The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-11

There was a rumor on the streets
yesterday TO the effect that great
changes We're about to be made at the
packing houses and that an extra force
of men would be a once put to work.
Enquiry at the Dold Packing COM
anye's office elected the information
that there was no recent changes in
the situat ton there
Mr.. Dold is hiring more men now
just as he has been doing ever since
he put in the improved coolers, and
made other improvements several
weeks ago.
A new superintendent has been en-
gagged at the Do!d plant, but they al
ways have a superintendent when any
considerable number of men are en-
ployed
The Dold are highly pleased with
their late experiment in the handling
of fresh meat and since the home made
improvements Mr.. Dold has been a Ii
beral bidder for all the good hogs that
have come to the yards.
There does not seem to he much
doubt Of the fact that the Dolds are
more than pleased with Wichita as
packin point, but this arises from
the fact that they are better prepared
to take advantage Of existing condi
tons
Formerly when they had a full force
of hands TO run their packing business
and thereceipts fell off they were put to
disadvantage.
Under the new arrangement for
handling fresh meat this disadvantage
is obviated, and when they have not
hogs enough TO successfully pack, the
hogs are probably turned over to the
fresh meat department.
The exaggerated rumorS in circula-
ton yesterday had their origin in
business transaction which was
brought to light by documents filed for
record in the register Of deeds office.
4 mortgage for over a quarter of a
million dollars was filed against the
Whitaker plant in this city and people
Whitaker had obtained large
amount of money to operate his house
here
This does not, however, of necessity
follow. Mr.. Whitaker has been for
some time engaged in curing pork in
St Louis aud he may enlarge his bust
ness there.
Whitaker house in this city. was ask
ed by an Eagle reporter last night
what was In this report that Mr.. Whit
takesr would increase his business here.
Il do not know thing on earth
about it," said Mr.. Wallace. 81 never
knew anything about this mortgage
until people told me after l came down
town this afternoon. Everybody
seems to know more than l do about
it
1T does not necessarily follow that
any changes will be made here. Mr..
Whitaker has been in business right
along in st. Louis, and is now curing
fmeat.
II do not believe there are hogs
enough in this section now TO run
very large business at both packing
houses.
"Dold since he last started up has
paid liberal prices for hogs, and the re-
ceipts have not increased very mater
tally.
The car hogs sold in this market for
the past month or more have Melted
shippers a good strong nickle more
than they could have realized on any,
other market and wagon hogs have
sold ten TO fifteen cents above shipping
prices
Now. in the very nature Of things,
this would bring plenty of hogs to
Wichita if they were in the territory
tributory to our ma rket but the fat
hogs are not here and they will not be
new crop of corn.
"Ai the packers interested In this
market have confidence and I know
ness here right along, but I do not
next ten months, because the hogs are
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