Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-29
sentous Packing COMPANY


! In the recent agitation concerning the
mSthods Of packing houses in the slaugh-
ter and preparation of cattle sheep.
hogs, etc, for the market, the local plants
came in for their share Of investigation
ana criticism
There is always lot of indlsdiminate
accusation In an agitation Of this sort.
and numbers Of people allow themselves
| to he influenced by hysterical penny-a-
liners who need the money and must
write about something. Pure foods are a
necessity, and proper legislation to insure
these should be enforced. No reputable
establishment would object to regular
inspection by properly authorized officials;
In fact, they rather court such, for no
advertisement Is so great or powerful as
a certificate showing Cleanly methods
and perfect sanitation.
In the preparation of foods for the mar
ket there are always some establishments
which employ lax methods and cheap
help. In Los Angeles however, where
manufacturing plants are not huddled to-
gether, where buildings are new, plumbing
sanitary and plenty of water, fresh air
and skilled labor-which is not cheap and
uncleanly-are available. there is no ex-
cuse for unsanitary conditions existing I'm
mills, factories or packing houses, and
little does exist.
AS an instance of this we will give
short description of the methods en-
ployed by the Sentous Packing company
In the preparation of their products.
This company is one of the best and most
favorably known in Southern California.
besides being one Of the most successful.
No expense has been spared by this
firm in the equipment of their immense
plant and salesrooms. All the latest inn
proved methods for the slaughtering and
dressing of cattle are in force, and the
plant is modern In every respect.
The present company was organized last
September, although the successor Of an
plant has been built at Sentous station,
on the Los Angeles Pacific electric line.
and special refrigerator cars and splen-
did Transportation facilities allow the
products of this plant to reach the local
market in good condition with no delays
in transit.
Since the completion of the plant at
SentOus station the business of this COM
pany has more than doubled. The ca
pacity of this immense plant Is $50 cattle.
200 sheep, 150 hogs and calves a day. The
working force at the plant Is fifty compe
tent. skilled men, Located in an unpopu
lated section, the Sentous plant is not
cramped for space and plenty Of fresh
ozone from the Pacific keeps things about
the plant sweet and fresh.
The salesrooms. located at $40 San Fer
nando street, are equipped with electric
fans and electric cooling apparatus and
only one days supply is kept on hand a t
this place. The various departments, such
as the dressing rooms for lamb, beef, etc,
and sausage rooms are clean and sup
piled with every modern device for hand
ling the products of the plant. force
of twenty-five men is employed at the
saleSrooms and constant scene of actiV-
ty is going on all the time. Most of the
leading hotels, restaurants and butchers
obtain their supplies from the Sentous
company -Four salesmen on the road in
crease the orders to a great extent. All
the towns of Southern California and
even into Arizona obtain much of their
meat supply from this company. Three
buyers are engaged in travelling buying
the fattest, l1ealthiest cattle hogs and
sheep, all homegrown, fed on fresh green
stuff those n
dition when they reach the plant are
slaughtered
The officers of the Sentous Packing
company are men of experience and are
highly esteemed in this community. j. d.
Ryan is PRESIDENT A. c. Harper, vice
president, and Charles T Rowland Is sec
retary and treasurer The manageme ent
of the city salesrooms devolves upon Mr..
Howland and the success that has re-
warded his efforts must be very crafty
ing to the gentleman.
The people of city are absolutely de-
pendent on the great organizations that
furnish their food supplies.
1t is of great moment and Importance
best products possible. The welfare and
prosperity of the people depend upon the
food they consme. 1t is, therefore.
pleasure and a duty to indorse the Sem
touS Packing company whose methods
are modern, sanitary and following the
lines of common sense. People need not
hesitate to use the products of this es-
tablishment. All that money, study and
science can do to render a plant abso-
lutely sanitary has beeen accomplished at
this modern, well conducted plant.