The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-04-25

cellar is what is known as the pickl-
ing room. Gallons and gallons of rich.
creamy lard will pour into the cellar
n a hot liquid stream. where it will
be caught in pals at the mouth. of
spout. r.
Just off the killing room on the
south is the smoke Shaft. This is made
of brick and will be three stories nigh
and will hold from 10000 to $4,000
sides of bacon or hams. The sausage
chimney is alongside. The sausages
are swung into this already hung on
hugh iron racks so, they need not be
touched by ,land.
Downstairs, as upstairs. the temper
allure will be kept way down" even in
summer time by coils of refrigerating
ripes which will lie along the ceiling.
Six inches of cinders are now being
spread on the gravel which covers the
ground. They are to serve as a nom
CONDUCTOR Of heat, or cOlr rather, so
that the inward chilliness may not be
lost in the outward torridness of a July
day. Four inches of concrete will
cover the cinders.
A special continuance will be in
stalled for swinging hams. ETC.. up
from the cellar where they are divided
up, directly into the smoking shaft.
There will be a loading platform
just off the north - the building which
will reach to the sidetrack of the o. r.
& N. company's road which runs
within 80 feet of the building. 1t will
be possible to truck shipments directly
from the shipping room to the cars
Another platform for the city trade
will be located on the east side Of the
building This will be convenient for
teams.
Upstairs will be devoted to a store
room for lard pals and wrappings for
hams, etc. The company will purchase
these by the car load in order to get
the cheaper price and lower freight
rate obtained in that way
There Will be five acre: of gardens
outside of the building. This will all
be divided and fixed up in the. most
convenient way. The present fences
will be replaced by ones in keeping
with the fine building in their midst.
The new packing plant is thoroughly
a Walla Walla institution. The mar
ket from which it started is probably
the Oldest in this city. being founded
by David Harer. some 40 years ago. He
was succeeded later by DOOley & Kirk
man who ran the place on Main street
for many years, making it pay richly.
Ennis & Kirkman were their success
sors. followed by Ennis. Beard 6. Kent.
r no
This changed name and owners sew
eral times but about four years ago the
present corporation was formed under
the name of the Walla Waila Meat &
Cold Storage company.
Some idea as to what effect the mag
nificent new packing plant may be ex-
pected to have on the stock business
of southeastern Washington and this
county in particular. may be estimated
from glancing at what this company
has already done with it's present
equipment.
Up to three years ago from IS to so
PEP cent of the hogs raised in this
section were shipped to the Sound and
Portland. Last year there was not five
ca rloads shipped out and the Walla
Walla Meat company alone was forced
to shin in from % to 80 carloads from
the Grande Ronde and Palouse cOun-
tries mostly. The company is now
not able to purchase more than 20 per
cent of the hogs it needs in the home
market and they will want far
greater number when the new plant is
finished.
This will be an extraordinary oppOr-
tunity for the Wala Walla hog raiser.
The company pays Seattle and Tacoma
prices and from one-half cent to one
cent q pound more on account of the
freight TiS>S means that from $1.OO to
$500 additional On each animal will go
into the pockets Of the Walla Walla
county hog raiser just because this
mammoth plant will be located here.
This is only one of the indirect bene-
fits of the big establishment.
The new institution will Re great
thing for Walla Walla In every way.
1t has never asked for one dollar OF
bonus The energy Of those who are at
the head Of it and their confidence ~
Walla Walla is deserving of the warm
est appreciation. More Of such men
and such institutions will make this
city not only the prettiest place to live
in the west but an Industrial center Of
note and influence