New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-02
Bull DING DESPITE REFUSAL.
SWIFT & co MAY GO TO THE COURTS
TO FORCE HEALTH BOARD
pFRMIT
PERMIT.

The action of Swift & Co. in proceeding with the
work Of excavating the strip of land on the east
side Of First-ave. between Forty-fourth ana boi'!
fifth SITS, preparatory 10 erecting a large sid
house despite the refusal Of the Health board 10
issue a permit has given rise TO the pelei among
the wholesale butchers in that locality that the
company after completing its plant, will prins suit
in the courts to compel the health authorizes "
issue the necessary permission for eperdti"S '''0
plant The permit denied in January a1ter :"
public hearing covering several days, in WHICH '
Women,s Health Protective Association ana me
Rev Or David II. CIR appeared in opposition 10
the plan.
For several years Swift 90. maintamed a
slaughter house at Fifty-nnth-st and Norih ttlEe'
Their lease expired recently. and before they hao
an opportunity Of renewing it the property was
sold to the Rapid Transit Subway construction
Company to he used for poWerf0dS" III l'il9
plaut Swift & Co. slaughtered twenty-five hundred
cattle every week II is their purpose 10 Siaus''I
as many in the new plant. in fi1s'-aNe II i "'
drrstood that the company has consulted couhStl
and been assured that will compel tn"
health authorities to issue permit lhere Is i"
large slaughter house on either side OF the 7Ni''
property At First-ave, and FortY-hfth-st- Is '"t
slaughter house Of schwarzschnd K Sulzb"rGer
where three thousand cattle are slansh'"re" ana
prenared for the consumer every week. At Forty
fourth-st Is the plant of the United Dressed Bel
Company where about one thousand rattl" are
killed each week From this point along Fir<'-
ave q FOrty-SeCOnd-St. there SeNerAi otH'i
smaller slaughter houses. The Strengthening Is car
rled on under the most modern sanitary re5u!A-
lions and there is absolutely no bad "dor about
any of the houses. on the site OF the new swift
slaughter house cattle have been killed IN large
numbers for the last thirty yedrs 1t Is the policy
however Of the Health Board to refuse 10 renew
old permits and ultimately drive out Of the city
limits all slaughter houses. This. according 70
wholesale butchers. will have the effect OF per
manentIy increasing the price of beef and Of MAX
ing useless various parts of the bullock such as
trpe liver and lights. which VIII not remain fresh
long enough To be transported distance or hIe'h
miles from the suburbs, where all slaughter houses
would be compelled go These articles are no"
sold TO the poor people Of the East Side at 10"
price and make acceptable food when fresh
Plans for ali slaughter houses must be approved
bv the Board of Health before they may be
operated Health Commissioned Lederle has n"
Official knowledge that Swift x Co. are pr"c+edlhE
with work on their plant but he has heard that
hey are exclvating and intend to build 1t is con
lrIVablr nc believes. th5t tht company VI I'm
rete its building and then ask Tor perniI ana
Board Of II raltA and the citizens who oppose me
When the swift permit was refused Armour q CO.
sent representatives tho Board of Health To IN
qEire IN what section slaughter nous MomIn I ne
allowed The company was told 10 go soneWhtre
fourth-st to Forty eventh-st-, along the North
River, has beer set aside by the chaTtrr as a
slaughter house district. but there is no aNaao'e
space there for newcomers
Hugo Rerthold general manager of Sch~arz-
erhId & Sulzbergar conceive of no good Tea-
son why Swift K CO. should ne barred from operdt-
ing q slaughter house in First-aVe. II" believes
that with Swift & Co Strengthening in the city com
petition would be increased and the price OF Dee
diminished The present high price OF cattle ne
attributes to the scarcity OF corn.
Corn sold last year in Kansas City at D cents
A buShel. while this year the little that was grown
brings 80 cents bushel." said Mr. B"rthold +" a
-Tri1IIna r.portrr Yesterday. There plenty Of
lean cattle to be mad in the West, but It does not
pay TO bring them to Ncw-Y ork. on" hundred
poiInas on the hoof makes only nry-nve pounds
ut up When the price OF live stock Increases TWO
ants a mound IL means a Of four cents in beef
The prize. Is high HoW. but il IS bound TO 70
good deal higher until the next corn crop is mar
vested until The grass fed cattle ar" shipped, IN
September and October.
MIR Rerihold SCOTS At tine idea Of organlza-
-i,, Of retail butchers slaughter and prcpdr"
their own cattle. The retail butchers, he says
understand the cause for the Increased prlc" or
beef. and having had no experience in slaughter
ing would be reluctant tn invest their money in
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