The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-29
INITIATORY
HOG sLAUGHTERExG AT NEW
DOLD PLANT
splendid success OF Trial Killing
with New Devises.

Yesterday afternoon the long and trps-
tiently awaited hour cams AZ the Dold
Packing company-s plant which every Of
fetal and enploye, from Manager Fred
81. Dold down to the drovers, have looked
longingIy forward 70 for many weeks L
was The event OF the year al that institu-
ton, ana the suspicious occasion was the
first trial slauEhlsring Of q drove OF hogs
IL the new killing department. On the
5Jh day OF last November the last run Of
hogs were killed in the OF frame building
which has been the sIaughLeriug end ever
sine the plant was established That az
r=rnoon after last hog had sid sqUeaI-
Ing along the ra<s. large force Of work
men was 81 once set 20 work 70 dismautle
the o. frame and raze IL 10 the ground,
to make room for the splendid Few fire.
proof prick buildings who now not only
adorn the appearance OF the building
from the east. but greatly add TO the IA
clilies ard capac--y o. the plant At the
same time the Old buildings were torn
down hasty temporary affair was con
structed THAI uigl- SO That the killing and
packing Ct hogs need not Oe delayed an
hour. All the OLE machinery had to be
taken cut so the matter Of killing nogs
since then has yeen very rudinentary and
along tie o44-fashioned primeval days Of
country slaughter houses The same man
uer Of curing has been in vogue al along
and The same high grade quality Of the
several cuts Of meat buC the killing was
done p Handicapped and awkward
manner which has been = source of an
uoyaucs ever since. But II could not De
helped. and be IT said for the Wen regu-
lated system and splenG-- discipline al
ways in effect at the DoId plant, not an
hour has been ost and the same number
Of hoSs killed as tbOuA-- all their iu-
proved machinery was IN operation But
il all had 70 be done by nand and Wit
more men crovvl14 into close anu narrow
quarters on the bridge. Bat it was done,
and done with the same degree of perfec-
ton as ever. So 10 was no wonder that
the gIistening bran new, finely adjusted
mechanical c0ntrvances were restlessly
va tChed by every one who We're all anZ-
ious to see II work A week 90 the down
stairs machinery vas teste4 SIS to gear
ing and betting and round TO work per
fectly. bat no one could tel now Il woulo
work when the hogs were actually run
through This test was prevented be-
cause ia the old killing room Up on the
COZ d7or al was torn Up while worAmen
were adding another ha4I-scory and mas
Tag other important improvements. but
yesterday things were far enough ad-
vanced So tlat It was possible 10 make a
trial run and the management were 50
tired Of waiting thar it was decided TO
turn the whole thin loose. Surprise. az
ratration. profound wonder. and complete
satisfaction were the portion OF ali the
visitors present as well as Mr. Dol5 ana
all the employees a bunch If 100 hogs
were drivea from the Aol-ng pens
through the new chutes and into the new
killing rooms on the ground floor. Steam
was turned on. hot water sent into the
scaldlag canas and the signal given for
Operation city Attorney 81 j. Helm
shacked the drsr hog BIZ a kicking Ind
Leg tae pouaarous but delicately balanced
scuirrlinE. Squeezing animal ana he was
Whlrled upward along with eleven others
Six Fred Dol1 stood awaiting the coming
Of his llckless Victim and when directly
across the sticking boar the org packer
1et--y thrlsJ the lie severng blaze into
The rorkers Chr1at. and h. was success
fully stuck. La-er. -r Dold confessed f
wien considerable pride that it seemed 50 .
easy ard JUST like be used 20 90 Ii years .
ago ii ,-e parent house at aunalo when
be was learning the rldlmants q pork
packing. With the blool gus ng from
his severed jugllar the first hog went
alo-e the travelling raj To Superintendent
Iarr1gra1d. who stood statue ike ca the
elevated platform with his haad grlpped +