The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-25

makes the ones at home look tiny by
comparison
Smoking Process.
The smoke-house is located in the
basement or at least the place where
the fires are built to make the neces-
sGry smudge are, but the hams and
ether meats to be smoked are sent
into the smoke chute by means of
iron bars on the third floor and the
entrance when closed is composed of
iron sectional doors. When the
smoking process is completed the
meat is withdrawn in the same way
and sent to its next department
Big cauldrons for rendering lard
are numerous and the lard purifying
machine was another novel sight to
nest Of the visitors The lard is
passed by steam pressure through
thirty pieces of cloth in the big device
used as strainer and every little
piece of sediment is thus removed.
The machine itself is very intricate
piece of mechanism.
All the bones and refuse are cooked
and passed through a grinding ma
chine and are then taken down
through chute into the fertilizer
room in the basement by means of
trolley. AS is generally known fer
tilizer is much sought by farmers and
it commands a good price at the fer.
tilizer factories.
In the basement is the refrigerat-
ing plant where small pinch pipes are
made to look like 12-inch by the thick
coating OF heavy white frost around
them. Great quantities of sugar
cured hams and bacon are stored In
this department.
There is little or no waste and no
rse of surplus labor about the estab-
lishment all departments and the
power being arranged so as to call for
as little handwork as possible, a
most desirable hygienic condition
Modern Engine Room.
The engine room Is located in the
basement and is equipped with a IS
ton refrigerating machine and 35-
lilcwatts electric engine which is
about equivalent to 35-horse power |
Tho intricate parts Of the machinery |
are kept bright and shining under the |
careful direction Of Harry Eichof. |
the engineer Of the plant. who re
Gently terminated twenty years eli
faithful service in Il like capacity ,
with the Distilled Water Ice Manu-
featuring company.
Messrs. Eberhardt Bucher. W b ,
histlewood. Alex. S. Fraser and n |
Goldsmith VINO comprise the E
Bucher Packing company were as
sisted by their employees in escortiag
tho visitors over the plant Each /
guest received as a souvenir" three
slices Of Buoher's fine bacon dainti'y
wrapped in waxed tissue paper
At I o'clock the prizes were award
ed and the great crowd thronged tie
bic first floor factory room.> Mir.
Fraser conducted the drawing the
numbers being taken from box by
a child.
The Prize-winners.
The first prize. quarter of beef
vas won by Mrs. +. E. Cox; the sec
nd a whole pig By Mrs. J. ".
piddy No $50 was the winner Of
be third prize one Of Bucher's hams.
md No. 1875, the fourth prize. side Of
3rcher's breakfast bacon bat ire
ucky holders Of these two tickets
vere not present when the drawing
COX place They are entitled II. and
sill receive the prizes on presen,a.
icn # their tickets.
Tha 9th prize was Won b. Mrs A.
5er- It was a 2ole can Of Bucher's
L. ight the Lufi1css men Of
'airo were entertained Fl the plant
nj there WIS another Dig crowd. 4
eruiiful luncheon Of hot wiener
-ursis farc~ Winds Of ngl'e and
ana Sandwiches. celery and soda u
-7far was served 81
The f. Bucher ~ king company
- "ausa To- -" proud # tho success Ii
I its open house to the Cairo pub C
{ and the public in turn is Justly N