Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-22

1t has been pointed out to the business
and professional men who are conducting
the Greater Washington BEEN that the re-
cent meat scandals in Chicago and else
where have worked in favor of the estab-
lishment here of several large abattoirs
for the slaughter and preparation of cat
tie for shipment to Maryland, Virginia and
other southern states. in addition to sup
| plying the local market with meats
The present abattoir al Benning is said
to be conducted on a model basis, and that
cleanliness is one of its chief character
istics 1t Is suggested In this connection
that the Benning plant might be enlarged
and meat trade with the south gained
before the establishment of any other
plants is attempted.
AS this city is regrded as the gateway
TO the SOUTH, and as the hauls of prepared
meat products to the southern states will
be much shorteImthan from the west and
the cost of refrigeration much less in con-
sequence, these are regarded as strong
points in favor of the creation of the plants
In question. OF course, it is said, many of
the cattle Will have to be shipped from the
west, but the cost of the shipment of live
freight from the western states as COM
pared with the shipment of refrigerated
meats will not bear comparison, the cost
OF the latter traffic being much greater.
In connection with the abattoir project
refrigerator service to the south is
being discussed, the freight one way to be
refrigerated meats, while the return freight
might be tropical fruit and southern veg
etables and fish.
Clean and Healthy Meats.
meat dealer who is interested in the
proposed creation of one or more abat-
toirs In this city said that another guar
antee that the consumers of the cattle
slaughtered here would receive clean and
healthy meats would be the fact that the
Ii
very eye of the Department Of Agricul-
ture, with its meat inspection service.
Mr.. Charles E. Howe, secretary of the
Shippers Association, suggested last even
ing that the large former butterine fac
tory building at Langdon, d. c., might
be utilized for some other manufacturing
purpose He added that the structure Is
a commodious one. we'll adapted for many
purposes. and that, best of all, 1t Is located
Immediately alongside of the tracks of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
1t was also stated that the butterine
company probably went out of business be-
cause of lack of proper freight facilities,
and because 1t had been squeezed by the
butterine trust
Referring to the proposed location of
large tobacco factory in or near this city,
Mr.. Nathan Sickle of 1011 Pennsylvania
avenue who recently Joined the Jobbers
and Shippers Association, said to Star
reporter last evening that the matter could
be accomplished. he believed. with but
little difficulty. and the raw tobacco could
be shipped here from the nearby tobacco
fields Of Maryland and Virginia.
Wholesale Jobhing Houses.
Mr.. Sickle also said he did not believe
1t would be necessary for the creators OF
| Greater Washington to go outside of the
| District at the beginning and invite out
siders to come here and invest their money
IT, r.g.
| opinion that there is plenty of unoccupied
| capital here to start the ball a-rolling,"
and that when the outside capitalists see
that Washington is in dead earnest In this
| matter 1t viii not be necessary to seek for
| eign capital. as 1t viii flow in of Its own G.
| cord like water running down HILL" He
believes IL will be good policy at the out
/ set to form local stock companies for the
/ purpose of creating the necessary whole
sale establishments to put the movement
on It's feet.
1t will perhaps be one Of the first purposes
OF the board of directors of the new asse-