The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-05
FACTS ARE GIVEN
REAL SITUATION IN REGARD TO
THE WHITAKER PLANT.
Rumors Without Foundation are Circu-
lated on the Streets--There is No Change
in the Ownership OF Management of the
Whitaker House-There Has Been an
Effort to Interest Mr.. Busch in Wich-
ita Pork Packers-His Agent Has Been
on the Ground--Some Cogent Reasons
Why Packing Houses Here Will Succeed.

| There has been a, good deal of talk
| on the streets about a deal in the Whit
taker packing house, based mostly or
| mere rumOrs. There are people in
Wichita who believe from private tips
that the Whitaker packing house in this
city is going to be operated by Mr.
Busch Of Anheuser Busch Brewing COM
pany.
The people of this city always had
faith in John Whitaker. They have
not lost that faith since he has been
temporarily embarra ssed by the finan-
cial crisis that swept over the entire
country two years ago, and every re-
port in regard to the Whitaker house
IS picked up and magnified into some
thing OF immense proportions.
The part of wisdom would have been
to said nothing about this matter, but
since it has got into the papers the
truth will perhaps serve a bettr purpose
than exaggerated rumors.
The managers of the Eagle have
known for weeks that an effort was be
d1g made to operate the Wichita house
here to something nearer its capacity.
1t is fact that an attempt was made
by friends Of Wichita and of John Whit
taker TO in tereSt Mr.. Busch in the pack
ing interests here, and il was success
ful TO the enXten1 that Mr.. Busch'S agent
came here some time since and looked
over the field, and of course a man of
experience in pork packing would give
no other than a favorable report.
There are a good many things 10 be
considered in an enterprise of this mag
nitude, and they are being considered,
and that is the extent of the Busch nut
ter There has been, as yet, nothing
accomplished, and all stories 10 the con-
traTy are premature.
The Eagle expects to see the Whit
taker house operated on a larger scale
TRAN at present and feels confident
that John Whitaker will operate it,
but these cock and bull stories helps
ndIther JOHN Whitaker nor Wichita.
The Whitaker plant,in this city is one
of the best in the country, and Whit
takers brand of meats are known the
world over, and there are innumenble
people who eat pork who believe that
there is no sugar cured ham in the
whole world equal to the Whitaker
brand and it VIII take a long time TO
efface this imprisson or conviction from
the minds of the people.
This fact taken in connection with
the equally well-known fact that Wicfl-
tia is fayog+a bly, located for meat pack
ing, and in connection with this is sur
rounded by terIriory from which are
Obtained the healthiest and best hogs
in Amarica. Will insure the final sue
cess not only of the packing houses
now here. but Of others yet to come.
Some of the eastern states have good
graded hogs, but the regular wind
splitter never crossed on this side of
the Flint Hills. There were never any
thing but pure Poland China, Berkshire
and a few Chester Whites brought into
this section of Kansas. Every hog in
southern Kansas is a thoroughbred,
and they make the finest meat in the
world.
All these things will insure the sue
cess of the Whitaker packing house,
but at present, no arrangement has
been contaminated with Mr.. Busch.