The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-10
KANSAS JACK RABBIT 90.
Appeals to Congressman Boutelle to
Helm it Out of Difficulties

The Kansas Jack Rabbit company is
a new institution at Clay Center OF
which Samuel LangwOrthy is president,
H. C.Achenbach is vice president, Judge
w. F. Carter is secretary, Col. James
r. Crabb is treasurer, e. G. Williams IS
export superintendent and Rube Gillett
is culinary superintendent. The COM
pany is organized for the avowed pur-
pose of packing and shipping rabbit
VenisOn and epicurean specialties and
the office is located at No. 9I4 Broad
way, first front door, telephone No.
1885. Their storage rooms are Nos. 81,
So, IS, 81 and SO Thirty-second street.
Beside their regular packing trade they
dabbIe a bit in such luXurieS as rabbit
sausage, deviled rabbit, fricasseed rab-
bit, rabbit hash, picked rabbit tongue
and rabbit a Ia Brunswick. Rabbit eggs
in all colors at all seasons. They are
preparing to put on the market also a
fine grade of rabbit OIL claimed to be
highly recommended by athletes, pedes-
TRANS and cOntOrtiOnists- The motto
of the company is "EStO Perpetual.
President LangwOrthy has sent the
following letter to Congressman Bou-
telle of Name
"Importuning a congressman from
another state for relief from an out
rageous evil is a self-eVident fact that
the exigency is of great moment. We
appeal to you not because of our per-
SOnal acquaintance, nor on account OF
any faVOrs that you have received at
our hands, but first of all, on account
of the fact that you have always shown
a Willingness TO neIp the uLdSI uOS- II
is to be hoped that you will not only
sympathize with US, but that you will
aid US to the extent of your ability in
rightfng a great wrong that is an OBJ
stacle to the prosperity of the state of
Kansas, and hindrance to the influx
of gold to the United States, therefore
demoralzing to the whole country in
general. The evil we complain of is in
brief as follows: In this state there are
millions of jack ra bbits going to waste.
They are worth 70 cents piece in L4iN-
erpool. A company has been organized
in our little city under the style of THE
Kansas Jack Rabbit Packing COM
pany," of which l am president. We
have on hand upwards of 100000 rab-
bits-all jackS-which means to US &c.,
00O 900. These rabbits must be export
ed within 80 days, or else we will be
compelled to shut down for the season,
for lack of storage, which will neces-
sarily throw $50 laborers out of en-
ployment.
Now, then, Mr.. Boutelle, here is the
great difficulty that we are confronted
with: After having expended all the
vital force within US endeavOring to Sc
cure cold storage transportation for
our products to Europe we are inform
ed by the marble hearted transpOrta-
ton companies that the exporters of
beef and hog meats have secured
monopoly of all the cold storage capac-
ity of all the ocean steamers plying be-
tween the United States and Europe.
(See newspaper clipping attached), con-
sequently one of the great industries Of
Kansas must suffer financially in order
that people who make a specially of
inferior meats may wax strong and
grow fat What can be done about it2
This is the question we kindly ask you
to help US to solve. 1t is useless for US
to appeal to members from our own
state, because there are obstacles in
each case that prevent action. For in
stance, Senator Harris is breeder of
beef cattle on an extensive scale, there
fore he very naturally is prejudiced