Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-12
ROUND.UPS.
The Dahlman Refrigerator to Begin
Operations on October 1.
Cattle Market In Fort Worth 6 Fixed Fact.
Prospects Generally Frightening.
Hereford Cattle

Mr.. Isaac Dahlman returned to the city
from the East yesterday morning, and
was hunted up by a GAZETTE reporter to
learn all there was to learn about the re-
frigerator, and when the plant would be
put in operation to furnish the English
syndicate with stipulated number of
frozen beef carcasses within q certai
time.
Everything is all right said Mr..
Dahlmau, Hall arrangements have been
made and the work of Strengthening beef
cattle will begin in Fort Worth on Octo-
Der l. My contract with the English
syndicate will necessitate the killing of
200 head of cattle per day, and will be-
gin that work on October l and keep it
up until the contract expires, which is
two years.
"Will YOU send buyers on the range
to buy the cattle you will need?" asked
the reporter.
"No, sir will buy all my cattle in
Fort Worth. l have made arrangements
with the different railroads by which cat
tie can be shipped from any part of Texas
TO Chicago, st. Louis or Kansas CITY,
with the privilege of the ST. Louis mar
ket, just as cattle are shipped to Chicago
to-day with privilege of the st. Louis
market. l have had lots Of
hard work to do in order
to get this business on its present
firm footing, but have got there, and
am satisfied that my efforts will result in
Fort Worth becoming a first-rate cattle
market. Tho Dahlman refrigerating
company is fixed fact, and it will buy
IN To hn
of 200 head per day, beginning on Octo-
Der, / or rather, the last day of Septem-
Der. The first ship from Europe will
land at New Orleans on the
18th of October and will then be loaded
with frozen carcasses from the New Or
leans ice company's cooling house,
which my company has made arrange
ments to utilize.
'My contract, you know, calls for
beef at certain price, ana all offal, ex-
cept sweet breads and brains, which will
be sold here III Fort Worth. 1t is useless
to go into details of the advantage of
this contract, that has been discussed
and showed up to the public in the past.
The most important thing is the fact
that matters have been so arranged as TO
insure the starting up of these works,
and the creation in Fort Worth of live
stock market on substantial and per-
manent basis. -
"Do you anticipate any trouble in Sc
curing the number of beef cattle you will
need?'
"My dear sir, wherever there is
money cattle cap be had. On and after
October l my company will be on the
market for 200 head of fat cattle daily,
and l am assured that 1 will have no
trouble in getting that number here IN
Fort Worth. When the cattlemen of
Texas understand that there is a market
here, they will ship with privilege Of
selling here If it is to their interest to do
SO. -
Gin what condition is the refrigerator
plant now?''
First class and ready for work. -
Chow many men will you be required
to utilize at the works?''
81 expect about ssventy-five. MIR.
Charles Frost will be in charge of the
office, and will be general
manager of the works. As l
stated in the outset everything
is in good shape and on solid basis, and
work will begin on the first of October,
on which day will be in the market for
good fat cattle.
This is indeed good news for Fort
Worth. The long looked for, the long
hoped for, is about to materiaIize. The
starting up of the refrigerator, which
will consume 200 head of beef cattle per
day, is big thing for Fort Worth, and
big thing for the cattle interests of Texas.
The Strengthening of 200 head of cattle in
Fort Worth daily means so, 600 head an
nuaIly, and a market for that many
(and a probable increase) can but result
benefioielly TO the beef cattle business in
this state. With this refrigerator in sue
cessful operation, other industries will
come, and no reasonable man can deny
the great benefits to follow in
its wake. Dahlman has worked
hard and worked faithfully, and he has
come out on top at last. He has done
good for himself, and at the same time
has done good for Fort Worth and Texas.
For this he deserves great credit, and he
will most assuredly reap great reward.