The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-10-28
BIG Plant
NOW READY
MEAT PACKING HOUSE is COM
PLETE IN EVERY
DETAIL.

The Wala Walla Meat and Cold
Storage company's packing plant but
recently completed. represents one of
the most complete and thoroughly
equipped packing houses in the north
west.
Through the courtesy of w. P.
Moore, foreman of the plant repre-
sentative of the Statesman was es-
corted through the big building, and
thus an insight to the workings of the
complicated machinery was gained.
One of the most important features
of the building and the one which is
readily recognized by person familiar
with institutions of this nature, is the
exactness, and the completeness of ar
rangement. The building is constructed
of the best quality of brick. the found
ation and walls being of extra heavy.
reinforced concrete. The interior of the
building is well lighted. and the sani-
tary conditions are of the very best.
Readers of the Jungle who, be-
fore the great packing house story was
thrown at the public. were content
with the mere fact that, meat was
meat" would be we'll repaid by visit
to Walla Walla's new industry. From
the killing floor to the big coolers, and
thence 10 the shipping floor, the meat
ic in Stric 1an
the rules and regulations as laid down
by the government. Every piece of
meat before going through the many
processes is carefully inspected. AS
an example of the rigid government
law the hog is inspected before
shacl<led and placed on the big wheel
which carries it to the killing floor
From the wheel it is transferred to
trolley and thence to the "sticker"
After being properly bled. the animal is
placed in the scalding tank and care
fully scraped 1t is then placed on
the trolley, again inspected and after
being split is ready for the cooler
The pork cooling floor occupies a
space of 22x44 feet. The large room is
kept at a temperature of "a or 35 de-
grees From the coolers the hogs are
cut and shipped according to orders
Everything Used.
Here, The same as in larger packing
houses in the east, every part of the
animal, with the possible exception of
the "squeel," is utilized. In the base
| oil
ready for the market The flesh of the
animal no. used for the markets, is
placed in the fertilizer and furnishes
product for this depar ment
Two large rooms in the basement are
used as sweet pickle rooms where the
bacons and hams are placed in a
specially prepared solution. They re-
main in these watts for a. least p DAVIS
and are then skivered. placed on the
trolley or rec carrier and transferred
TO the smoke house. Before ard after
the hams and bacOns are placed in
smoke they are inspected. The inspec-
tors prod is accurate and whenever the
oder is bad or even uncertain, the
piece is thrown out.
Not only is the pork carefully in
spected, but the beef as WE'LL and even
every liver bears the government
stamp before going to the markets.
Government Is Particular
The basement is also occupied by
the canning department, and it is in
this room that the lard receives its last
treatment and placed in cans. The
sweet pickle department which is not
vet complete, now holds about $4,000
mans and ar. equal number of s'hel-
He's. twenty-five large galvanized
tanks with a capacity of $4,000 gall
Ions each will be ms allied in this room
during the present season.
The government is very strict about
everything" said Mr.. Moore. '.The
wooden pals used for carrying meat,
and other purposes, will soon be re-
placed by galvanized pals. In fact the
government requires galvanized iron
Wherever fresh meat is deposited The
benches and tables will all be galvan-
lied as soon as possible
Every evening the tables and floors
are carefully washed. After the men
finish their work in the evening. a
government employee commonly known
as the tiger" inspects the entire
plaht Should he discover table.
bench or tool unclean. he immediately
places his stamp of disapproval on the
article and the article so stamped can
not be used until it is thoroughly
clean"
1t is estimated that from so to $50
people will be employed in the plant
when the machinery is running at its
fullest capacity. and several additional
machines are installed. The lard re-
hnery will alone furnish employment
Tor a dozen men. and additional helm
will be required throughout the plant
The killing capacity of the hog de-
partment is about $50 day. while the
number of beefs average about %.