Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-12
HOG IS THE KING.
Thousands Meet to Worship at
His Shrine.
A GREAT DAY FOR COL. HOXIE.
The Gould Party and Distinguished Texas Cit
izens Entertained in Royal Style.
The Corner Stone of tho New Buildings
Laid With Due Ceremony-Addresses
Made by Leading Citizens-Reso-
buttons Adopted-Sotes of the Day.
THE BARBECUE.
Over 5000 People Eat Packing House Pro
Observation-Disclosures VISITORS.

uuctS-DlstlnyCishedN Visitors.
At 10 p. II. Friday night. Us announced III
yestesday's GAZETTE, there arrived over
the Santa Re . party Of twenty-five reDre
sentative Texas merchants. who came Is
guests of the Santa Fe road aud were in
charge of W. II. Masters, general freight
agent, and Bryan Snyder, travelling freight
aSent Of that road
The object of the visit was TO inspect the
workings of one Of Fort Worth's greatest
enterpr;ses-the Fort Worth packing
house. which establishment they visited
yesterday morning. leaving the union depo.
in special car for the packing house At
a. IN. the party being il charge Of Col.
John L. HOXie, president Of the packing
house. ant vino was in his happicst mood.
There We're in the party the following r
gentlemen, and represented the cities men,
toned: j. +. Brown and A G. Howell,
Houston.
J. NJ. Galloway, N II. Christian and n.
MoSIe, Galveston.
T. a Cook and T A Wear, Bolton.
Coon Williams, J. NJ. Milan, J. /. Cleve-
land, J. G. Towels, Cleburne.
D. Kemp, Cameron.
{. n. Yancy, Z. H. Whine, Col. L. Il.
Wade, Temple
E Reeves, c. l. Windhousen, Harry
Hudson and J. T. Cobb, Caldwell.
7. II. Oneben, c. ". Reichardt and F.
kreutzlin, Brennan.
James Phillips. Sealy.
K. ". Mitchell ana J. B. Major, Moody.
Upon their arrival at the packing house
they were taken in change by General
Manager Barnum, seconded BY Col. HoXic,
and shown through the establishment,
which was in full operation, from garnet to
cellar ana every process that beef, porkcr
or sheep is subjected to preparatory to
placing temptingly before one who wishes
10 appease an appetite, was shown and eX-
planned. to The admiration and wonder of
all. The ice manufacturing department,
the shipping department, the massive ma
chinery and engine rooms-al, were
pointed out 20 the admiring spectators, and
words that certainly caused the big hearts
of the protector and manager 20 beat with
pride We're spoken in two's, four'S-in cho-
rpSs ASsshe entire party.
~ zSfter the party had thoroughly inspected
every department, and engaged Il few
minutes in general conversation. they We're
requested to follow u.s. by Col. EOXie
and General Manager Barnum, and they
proceeded to the lawn connecting the
stockyards and packery, where there had
been prepared barbecued meats of choice
selection, prepared as only trained culin-
AIRY artists can prepare it. and everything
that should properly so with tirSt-ClaSS
barbecued dinner was there in abundance
The visitors did full justice to the din
her. and We're loud il their praise of the
packery and the paCking-hOuSe people.
At this point the majority of them re-
turned TO the city TO take in other places
of interest and view the city generally,
with the intention Of returning IN the at
ternoon to be in attendance al the corner
stone laying to the new addition to the
packery at p. N.
i GAZETTE reporter managed TO get q few
opinions from these merchants concerning
the packery and its great good to Texas, its
effect abroad, its present magnitude and
the future before il, and why they were
here
Those interviewed were a unit in ex
preston. The pacBery IS the great
est institution in the South
west, and is making itself felt far
and near. Its products, when placed on the
market, and the consumer saw the Fort
Worth Packing Company brand, spoke in
trip hammer tones for themselves. A ma
lority of these merchants Eere already
handling these products, and would con-
tinue to SO. and those of them who were not
handling them were here to arrange for so
doing in future.
Galveston and Houston's representatives
were large commission dealers, and were
here to arrange to handle these products
heavily, and felt assured they could so ar
range to the satisfaction of all parties con-
cerned.
In doing this the question of rates and
with the Armour and Swift
packing establishments were to be consid-
cred, but they could not see why these ditti-
cultieS, II difficulties they were, could not
be successfully handled.
They We're agreeably surprised when in
formed of the immense business done by
this company, and made their wonderment
known by earnest expressions.