The morning call., 1892-07-22
BUTCHERS And BADEN.
Why Removal From Butcher.
town Was Suggested.
1t Was Solsly in Their Own Interests-w Works
to Be Operated Whether They Accept or
Decline-The COmpany's Statement.

The statement of ex-Supervis0r Jefferson
| u. James regarding the proposition made to
him by Mr.. Swift of the South San Fran
cisco Land and Improvement Company,
which appeared exclusively in THE CALL
/ OF yesterday. was shown to c. W. Smith,
managing director OF the company, by re-
! porter of THE CALL.
Mr.. Smith said he had read the statement
and was glad of the opportunity to give his
version of the matter.
The statement" said he. lis practically
correct. When we first proposed TO con-
! struct the works at Baden we went to the
/ butchers of The city explaining that we had
no wish 10 antagonize them and that it
would be in their interests to take stock in
/ the concern. But they were very skeptical
and did not seem to relish the idea. When
/ Mr.. Morris was here from Chicago last win
! Ter he went TO every butcher and pointed out
! 10 Them the many advantages they would
derive from doing their Strengthening at
: Baden They had at Butcherl0wn plant
that was ancient, destructive and unpala-
/ table, and entirely behind the times. At
Baden they would have as fine plant as
/ any IN the East, with cOolng-r0oms ard all
/ the modern appliances. BY their present
system the meat was hung up for days in a
IenDHTaturP.
/ The juices were allowed TO eYaporate, rem
derng the meat tough and strngy. BY the
modern method all the juices are retained
! In the meat, which operate on the sinews,
rendering 1t sweet, juicy and tender Mr..
/ Morris told them that when the cOmpanV's
! meat was brought into use the consumers
/ would not think of asking for any other,
! the great difference between the old and
/ new methods being so marked. He told
! them that the company wished TO establish
, a tgHn f.r In Inn
/ OF the butchers, StOck-TaiSerS and all others
/ Interested In the meat trade. He asked
/ them to 90 with him to Baden TO satisfy
/ themselves as to the splendid facilities there
/ for slaughtering, packing aud canning.
! Ihey could not only improve the local
/ trade, but by starting Canning and PACK
/ Ing industries. they would control all the
/ trade In the West. and put an end to the i'm
/ porting Of $4,000 600 pounds of meat from
/ Chicago. Omaha and other points in the
/ East There was not the slightest desire on
! the part Of the company to antagoniZe the
butchers, but quite the reverse, and they
would find it beneficial in every way to Ia ke
| stock in TIE concern, and thereby control
| the market themselves.
BUTCHERS WENT To BADEN.
Some of them went with Mr.. Morris TO
Baden and afterWard took stock, but a
large mum Der continued skeptlcal, and de-
clined to do anything.
when Mr. Swift came here some DAYS
ago he remarked to me that it would be
good thing il we could get the butchers to
take an interest in our abattOr, aud | con-
Cured with him. Thereupon we sent for
! Mr.. James, and Mr.. Swift pointed out to
him the many benefits that would be de-
rived from the butchers removing to Baden.
Mr.. Swift told him that the company had no
wish to enter into competition with
the butchers, and rather than injure
be prepared TO donate the lard
at Baden, and furthermore, that they would
give them the plant at reduction of 40 per
cent on the original cost. The company
would, OF course retain an interest in the
concern, showing that they had every conf
deuce in it: success. MI Swift also saw
other butchers and made the same PROPOSE
ton to them. The idea was simply TO make
il sort OF joint stock concern, so that the
butchers would have a practical interest in
it and reap the benefits from improved
facilities for saughtering and keeping the
meat juicy ana tei der, and from a RAPIDLY
! increasing market in the city and TO points
west"
Does your proposition include the stock
yardS?"
NO. only the abattoir. We retain the
sole interest in the stockvards and tie
wholesale market az Sixth and Townsend
streets. BY our retention Of the stockyards
the farmers VIII have an enlarged market
for their stock, and the butchers viii
always have the animals at hand for slaugh-
tering purposes.
ne NofkS VIII De ready Tor the COM
mencement Of operations about October /
and II the butchers Will not join us then we
Will operate the works ourselves Our prop-
osition, which is most liberal, has simply
been made, as you will see, in the Interests
OF the butchers themselves.
The daily capacity at the start for kill
ing and handling viii be 800 to 500 head Of
sheep and 1900 hogs. The wholesale mar
ket, with rigeratinE-rOom, will be rented
al reasonable figure"
- mill
erations whether the butchers come in with
you or not"
Certainly. There is nothingin our prop
ositlon except the desire not to antagonize
the butchers and to avoid competition.
There is 10 idea Of forming a meat trust
Why should we not do our slaushterfng
packing and canning here and reap the
benefits Instead of the money going in TO the
pockets OF Eastern packers? That is what
We want the butchers to understand"
HENRY MLLER's VIEWS.
Henry Miller OF Miller & Lux. sos Cali
fOrEla street, was also seen. He said he
had read the article in THE CALI, and
thought there must be some Instrumentation
regarding Mr.. James statement. lie could
scarcely believe that such proposition had
been made TO Mr.. James, as he was on
posed 10 tie stockyards and aba ttoir ever
since they had been moOted. Personally he
was not aware of the fact that such a
proposition had been made He wasa stock
holder ID the company and would do all his
slaughterlng at Baden. The works would
most certainly be operated, as tie stock
holders were bound to supply the capital TO
carry on the business and to get as much
Strengthening done there as possible Ii was
absurd to think for r moment that the
works would not be operated. Some of the
stockholders, he said, are wealthy men in
Chicago and there will be no lack OF can't
tai There VIII be no breach of faith on
the part OF the company. If any of the
butchers wished 10 take stock il would be
to their own interests to do SO. Mr. James
was the worst man they could have gone to.
as he is so strongly opposed to tie Baden
works. II the butchers don't 90 to Baden
| then there will be- keen competition and one
or other will go down in the struggle.
Eugene Any OF 800 Sansome street said
| that although the proposition had not been
made to him, he believed it was correct
| The butchers did not want t. 20 TO Baden.
| There Is plant at ButchertOwn of the value
! of a million dollars. counting tanneries. tai
! low works, tribe works and wOol-pullers.
| The plant Is perhaps old, but it is good
! enough fol the next 10 or Is years The
| butchers, lie said, would have a good road
/ by next winter and besides, Butchertowu is
within easy distance OF the city, while Baden
! is too FAR away. why should a lot of Chi
! cagO capitalists come here" asked he 'and
take trade from us. which is had eno~gh
even at PRESENT. 1t looked to him like. he
! said, intimidation to get them to 90 TO Ba.
! den, but he, Tor one. would rather sell out
! and quit the business than 60 there He
! did not believe the Stockysrds Company
would succeed in getting the butchers to
! give up ButchertOwn and sacrifice all tho
1 money thew had eXDendpd there