The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-13
Erection of Local Abattoir
VIII Help Consumers
Here.
IN READINESS BY EARLY FALL
Sixty Thousand Dollars a Week EST
mated Disbursement Among Farmers
Of This Vicinity for Live Stock-A
Stimulus to Trade in General.

The retail butchers and meat dealers
of Washington who have been struggling
for so long under the clutches of the beef
trust. are looking forward with hope IN
til such time as the new abattoir of the
Washington and Virginia Stock Yard and
Abattoir Company is completed and ready
for business.
This enterprise. which. it is hoped. will
be in operation by next fall has the in
dorsement OF the Beard of Trade and
business men generally of the city The
project had its birth in the casting about
CT the members of the Retail Butchers
sad Meat Dealers National Protective
Association fer some means 10 make
themselves independent of the Western
packers.
Gr. J. a Hoffman, a prominent meat
and provision dealer OF the city, and a
vice president Of the National Protective
Association. in discussing the Few sIaugh-
terhouse this morning. said:
An Up-to-Date Plant.
The company was organized several
months ago under the laws of Virginia,
with capital stock Of $500. SEQ. The
plant viii be located in Virginia, just
>hcross the river, at the end of the new
foot and wagon bridge, which VIII span
the Potomac above the site of the pres
cnt Long Bridge Ten acres Of ground
have been purchased there and work on
the plant viii soon begin.
1t viii be q well appointed, modern,
up-to-date slaughtcrhoEse IN every Te-
speet- No detail viii be omitted 70 make
e SO. The company viii manufacture its
own ice Provision will be made for the
slaughter of beef, lambs hogs, and
poultry Of all sorts.
To Stimulate Money Circulation.
This home industry VIII disburse
among the farmers in the vicinity OF
Washington from $40, 600 to $50, Geo every
week which now goes into the hands of
the packing firms and finds its way West
a great part Of this sun viii naturally be
spent again in Washington stores
1t viii give TO the citizens Of Wash
ingt0n q fresh nutritious bluegrass beef
Of better quality than they are getting
today, at q much lower price. It viii
effeetuaIly break ths power OF the trust
TO corner the meat supply Of this city, at
least
viTginia's Fine Pastures.
There is no section OF the country that
can get bullock ready for market OF
shipment IN the length Of time that re
can be brought to this stage in the blue
grass regions of Virginia. a farmer can
Craze a bullock zlrough the sumner on
blue grass, 10 be ready to kill for the
ZONE market by October or November.
If he wishes to make an export bullock
out OF him he can feed the Virginia bull
lock on bran through tH1 winter and by
late February or MarcIl he viii be ready
TO ship. There IS no section of the
country that can turn out as many fine
lambs for market as can this same region
Of Virginia, where there is any business
incentive 10 do so.
The country round Washington used 10
supply il with meat, but because the
farmers had no place to drive their cattle
TO market they almost quit the business
The retail dealers have been cutting their
own Threats by buying all their meat from
the packers
The officers CT the company are as fol-
lows: President, William G. Carter; vice
president. c. z. Ebel; secretary, Louis P.
Krey, and treasurer, J. E. Donovan.