Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-14

hogs continuously however purchases
on the hoof accumulate IN their hands
while awaiting their turn IN the chill
rooms, entaillng loss Of weight and
deterioration Of quality, as well as much
expense for maintenance, These are
dead loss features unavoidable under
present methods TINT viii be- entirely
removed by substituting q modern fla
clllties plant OF suitable proportions,
the need OF which is freely sensed by
every one familiar through contact with
the situation, and II TIE project of es-
tablishing a home market and packing
house Is encouraged az this time by the
Real Estate exchange, Commercial club.
press, and other institutions devoted to
the trade expansion Of the city and the
producing capabilities OF the state by
discussion and a pledge Of moral sup
port, the desired utilities viii be forth
coming.
WHAT SALT LAKE NEEDS.
Salt Lake needs n packing house to-
day with a capacity for 500 cattle, 1000
sheep and almost as many hogs, with
such plant Utah cattle and sheep
could be killed when they are fattened,
and the carcasses held until they are
In their nttest condition for the con-
sumers use. The latter would profit in
getting meat OF better quality which
had cost the killers less money al
though producers would have realized
better net prlcess for their supplies.
There can be no competition between
local killers and the big fellows while
the former lack facilities to prepare
their offerings economically. Win
these provided, there can and VIII be,
TO the great advantage Of both con-
sumner and producer and the tremen-
dous expansion OF the trade OF this Sec
ton. As suggestion Of the latter,
fully ten carloads Of meat are required
weekly TO supply Bingham Tintc,
Park city ogden and nearby places
that draw upon Salt Lake heavily FOR
their fresh meats at present 20 say
nothing Of Grand Junction, Butte san
Francisco and big places on the sound
that use our surplus Oh the hoof ana IN
the carcass when they can get It, quar-
ity and price right, At seasons Of the
year. with the supplies az hand from
THIS center, the fresh meat distrlbu-
ton among the latter points could pe
increased 10 many times its present
proportions, and that without rate re-
visions favorable to Salt Lake when
may be expected from our local rail-
ways upon a proper presentation or
such demand. And IN connection
with the latter II can be said In spite
OF popularity expressed opinions TO the
contrary, that the tendency or tarlH
changes az they are being made 10
conform TO interstate commerce com
mission requirements, are assuring
greater protection TO intermediary To-
Gated operators than they have hither-
TO enjoyed This measure OF fairness
will be increased rather than diminish
ed, as recent history conclusiYely es-
tablishes. and Salt Lake Will presently
have not only $40 per steer dinerehtiaI
In It's favor by being up against lhe
point where the steer has grown, but
fairly equal distributive rates for us
carcass and manufactured product
shipments as well.
THE ST. JOE MARKET.
II is probably needless to further
point out the advantages Of market
and It's adiuncts would have for SAT-
Lake. They have built anneNes OF
large population and great wealth to
cities elsewhere since their establish
ment without an exception. AT south
81. Joseph where the last regular
market was opened the daily journal IN
recently printed article described the
formal opening of the new Hammond
plant witnessed by the mayor ana city
council, as follows;
"The visitors were shown through
every department, from the killing
beds down to the chill room, The IN
trioate working OF the vast machinery
and the method Of operation were eK-
planned In every detail TO the CITY
solons, who gained n broader knoWl-
edge OF the magnitude OF great mod-
ern packing plant and the relative I'M
portance OF the immense packing IN
dustry to Greater St Joseph, The con
1dence OF the management OF the
Hammond Packing company In st, Jo-
seph Is manifest in the fact that IN
stead OF increasing the capacity of the
new plant one-thlrd, as originally m
tended after the burning OF the old
plant last July, the daily capacity has
been increased 10 more than one-halt'
South St, Joseph has built up In the
last five or six years to town Of prob
ably 1000 people, within which period
several millions Of dollars have been
nut into improvements as a result OF
lis livestock trade and packing houses,
and from the above quotation 1t may
be gathered that due regard ~ pelng
given to its commercial Importance
No needful announcement is now lack
ing at that market to further enlarge
operations. The whole town rs devoted
to it's expansion, and is watchful for
every opportunity to promote the well
fare of the livestock and packing trade
And elsewhere general business inter-
ests are keenly aggressive IN their ef-
forts to protect and extend established
industries of this character.
They would be equally appreciatiye
and sympathetic here II the trade value
and other advantages Of market were
demonstrated. The time Is ripe for its
establishment and Il now seems fairly
certain that through energetic agita-
ton OF the subject by this exchange q
great need OF the 100 600 consumers OF
this city win be supplied before the
FIRST Of next october.
st. Joe results cannot be attained in
Salt Lake I'm the same length of time, |
hut the erection Of a packing house and |
the establishment Of a market will I'M
insure the employment Of a
increased force Of skilled |
workmen, and within the year VIII add |
a hundred working dependents TO the !
home making population Of Great salt |
Lake,