The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-06-26
FOR HOME BEEF
Jersey City Butchers Pro-
baby to Follow Lead Of
Their Hoboken
Friends.
LOCAL SLAUGHTER HOUSE
Only Remedy in Sight for the
Continually Increasing
Exactions Of the
Beef Trust.
LOCAL SLAUGHTER HOUSE

The butchers of Jersey City are seri-
ously considering the adyisability of fol
lowing the lead of the HobolSen butchers
and establishing o slaughter house of
their own. They are becoming very
tired of the exsctions of the Beef
Trust and feel assured that hsould they
establish killing plant of their own,
they would be in great measure re-
lieved of the power which is now held
by the Beef Trust.
Notwithstanding the statements issued
| by the Trust from time to time to the
contrary, the prices of meats of all de,
scriptions are advancing daily and the
local butchers can see no relief in sight.
One of the most prominent butchers in
town, when interviewed by reporter
for "The News made the following
statement
While no concerted action has as
yet been taken this matter is talked
about among the local butchers, and
think that some movement will shortly
be set on foot to form a company for
the erection Of plant in this city for
killing beeyes. OF course, there will
be many obstacles to overcome in the
beginning, but these will be of no inn
portance when compared with the
amount of money, time and trouble
which butcher has to expend now in
order to gain a decent living under
the existing conditions.
'sAll of the cattle killed here will have
to be brought in from the West. and an
| agent Of the company would have to be
on the spot constantly to attend to the
| buying.
Should Congress do away with the
duty on Canadian cattle it would mean
a renewal of the prosperity of the far
mers of New York, Pennsylvania, and
! New Jersey, which they enjoyed a num-
Der Of years ago.
'.Fher are very few farmers who raise
cattle fer butchering purposes in the
East at the present time, while almost
everyone of the farmers in this portion
of the country had herd of cattle feed
ing on their lands and looked upon them
as their main source of revenue. Aside
from the amount Of money which was
derived from the sale of the cattle they
were invaluable as a means of keeping
the ground in a fertile condition. II
you would travel through the Hudson
Valley you will find that farms which
some years ago were richly cultivated
and held for good price are now almost
barren and could be bought for almost
nothing
When killing plants are established
the farmers will no doubt increase their
| efforts in urging the removal of the tariff
on Canadian cattle. The moment this
is done you viii find every farmer feed
nj gfrom twenty to fifty head of stock
and making more money from the other
products of the farm besides.
eIt stands to reason tAat, from med
ical point of view, beef killed recently
would be healthier than that which has
been in cold storage for weeks. As far
as any danger TO the health of the COM
nunity is concerned. a slaughter house
being maintained in the city there is
none. In this age, no matter how much
waste material has to be carried off
which. if allowed TO lay. would cause
disease. there are inventions which do
away with any chance of such place
being ,unsanitary. Should slaughter
house be erected here, | can safely say
that the sanitary arrangements win be
perfect"