The sun., 1895-05-26
CANNED HORSE FROM OREGON.
Il Is on Sale In Many OF the Other Lnrge
CIties. md Pcrhmps In New York.

From the San francisco Erunincr.
PORTLAND. May l5.-The canning of horse
meat for domestic and foreign consumption has
been inaugurated in tho Northwest. Mfr. NJ.
Hcrrick OF The Dallcs, who owns a salmon
cannery. has converted part of his establish
ment into q horso-lneat cannory. He has canned
in all seven horses and they have yielded AN
average of 400 pounds of flesh. =
Mr.. Herrick has disposed of q number OF
cases OF canned meat in this city. and they
have been eaten here. Patrons OF the est a blish-
ments where five-ccnt meals are served probu-
bly, could account for some Of the meat and IL
It.. number of cascs have been Sent East and
i Is expected that quite market will be found
for horse beef inside the United States
The flesh resembles beef in appearance and
cannot be- told from it by taste. The grain OF
ths tiesh h Is fine and upon openiIg cans, It Ger
pie have sampled the canned horse, and are
Unanimous in ironoqncinS y good, though there
The only ,roubl e Mr Herrick has met with in
cans, tightly enough by hand. The diihcuitv
will be overcome by using machinery such Is
killed made six cases of forty eight pounds each.
but others ran n little under that amount.
larger cities. and is confident tnat there will be
good demand for his meat. lie expects ii the
demand exists, to commence business in earnest
at the close or tho salmon season, and will be
Gole 10 handle car load OF cases. or one hun
dred horses. day.
Arrangements will be made for utilizing all
the waste. The hides bring good price, and
the bones and feet and waste will be made into
fertilizers.
Mr.: Herrick's enterprise has been followed In
portland by the Incorporation of the Western
Packing and FertiliZing Company. which pro-
poses to go into the business OF horse canning
and has now In operation an experimental plant.
The colnnnny consists OF Ben Sollng NJ. Sichcl
and NJ. kinsmea, all weli-known citizens OF
Portland. rhcy.have already bought Il. 900 horses
and are negotiating for more. Their operatio
are to he conducted on largo scale, md the
plant Will have u capacity OF 100 horses day
1t IN estimated that there POO. 900 horses now
running wild In Oregon, " Washington Idaho and
Montana and they can be bought at prices rang
ing from 81 10 SIS each. With reasonable econ
omy h9rsc meat can be made from so to rs per
cent. cheaper than beef.
The great point which tho promoters of this
scheme hnve to solve is, Can they find Il market
ior horsefesh canned, or dried and smokeAY
The hides. hair, oil and bones OF horses will
realIe enough to pay for tho animal and for
siaughtering him. End II the meat can be sold
there II = chance for profit. II ID well known
That hOrscHcsh IL eaten In France and Germany
by the poorer classes. but II is furnished to them
IN n fresh condition. and no one has tried to put
~ 0n their markets canned or dried. 4 great
deal OF trouble has been taken to find out what
the prospects are for selling horsehcsli canned
and dried. of course, 1t Is impossible to find out
10 n certainty without a practical test, lmt the
PARTIES Interested have been well convinced that
the output can be sold.