Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-22
MAKING IMPROVEMENTS.
Important Changes and Economics By
Schenk & Sons.
A Description Of the Method OF
Strengthening and Preparing Beef
Cattle for the Market by g. Large
Local Firm.

Messrs. Fred Schenk and Sons, The
well known pork packers Of this city,
are at present making some important
improvements on their large slaughter
ing establishment in Fulton, which VIII
increasing the slaughtering capacity
from two hundred beeves to five hun
dred per week with the same number
of workmen.
This improvement, which IS brought
about by aid of steam, is somewhat SIM
liar TO the lightning" killing process
which is being used in some of the
Chicago pork packing establishments.
Contractors for the proposed new addi-
ton to the place are at pres
ent engaged in the erection OF
the new system in the slaughter
house. After the improvements are
completed the process Of killing VIII
be the following: A beef wlll ne
brought from the cattle yards anu
sDeared in the back of its neck, where
upon Il will be hoisted by hook walie
yhe blood will be caught. A second
man strips the beef OF its hide and then
sboves II along the trolley system 10
sbird man. who cuts it Opsn and takes
ont the entrails and removes them to
the cold storage department tempo
rarilv. The next man splits, dresses
and washes the entire beef and pushes
il into the cold storage rooms, where II
remains fer forty-eight hours unJli
s1horoughly chilled and IS then READY
for the market.
After the slaughtering process IS over
the second set of workmen turn tnelr
attention 10 the various offals from the
beef and prepare them for various pur-
noses by which the entire besf Is con-
sumed and not even a hoof IS lost. Inc
blood. which was caught while the
beef was hanging on the trolley hook,
is used in preparing ammonia, "Alis
the castings of the entraiis are pre-
Dared and cleaned for sausages. Inc
hides are prepared and salted for sap
ment TO the tannery, while the hcoIs are
used in making combs. etc, ana n-alS
foot oil is extracted from the bones
taken from the cattle, which are alter
wards ground into a feru.zer. Inc
horns are saved and when a large
humber are accumulated shipped 10
fac1ories for ornamental chairs, etc.
The brains taken from the head are
sold in the retail market.
To meet the requirements OF spacious
and a handy cattle yard, the Schenk
Company has established a "cattie roof
garden" over the cold storage houses,
covering in two buildings ninety -
thirty-1hree feet and sixty by fifty feet
respectively and one story high, con-
structed of wood, brick and iron. A
small gangway or chute has been made
on the east side Of the lard house where
the cattle are unloaded and driven from
the cars of the Wheeling & Elm Grove
Railroad Company on the side switch
into the chute and on the roof. This
Improvement WI save much ume'
money and trouble, which was here
tofore experienced by the cattle driv. rs
In driving wild cattle from the PENN
sula switches to the Fulton yar's.
The entire Improvements WI 81
completed within the next two weeks.
Contractor Ed Hamm. Of Fulton, has
the carpenter work, while the new ma
cbinsry and alterations is diyidel among
several butchers supply and machine
companiss. Mr.. Charles Schenk Is the
supervisor of the entire Improvement.