Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-18
TIE CunNIiY soar co.
Opening OF n New south Omaha In
dustry-Thc Cudahy Factory
nrICf.

In the rear OF the Cudahy Packing com
pany's busir ess Office there has been erected
an eight-story building, 120x4S feet. with
an addition 96x64 feet and two stories In
height. for the use OF the Cudahy Soap COM
pany, one OF the anNiliarles OF the extensive
Cudahy plant.
The Cudahy buildings are constructed OF
brick In the most substantial manner and
contain all Of the .up-to-date appliances and
labor-saving machinery that is to be found
In modern soap factories. The capacity OF
this factory at the present time is about
100000 pounds per week, though II is httcd
up to handle double that amount IL neces-
sary.
Electric lights have been placed all
through the buildings and on the sixth floor
commodious laboratory has been fitted
up. There are set up and in active use
six large soap kettles with a capacity OF
over 100000 pounds each, For the operation
OF these kettles every conceivable me-
chanical appliance that pertains to perfec-
ton and economy OF product has been pro-
vided for.
The steam power is furnished by two
boilers that supply an eighty-horse power
Corliss engine. The main elevator has a
capacity of 5000 pounds and the weighing
tank will hold 10000 pounds. AS a matter
OF fact, everything that has been Invented
by or for the use Of modern soap makers
Is in place and ready to be utilized. The
amount OF stock in store necessary to work
the plant to its fullest capacity exceeds at
the present time 1000 tierces OF fatty mat
ter, six cars of chemicals and large sup
ply OF other materials requisite.
While the soap company does not at the
present time contemplate manufacturing
anything but first class laundry and bath
soaps, 1t has provided for the manufacture
or SOAP powder and soap chips and the
most perfect machinery for use in manufac-
turing these products has been purchased
In the manufacture OF soap powder the
plant can easily handle / 900 pounds per
day. The principal brand of soap to be
manufactured will be the Cudahy Diamond
c brand, which. 1t is expected, will be the
best and purest laundry soap ever put on
the market AS matter of fact, II is the
intention OF the Cudahy Soap company to
give a little better quality for the same
money than is given by any OF its com
petitors. Another excellent grade of soap.
but not up to the high standard OF Dia-
mond c, Is the Cudahy Domestic soap. Still
another grade is their White Ash float
ing soap for the toilet and bath All OF
these brands will be put up with handsome
lithosraphed labels, all doubly wrapped and
some in addition being wrapped in ,in foil.
some brands will be packed in single
cakes. also In cartons as we'll; then there
VIII be twin bars, and. in fact, every con-
eeivable shape that the market demands.
Taking everything into consideration IL is
expected that the product of the SOAP com
pany VIII be credit to the house and main
tain the high reputation the Cudahy plant
mas earned by its output in other lines
Across the tracks building 102xS6, two
stories high, will be devoted to the manu-
facture of glycerine. This is a by-product
OF the manufacture Of soap and is commonly
allowed to go to waste Modern methods
have. however. provided for the saving of
this glycerlne, but 1t is proposed to manu-
tacture only crude glycerine that will be
sold to the manufacturers of dynamite or
the reiiners of glycerine.
About fifty men will be employed in the
soap factory and ten travelling representa-
tives will be needed in connection with the
marketing of the product and there will be
a large distribution of money for advertis-
ing in various forms, part of which has al
ready been placed among our home printers
and photographers.