The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-16
DOLD'S GALA DAY
One Hundred Guests Enjoy
Lavish Hospitality
FINE LUNCHEON SERVED
inspect All Departmental Big
PIant--ApprOpriate ToaSts.
FINE LUNCHEON SERVED

Yesterday was a gala day IN the North
End, and one which VIII be memorable
among the one hundred guests who par
ticipated IN the lavish hospitality Of Mr..
Fred *. DoI5. who never does anything
n a half way manner. Whether II be the
fashioning Of the most gorgeous pavilion
for street carnival; the organizing OF a
Representative delegation 10 a live stock
convention, the liberal oHers OF cash do
nations toward the paving OF a prominent
street. the aid % an Oklahoma city to-
ward the building Of q bridge, or any pub
lie spirited enterprise, IL Is the long estab-
lshed fame Of Ehe D0Id company and 4s-
pecially Of its present efficient manner,
lhat they 60 al the way
Yesterday was the day appointed by
aIr. Dold Tor entertaining and giving an
opportunity 70 his many friends 10 visit
the big up-rO-date and 1nely equipped
backing plant and make a thoroug- iu-
Epectiou and tour through its many de-
paruments- Many business men 81 Nicn-
lta know that rLere IS packing house
here and from time TO time hear rumors
which tell something II its immensity and
importance buL very many have never
the manner Of siaughtering hogs Mechan-
zeal engineers and construction experts
who have the past eight months Fislte
the D0ld plant and placed new machinery
and the latest appliances III position de-
clare that while llere are other packing
houses with greater capacity. there is
none in the world so finely CIt6tted and
20 scientifically planned. This IS the only
abattoir which kills the hogs on the
f--fe
above. Everywhere else the live animal
IS driven up long chutes to the top floors
and there slaughtered, thus iniuring the
finer qualities OF The meat by overheatiug
the animal All the most modern ar
rangeuents and improved machinery have
been procured for the furnishing of the
rev slaughter department and al these
and every step in the Intricate process OF
meat curing was witnessed by the party
who accepted the b0untiful Hospitality Of
the DOld management The mayor OF the
city. Lr- 2. f. Mclean. the city council,
and municipal officers. many of the c0un-
y ofhciais, heads Of the several wholesale
and 1Obbing houses prominent mercantile
concerns, the Union stock Yards. and all
commission firms and clerks and en-
ployes: and representative from the
banking Institutions. the railroads. the
state legislature. ard the federal insPec-
tion service from The Bureau Of Animal
Industry. were present promptly and en-
goyed two hours Of novelty sight seeing.
closing with q splendid rejection spresd I
with great care and artistic taste. The
street railway company had very cour-
teously donated the service Of special
car to take those who did not go in their
own conveyances. and Manager Nelson
has the hearty thanks Of the COMPANY
Superintendent Z .. Williams personally
EtteDded 70 the arran gemenrs for sending
the car and getting the guests started on
their way. At 11-I5 most of the guests had
arrived, and scattered along the south
loading dock, where they we're met by the
genial manager who arranged them in
sr0ups. and tnen the tour Of the house
commenced Assisting lIr- Dold ia gIid-
ing the party around the works were SI-
nerinteudeut Chas -. DarriEranf Chief
clerk J. D. Harrison, Mr.. Frank Miller,
chief salesman. and 1Tr. WIN Bowers. as
slstsnt superintendent The first visit was
10 the north docks. where a view Of the
recently finished walls of the new cola
storage plant was given. This new addi-
tiOn VIII be $50 by s6 feet. and eight stories
high. ard completely equipped with every
device known 70 the business The solid
masonry Of the vast stone foundation. the
settings OF the immense piers, the tower
ing piles OF lumber and heavy timhers.
the pile OF brick containing one and 2
half millions, all were noted with surprise
by those who had not before understood
or realized the magnitude OF The additions
going on there. Then the party was es-
corted 10 the new slaughtcrllg division.
where they witnessed rhe killing Of $50
hogs an hour First they were shown the
new uacsdauized holding pens which The
superintendent OF the Omaha stock yards
declared were the finest arranged IL the
country. There they saw The live hogs as
they were received from the stock yards
then driven slowly through covered paved
chutes 20 the Killing room, and thence TO
the shacEsr's enclosures With defr
hitch the head shackler catches the
Eeuealing animal by the hind leg and the
Stacking hook IS then caught on 10 one
CT the hanging chains OK the Ferris wheel
lit. which is always revolving; then as
be goes upward ne is dropped automatic
ally on the travelling ran and goes To the
sticker. who takes bis blood then to The
steam room. where he IS dropped llto the
immense scalding tabs and thoroughly
steamed and soaked. Then the throw-out
lands him on the scraper table where he
IS caught under the lower Jaw and sent
through the cylinder steam scraper. one
~ the most perfected mechanical devices
about q packing house. The hog goes in
back and dirty and covered over his
tough hide with hristies. He Is shot u7-
ward through the scraper iu which there
are nuuberless little knives revolving ut
g rapid rate. and he comes down azaf1
and out as white as snow aluost nar-
lectly clean az hrisrles. except about the
ieal- Lhen the endless elevator. spe-
c-alF constructed device by the DoTI
company. catches him on one ~ the pass