The morning call., 1892-12-31
NEAT MEN AT WAR.
Crisis Impending Between
Butchers.
PHILIP d. ARMOUR'S THREAT.
If He Is Boycotted Here He Will Open
Butchers Shops on His Own
Account.

that will cast other commercial warfares
into the shade.
1t is not to be mild milk and mush affair
IN which no blood is to be shed, but CORY
encounter, in which cattle, pigs feet and
blood will be churned to the greater salts
faction of the consumers, who will hence
forth Lot be obliged to doff their hats in
humility to their corner butcher man when
pleading that the next steak be tender
one.
Philip ID. Armour Of Chicago has decided
that he must get recognition here. and that
he will not stand the cold shoulder the re-
tailers have been giving him in this city
since he established his abattoirs at Baden.
He has decided that it will be necessary
to get out in this city and carry on compe-
tition such as he had to wage twelve years
ago in Chicago. AT that time the retailers
backed by their financial superiors. who
hoped TO shut Armour out, refused TO buy
his slaughtered cattle and, as a preventive
Of retaliation. they bought up or leased :all
the available vacant shops about town 10
keep him from renting thenr as butcher
shops. Armour immediately put 200 'tre-
mendous wagons on the streets represents
ing that many peram buiating butcher-shOps.
lie undersold the regular butchers or 3
cents pound on the meats and eventually
the other institutions were willing TO give
in TO.
The situation is almost identical here to-.
DAY. Armour started in with a $1,000, 900
plant at Baden about three weeks gO.and
mas been killing cattle at rate that has
put the fear of future trouble in the hearts
OF the big meai-dealers. The latter have
had control of the market for nearly forty
years and they do not fancy the rivalry.
they are virtually in control of tha bust
n hS n hn rnfa oil IL
they have issued Instructions to them TO
disregard the offers from the Baden abat-
tOirs. ::
That is where the shoe pinches. The
Armour people will not permit any edict
OF boycott nature and have declared that
II such goes forth they will retaliate in such
vigorous manner that meat will De given
away in choice filets on tile streets of San
Francisco rather than brook any overt act
on the part of the opposition.
Thomas Newton, who is the principal
representative of the firm here just at pres
eDt, was seen yesterday afternoon by
CALL reporter. He did n OF care very much
TO 60 into the details Of what was to be
DONE but he said: - :;
while we have only come here to take
our chances in a commercial. way with tho
other slaughter-house people, we will not
eringe from boycott. IL we fBd il is;
necessary to fight we will get in and do our
best, and incidentally fancy that the
battle.
Il do not see why we should meet with
such an opposition here, considering that
We have brought an enterprise backed by
millions OF dollars: TO this coast / believe
rather that we should have been met with
encouragement. :
''It is but a fair propositions We will
abide by the taste OF the customers, and If
our goods are not found to be equal to those
of the nld-timers here let them not deal
with u.s."
MI Newton smiled when he was asked
whether he believed this city could we'll
support both the numerous Slaughter
houses of Butchertown and the plant at
Baden.
1T is simply survival OF the fttest We
have come here 10 get the trade and we pro-
pose to secure it. We have put up a plant
wherein: we can slaughter 400 cattle, 200
hogs aud GOO sheep a day. That's The full
requirement of a city of this size each day,
andlf we can give the goods out at cheap !.
er figure than the South San Francisco ::
slaughter-house men we are going ITO get the
sale.','. :.
Mr.: Newton stepped over TO his desk and:
bringing back list Of slaug ghteI-house stuff .
Now, will STOW. yon how foolish Is. all
the talk OF boye0ttlng us: ::We:came here
in all good feeling and hoped to. divide tie :
field with the others -: :: ::
"If they try TO shut us off by nstrucflng.
the retailers not to- buy from us we can put:
our goods on themarke: at such price that
they cannot hope to compete with us.
In the first place, millions. Of dollars
have been lost by them in the past years by
not being in position TO save and take :ad-
vantage OF the Uffai The cattle blond alone
thetthey have allowed. to 90 TO waste: in -.
the bay of San Ffancisco- is equal to the.
value Of an immense fortune in: fertilizing ::
material.
:Alrthey do is to Kill the cattle and;serI.
the hides ana careasses.' The tripe, entrails,.
feet. head. horns and. fats are. sold by them
to others: at 'ridicuE0usly: low figures, be-
cause the holders; have no facility: to- utilize
theIii. -.
:. we cure and salt iour hides and keep;
them for profitable matket: The entrails
they virtually throw away make castings for
sausages. All mess beef. chuck and fianks
we prepare for camps and sea>vessels, and.
everything that cannot be pQt to the use of
consumption we use as a fertilizer. -We.get
the best Of everything and lose nothing.
with u.s.?
The profit alone that we make on h oors:
and oil would more than swamp them in
competitiop.
'tThe hoofs, after being dried, are sent to
China, whence we have them returned man
ufactured into buttons.
From that portion OF. the feet from above
the hoof We extract the very valuable neats-
foot oil =
; There is the whole business. Let them 3:
go ahead with any: boycott and We will give
them game Of retaliation; that will make
them like Our presence in the town.
III they. will keep their hands off, how
ever, and let us. take equal chances with
them IN this market. we will not precipiaie:
night and will be- willing to let the best
caterers;win the trade.
''Ihats fair. is il not ."