Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-23
Big Armies Bring Much Business to
the City on the Lake,
FOOD SHIPMENTS WEEKLY.
They Include Almost Every Sort Of
Meat Product Known, Besides Many
Varieties OF Canned Fruits, etc.


Special Correspondence.
Chicago. Aug IA general war SIS
not desired By Chicago folk any more
than by any one else, yet It Is a fact
that more than any other city In the
world Chicago would benefit CONNER
cially by extensive military and naval
operations.
For such operations bring about
extensive demands for the kind
OF food supplies which Chicago
produces IN greater quantities and Of
better quality than are produced any
where else Even now, with operations
only 1.-THE as extensive as they may
soon become. Chicago Us receiving tire
mendous orders for meats and other
foodstuffs required for army consump-
ton This Is especially true Of canned
goods and sailed meats. IL is not like
~ that the attacks on the integrity Of
Chicago canned goods, which We're a
feature OF the Cuban campaign, will
soon be- forgotten. but 10 rs fact that
despite these attacks both the United
States government and the govern.
ments of other civilized nations are con
stautly drawing upon Chicago for just
this sort OF food The United States
government alone pays out nearly $3.50.
600 every month 90 Chicago firms for
supplies required by lts soldiers.
BUSY PACKING HOUSES.
Until quite recently shipments for the
United States troops We're made only
once q month Soon after the begin
ming OF the Chinese trouble they We're
made once every two weeks. Now they
are made weekly and sometimes 0ftener.
On july ~ very large shipments We're
made by every one OF the Pix leading
packing houses and several of the small
ones 20 our soldiers In China, Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippines.
Notwithstanding an that has been
said in the past 20 the detrlment OF
preserved fresh meat as put up here
there are many Chicago men who be-
lieve that such meat can bee preserved
and sent safely TO the uttermust parts
Of the earth from Chicago. That such
shipments do not lead rs due To- the
fact that a very large proportion Of the
fresh meat consumed by American
fighting men ia the far East Is procured
In Australia. II is nearer Manila than
Chicago Of course. or than any other
American point, but still the distance
between Australia and the Philippines
Us great enough TO make necessary
some preseryative operation, or az
least the most perfect refrigeration at
tainable. In sending the food supplies
mentioned from one point TO the other
And II this can be done successfully I'm
shipping fresh ment from Melbourne
or Sydney or any other Australian
point It could be done successfully We're
the meat TO be sent from here,
VARIETY OF CHICAGO SHIPMENTS
Leaving fresh meat out Of consldera-
ton, however. the variety OF foods sent
from here 10 the Philippines Is sur
prisIug They include lard, Clipped
beef. sausage, beef tongue, smoked
hams and shoulders, bacon, salt pork
and many kinds Of canned meats.
canned fruits and canned vegetables.
Canned corn beef Is supplied 60 some
extent. Material for shipments Of this
sort however. must De prepared and
packed In the presence OF an inspector
from the commlssary department and
each can must be dated
Large shipments Of all the sorts mem
toned above are also going forward
TO supply the armies Of foreign gov
ernmonts. and the result IL that the
packing houses Of every grade report
a practically unprecedented rush Of
orders The great stoCkyards and the
vast establishments wherein cattle
sheen and pigs ore transformed from
live animals 20 food practically ready
for consumption have never been
buster than they are at present
COMPLICATIONS MIGHT ARISE.
So long as war is not formally de.
Clared between any OF the powers and
China there Is no diplomatic reason
why the Chicago packers should not
nh every order that comes 90 them
from a foreign government But should
there be formal declaration ~ war be-
tween Russia and China or France and
China. for instance, grave questions
might Immediately arise as 90 whether
food 0stensihly required for Russian
or French fighting men would not Doe
C0ntr8band OF war. a somewhat sim,-
lar question was tentatively raised
only the other day with regard 90 the
new cruiser Variag. recently completed
by the Cramps for Russia.
should Russia and China De technic-
ally at war while the United States
and China were technically 8t peace
"a fair ruling would no doubt forbid
the delivery 81 the NariaF 90 the Rus
sian government. II is wel known
that the British government was friend
ly 90 the United states from the be-
ginning 90 the end Of our war with
Spain. yet several craft purchased by
US 10 England. hut undellyored on the
date hostllues actually began, were
held by the British until the close M |
the war Whether the United states
would attempt 90 prevent the delivery
OF the Variag TO Russia under sImi-
lar conditions IS n question that pr1b0-
bis win not Dee decided unless the oCca-
sion arises. 10 Is more than likely, how !
ever. that were the occidental nations
10 make a common cause against |
China there would be no serious |
thought OF hamperinc the delivery 60 |
any nation OF food supplies or the |
necessities OF naval and military war |
fare by the citizens OF any nation.
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