Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-01-25
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Everything From ne Hern 70
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KANSAS Orr, Jan. 81 wns at the
Armour Packing Company plant N
Kansas Cry to-day and I consider q
one Of the most t~uterssting places 10
rikf l haFs seen on two continsnfa.
The orEnuiIsd msthods Of this grszt
establishment hnvs proven wonder
fnl results; everything b utiiizsd-
nsthing h wasted; every portioa 81
~ animal 10 saved and rut 10 sone
nssfni purpose. except the sssqusals
Of the dying hog, and q syndlcsts h
nov 81 work trying % arrange %
nse that
NE Republican party win have uss
for . large quantity Of n usxf fail IL
TIE Democrats Of the Unitsd ssatss
win only get togsther.
Not only IL thsre . great saving by
utiIiEing every portion Of q animal,
even 70 the hair ard hoofs, bat the
labor il % HrrNngsd that every par
tte1e Of power o. man and machinery
b made ~svallahls; every man has .
specially from TIE tine the azimAi Il
drawn IN Until Il comes cot canned. A
large number ot specialists have .
chance ct him, and every man b an
expert At his particular work. 01s
man, in less than ten hours, stickp
ever 1000 hogs, not LIKE . butcher bat
In an artistic manner becoming to 9
surgeSn-soms surgeons.
The whole immense iusfitution is
managed and conducted Hks one
wonderful intricate piece Of maehin-
cry.
The Armour interests In Kansas
City and Chicago form the largest
packing establishment in the world
The Armour Beef House ct Kgnsas
City il alone the largest in the world,
being seven stories high with 3 cold
storage capacity Of 1900 dressed
cattle and covering an areA Of soox5oo
feet
GENERAL ETATIErIcs KAEsAs CITY
PIAKT.
Ground acreage covered by build
ings and used for other purposes, 30
acres.
Floor acreage in buildings, % acres.
Cold air rooms, % acres.
Storage capacity, 20, no Ibs.
ICE CAPACITY.
Sixteen ice machines, producing q
refrigeration equal TO the melting Of
1850 toni ice Of every - hours.
ELECTRIC LIGHT CAPACITY.
Equal to that used In = wei lighted
city Of q, 900 inhabitants.
DAILY Ku1zsa CAPACITY.
Hogs, l2.o0o.
Cattle, 1000.
sheep, 5000.
TOTAL SHIPMENTS.
Fiscal year, 45o, 500, 900 lba.
The distribution OF the prodncts Of
this company extends to every coun-
try IN the world. Almost every arr,
schemes and trade Is employed in the
various departments. They prepare
every known cut In either cured or
fresh meats, and in addition to these
staples oEer q full line Of high grade
s~peoialties.
Geld Band Mid Cure Hams
Gold Band Breakfast Bacon.
Gold Band Dried Beef.
Sliced Gold Band Ham and Bacon
in / ID. sealed tins.
White Label Leaf Lard.
Helmet Kettle Rendered Lard.
Superior Compound Lard.
vsgstole.
Armour's Extract Of Beef.
Helmet Brand Mincs Meat.
White Label Canned Soups, twenty
varieties.
Canned Chicken Tanals.
Helmet Brand Pork and Beans.
Helmet Brand Canned Meats, thirty
varieties. /,
Silver Churn ButtsEine. /
Excelsior Farm Sausage. 4
Fancy Sansagss in seventeen varie-
lies. L
Armour's Pure Animal Fertilizers
rs varieties) adapted 10 the garden,
Iarm or plantation.
The writer is under obligations for
statistics and other fzvors 70 p. E.
who has been with the com
pany for seventeen years, working up /
rom once boy to the place which be
how holds, which Il one Of the most
as he represents the
company In all Of lie dealings with the /
institutions and government
contractors OF the world. Dol. MuIiIn
. . genial gentleman, > prominent
member Of the order Of the EIks and 4
! thorough business man, Just the
'ort Of q man to all such an impor-
ant position.
You have mot seen all the wonders 4
Il the world until you have spent half ,
day In Armour'a plant right here in !
Kansas City. r. II. WHITE. /
Heating Stoves At Cost l.
We will have some bad nasty wealth {
II before spring. Don't forget We are
'elling heating stoves Il cost rather
han carry them over until next seas
n These stoves were bought 81 old :
'rices. You VIII never haze another 2
nance to buy q stove as cheap a. q
hsae. ". o. p. KHg.