The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-17

at One Side and Cured and Dressed Meat
Going Out at the Other.
The big clouds OF smoke and steam
in the direction of the packing houses
yesterday morning caused some people
to remark that looks like returning
prosperity
There are a good many people in
Wichita who believe way down in their
hearts that some kind of an under
standing was entered into by which
the Wichita packing houses were bound
to stand still
That these people were unable 70 even
surmise the other party to the contract
did not make any difference. They be-
Eeved ii just the same.
These people did not believe that
John Whitaker would ever again run
his big plant here and when they see
tie smoke and hear the chug chug of
the big engines they say 1T is some
scheme
1t is a matter of fact, whoever may
gainsay it, that the Jacob Dold and
Sons and the Whitaker and Sons Pack
ing companies have two Of the most
complete packing houses here in the
world outside of Chicago.
Business men understand how financi-
Al depressions MAJ interfere with the ope
ration of these houses but there is
no power outside of conditions that
are as wide as the commercial and
financial business of the country could
do that.
But talk is talk and it takes money
TO run two such houses. They are rum
ming and that answers all negative ar
guments.
The Whitaker house made its first
run under the new order Of things yes
terday. Fifty-five hogs and ten cattle
were killed. That was not very big
killing for such a house but it was a
beginning and that is what the people
want TO see
When a reporter for the Eagle callel
at the big Whitaker plant yesterday
afternoon there were evidences of life
and bushes on all sides.
The hogs and cattle that had been
slaughtered were dressed and washed
clean and the half carcasses were just
being run into the big cooler.
Some of the men told the reporter to
go I'D siiS sec the coolerHe stepped in
side the daor and out in a good deal
less time than it took him to go in. This
thing of going from the torrid zone TO
the north frigid in one step may all
seem very nice to people who never
tried it but the reality is far from pleas
amt.
Over the cooler is what is called the
chill room. 1t is filled with pipes and in
THESE pipes are the Ammonia and other
ingredients that make the cold. All
Through it were men with lights clean
ing the pipes. When they got too cold
ffAey would come outside and get
W arm.
Z There Were men all around the house
wearing aprons and rubber boots clean
Hng up the house. Mr.. Wallace said
that is all they needed to do as they
had kept up the improvements and ev-
erything was in order
Down in the engine room the two big
engines were keeping UP their steady
stroke and in the boiler room the fire.
men was shoveling slack into trough
In front of two big furnaces.
These furnaces are what is called the
Raney Mechanical Stoker. They are
self feeders. The coal is put into the
trough and is fed by some kind Of sue
ton as il is needed. There are very
few such appliances in the west
In front OF the house men were load
ing wagons with big square cut blocks
of ice each of which weighed $50 pounds
These were being delivered in the city
to customers.
The managers of the Whitaker plant
say that they will have TO begin anew
as the business increases.
Robert Hamilton and George Dold
want more hogs than they are getting
now but they seem very well contented.
lrsey know that the hogs are in the ter
'ritory surrounding Wichita and that
they will get them when shippers find
Out that they can realize little more
money here than anywhere else.
George Dold has scheme which he
Is now working on. He has late map
Of Kansas and one of Oklahoma and
he has Joined them together SO as To
make one map.
On this map taking Wichita "a CEN
ter he has drawn ten circular lines
which are supposed to be ten miles
apart making the outer line 100 miles
from Wichita.
The territory included within these
lines. Mr.. Dold claims, IS that from
which Wichita draws and distributes
and he asked the reporter # the Eagle
could print such maps for him.
When told that il could. Mr.. Doid
said he wanted one thousand and he
thought Wichita wholesalers would
take q good many more and hang them
up in stores and shops all over the
country enclosed in the circle.
His idea is that the wholesale men
and manufacturers ought Ia agree as
to what is Wichita's legitimate terrific
ry and then move all together on the
railroads and induce them TO concede
Ii.
He does not believe in fighting rail-
roads as vinegar fails Ia catch railroad
managers as well as flies The thing
To do is to prove 10 the railroads that
what is our interest is the interest OF
the roads
The outer circle is cut of on the east
and leaves Yates Center just inside the
circle which is only about eighty miles
from Wichita.
1t takes in junction City and Abilene
on the north and kinsley. Greensburg
and Coldwater on the west and delves
down into Oklahoma. bringing large
portion OF the new country within
Wichita's domain.
This. AR. Dold believes. the railroads
could be induced 10 concede 10 Wichita
as her legitimate territory. He says
the trouble is that Wichita has claim
al the earth and has not been conceded
Valley Center or Derby.
These maps. Mr.. Dcld thinks. will pre-
sent an argument 10 the eyes OF the
people living within the 100 mile radius
that cannot he easily answered.
The idea of these maps VIII he u
show the claims of Wichita at a glance
and he wants every business interest
inter ested to move TO secure il Let
Us argue what we want and then all
movie together TO get IL. Is MI Doid
idea
Things look lively around the big
Dotd house; there were ten ears loaded
with meat on the switch while on the
other side Of the house eighty hogs ana
twenty cattle were being slaughtered
MIR. Dold is not getting nearly as many
h3gs as he wants but says they VIII
come in time as he intends 10 MAKE
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