The times., 1901-06-19
BUTCHERS READY TO FIGHT.
Definite PIens Laid to Erect an Abat-
toir In Virginia.

Definite action upon the project to build
an abattoir in the immediate vicinity of
| Washington was taken at the meeting
| of the Washington Retail Butchers Asso-
citation held last night in Besslers Hall.
when it was decided to form a company.
to be organized under the laws of the
State of Virginia. with a capital stock of
$50 90. The company is to be a close
| corporation. All of the capital stock will
| be subscribed by members of the Butch
ers' Association, and s2.0o0 has been set
as the maximum amount of stock which
any one subscriber may be allowed to
purchase. While it is not expected that
| the abattoir can be erected within the
amount named as the capital stock, bonds
will be issued for whatever amount is
needed to erect and equip the most COM
piete plant east OF Chicago. About $780,
600 additional. 1t has been estimated, will
| be required.
| The plant will be completed for the
| meat trade. and will make use OF the
| entire carcasses of the beeves. lambs, and
| hogs which will be slaughtered. The To-
cation has not yet been definitely decided
| upon, further than that it will be erected
within the State of Virginia. The asso-
| citation has secured an option upon site
which is very favorably considered and
which will probably be accepted
The following members Of the associa-
tion were selected to be the incorporators
of the abattoir company: William G.
Carter, NJ Schueler Walter Brown, ST.,
G. NJ. Mann. William johnson, ]. G.
Trail. s. Lemon Hoover. William F.
Hunt, and Charles E. EbeI. meeting
of the incorporators will be held today,
when officers of the new company will
be elected. The Incorporation papers will
be taken out today in Alexandria 1t is
the purpose of the incorporators to i'm
mediately open subscription books, and
it is expected that the stock will be sub
scribed without delay. An architect will
be at once engaged to draw up plans
and work will be commenced. 1t is ex-
pected that the abattoir win be in work
ing order within four or five months at
the outside.
An ironclad agreement has been devised
for the control of stockholders, with all
the safeguards that legal advice could
suggest, to ensure that the abattoir does
not get out of the control of it's pro-
jectors. While the terms of this agree
ment are not made public, it is known
that stockholders desiring to dispose of
their stock will be required, by the terms
of the agreement to apply first to the
abattoir company to purchase before
selling their stock elsewhere BY this
means it is proposed to make sure
against the possibility of the stocks get
ting into the hands of the Western con-
Germs
About 200 out of the entire membership
of over 400 attended the meeting last
night, which was enthusiastic and unani-
nous in favor OF the abattoir project
The meeting was held behind closed
doors, with President John AZ. Kelley in
the chair. About thirty new applications
from local butchers for membership TO
the association were received and favor
abiy acted upon. Three hours were con-
sumed in the discussion of plans, the
meeting adjouIning at II O'Clock.
After the meeting Vice President John
son expressed himself as highly pleased
with the result of the meeting, which he
said settled the question as to whether
an abattoir would be built, beyond dis
pute.
An haste possible said he, will be
exercised and we will have the aba ttoir
built in short order. We NAV suffer in
the meantime from retaliatOry measures
on the part of the Western companies
VINO have been serving US heretofore But
summer IS the best time to suffer. Bust
ness is then at its worst and we will all
take vacation and go to Buffalo for the |
exposition.
We have had promises of money suffi- |
clent to build three abattOirs, but we do |
not want outsiders among the stockhold- |
ers. We VIII control this ourselves. From |
Virginia and Baltimore all sorts of offers |
OF capital have been made. The drovers.
who have but a small market here now. |
want TO build the entire abattG;r There /
are very few Slaughterers in the CITY AT |
the present time and the droyers would |
be immensely pleased to ensure them |
selves this market at any cost. One of !
our own members offers to take 10 per |
cent of the entire stock, but this is not TO /
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