St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-12
The Chicago Packing King
Talks in Europe About
His New Yards.
Hopeful Views For Foreign
Recognition Of the Ameri-
can Porkep.
The Gambling Scandal is Still
the Sensation in Eng
land.
News of Interest Gathered in
Many Of the Old-World
Capitals.

CARLSBAD, June lip. d. Armour,
of Chicago, is here at present with his
invalid wife, OH account of whose health
he came to Germany. Mr.. Armour said
he had just received long dispatch
from his home stating that ground had
been broken at Tolleston, Ind, for the
new stockyards, in which he, Mr.. Nor
ris and Mr.. Swift are interested.
I'VE have 1000 acres of land there"
he said, 'where we propose to estab-
lIsh packing houses and Stockyards.
We have fine railway accommodations,
pure water and excellent sewerage. We
shall not be so cramped for room as at
the old stockyards, which are altogether
out of place in such close proximity to
the best part of Chicago. We propose
to issue S10,000,000 of stock, which we
Will divide among the packers and
dealers who follow us to our new quar-
tiers. The proceeds of the sale of this
stock will enable US to put up all
the necessary buildings and improve
ments upon our land" "WiIl the other
packers follow your example and de-
sert the old stock yards?" asked the
correspondent. "They
Cannot Help Themselves
answered Mr.. Armour. 1--WE three
practically control the business; the
others must follow. Besides, it is to
their own advantage. In the old stock
yards the charges are so high that
1t scarcely pays to do business there.
We shall be able to give accommodations
at much more moderate rates. You see,
the old stockyards, which cost originally
about Sl,0O0,0O0, were sold some eight
months ago to all English syndicate for
S25,OO0,O00. The investors want to get
their interest on this immense sum,
consequently high charges are neces-
sary."
But what VIII become of this s25,-
100000 invested, when you and all the
other great houses move away, will it
not be practically lost?'
II am not worrying about the Eng
lish investors. l feel. sorry for them,
but l must look out for my own inter
eStS and the Interests of the community
first" .,.-4
will you not lose heavily on your
packing houses and other improvements
which you have erected i'll the old stock
yards?"
They are worth very little,' replied
Mr.. Armour. They have served their
uses. Besides all other motives, there
are sanitary reasons why we should
make this change. In our new quarters
We shall have the most perfect arrange
ments for the proper examination and
packing of pork. You know the objec-
tions which are made both in Germany
and in France
Against American Pork.
81 think Germany has perfect
right to demand that food products im-
ported into her territory should be per-
fectly healthy. / and all the other
great packers are willing to meet rea-
sonable demands in this regard. Our
own Interests as we'll as common COM
mercial honesty cause us to see that no
diseased meat should be exported from
our places. The first piece of trichin-
Gus pork imported from America into
Germany would cause renewal of the
ordinance forbidding the importation
of American pork"
But those ordinances are still in
orce," said the Associated Press CORE
poudent, 'Do you think that they
will soon be repealed"
Il have no doubt" said Mr.. Armour.
''that as soon as the German government
is convinced of the proper examination
in America it will allow the importation
of our pork. Of that examination we
can now give full proof. We are will
ing to have our goods rigidly examined
upon their entering Germany,
and l can state for myself and
for all the other packers that we will
take the utmost care to send nothing
except sound meats. We are constantly
looking for new markets for our prod
ucts, and we should be very careful not
to ruin newly opened avenues of trade
by any carelessness in handling and
shipping diseased meat. We have too
many close social and business relations
with Germany to keep up a commercial
war. When once the government is
satisfied of our perfect good faith, the
whole question will be settled"