Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-04-20
FACTS ABOUT MEATS.
Something Olympia Consumers Are
interested I'm.

Interested In.
There has been considerable agita-
ton over the meat handled and sold
by the Pacific Meat Company, at 2l2
Chambers block, and since a great
many people have been misinformed
by our competitors, we wish to state
that all of our beef and mutton is
bought in Eastern Washington and
Oregon and shipped to Meeker, Pierce
county, to be slaughtered, where the
company have large and commodious
packing and cold storage rooms, with
all the latest and modern improve
ments for handling and preparing
their meats in good and healthful
condition for market.
The meats used here at the Palace
market have not been frozen, as many
suppose, but have been thoroughly
chilled SO as to exclude all animal heat
from the carcass, which makes the
meat keep longer and renders it more
tender and juicy than when killed one
evening and put on the block the
next morning, as is often the case.
Our meats never faint around the
joints or bones like meats that are put
on the market without being thor.
oughly cooled and chilled.
We also wish to state that 20 far we
have been able to buy all pork needed
in the Palace market around and near
Olympia, in Thurston county. We
will be able to ship all that are offered
on the market in Olympia, outside Of
what the trade here needs. We will
buy fat stock Of every kind when Of
fered,' at current market prices.
There are some people, and espe-
cially Thurston county stock raisers,
who are prejudiced against us, and try
to make the masses of the people be-
lieve that our stock is shipped from
abroad. Such is not the case. The
present low prices offered for Western
Washington stock is brought about by
the Eastern Washington and Oregon
stock raisers who can raise and stall
feed stock for much less than Western
Washington stock raisers. Conse-
quently our Western Washington
farmers are compelled to sell their
present supply Of stall fed stock at a
loss, if they sell at all.
We also wish to state that the com.
pany handling as much meats as they
do from Meeker, to all points on Puget
Sound by rail and boat, are able to get
cheaper rates of transportation and
can run their meats into any town or
village by rail or steamer cheaper and
can and will sell cheaper than any
one who does not handle his meats in
the same manner.
The company did not come to Olym
pia with the expectation of any great
result in the way of profit. On the
contrary if it gets . very reasonable
profit for the wholesale department al
Tacoma and Meeker, taking out the
small expense it will be at retailing
here in Olympia, it will be we'll paid
In fact it does not expect that much
during the hard times, but the com
pany has come here to stay and to sci
better meats at all times cheaper thar
they have been sold heretofore.
The company has today completed
arrangements 80 as to be able to ge
their meats in Olympia market ir
good clean, marketable shape, and ar,
now prepared to handle the trade in {
first class manner, and will guarantee
to give satisfaction.
Thanking our patrons for past favor
and hoping to be able to serve a grea
many more with choice meats at Low
prices, we remain,
Very Respectfully,
PACIFIC MEAT COMPANY,
JAMES BREWER, Manager Olympi,
Branch.