The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-21
ON JANUARY FIRST
Whitaker Plant viii be Run
ming in Full Blast.
OPERATED BY CUDAHYS
Mr.. DuIaney Tells of the Sign
ing of the Contract
OPERATED BY CUDAHYS

Mr.. W. P. Dulaney returned from Chi
Eago over the Rock Island last night one
Of the best pleased men in Wichita.
A reporter for the Eagle called at Mr.
Dulaney's residence at the corner Of
Third and Riverview last to find out
some Of the particulars about the Cudahy
packing house. He found Mr. Dulaney
very much pleased with the result Of
their trip to Chicago. When asked what
had become Of the other members Of his
party, Mayor Ross, ]. O. Davidson.
Charles Smythe and J. H. Stewart, Mr..
Dulaney said they felt so good over Sc
curing Mr.. Cudahy that they remained to
celebrate the occasion.
We arrived in Chicago last Thursday
morning, said Mr. DuIaney. land We
met John Cudahy as per agreement in his
ONCE in the board Of trade building. We
talked over the entire matter taht dav
and on Friday met again. It was 4 o'clock
on Friday that the contract was signed
and the whole matter settled. Talton
Embry OF Cincinnati, who was the first
superintendent of the union stock Yards
here, was with US He has known Mr..
Cudahy for long time. When we asked
him for his opinion in regard to what we
were doing he told US that Cudahy was
aOsolutely the very man we needed here
IN Wichita. Mr.. Embry was greatly elat-
ed over our securing him. When we went
10 St Louis to buy the Whitaker plant
Ex-Governor Francis told US that II we
were going to get Jack Cudahy 1t was all
right for Wichita. He said Cudahy was
the kind Of a packer that would make a
stock market I am satisfied in my own
/ mind that this city did a great thing
when it secured Mr.. Cudahy 10 come
here"
How soon will Mr. Cudahy commence
work on the plant here?"
He told me when I left Chicago that
ne would arrive here the latter part Of
next week with his superintendent. He
win look over the property and go TO
work Immediately to get the house In
order. And just as soon as the necessary
repairs can be made he will commence
buying and killing hogs.
My talk with Mr. Cudahy convinced
me that he means business and that hA
mas faith in Wichita as a packing center.
After the contract was signed he told us
that he hoped to be able to double the
capacity Of the house here inside of ten
years. The capacity Of the house at
present is sufficient to kin and take care
Of 800 hogs a day"
Mr.. Dulaney was not willing n state /
Just how many days will be required to /
make the repairs that Mr. Cudahv thinks
necessary, but he intimated that no great /
q h.
Of the parties interested have stated that
the house could be put in condition for
operations by the first Of December but
others who know more of such big I'M (
dertakings say that It viii be the first of
January before all of the proposed in /
provements can be completed.
There is a question as to whether anv
considerable number Of people IN this city
even among those who have given their
share Of cash to help bring John Cudahy
10 Wichita fully appreciate its value.
When the big Whitaker plant IS again
running and employing hundreds Of men.
then and not TIL then viii many fully
realize the Importance of this movement
4he people who do business at the stock
yards probably understand the situation
peter than any others in this city. They
know what the Dold plant is to Wichita
and they are also informed in regard to
the demand for Dold's products. These
men are simply wild over the securing of
Cudahy to come here They know some
thing OF the capacity of southern Kan
Vas and Oklahoma to produce hogs. It
fvas only last week that Sumner county
farmer sold a car Of hogs at the union
took yards. He owns so acres Of land
Illd sells ten car loads Of hogs every
T-ear When Cudahy comes and he and
pold go after the porkers Wichita viii
become one Of the great hog markets Of
the west, and that will be an incentive to
southern Kansas and Oklahoma farmers
to raise more hogs More hogs VIII mean
more packing houses. or the charging Of
those already here. The people interested
IN trade at the stock yards believe that
Wichita next year Will move up in the
column Of packing centers 70 about sixth
olace. and there is reason to believe they
are right
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