The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-07-29
MODERN SLAUGHTER HOUSE.
The New Abattoir Buildings at
Claremont Inspected.
From The baltimore american Of july is.

From the Baltimore American of July 49,
The magnificent new abattoir which the
Claremont Abattoir Company has just about
completed, adjoining the Union Stock Yards
at Claremount. was the rendezvous yesterday
of a large number of guests, who had been
invited by the president of the company,
Mr.. A. N. Bastable, to inspect the new struc-
ture. His object was to get some leading
citizens, and all who would be interested inan-
cially or otherwise in such a structure, to
inspect the splendid arrangements and latest
methods of Strengthening cattle, hogs, sheep,
etc., and to call their attention to what the
abattoir company intends to do. The guests
began to arrive early in the afternoon, and
came and went IN large numbers until seven
or eight O'Clock in the evening. President
Bastable was kept very busy explaining how
the cattle were killed, skinned, etc. Among
the earlier callers were: Governor Frank
Brown. Mayor Latrobe, City Comptroller
Horner, Health Commissioner McShane and
DR.. a. l.. Spicer, assistant commissioner,
and Drs. George H. Robe, John Morris and
H. J. lamar, of Elkton, representing the
State Board of Health A large number of
prominent butchers were of the inspecting
party, and expressed themselves as much
pleased. When the crowd of guests had
made the circuit and seen all the many de-
vices LOT Saving tiH6g idOOT tuOucyf tuCJ
were invited into the immeAse room which IS
to be the cold storage room, where long Ia
BILE had been spread with an elegant lunch.
1t had been the intention of the company to
open the abattoir for business this week, but it
will not be opened until next week, on &C.
count Of some delay in the completion OF the
work Only those who personally inspect the
buildings can appreciate what an immense
affair this new ab1ttoir is, and what an i'm
portant industry has been added to Balti
more's business interests.
There are FIVE different buildings in the
cluster. The largest is the pork killing house
which is $50 by $50 feet, two stories high,
and is connected with the hog-pens of the
stockyards by covered bridge, over which
to drive the animals. The next largest
building is the beef. killinghouse-17s by 22s
feet, but only one story high. There are,
besides, the engine house, the oil house and
lard refinery, and the offal house. Alto
gether, the buildings cover about eight acres
Of ground The inside arrangements and
machinery have no superiors in this country
even at Chicago. The various devices for
raising, lowering and transporting animals
and meat here and there seem marvellous.
There is one machine in the pork house cap
able of cleaning one thousand dead hogs an
hour. The intention of the company is to try
to persuade butchers that the abattoir is the
cheapest place to kill their animals. They
say that they can butcher animals cheaper
than the butcher himself, and their profit
comes in by their saving every bit of the offal
and using great deal that the butcher throws
away. Butchers will be allowed to kill in the
abattoir free of charge, provided they do
the work themselves, and only small fee
for cold storage will be charged per head.
The canacitv nf the ahattoir ner day is for
killing, 1900 cattle, 5000 hogs (which can
be raised to 1000, and sheep, almost num-
beriess.
The abattoir company is composed princi
paly of Baltimore men. There is some stock
held by New York, Philadelphia and Chicago
people, but the majority is held in Baltimore.
The tracks of the Pennsylvania and the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroads extend to the abat-
toir on either side.