The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-07


The American hog is no small factor in the
great business Of this country. and It's prepa-
ration and sale figure largely in the Annals
of our trade The pork-packing establish.
ments Of this country have invariably fol-
lowed the corn-producing sections, thus
avoiding tho transportation Of live stock and
procuring 10 the same time the most dosira-
ble meats ior thcr purposes. Gradually this
industry has passed from East 20 West until
now the corn growing States Of Indiana. Illi
nois. Iowa and Nebraska claim the largest
packers of the country.
The now enormous establishment Of
Kingan * Co. was started in 1863 with an am
nual slaughter Of 25.00O hogs. The premises
at indianapolis. Ind, now cover twelve acres
Of ground. and its storage floors represent
about thirty acres They now slaughter
nearly a million hogs per annum. and are the
largest exclusively pork-packers ia the world.
From ocean 20 ocean in this country they
find enormous sales, and their annua. exports
10 the markets Of Europe are immense.
In 1855. after a careful and thorough in-
vestication of the distributing csnters of the
East and South. including the city of ba.ti-
more. they decided upon Richmond as their
headouarters and placed 1lr. john 5. Munre
in chsr.e of their interests here. At that
time there was practically no business cone
hv Them In this section. but today then
shipments are excessively large and the H.
dustrv one of the best IN this market
They make a specially OF fine quality
smoked meats and pure lard and also deal
u. GOLF a. q N "a
three articles are Cue largest handlers No. Tie
Southeast There are 40 finer quality OF hngs
raised 10 this country than IN the territory
tributary 70 Indianapolis. and thus Tor fh3
European exports and for the nuer grades Tor
/ home consumption they nave no supesors.
lie company has It's own line of refrigerator
/ cars. aud their meats are placed ID TINS mar
ket in perfect and splendid condition
When this firm first commenced operations
/ in this city all of its meats were shipped here
ready for the market. but upon Festigatiun
/ they found that they could prepare them
! here 10 advantage, and t. tins end smoke
/ houses cold storage rooms and other neces-
sary improvements were made, thus giving
/ permansnt employment 10 force of men and
/ creating an addtiOua. demand for boxes aud
| packing material until u has grown O. be a
/ stable and abiding industry of which the CITY
/ has q right % be proud.
Years Of experience combined with every
/ possible facility and a rigid adherence 90
] honorable principles and methods have re-
/ suited IN the securing Tor kingan a. Go. a
wide reputation for their superior produ g.
| Their meats are known ia every market. and
/ tue Only recommendation required is that they
/ are IL tie manufacture of this reliable estap
lishment Their superior hams. breasts ang
sides are sold throughout the country and
/ their ure lard IS osulzed as being 9econl
70 mons IN the marke
The house here begins the new year with
the most fatterius outlook, encouraged bj
the magnitude OF IT'S past business ana con
scious OF the superiority OF us present siIua
ton.
There il no better evidence OF the supe-
| riority OF Kingan a CO. s goods than the iHc.
| that they are so extensively handled by lOca
| dealers all OF whom ind that they give the
| utmost satisfaction u their patrons. hen
| ever the merchant who caters q home TRADE
| buys OF a home establ hment IL b proof con
elusive that there is more merit or N re- tol
value received III said goods than those OF
foreign firm.
Not only does the establishment supply th'
home market but wherever their OBS nave
been introduced or become known merchants
have at once commenced to deal VIII hlngaI
Il Co. in preference to any other mouse II
their line Their style OF doing business. TIT
ability displayed by the firm IN treating III
customers. their attention 20 orders. al o
which are careful ly lied AZ soon rs received
oil these things tell with the buyer, and II y
human nature for "A man 10 make MS puF
chases where he is best treated.
IL Is impossible TO say 10 what extent IN
firms business will grow by next New rear
day. but, Judging the future by the past, II !
fair 70 believe that the firm WILL have L
greatly enlarge its quarters for the comm
year. The present extensive plant will b
| much too small.