Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-16

ings, ground and other improvements up
to this time is about 81 10000
Instead of keeping the cattle as they
arrive in close hot pens on the ground, or
in cellars, as is sometimes the case in other
abattoirs, the cattle are driven as soon
as they arrive up inclines TO cattle pens
on the roof OF the building, where they are
watered and fed and allowed to rest, so as
TO get over the fever and heat of their
long journey. Alongside OF the incline
for the cattle runs an elevated walk for
the men who drive them. An ingenious
instrument has been invented for use by
the men, with which. by simply touching
them they can give them slight electric
shock and thus urge them forward II
goads were used with spikes In the end
It would result in wounds which would
make the rabbis reject the animals.
Two large white steers named Jim AMI
Ike, in honor Of two men who have been
prominent in the new enterprise. have
been trained to lead droves of cattle up the
inclines to the pens on the roof They are
60 accustomed TO the work that when
placed I'm front OF the incoming droves they
move steadily up the incline. followed by
their unsuspectng victims. The floor OF
the roof pens is composed Of vitrifed brick
with tight joints and Is well drained so
that it can be readily cleansed with water
from a hose The manure from the roof
is removed by means Of an iron chute lend-
ing to metal bins on the ground floor.
The killing Floors.
The main killing floor. In the NTH story.
has killing beds, which are all Of blue
stone. with tight joints, thoroughly water
proof and nonabsorbent, The walls are of
enamel brick. The ceiling is high and the
room is light and well ventilated, After be-
ing killed the animals are cut up in this
room and the different parts placed on
hooks, which are attached 10 overhead
troleys and sent to the elevators, from
which they are lowered TO the different
cold storage apartments on the various
floors BY means of steel chutes the heads,
feet and pelts are transported from the
killing beds to steel tanks on the first floor.
on the NTH moor Is the rabbis' dressing
room. the government inspectors rooms,
shower baths and lsvatories. There are
fourteen killing beds on this floor and each
is provided with a friction hoist for sling
ing the cattle and a double friction hoist
for dropping the animal and lifting IT, with
the spreaders. ready 10 be split washed
and taken to the chill room on the fourth
floor. All the hoists are electrically driven
by six hfteen-horse power electric motors.
Each Killing pen has capacity or 10
cattle daily, making the total number 81
cattle that can be killed daily In all pens
2SO, or 500 for six week days.
The NTH mezzanine floor contains pens
for small stock, killing block and toilets.
This floor occupies only about one-han OF
the area OF the building forming a gallery
on the north and west sides Of the main
killing floor.
The fourth story contains the fat picking
department. chill rooms and refrgerating
machines There are on this floor three
patent air coolers, one l0O-ton capacity
and two siNty-ton capacity. with an in
dependent fan and electric motor for
each, and all pumps, tanks and ammonia
connections. Each cooler is enclosed IN
sheet metal construction and is directly
connected 10 the air duct system through
out the cold storage rooms. As soon as
| the eIeeTie fans are started the air is