The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-08-18

N1tsg fore totSso ,.A,s their diet. diet Q
} veal and other meats. We are threatened
, with meat famine.
AS is we'll known, nearly all the meal
used in this section is delivered to us by
the great Chicago meat concerns, through
the local butchers. and consequently the
arrival or non-srrival of these companies
refrigerator cars has much TO do with
determining whether we shall have meat,
OF no meat.
AT present we are almost meatess.
We should have had a supply OF western
prime on Friday last and another on Mon.
day but the cars are practically in the
hands of the people at the places affected
by the strike and, hence, we are almost
mestless.
Thank goodness, the strike has taken
place in the summer and we are enabled to
supplsnt the rib roasts with ribs of water
melon and other fruits and vegetables are
on hand in abundance. Now would be an
excellent time for the apostles of vegetar-
ianism to get in their work and make con-
verts. But those who cannotbe converted
to this belief may console themselves with
the thought that meat dice is heating and
| should be dispensed with as frequently as
possible in the summer. From this point
of view the misfortune attending the
scarcity of meat is really a blessing in
disguise
But to deal with the subject more direct
ly we frd ourselves confronted by the fact
that ere the sun disappears in the western
horizon many more times we will be
stricken by meat famine.
A HERALD reporter called at the Shen-
andosh Beef CompaHy's headquarters in
town yesterday afternoon. Manager M. s.
Riggs was seated comfortably in an office
chair tilted backwards and smoking gen.
uine Havana. His assistant, BILLY"
Rowse, was also In the office, seated in a
tilted chair. His face told the visitor that
the heat was eighty in the shade. The
perspiration streamed from his massive
brow, over his rotund chops, and dropped
out of sight under his ia collar.
Business was at complete standstill.
There was not piece of meat in sight,
either in the shipping department or re-
frigerator house. Everything was gone
and the butchers who stood near at hand,
evidently upon the verge of desperation
because they could not meet the demands
of their customers, cursed the railroads,
the strikers and every one who ventured to
suggest patience.
I'VE have been high and dry since Fri |
day" said Mr. Riggs, and when we will |
get afoat again l cannot say positively. |
We hope to get off the reef on Friday, but,
from the statements made in to.day's |
papers it appears that there is danger of
the strike becoming general. In that case /
we may be as bad off on. Friday as we are
to-day"
"Our car of beet should have arrived
here Friday night Another should have
come on Monday, but both failed to con.
meet. telegraphed tor information and
received an answer to the effect that our
cars are in the hands OF the strikers at
Waverly, N. Y
DO you expect other cars, or are you
rying to get any2
YES, we expecta car on Friday. We
nope to get it through by way of Pittsburg
and Harrisburg, and we will have it here
On Friday providing the strike does not
become general. If it does spread we may
be obliged TO wait until it ends"
In answer TO question, SIS there any
meat in town p butcher volunteered the
Information that George Folmer succeeded
n getting car load of live cattle through
N Tuesday night and that, with economical
management, the people may be able to tide
ver the threatened famine until relief :
omes from other sources.
The situation gives an effective illustra-
ion of the terrible condition the country
'ould be in if all the railroads should be 9
topped for any length of time.