO THE FRONT.
In 1885 the two establ.s imrnts one in
Victoria aud one at Fort Wortl-were
advertised for sale, and it was then That
Mr.. Isaac Dahlmap appeared on the stage
and begun the movement which has cul-
minated in the Fort Worth refrigerator
being started up once more. When
he took hold OF the matter it looked as il
he would encounter nothing but failure
and the prospects for the plant being
purchased by the creditors aud taken
away from Texas were good. When
the day of sale arrived no arrangements
had been made to prevent this, and the
properly was knocked of to a Chicago
party at S32 900. Dahlman did not des-
pair. however, but worked on until he
obtained money SUFFICIENT, on long
terms, TO buy from the Chicago parties
the property. and prevent IL being taken
away. He had done much hard work up
to that time. bus the great
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-05

the best known moneyed men In
the East. Even this was not
believed by many until the
news was sent out all over the country by
the Associated Press agents and then
doubtless began TO weaken and to realize
what had been accomplished 1y the in
dOmitabie spirit of this man Dahlman,
who from the very beginning had no one
10 aid or assist him, but to the contrary,
had much opposition TO contend against.
His success SO far is remarkable, and for
t he is deserving of the greatest credit,
which he will undoubtedly receive from
everyone, especially the cattIemeu of
Texas and the people of Fort Worth.
GETTING READY FOR BUSINESS.
The arrangements made in New York
bv Mr.. Dahnan having been completed.
il became necessary TO look 10 the matter
of a cold storage house at the seabOari
point from which the shipments of meat
to England would be mule. A PROPOSE
ton looking to the erection OF such q
house had been made TO Galveston, aud
II strong effort WIS male by the people
of that city 10 raise the necessary funds,
but the effort failed; therefore MIR.
DahlmHn, when he had made all his ar
raug-mrnts in New York, went to New
OTltHUs Huu Win ds Hills utiHf US pOsSIUlt
effected un arrangement with the Louis
lana Ice company by which the immense
ice works there will be Used 10 freeze the
ment, preparatory to the shipment from
that point TO London. This having been
arranged, Dahlman came OH TO Fort
Worth and immediately put force of
men 20 work on the refrigerator plant
here. II had been lille quite
while anu of course was not in
the best state OF repair. Portions
of the machinery had rusted AMI The
buildings in some departments bud got
somewhat shaky. All this WAS mazda
right rs fast rs possible; a new roof WIS
put on, u new floor where II was needed
put IN, aud the ponderous machinery
made Us bright as u new COLLAR, and on
trial WIS fouad to work without hitch.
A fine flowing artesian we'll, in addition
to the one already there, was sunk, Civ
ing an abundance of the purest water,
and the pens were remodeled and made
strong aud tight enough to Withstand The
churge of the biggest steer iu Texas.
All the above having been accom-
Tiished. the next move was 10 organize
The local forces of the establishment.
Ar. kIley. competent machinist.
was made superintendent of the plant;
Nj. Charles Frost. formerly superin-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-05
HOG AND H0MINY.
The Fort Worth Packing House Be-
gins Operations.
Another Industry that viii Help Along the
Great Onward Movement
ia Texts.

Two years ago TIE GAZETTE began the
agitation of the ''Hog and Hnminy'
racket, as II was termed by the press OF
the state, and endeayored 10 awaken the
people of Texas TO the Importance OF
raising their own hogs and making their
own bacon and lard instead of depend
ing on Kansas City, ST. Louis and Chi
cago smoke houses for their pork prod
ucts. Long and faithfully this paper
lubnred in this interest, and after awhile
its efforts were seconded by the country
press, while the big daIles all over the
state were for while disposed to make
light of the matter. TIE GAZETTE kept
on, however, until II hal in it's train OF
supporters every newspaper, stock paper
and agricultural journal In Texas. The
people had been brought TO thinking,
aud it had become evident that hog
raising was destined to become leading
industry in Texas.
s'lt WIS shown that there was more
profit in hog one year old thun there
was in steer three years old.
II WIS shown in 5lack and white that
there were imported iuto Texas during II
tw*ive month not lees than 81 900, 600
pounds of bucon, and 4 900 900 pounds
nf luri for which was paid about 49,
900 900 and OF this amount the farmers
ct the state paid one-hnlf. This is veri-
fed by the report of Commissioner FOs-
ter of the agricultural! bursuu for the
ytars of 1883 aud 1889, and IL stands as u
reflection on the business methods of our
people up to that time.
THE PACKING HOUSE SCHEME.
So great did the interest in hog raising
in Texas become thut it attracted the
attention of capitalists, and the move
ment 10 establish IL packing house In
Fort Worth was inaugurnted by Col.
Johu r. Hoxie, president of the Farm
ers' and Mechanics bank of this city.
The great stOckrari had already been
built ami il was Col Hoxio's idea to
have the packing house plant erected
near these yards, proposing 10 have the
stockynrd people tc interest themselves
in the packing house project. To this
end he invited all the stockholders of the
stockyards to meet bin 1T his office aud
they did SO. He briefly stated 10 them
that they had been called together for
the purpose of considering the PROPOSE
ton TO form q company for the purpose
OF conducting The pork packing business
IN Fort Worth, aud he invited each gen-
tIeman present to give his opinion on the
subject
Tnrre were present ut the meeting the
following gentlemen: John Z. Hoxie,
A. T. Byers, Il. E. Maddox, H. G.
johnson. (Tobe), L. b. Harold, N. g
Ellis, John c. Mccarthy and J. i.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-05

Dahlman worked on, never giving up
but frequently getting sick at heart.
The great movement, inaugurated under
such favorable auspices, seemed TO be
growing weaker AZ weaker, suffered
COLLAPSE,
when Col. r E. Stafford, the prime
muvpr In il WAS killed Mt olumbuS.
From the date of that unfortunate trag-
eiy the movement of the cattle meu OF
the siats 70 start up tbs refri :er1tors was
deaf, and it was left to Isaac Dhhlnnn
alone To bring il to life. He ut once
opened up correspondence with the
English syn iIcIte, aud. as the Stsuoru
party had virtually thrown up the
sponge, secured the contract IN lis Gu
tiretT. which, IL carried out, would
necessitate ths slaughter in Fort North
OF 200 head of beef cattle daily
for two years, all OF the
cattle to be drawn from the
Texas ranges, and creating here IL nouns
u new market, which would consume
50, 000 cattle annually.
DahlInnu hal good thing ana ne
knew il but how to get IL i'll shape 10 pe
profitable was the great troubls no had
TO oy.rcoms He hud no backing
locally, aud there were pess!m OIL
every side who were continually pre-
dieting fIiIure-nnd there were some pso-
pie (shamr, be Il sad) who wanted nm
TO fail. He. had put his all i'll the re-
frirerutor aud his financial salvation oe-
pended on his getting i'll position 10
carry out th. contract with the English
syndicuts. To do this in Fort worth, or
even IN Texas, was impossible Tor MN
aud he be-. 10 look elsewhere.
on IT'S FEET AGAIN.
Armed with the contract, Dahimhu
went East where capital could be found
and where theirs could be found men VINO
were not too iiInid 10 put out money
where there was show for fair returns.
There were meu in Fort Worth, but they
were few and financially weak, VINO had
faith in Duhlmuu, and they waited
patiently for ue VS. from him. The nrst
news was not definite, but 1t told that
Duhlman was in New York presentin.
his plaus, and showing his contract win
the English syndicate 10 capitalists. Inc
ue II word was that he WIS making GOOD
progress, and was almos; confident OF
success. Then his most intimate Trends
here were informed that he had sue
ceeded i'll forming stoc company, 10
I've known Us the Dahlman dressed beer
company, in which were some o'
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-05
INTERPRETATIONS IN TEXAS.
A Review of the History of the Movement
and the Difficulties Encountered by IL.

A Review of the History of the Movement
anu the Difficulties Encountered by IL.
The starting lup of the DahlmanIre.
frig, rator in Fort Worth undoubtedly
marks the beginning of new era in the
livestock industry of Texas, and ITS
Importance can hardly be estimated, not
only TO the industry itself. but TO the
entire state. Combinations at the
different live stock markets have existed
for years that huve been formed for the
purpose Of debating TO the stockmen OF
the entirs country what they should re-
ceire for their cattle and other livestock :,
and through the workings of these COM
binstions the prices Of cattle have been
so depressed that the business of raising
thsts bus almost been ruined. Hundreds
and thousands of cstfleraisers hnve
been either ruined or driven out OF the
business, aud even now, when in propo-
ton 10 the population of Inc country the
cattle supply is shorter than it ever was,
ihe prirs of beef cattle are lower than
they wore ever known TO be.
That such 3 > the case ID
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st trouble was yet TO be en-
rounterei. He hal ths plant IN his
1auis. but not the means TO operate. II
1nd been allowed to get out of repair
hnd people saii he h d an elephant on
MS hanus. He worked ahsai, though
nut could enlist no one in the matter,
anh nothing was done for quite awhile,
though he never gave up or lost heart.
de was u firm believer in the idea that
the refriIeratOrS could be operated at a
proht III the range country if they could
Oe at points 10 which cattle had to be
shipped over q thousand IN les.
THE ENGLISH SYNDICATE.
About this time The Metropolitan trad
ing company of London, Eng, was
formed, ami the agent of the same. Mr.
A. j. Dnbson, vas sent TO the United
states 10 make arrangements TO purchase
IN this county large amounts of refrig-
Grated beef for the London market. He
at once began negotiations with Col. r.
+. Stafford, the owner of the Columbus
REFRIGERATOR, nud the parties interested
IN the victoria plant, the result being a
contract, by the terms of which the
metropolitan trading company was to be
furnished by the other parties, refrig-
Grated beer TO an amount that would re-
quire the slaughter OF 200 heud OF cattle
per iav for period of two wears. This
beef was to lie delivered at some point OH
the seahoari, where it would be loati.d
on steamships prepared for this traffic,
and sent to Lonlon. Neither the Column
bus or the Victoria refrigerator
or the two combined. had the ca
parity to handle the NUMBER of cattle re-
quired, AMI proposition was male to
MT. Dahlman TO become q member OF
the combination, IL being stipulated that
he should have certain part of the con-
tract ms was agreed TO uni efforts
begun TO enlist the catt,emen of Texas i'm
the matter. II was proposed TO organize
u company with ample capital, cattle be-
ing reserved in payment for stock, AMI
for while it looked as If the scheme
would succeed. L. was recognized that
the contract with the English syndicate
WAS good one. anu that money could
he mnde out of it. Cattlemen all over
the state became somewha enthused on
the subject, aud refrigerators in Texas
rs all the talk.
THE BIG CONVENTION
OF cattiemen from nli the range country
had been called TO meet in Fort Worth i'll
March, 1889, anl il was determined to
bring the matter before the cattlemen,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-05

and IL possible get them TO take action
on il This was done and comm ittss
was appointed to examine the contract
with the English syndicate aud 10 report
10 the convention the results Of their III.
vestIgaiion. The committee had a con-
ference with Col. Il. + Stafford and his
associates, aud in their report stated
that the terms OF the contract were such
that the committee felt Justified in
recommending that the cattlemen of
Texas take hold of the matter, form a
stock company, purchase the refrigerator
plants III Fort Worth. Victoria and Co.
lumbus. and put them I'm operation
This report was in dorsed without dis
sentiug voice by the convention. and an
other committees was appointed, consist
ing OF the most prominent cattleinen of
Texas, TO take the ma ter in han and
canvass the state for the necessary stock
TO the proposed company. For while
everything was fair sailing, and il looked
rs il no trouble would he encountered.
The plan adopted provided that the three
refrigerat0rs were to he put Into the
company at values 10 be agreed upon.
the owners 10 receive stock in the new
company TO that amount. There WAS no
hitch up to this time, aud the committee
reported good progress.
HITCH.
But when II came to valuing the three
plants that placed on the Fort Worth
concern (Dahlman' was so low that
Mr.. Dahlman declined to accept It. This
was not unreasonable on his part, as the
Fort Worth plant was much more valu-
able than the others that il was proposed
to put in at tine same figures that IL was
This disagreement resulted in Mr.. Dahl
man pulling out OF the com biIiat on. but
did not cause hi IL to close his efforts 10
start up the refrigerator here. He had
our-third OF the contract with the
English syndicate and proposed to
carry IL OUT It was predicted
by the other parties that he
would not be able to do IL, and that he
would not do It. The work In Fort
Worth yesterday proves that they were
wrong, the Dahlmau refrigerator in Fort
Worth being the frst TO start up. aud the
only one to start up up to this time.
From this DISAGREEMENT, however, the
refrigerator movement in Texas began to
lose ground, AMI they began 10 look
blue. The COMMITTEES appointed by the
convention began 10 slacken their efforts,
as they met with more obstacles than
they had anticipated, and finally the
mater seemed TO be dropped. Still
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-05

evidence that prices are not regu-
lated by supply and demand, AMI i;
tells the tale that manipulation, or even
conspiracy. Is the cause OF present con-
ditions. There Is but one way 10 change
there conditions, and that is to withhold
from the markets, where these corpora
tions exists, beef cattle and slaughter
them where they are raised and ship
from the range the dressed beef TO the
great consuming renters instead of ship.
ping the cattle on foot to points where
the producer must sell ut whatever prlces
he Is offered. This WAS recognized rs u
fact 10y u lew wealthy cattlemeu in Texas
IN 1882, tire year in which
THE FIRST STEPS WERE TAKEN.
This WINS done at the big csttlemen 8
convention held in the city OF Austin of
that year, and the matter was thoroughly
discussed al that meeting, the result he
ing the formation of company, with
headquarters al Victoria. known as the
Continental meat comnany, with A. +.
Higgs, now dead, Us the president. This
company went TO work and during that
year (l8s3) erected at Victoria II refrIg-
orator AT u cost OF about $50 900, which
they operated. shipping the product of
the same 10 New Orleans and other mar
kets. Later OH il WAS concluded 10y the
company to establish anot her refrigerator
ewhere else in the state, aud a propo-
silion was submitted TO Fort Worth US
the most suitable place III North Trxas
for it. The proposition made was that
Fort Worth subscribe $50. 900 (the cost
OF the Victoria plant to the enterprise.
ami this WIS done, few enterprsing
citizens and cattlemeu raising the
amount. As soon as this was
done work began on the reiriger-
ator here aud IL was completed
and put in operation In January, 1884,
at cost of Sll0 900. both the plant here
and the one 1T Victoria being conducted
under the management OF the original
company The Victoria plant had,
when the Fort Worth refrigerator was
completed, been running nearly year,
aud it was claimed by those in charge of
II that il had been max ing money, and II
was upon this statement that the Fort
Worth parties agreed TO go into 1t. Sub
segment Investigations, however, showed
the statement to be not true, and that
the Victoria company was about $40 900
Uehud when the Fort Worth concern
was taken into the company. This was
learned about two months after Inc Fort
Worth plant had started up, and was the
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-05
AT LAST!

The Dahlman Beef Refrigerator Company of
this City Began Operations Yesterday.
IT WAS A GREAT DAY FOR TEXAS AND FORT WORTH
The Killing Of Beef Cattle in Texas for the European Markets Now
Going Rapidly in this City,
. NEW ERA NOW DAwNs ON THE CATTLE BUSINESS IN TEXAS
R1iw C Refrigerator Beginning Up to
THE GREAT NORTH SIDE
Two Enterprises Dollars Texas sockmn in
Operation Livestock
THE BALL
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PACKING HOUSE AT THE STOCK YARDS On THE NORTH SIDE
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-05

R9bw CT the Refrigerator Movement From lis Beginning
the Present Ti:ue.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-05

tcontiauesl OR sereata Pa9e.)
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-05

ERA NOW DAWNs ON THE CATTLE BUSINESS IN TEXAS.
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Two Enterprises VIII Millions Dollars Texas sokmen in
in the Center
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