The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-02
DOLD WILL RESUME
BUPFALUS PACKING PRINCE ARRIV-
ED IN THE CITY YESTERDAY.
Every Preparation Eade to Commence
Work Early Next Week-In the En-
ployment Of Men Wichita
Talent Will be Preferred.

Hon. Jacob Do.d of Buffalo. n. Y, ar
rived in the city yesterday morning and
after having breakfast at the Carey pro-
ceeded to the home Of his son George at
1724 Fairview avenue.
1t is hardly necessary to say who Mr..
Dold is. He is the great Buffalo packer.
with houses also at Kansas City and
Wichita. His life has been an active and
successful one, and today his business is
probably on more solid basis than that
of any pork packer III America.
He is one Of those safe conservative
business men. who Is first sure
that he is right and then goes ahead.
Mr. Dold put in the afternoon yesterday
at the packing house examining the inn
provemebts that have been made there
preparatory to resuming business. He
was too busy to be interviewed at length
concerning his plans. but it was easy to
see that he was in good spirits aud regard
ed the future prospects for the Wichita
plant as very bright aud encouraging.
This is the home of the great
American hog and Mr.. Dold knows
it. Here he is found at the corn
crib, and here he can be killed with advan-
tage to the producer, the packer and the
consumer His home is not here for a day
or a week or month; it is here forever, or
at least as long as the prairies of Kansas
and Oklahoma can produce corn, and that
will be for long time. The hog-raising
industry will increase with the develop
ment of the country, and when all the
lands of Kansas and Oklahoma will be
under cultivation. Wichita will be the
greatest hog market in the world.
1t is expected that the steam whistle of
the Dold plant will be heard again
next Monday, or as soon there
after as the necessary prelminaries
for resumption of business can be COM
pleted. The plant has never ceased opera
tions really, but owing to the unsettled
condition of the market for the past six
months or more the output has been re-
duced until practically no killing was
done. Six, seven and eight cents a pound
for pork on the hoof was an unnatural
price, and packers were afraid to buy as
long as such prices prevailed as the
market might break at any time aud drop
back to its normal condition, in which
eYeI.t large losses would accrue,
for packing house with the Ca
pacty of Dold's plant in this city
usually has between 100000 aud
$500. 900 worth of meat on hand when kill
ing is continuous, hence it can be easily
seen that if an eight cent market Stamped
to normal market the losses that would
result to the packer would be enormous.
The hog market is now about normal and
all the packing industries all over the
country are about to resume. The Dold
plant here has been thoroughly renovated
in anticipation Of a renewal of business,
and its equipment now is as good as that
of any plant in the United States of
equal capacity. The probability is
that work will be resumed at the
rate Of five hundred hogs a day and
will be gradually increased until the full
capacity is reached. This, however, will
depend on the condition of the market. II
the price goes up the Dumber of hogs
slaughtered will not exceed that amount
per day, but if the market goes down to
safe buying price the plant will run at its
full capacity
With the resumption of business at the
packing houses the stock yaads will take
on new life. and that end of town will be in
the swim. The stock yards have been doing
a very fair business right along, as outside
packers have found it profitable to place
orders here, and home demand added to
this will make things pretty lively.
Packers as far east as indianapolis place
orders for cars of hogs at the Wichita
yards. and it is surprising how many or
ders are placed by st. Joseph and other
growing local packing centers
1t is understood that when the Dold
house starts the preference will be given to
home labor. This will be quite boon to
those who are out of employment and
business will be greatly benefited there
by. Houses in the north part of the city
will command higher rent and those
VINO built them with the understanding
that the packing houses would run con-
tinually will begin to receive fair income
again On the money invested.