Bisbee daily review., 1907-08-21
SONORA PACKING
 PLANT ID BE IMMENSE
Finest and Most Complete Establishment of the Kind in the Southwest NearS Com pletion in Cananea,

F. A. Tovrea returned to the city last evening from Cananea, where he was for several days looking after the work of construction on the i'm mense new plant of the Sonora Pack ing Company. Into the building which will house this plant there has already been put over $150,00O. represented in many cars of cement and steel, and in the labor of over 100 men, who have been constantly employed during the last several months. The building is the finest reinforced ce- ment structure ever put up in the southwest
 Yesterday they commenced putting the roofing on the three main stories of the building. Many barrels of pitch, cement and other roofing mat erials will be used in this work. The fourth story which extends over a
 part of the building, will not be roof ed until later. certain machinery
 equipment being awaited for insta'la-
 tion before this work can be under
 taken to advantage.
 By the middle of next month the big building will be finished so far ! as external appearances are concern ed. On the interior, however. there ! will still remain an immense amount of work to be done in the installation
 of machinery and the completion oi details of construction. MT. Toyrea and his staff of assistants have ac complished a great deal in the work ! they have done, but when they have | the job finished and off their hands | they will have to their credit the big
 gest and most complete piece of struc
 tural and equipment work that has
 been done to this time in the south
 west by private interests outside ol the mining industry.
 Present expectation is that the
 plant will be ready to start up in
 some important departments early in
 October. but it is not probable that it will be working in all departments
 and turning out the high grade meat products for which it is being fitted 1 before some time in November or De l cember. These products are destined to find not only a wide market in Mex ico but through excellence and con-
 venience to the trade. are bound to find place in the trade of all the southwest.
 In Mexico the tremendous activity which is now highly in evidence
 throughout the northern portion of the republic. an instance of which is afforded in the fact that the South ern Pacific is at this time constructing six different lines of railroad, means an enormous market for the products
 of the Cananea plant. which will re- place uncertain supplies which are now perfOrce depended upon from na- tiyes The plant will start with the killing of 100 head of cattle daily
 beside many hogs and sheep. At present there are about fifty head Of cattle killed by the company daily for the Cananea trade. IL is conservative ly estimated that with double the
 present rate of slaughtering there will not be enough output within a short
 time to provide the great demands of the country which is being placed in
 close touch with Cananea by the new | railroad building, notably Cumpas. all of the Yaoui River country, the Sierra | Madres. Guaymas, MaZatlan, Guadala- | jara and many other intermediate points of large importance from the trade standpoint, to say nothing of the great railroad camps which are
 employing thousands of men.
 The activities of the packing plant ! which will commence in October will
 begin with soap making, for which there has already been a considerable
 stock of material saved. Just now
 the company Is puzzling itself for a
 name for the leading brand of soap
 which it will put. out. In order to secure suggestions a reward of $50
 has been offered by the management | for the most attractive name which
 may be suggested. The competition
 is open everywhere, so if you want
 to earn $50 give the Sonora Packing Company the cue to a popular, catchy soap appellation. At the present time the company has about eight cars of its machinery on hand and either 1 erected or in course of erection. Many more cars are on the way. The work
 of getting such machinery as is in
 hand in position Is being crowded with
 all rapidity.
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