The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-11
WILL BUILD BIG
PACKING HOUSE
Continued from Page 1.

800 acres in Davis county, just outside
the Salt Lake City boundary line, was
acquired at a cost of $4,000. The sum
of SO, 600 was spent additionally in the
construction of yards, having capacity
and facilities for feeding and watering
;, 600 cattle and 1000 horses daily; and
sheds for about the same number of
sheep and hogs were also built on plans
furnished by the Kansas City Stock
Yards company. The shielded yards
were f1oored , and the whole plant
drained with a sixteen-inch sewer sys-
tenn, as we'll as piped for water supplied
by a series Of strong artesian wells de-
veloped adjacent to its property by the
yards company.
The plant as built about fifteen years
ago was one of the most complete, ca
pacious and convenient for arrange
ment, as well as capably constructed, to
be found west of the Missouri river, but
its location lacked convenience from the
killers point of view and the former
owners have found it impossible to
assemble about the old location the
slaughtering interests of the city, or
induce the erection of a packing plant
in the absence of desirable transporta-
ton facilities.
Location of New Site.
All the property of the Union Stock
Yards will be transferred to the location
of the new plant. four and three-fourths
miles north of Salt Lake. This site is
considered ideal. because it is on the
principal lines running into the city 1t
is easily accessible to through freight
shipments, and will permit. WITHOUT de
lay, the reception of cattle, sheen and
hogs from all parts Of Utah and Idaho.
The capacity of the plant viii be 300
cattle, LOCO hogs and LOCO sheep daily:
While the plant will not be run to its full
capacity at first, it will be as soon as
practicable. At present it is estimated
there are $4,000 cattle and $4,000 sheep
and hogs feeding within a radius of 80
available for slaughter now, and as soon
as possible, will be disposed of. After
that the supply at a greater. distance
will be brought in to market
Initial Cost $4,000.
The initial cost of the new plant will
be S65 900. This amount will be spent on
the packing house and slaughtering de-
partments alone Some or the money
subscribed has been used in expenses
incident to the formation of the com
pany. A reserve fund of S50000 will be
kept in the treasury of the ~~rmpany to
meet exigencies. as well as for buying
stock at the opening of the concern.
Complete and modern in every detail
will be the new plant. The most ap-
proved ideas of architecture viii be car
ried out in the building. An Up-to-date
refrigerating and cold storage plant will
be installed together with departments
for handling by-prOducts.
Persons at the head of the new insti-
tuition state that no trust or cOmbina-
ton of money men will ever control the
concern. 1t will at all times. be a Utah
plant owned and operated by Utah peo-
pIe and for Utah products. AS n matter
of fact the great eastern packing con-
Germs will be fought by the Utah com
pany.
It is the hope of the founders that
the small dealers in the inteTmOuntain
territory will lend their support in the
fight to be waged soon. The Utah COM
pany Will be able to sell meat at a much
lower price than any eastern concerns
on account of the difference in freight
rates paid by each packer By catering
to the small trade I'm price and product
as well. it is the hone Of the new con-
Germ that it will be, able to get the small
dealers to cease doing any butchering
themselves ard rely solely on the pack
ing house entirely for supply.
VIII Lower Meat Price.
If this is done it is believed the price of
meat in the local market will be lower
by from one to three cents per pound
The cost of the finished product OF the
Utah company will be less than the
meats offered by any eastern competitor;
For this reason the retail butchers VIII
be enabled to sell at a less price than
heretofore, when most of the meats came
from San Francisco or the east.
Another fact to be considered in the
product TO be made by the new concern
is the one of graded meats A depart
ment will be installed at the plant where
the meat left after the choicest cuts
are taken from the cow or sheep Will be
sold at greatly reduced prices. This meat
is wholesome but cannot be sold for first
grade goods None of the graded meats
are now brought into Salt Lake as the
profit is not large enough TO warrant IT.
Those unable to buy the choicest meats
will be given an opportunity of get
ting good wholesome meat at a low price.
Good Times for Stockmen.
1t is declared by the men at the head
of the packing plant that the establish
ment of the concern in Salt Lake means
great prosperity and commercial develop
ment for the city and good times for the
farmers and cattle raisers.
A large force of men will OF necessity
be employed in the operation OF the plant
This will mean payroll Of several thOus-
and dollars month. The cattlemen and
farmers will share in the profits of the
concern to a very large extent, say the
projectors The same market price VIII
be paid in Salt Lake for cattle that is
now paid in eastern markets The loss
sustained by shippers to eastern markets
will not be possible here. however, so
that the result will, in reality be larger
profit than cattlemen now have in the
sales of their stock. Freight rates to
Salt Lake are much less than to Omaha
or Kansas City. This is another source
of added profit to the shipper
Will Establish Exchange.
1t is the intention of the heads of the
new concern to establish at the stock
wards small exchange for commission
men, traders and shippers. Here Will be
located a telegraph office at which in
Simultaneous reports and quotation from
New York, Chicago, Kansas City and
Omaha will be received. 1t is also plan
ned to erect at the stock yards and near
the plant. a small hotel for the accommO-
dation of those who have business with
the new concern. A new cCmmissiHl
house will soon make its appearance, it
is stated This will work to the advant-
age of the shippers who wish to dispose
of their stock quickly.
While the stock yards in the main
will be a part of the packing company,
the ownership of the former will be
vested in a company separate from the
organization conducting the packing
plant This will be done sc as to obviate
the possibility of any hint at monopoly
of the cattle industry Were the packing
company to conduct the stock yards
many shippers would think themselves
at the mercy Of the company, and bound
therefore to sell in the local market at
the price set by the packing company.
IT is the intention of the promoters of
the packing company to dispose of the
output of the plant in the immediate
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