The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-04
HOUSTON PACKING HOUSE.
The New Enterprise Is Nov % As
sured Thing.
TWO CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN LET
Ana the Building Goes Today 10 the
nest Bidder-Description Of the
Plaut-All Houston Capital.

the living, breathing institutions Of Hous-
ton business affairs. one Of the many great
industries that go to make great city.
gives employment to the tin bucket brigade
and adds to the commercial wealth Of the
locality In which It Is located.
There have been several Of these enter
rrises started on paper. and promises have
been mado from time to time that there
would be packing house located here. but
on every occasion the affair has proved to
be but the dream Of ambitious persons who
vented to do what was projected. but could
never get affairs In such condition as to
bring about a contamination OF plans The
present project however. Is not one OF these
dreams. the company has been organized.
the site selected and purchased the con-
tracts let for the machinery and before to-
days sun will have disappeared beyond the
western horizon the contract for the build
ing will have been given to one OF the
manv bidders. This will be but an addition
to many enterprises that now make Houston
their home and 1t will attract attention
to this city that has heretofore looked else
where. II will keep at home. in Houston
and In Southern Texas particularly a class
Of business that is now catered to by the
packers In Kansas City and st. Louis. II
will move the "smokc house" from Missouri
to Texas and keep money ia this State that
hag formerly drifted to larger establish
ments OF this nature IN the North. Texas
has helped to make the Swfts and tho Ar
mours rich. and now Texas people viii have
an opportunity to keep at home sio money |
that has gone to enrich the large corpora !
lions In other States. Tenderoin steaks |
Will be had here at home. and spare ribs |
Will be Just as good as II they were taken
from the Texas porkers In Missouri and
shipped back here in IA cold storage car
There In Just as much necessity for a pack
Ing house in Texas. where the cattle are
raised and fattened. as there is for a gin
In the State where the teocy staple is
grown and picked. and Houston win be for
trnate In having such a company located
herr.
The movement which has resulted In
bringing about this condition Of affairs was
commenced some time ago. and has resulted
In the formation of the Houston Packing
every dollar Invested being by those having
interests In this city. Tho officers are: r.
Il. Paine. president r. II. Thompson. vice
president John FinnegAn, treasurer. and
w. ii. Kirkland secretary. Every one of
these gentlemen is known to be Interested
IN Houston and In Houston's future and IT
Ii an evidence that they believe that great
things are in prospect for this city. or they /
would not invest capital IN an enterprise q
OF such magnitude That they will be Ell q
couragod goes without saying Texans are
marnanimous and Texans are apprcciativc I
and when they ind that 4 business Of this 5
kind Is at their disposal they vii! certainly i
patronize II.
There are many different people who win d
be benefited by this establishment. 1t Will a
employ large number OF iaborers. every u
dollar OF whose earnings will he spent in !,
Houston 1t VIII open market for hogs {
ana cattle raised In Texas. and the stock o
men and farmers will lind that they have A !,
purchaser for their animals. Az II is at
present loo hogs can stock :he Houston d
market. They are not In demand there 10 "
no one 10 buy with packing house here .
the FARMERS can raise hogs and know ,hev |
can be sold. Houston and all Texas will IA, &
able to secure fresh meat al any and an "
times. The business will broaden aud a.. a
.a'ie vi i'o"ston VIII be spread throughout
inc length and breadth of the south,rn Il
country.
me building. as projected. viii be :.
h'"erh up-to-date affair, with a capacity s,
'or killing $50 cattle and $50 hogs Tho d
man building will be l29xii3 feet IN, boil u
or house will be S2xH feot tho m,ch,no
a aouse VIII De a2N65 feet and the tank houe =,
i,e' Ihe plans are drawn bv one "
., Eorenh architect Of this city. md nro a
complete In every detail. The main h,,;i i,' y,
ing VIII he three stories In heighth ard Viii :"
be arranged as follows. s"'" AL" VIII
40 s' noor Tfero Will be a cold stor, 90
s.',, storage room on this floor wh,eh a,
WI occupy tho entire space
SECOND moor. on this floor thoro ,yu, h. AT
three beef chill rooms lGxSo too, WIZ re CO
ono .'eet hanging room l6<,1 fest -, 49, "
one hos hanging room 2ixiS fe,t in s,.o 60
.a, iios emu rooms l6x40 feet In s,ze. ON, -
room 2iN'i feet in size one lar, e'
aiso d.. ,o",n -aNs4 feet In size There viii VI
s rs oe on inns hoor the killing department nj
,,or hoss and cattle including hog stich'
.ns pen eaten pen, scalding room. srr,n X
ing pen, beef Knocking down" pen. ana an 10
r,amnhy necessary for this work as the al
sianghter will all be by machinery 80 '"' an
Tnird foor: On this floor will ba tho ,aI, IN
oits Tor the refrigerator pipes. which viii In
% Just above the chill rooms a
iho machinery house. the boiler house OF
.nu .he 'ank house will all be under one IN
'ooi and viii be connected with the main In
pu,iu.ns by Viaduct. TIL, boiler bouse lei
VII be only one story In height. and VIII ell
,on.alh three loo-horse power boilers. feed
humps and tho coal room -"
me machine house will be two stories
height. ON the first floor Will bo In. n
'ated two 220-ton ice machines. one ice
ank OF ten ton capacity, and pumping ma. M
hines to be used In case Of Are Thu, SEQ W
nd iloor viii be used as a condensng room 81
Or ammonia. ,
me frst noor OF the tank house will he ~
sed as drying room for fertilizers. and 10
press to prepare the fertilizer This floor nc
~ be connected with tho upstairs by an III
levator. the second floor to the the location