The San Francisco call., 1895-05-21

Eastern States. One of the main objects
of this trip was to study the condition of
the butcher business in the large cities.
No man of San Francisco is better qualified
for such a task.
When interviewed yesterday Mr.
Schwe!tzer said: THE meat combine is
not doing the business it has done in many
OF the large Eastern centers. Wherever |
Went L was given every opportunity to
study the situation, on account of my firm
pelng SO well known. Often when leaving
shop in big city I would hear myself
referred to as the fighter from San Fran
CISCO. L have no enmity against these
people. 1t is simply matter of business
opposition, JUSTIFIED by the encroachment
OF a combination which has frozen out
wholesalers in other States and laid the
retail dealers under tribute, and, last OF all,
are at this time, according to reports in
Eastern papers, raising the price to the
consumer.
Don't you know" continued Mr..
Schweitzer, ''the great meat com bine could
not supply our retail butchers with meats
as gift, because the future result is wisely
considered2 The abbatoir and business
has not been one unbroken record of sue
cesses. Refrigerating and packing plants
have failed at several different points IN
| the United States. On the Pacific Coast,
and especially in San Francisco, the eli
matte conditions are much different from
! the climate east of the Rockies. [ believe
| that in locating the works at Baden this
| fact was not considered. Ii 1t was the
millionaires who are backing the estab-
| lishment are not the brainy men they are
represented to be-"
| George Katz of the firm of Katz & Sons,
| when seen at their stall in the California
market, said: 1.-THE annual celebration OF
| the butchers tomorrow IS more than the
usual society gathering. 1t is reunion of
| the members of the Butchers Board of
| Trade to discuss important issues to both
| the wholesale and retail dealers in meats.
| We tried in our shop refrigerated meats
for seven months and found out we could
not use them, and are now using the meats
OF Butchertown. They are good enough
! for me. My father, Frederick Katz, built
up his business upon them, and used them
until he died about two years ago, Re-
| frlgeration of meats is not necessary in
this climate"
S. Solomon of the Grand Central mar
ket, at 991 Market street, near Sixth, when
! seen yesterday said: 'tI am a firm sup
porter of the aims and methods of the
Butchers Board of Trade, of which organ
lzatlon am a member. l have no enmity
against the Baden people, but think they
made mistake IN ever erecting their
| plant in this climate. 1t is not demanded
here. Conditions are different from what
they are IN Eastern states. l tried the
refrigerated meat along with others,
but my customers objected, hence
nothing was left for me to do but to return
TO the use of Butchertown meat. Nothing
pleased me better, as my sympathies are
with the boys with whom have grown up
in business. l believe the competition
which has always existed is the best posi-
BILE order of things. In my opinion it will
continue, for, although millionaires are
backing the packing-houses at Baden, mil
lions are represented by the old wholesale
dealers of this City. Many OF them are
stock-raisers, with big cattle ranges, hence
are in position to hold their own. AS the
members of the Butchers Board of Trade
have all along worked in perfect harmony
| see no reason why it will not be perma-
nent organization, and work great good.
not only to its members, but to the general
public, in keeping the price of meat down
to q reasonable figure