The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-24
WILL BE NONE BETTER
DoId VIII be Able 20 Kill Z, 400 Hogs
in Day.

When superintendent Charles Darri-
grand Of the Jacob Dold Packing com
pany asked a reporter for the Eagle last
evening to get into the electric elevator
and ride UP TO see the work that was
being done. they went clear to the top
OF the big cooler.
The first thing that impressed the re-
porter was that the building did not look
so very big when on the ground, but when
he was on top and looked down Il seemed
10 be above the church steeples and all
the public buildings OF the city. When
he looked away north toward the psow
/ works and Valley Center the reporter
saw that Chisholm creek was lost on the
great body OF water that covered the
country. There were thousands of acres
covered with water.
When Mr.. Darrigrand and the reporter
came down to the sixth floor after view
ing the food from the top OF the building
the superintendent led the way along a
narrow passage way on the north side
of the building and. stopping. he ran his
thumbs into his trousers pockets until
they stood out In the shape Of kite and
said; Just cast your optics along that
The reporter looked down what seemed
a grand hallway I'm some palace, all IL
Illuminated with incandescent lights. II
was one OF Dolds new hog chill rooms.
sixteen feet wide and 164 feet long. The
first thing that he thought 10 ask was
whatwas the use OF finishing CD place
like that TO hang hogs in. IL Is lined
with long Georgia leaf pine and finely
finished with sheliac and hard oil. which
gives the long room rich and neat ap-
pearance.
There are six Of these immense coolers.
and each one will hold SO hogs and, a.
the hogs need TO be left in the cooler
two DAYS Il will be seen that Doid can
kill and take care 81 200 hogs each day
and handle them in the coolers. It ~
the cooling that tests the capacity Of
packing houses.
The floors in these coolers are eli laid
with air spaces. made OF a superior quail
ity Of wood pulp paper. tasteless and
odorless so that IL will not favor the
meat The first layer Of the focr IL two
irch hard pine and then FIVE layers OF the
paper. with spaces between each layer.
and over all a smooth. hard floor.
These long chambers for hanging the
hogs are ten feet six inches high. The
brine pipe chambers. directly over chem.
are eleven feet high. The floors Of these
chambers are laid the same as those de-
scribed with the exception that they have
three one-lnch air spaces instead OF six.
They are covered with No. % galvanized
iron floor This floor Is provided With
not ana cold qlfit. NNlEN innAfef lfflFft
circulation a All times the heated air
going up on ono side and through the
cold brine pipes and down the cold air
chamber. This makes a continuous rircu-
Iati0n ard keeps the chill rooms dry ~
an times.
Some idea % the imueusity 81 TIE work
% DC done b. these ak ch1i rooms when
90 Is stated that each one u them cor- 4
tains - - feet % brine pipe. This Inn 4
rneuse cooling machine all enable the
operator 20 keep che rhin rooms az a
temperature ~ - degrees above zero ga 4
the year round IL desired
The Doid people have a right to % 4
proud q f1eir new pzckirg house. fer ~ 4
o. doubtful y one could - more coaF@n- 4
lerffv arranged There may 20 larger /
packing houses 60 this COUNTRY. hut fhfre F.
are none better and Il VIII ~ a great I
sav Tor wichita Wher the bix whistle
calls the Tlnld killing gang - work