Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-03
RESIGN
SUPERINTENDENT F. j. BULLOCK
AND w. H. o'MALLEY, OF NOR.
RELL & co. QUIT.
Former Has Served Thirty Years WITH
Local Packing Flrm-Latter Began
Work Twenty-slx Years Aso-Have
Figured Prominently In Its Success.

After thirty years continuous serv.
Ice with the firm Of John Morrell 81
Co. Ltd, Superintendent Fred j. Bull.
lock has rendered his resignation to
take effect April l, 1905. Along with
Mr.. Bullock, William O'Malley.
foreman Of the killing and
cutting department, rendered his resig.
nation. Mr.. O'Malley will leave the
services Of the company the middle
OF the present month, after having
served twenty-six years. AS yet no
successors have been appointed to re.
place Mr.. Bullock and Mr., O'Malley.
With these designations, John Morrell
& Co.. Ltd, lose two Of Its veteran
employees. Two men who have grown
up with the Ottumwa plant, who have
inquired quite prominently in the sue.
cess the plant now enjoys and who are
skilled In the operation Of a packing
plant. Mr.. Bullock resigns because Of
Ill health. He will remain unoccupied
until fall, enjoying a rest Of which he
is so much in need. Mr.. O'Malley. too.
will enjoy rest, after which he will
become associated with other parties.
Bullock's Career.
Fred j. Bullock became associated
with John Morrell & Co, Ltd. thirty
years ago in Chicago. After working
there for one year or until 1877. he
came to this city and took charge Of
the cutting and killing department Of
the then small packing house Az the
firm prospered, the buildings and con.
veniences expanded, and as new addi.
lions and departments were added Mr.
Bullock because Of his excellent abili.
Ties as packing house man. was Civ.
en- charge Of various departments He
managed the smoke house and had
complete charge of the smoked meat
department for several years. Then
the foreign packing department was
placed IN his charge. He had charge
| OF this important department Of the
piant until SIX and one-half years ago.
when he succeeded P. 3. HenneberrJ
as general superintendent of the entire
plant.
In the capacity Of superintendent
Mr.. Bullock has served the company
well. His expert knowledge Of the
business. together with his executive
qualifications, equipped him excellentk
~ for this responsible position. Mr.
Bullock has been fair and just emf
ployer, never asking his men to per-
form that which was unreasonable, yet
demanding that every man perform
his duties as best he could. The sys.
tenn OF curing meats at the plant Isl
said to be an idea OF Superintendent
Bullock's. That the cure stands flrst
among all others was attested at the
ST. Louis exposition, when F. ]. Bull.
lock. as collaboration with John MorrelI
q Co, Ltd, was awarded gold medal
for the exhibit Of Morrell products.
During Mr.. Bullocks administration
as superintendent, many improvements
have been made, notably among which
was the erection Of a. large cold stor.
age warehouse, a warehouse for salt
and an addition of two stories to the
smoke house.
Credit Due o'MaIley.
For the past twenty-six years, Wm.,
O'Malley has been employed in the
killing and cutting department Of the
local plant. For the past fifteen years.
4 he has had charge Of this department,
Under his careful management, the
i cutting and killing Of hogs has been
reduced almost to a science. and this
/ department Of the local plant stands
other plants. He was instrumental In
/ fitting the department with the band
saw system Of cutting hogs. This inns
portant appliance is used in very few.
packing houses, but it so much facili-
tates the work in the local plant, that
its use is very necessary. The loss
of Mr.. Bullock and Mr.. O'Malley will
be keenly felt by the large army of
employees at the packing house.
/ While it is the popular belief that
Harry Foster who has been acting In
/ the capacity of assistant superintend.
ent will be made superintendent,
and Will Foster, will be promoted
to a higher position, President T. D..
Foster refused to make any announce.
ment as to the successors OF Mr., Bull.
lock and Mr.. O'Malley.