The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-07
.PAC.NN|G HOUSES
T01BE B B ] \ /.
Forbes Company to Eject
Two New, Modern and
up-to-D date PLANTS.
WILL HAVE LARo { G APA A I. \
Cost 81 Buildings Will u 2 $125,-
~ ork Now Going ~
On

Inv, i s. Forbes 4 Company nre&erecttng
two packing houses at Tenth and Byrd
Streets, III III addition to the one " being
built ut Tenth and Canal Streets, tho
latter OF which Is to be leased TO- the
National Packing Company Of Gu lcago.,s
8ts It is stated that when these two nddi--s.
4tional buildings arc completed they VIII
sconstltute tho largest and most competc
packing plant ;;nS tho South. The build
ings Will cover the south half OF the
square lying between Cannl and Byrd, u
Tenth ana Eleventh Streets, and Will
contain over t43, 600 square foe t OF floor
space N III Ss 3a$ ss8 ls$ vi
tS Material Of Plants.
IF Reinforced concrete and steel girdersi
Will be tho material used, making the
buildings fireproof. The concrete walls
have already Been started, and 5000 bar.
Brcis of cement Will DO used II NAL lng
$refrigoratng machinery mud power fOi,s
running the plant Will .be located !, sand
the celiaf Will be fitted for the storing
sofilard, toil and other similar arsiclessfi5.
s. TO Connect the Buildings.
Gwo electric fr\| ght elevators will con
meet the two buildings 50 that goods may
be transferred from ono to the otherwithS
hardly any hand Ing. NJ The buildings Will
also be connected with chutos$ and eleVa-E
tors connecting the different floors.
u The greater part OF tho work Will be
Sdone itjSt the tenth street bull Ing. 81 his
viii bo SIX stories high, while the other
will Ebe five stories. The basement and
sub ba sement OF this main building will
be glvcn over to the storage OF different
preserved meats The general shipping
department and one OF the most 1nUder1
equipped 5refrigeratots In the country will
30 on the third floor. All sof the refrlg-
Grating rooms in the plantIwill be In
sulated With sheet cork four inches thick.
to prevent sudden change OF temperature.
Handling the Meats.
THE ofllces and the lard and & ackage
store rooms will he located on the Sfourth,
floor The offices will be- q the most
modern arrangement. The INV q e l$s8fi oor
will be givenS#t to the rcfrigeratlng cool
2ersts;wlIere all the slaughter meat WI
be chilled before being cut up and pre-
ed forFsh pment. 81, @@a5 IS
lfOn9the ton floor the hogs will be cut
sup and distributed. This department VIII
be connected with every curing chill rootr
in "A tho plant by galvanized chutes.
through which various meats can be sent
with little handling. # !. \,
8 Wilder and Davis, of II chicago Win
Architect Carl Ruehrmund, Of RI
drew the plans. and sspeci1cat lions OF tho
buildings. The concrete work on the
Tenth street building. is being . done
byf or,tractor ". r.. voitch, OF "a South
sixth street and Mr. VII Flppen, ais
superlntetding the day labor ~ the 2 yr ~
Street building. ]. 5,sS5
4 Cost st the Building 5sS
8 All ofsthes contracts have not yet been
let ,5sbut It Is estimated TINT the 70 west
cost Of the buildings will be $l2b. OoO.5$ Mr..
Forbes hopes to move Into the new p 1'l,E'
by the first Of the year. "a I.
IA Mr.. Forbes I'd Id that the new plant was
necessary, be cause his company had out-
grown the old one. Iie stated that, tne
capacity OF the new plant would be sl,ooo
hogs per day, a the very least, and that
more could be cared for, necessary,
Ho considers that the plant Will be tho
largest md best equipped In the S 20