The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-25
INSPECTP PLANT TODAY
Mr.. John Cudahy and His
Party Arrived Yesterday.
10 COMMENCE PACKING
In Whitaker House at End of
Six Weeks.

Mr.. John Cudahy OF Chicago, Mr.. ".
P. Clancy Of Louisville. Kentucky, MI.
William Brown of Nashville, Tenn. and
Mr.. John Campbell of Nashville arrived
in the city yesterday and early this
morning will go out TO the Whitaker
packing plant where they viii spend the
day in deciding on the repairs and add
tional Improvements for the operation Of
the plant
The visitors were met at the train by a
humber OF the business men and last
night at the Hamilton hotel the mem
be-s of the party were entertained by a
number OF Wichitans, among which were
Nr J. o. Davidson, Colonel NJ NJ. Muir
dock, Mr.. c. H. Smyth, ". r. Dulaney,
Mr. Chas. G. Cohn, Mr.. Z. E. Master
man. Mr.. c. O. Chandler. The CONVEX
sation was purely Of 4 social nature and
only once in a while did business mat
ters come up during the evening.
Mr. Cudahy was in splendid spirits and
in talking 10 a reporter for the Eagle
concerning the operating Of the plant.
said: 1T is hard to tell just what We
will commence the killing Of hogs.
have ordered two new boilers and the
work Of putting IN of new ice machine
VIII be commenced within a few days.
We will go ahead and have everything
repaired; new floors put in, the machin-
cry cleaned up and In six weeks from
now hope to have things in condition
for the operation Of the plant. OF course
we viii not start up in the fun capacity
of the plant. but the number of hogs
killed will be increased as the work Of
getting the plant in thorough condition
progresses.
What is your plan regarding building
an addition TO the plant?"
This matter will be taken up within
few days and settled Of course at some
future time the plant viii be enlarged
and just when and to what extent 1t Is
impossible for me to say at the present
time. IF we do much business at all il
will be necessary for US to have more
room and as we came here with the in
tention Of doing business you can read
lily see our position in the matter"
DO you think that the plant here will
eventually equal the plant at Louis
viIle?''
-weu. we kill many hogs in our plant
there. 1t has capacity Of 1850 hogs
per day, and presume that the plant
here will some time equal that Of the
southern city.
Of course It is early for me to say
sust what we will DO here for we haven't
started this plant yet and I am anxious
to see what will be the outcome I am
In hopes that at least in, six weeks that
we will be killing hogs in the old Whit
talxer plant 1t is our intention TO run
the plant to its full capacity after We get
started and we will need good many
men for the operation Of the house.
After tomorrow I will be in a position
to tell you more about what we viii do
IN regard TO repairing the house. etc. And
I suppose I can be more accurate in re-
gard 10 the killing of hogs. At any
rate the starting OF the plant will be
done Just as soon as we can get things
arranged
Mr.. W. P. Clancy from Louisville is a
partner in the Louisville Packing COM
pany and as such is much interested in
the plant here. This is the first visit OF
Mr.. Clancy to the city, but from his re-
marks last night the first impression
was very pleasing one.
To a reporter for the Eagle. Mr.. Clan
cey said: while 7 have only been in
your city for a few hours, yet I Ike
what 7 have noticed Of it very much.
The reputation which this city has is
enough to give its people prestige and I
was really anxious to make this trip.
From what know Of the situation here
Wichita VIII eventually be a great city
and am sure that we want TO be part
of it. OF course you viii need railroads.
etc, but these things will come event
ually, I think. In regard to the pack
ing business here it seems to me from
what I hear from Mr.. Dulaney and
Others there are splendid opportunities
here for packing people. In regard 10
the operation Of this house, 7 do not
know much about it vet, for you must
remember that II IS my first visit and
that 7 have never gone through the
plant However, we will take care OF
the matter in the best manner possible s.
Mr. William Brown. who has formerly
been superintendent Of the house at
Nashville vii ltake the active manage
ment Of the business here and viii in all
become the resident manager.
Mr. Brown has been in the city several