The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-07
NEW DOLO PLANT PERFECTION
Fine Machinery Now All Here and
Soo,, Ready for New systems


The last Of the splendid and elaborate
new machinery. recently arranged for the
new hog slaughter house at the Dold
plant has arrived and being set in Pc
sition. The last Of the apparatus 70 ar
rive was the belared hog elevator which
carries the carcases from the killing
rooms. on the ground hocr to the cutting
and chill departments up on the top floor.
The last plate Of the iron scalding tubs
has arrived from Chicago, and yesterday
was fitted into position. This finishes the
scalding tubs complete. Long ago the
Ferris Wheel" hog lift was ready and
now it only waits the construction Of the
fine new elevator. This done and Wichita
viii have, with absolutely no exception,
/ the most finished and conveniently ar
ranged, as well as scientifically perfect ed
abattoir anywhere IN the world. and this
statement has been accredited by all the
! construction engineers and experts who
! have the past several weeks been on the
ground representing Their several respec-
tive firms placing this finely adjusted
machinery. The new scraper is all fixed
and TO the eye OF the mechanical expert
is poem 1t is an upright, and when
running at a moderate speed and under
normal conditions has a capacity Of 500
hogs per hour. The hog leaves the scald-
ing tanks black with all his bristles, and
in about three seconds is shot with light
ming speed out Of the throw-out and up
through the myriad maize OF thousands
of little knives, the dome being saturated
with steam, and ne then emerges white
as the driven snow, without q hair or
bristle on him, ready then for the eleva-
tor to hoist him above, where he meets
the foreman Of the cutting crew and his
force Of skilled laborers. Yesterday
force Of men were at work placing gal
vanized iron sheets and guttering in the
sticking room. The sides and floors are
all inlaid with this galvanized iron with
gutter troughs for carrying off the blood
and ordure as the squealing porker goes
sliding along down the rail The Ferris
Wheer hog hoist, which is self-acting
and automatic, has also the capacity Of
800 hogs per hour, with twelve chains,
six on a side, each with a shackle hook
attached, which seizes the hog by the
hind leg, revolves him up to the travelling
rail, where he is released by automatic
appliances and sent onward to the sticker
who takes his hfe's blood
Nothing is wasted, nothing IS spared to
make all hygienic qualifications perfect
Every other packing house on earth
| drives their live animals UP long inclines
to upper floors. thus over heating the
blood and that much deteriorating the
sweetness and health properties OF the
meats. DOld's hogs VIII have a short
walk through covered sheds from water
| cooled holding pens. into the hog house
on the ground floor; there slaughtered
and the carcas lifted up TO the cutting
rooms, all other operations being done on
terra hrma. The beef beds are all com
plete and the cattle Will likewise be
slaughtered down stairs. The new boiler
house is progressing very fast in spite OF
unfavOrable weather for the laying Of
brick. This new addition viii be the
same height as the old boiler rooms, and
be 81 IL by p feet in dimensions and viii
provide for two new 150-horse power boil
ers which viii give needed additional
power to the three big engines, two Of 49,
horse power and one 200. Mr.. Frsd W.
bold yesterday gave vent 10 a sigh OK re-
lief as large and heavy as a church debt
at the reflection that all his finely
modelled machinery Is at last on the
ground and that it Will soon be in po-
sition. For many weeks the plant has
been operating in this end Of it at a dis
advantage, as it was q mere maseshift
and temporary fx-up while the new
building was being constructed and the
new machinery being built. All this new
machinery was constructed on models
specially designed by the Dold company
and Superintendent Chas. =. Darrigrand
and made at their order, for the special
purposes which they viii meet. Once
ready to kill and the most perfected and
delicately planned house possible for
human ingenuity 20 contrive. VIII be
ready. The cost Of killing viii be greatly
reduced. the quality of the meats vastly
enhanced and cleanliness and hyEienio
conditions materially made more easy and
practical