Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-06-09
THE SWIFT BeEe CO.
Makes Big OispIay-One Of Chicasos Most
Substantial Industries.

CuIcAco, June s.-Among the most at
tractive features of the great agricultural
department is the remarkable exhibit of
Swift & Company, whose fame is co-exten-
sive with civilization.
The Swift exhibit is on the main floor of
the building and in section ID. The central
figure of the display is a full-sized refriger
ator car of exquisite workmanship with
glass sides, and all needful equipments
such as belong to the refrigerator cars in
use by the firm for Transporting food pro-
ducts to all parts of the American continent
penetrated by railroads. Within the car,
and plainly visible, is a collection Of fresh
meats such as would delight the eyes of an
epicure.
Large and small pieces of the incest fresh
beef. pork veal, mutton, etc, suspended
from the ceiling are so distributed through
the car as to form a symmetrical display of
unsurpassed attractiyeness. The visitors
can notice from the thermometers inside
this car that the temperature is kept from
35 to 10 degrees. The car is Il true repre-
scntation of a carload of their fresh meats
in transit. Outside the car are numerous
sample packages of lard, oils, dried beef
hams. bacon, barrclcd pork and beef
picked tongues, pigs feet and tTipe, beef
extract, etc.
On the gallery floor of the same building
are two other smaller exhibits of the Swift
Company One is display of hutterinc
and neutral lard. The other exhibit is
composed of hoofs. horns, bones aud fer
tilizing material
Another exhibit of Swift & Co. is located
at the south end of the Shoe and Leather
building, on the main floor and at the foot
of the south stairs. This exhibit consists
of elegant samples of hides and skins.
Two beautiful life-like Durham steers,
stuffed, form principal attraction here.
The fifth exhibit of the company is in the
Manufactures and Liberal Arts buiiing in
the balcony and in section u. being a fine
display of the products of Swifts pharma-
ceutical laboratory.
The business of this great company is so
important part of the history of Chicago
the whatever is written of one must neces-
sarily include portion of the other. For
years past their operations have been
steadily increasing. and their field enlarg
ing. until now they are known all over the
civilized world. Their dressed meats and
other products have reputation that none
others can excel and few can equal.
Their immense establishments at the
Union Stock Yards give employment to
thousands of persons, and constitute most
conspicuous feature of Chicago's manufac-
turing industries. Besides their home plant
they also have large establishments at St.
Louis, Kansas City and South Omaha.
An approximate estimate of the magni-
tude Of their business may be obtained
from the following statistical statements !:
For the ending Dec. 81, 1899 the total sales
of the company were more than 500 o0o,-
900; the company slaughtered l,lS9. .49s
cattle, l,0l3,527 sheep. l,ls4,692 hogs
and manufactured AMI disposed of the pro-
ducts iherefrom. Among these products
were 3 ,3ss ass pounds of glue, :'0.652 tons
of fertilizers. 2,596,st2 pounds of meats
foot oil. Is SIS 36l pounds of oleo oil. q
| 039 6oi pounds of wool, 1,oo9,pl7 pounds
| of buiterine, .,3 ,j5s ,+22 pounds of lard.