The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-30
ABATTOIRS AT BADEN.
A Big Scheme to Furnish Fresh
Neat to the City.
Eastern Capital Is in the Combinatiou-Ths
Capacity of the Works-A New
Town Promised

pOAh al tHlo City CUuC6INtu ING lucd VI
erecting an immense slaughter-house and
meat-packing establishment in Oakland,
and for months the public was entertained
with accounts of the progress of the work.
Finally the echoes of this packing-ho
grew small by degrees and beautifully less,
until at last they ceased to- be heard and
another enterprise was relegated to the
tomb of departed schemes. Recently, how
ever, whisper was heard, which has grown
loudmouthed.
1t is that a company of Eastern capital
lists had formed a combination with BUSH
ness men of large means ON this Coast for
the purpose of organizing and carrying on
joint stock enterprise to purchase. slaugh-
ter, pack and distribute meats from home
market.
Distinctly defined, the combination con-
-sists of Stock-yard Land Company, with
capital of $1,000, 600; an abattoir COM
pany, with all appliances for Strengthening.
Chilling and canning, with a capital Of
100000; stock-yard banking institution,
W 18th capital of S250,00O and a stock-yard
company with capital Of S1,000000.
PERSONNEL OF THE COMPANY.
The main personnel of the company con-
siSts of the following-named gentlemen and
FIRMS: In the East, Nelson Morris, George
F. Swift and Phil D, Armour, whose head
quarters are in Chicago and New York;
George W. Simpson, President of the
George II. Hammond Packing Company of
Chicago; = Cudahy, Phil d. Armour's
Chicago partner; S. w. Allerton & Co., and
Herman Kountz, of Kountz Bros, bankers
OF New York, Omaha and Denver.
All of these. gentlemen are, to greater or
less extent, engaged in the meat business in
Omaha and Kansas City, in addition to the
places already named. John A. Creighton,
stock-dealer in South Omaha, and n. Mer-
riman, proprietor of a grain elevator in Ne
braska, are also interested. The stock
holders here are Miller & Lux, j. G. James
81 Co., c. w. Craig, Captain William L.
E. ?. Lilienthal. Henry j. Croker, Living
stone & Co., James Mccullough 81 Co.,
Horn u Chapman, the California Sheep.
Casing Company, IL. S. Crocker, kullman,'
Salz q Co., II. j. Croker as proxy, and a
number of others.
The Eastern capitalists are represented
here by Peter j. Her, who is also credited
with having projected the enterprise, and
who has his Office at 12l Market street. His
family occupy Mrs. Miler's cottage at
Baden Station, near which the new stock
yards VIII be located, Baden Station being
a small place on the Southern Pacific Rail-
road, twelve miles from the city, in San
Mateo County.
WHAT CAPTAIN MERRY SAYS.
Speaking with reference to the proposed
enterprise. Captain William l.. Merry said
to CALL representative last night The
company has purchased $3.50 acres OF land
in San Mateo County, just south of the San
Francisco County line, extending three
fourths of the way across the peninsula
from the bay to Baden Station, paying for
the same the sum of S760,000.
This property is Immediately in front of
the growth and advance of San francisco to
the south and inasmuch as the city cannot
grow materially to the north or east. and
not very far to the west, as it increases in
population it must encroach on growth to
the SOUTH, which fact, on its own merit,
makes the land a valuable purchase, and
secures its enhancement in value.
In respect to the facilities for carrying on
the wholesale fresh meat business, San
Francisco is far behind the age and the
present location of bRtchertown has be-
come extremely Objectionable and very
often is protested against by both the
Board Of Health and the Board of Super
vsorS. The construction of modern abat-
tOirs, stock-yards with all modern appli-
snc0s, public scales and fertilizer factories
for using up the refuse: VIII place the BUSH
ness on q more profitable basis, obllterate
its Objectionable features, and must result
in the removal of the so-called Butcher
town.
STEAMER TO BE EMPLOYED.
An extensive refrigerator plant will also
be made available for the preservation Of
fresh meats until demanded. after the style
of the Eastern refrlgerating houses. With
regard to accessibility. there can be no
better place in the vicinity of San Fran
cisco, while the climate is the very best pos
sible for the purpose. at Sierra Point
where the company's land abutS in the bay,
In tod ai,1
steamer employed for the transportation of
delivery wagons from the abattoir to the
city front.
These deliveries can be made with con-
yenience to all parts Of the city, effecting a
great saving over the present hard teaming
on the ButcheTtown road, which has been
almost impossible winter after winter.
Purchasers desiring to visit the works can
do so more readily by steamer and return
more promptly than by horse-cars or buggy.
as at present.
CAPACITY OF THE WORKS.
The works will be constructed with ca
pacity nearly double the present demands
of the city, which can meanwhile be availed
of for the packing of fresh meats, obtain
able at prices which permit competition in
the East How much packing can be done
will depend upon the price of the fresh
meat which can be purchased at a figure
permitting competition with Missouri and
other Eastern packing points.
The probabilities are that beef can fire.
quently be handled to advantage in compe-
tition with Eastern points, but the produc-
ton Of swine in California is so limited that
at present, and unless producers devote
attention TO this branch of stock-raisng. it
is not likely that there can be successful
competition with the great cOrn-growing
sections OF the middle West, where nothing
can be grown to advantage except corn and
pumpkins, and where land is cheaper than
in the valleys of the Pacific Coast.
A NEW TOWN WILL GO UP,
The project promises to be one of ma
terial benefit to the city of San Francisco,
and will soon build up town on the lands
of the company contiguous thereto. The
ca pital stock of the joint investments is
So 100000, which includes the value of the
land.
AS to the depreciation of the value of
property in BuchertowD, resulting from the
proposed change of location, it is not
thought probable that any depreciation
will occur. for the reason that the tract will
be crossed by the Southern Pacific Railroad
when it makes its Santa Barbara connec-
ton.
Its nearness to the city will make it yalu-
able property after it is filled up, the
nuisance abated and a railroad is running
through it. Any decreased valuation at
first occurring will soon be compensated by
the subsequent development and improve