The Washington times., 1907-11-17
AUTH COMPANY FACTORY
AS "CLEAN AS A NEW PIN"
Business Started Twenty
five Years Ago Has
Grown Greatly.
Purity of Products and Care
in Preparation, Firms
Rule.

It viii give the stickler for cieanli-
ness positive delight to take a trip
through the factory Of the n. Auth Pro-
vision Company. now supplying over
175,OOO pounds Of sausage. and other
meats in proportionate quantities, to the
people of Washington every month.
Twenty-Five years ago the establish
ment which today covers over half a
block on Virginia avenue southwest. be-
tween Sixth and Seventh streets, occu-
pied a small building on Champlain ave
nue.. AT that time the business was
owned solely by Nicholas Auth, one Of
| the pioneer dealers Of the city in meat
! provisions. The business which has
grown to such magnitude was then a
very modest affair, sIaughtering and
| selling only about fifty hogs and fifteen
head Of cattle per week.
Great Growth of Business.
Today the n. Auth Provision Company
/ is killing upon an average Il 1850 hogs,
liz head of cattle, nearly 5Oj lambs, AID
lGO calves each week, and is ceiling the
major portion OF this immense output
right here in Washington, The growth
of the business speaks for Itself. though
| II is but fair 10 say thaS it has main
/ tanned this steady stride only through
/ an increasing confidence Of Ike public
| in the cleanliness Of the AUth estab-
| lishment and the superior excellence cf
! it's products.
: The small business which 9 quarter
| Of a century ago required sEe services
/ OF but three men to handle It's output
is today keeping eighty-five men busy.
IN those days Mr.. Auth boosted OF but
| one wagon and three horses Now the
/ firm has twenty-five wagons on the 90
/ and thiTty-five horses are maintained
at the Auth stables, situated near the
| factory.
! A representative Of The Times was
! taken through the Auth factor yester-
I lay and shown the various operations
| connected with the slaughte~iLg, prep
aIation. curing. and sale Of the thou
| sands Of pounds of meats which eve.y
day pass through the storage rooms. .
Purity, the WatchwOrd.
! Purity has been the watchword OF
| the Auth establishment since its founda-
| ton years ago. This watchword was
as much in force yesterday as IN
| past years. when there were but one
or two small rooms TO be kept clean
and neat over three floors Of the es-
! tabIlshment, over 5000 square feet IN
all, the visitor was shown. Everywhere
| was found the evidences OF most pains
| taking neatness.
! One Of the most interesting sights seen
| at the factory was the thousands OF
/ strings Of the famous Auth fraukfurter
sausages, suspended from the racks in
/ the cold storage rooms. Equally as in
/ teresting was the exhibit of hundreds
| Of hams and shoulders similarly hung
| and kept at Ice-cold temperature by the
| most modern ice pipes, strung along the
walls OF the various storage rooms.
! Mr.. Auth, by the way. was one Of the
| first dealers IN Washington 20 install
ice machines. the old method for pre-
serving meats being to place them in
! the ice houses, filed with Ice during the
winter months The sale Of ice is an
/ important item in the daily transactions
Of the Auth Company, which supplies
a large trade with this commodity.
Big Sausage Machines.
! On the second floor Of tie establish
nent are situated the immense sausage
machines and lard watts. all y which are
| kept constantly in use, the v-hirr Of the
| machinery resembling some large mill.
] these. too. were scrupUlously clean and
] fresh.
| The basement contains many OF the
| storage vaults. These are modern in
| every respect, nave cement floors, and
are ideal for the purposes for which
| they are used. Above are the Smoke
house vaults, where the meat is cured
] BY the old-tashiOned ETlCke-house
method, which imparts a flavor obtain
| able In no other way The use OF sub
stitutes and authorizations in any Of the
/ Auth products is especially forbidden by
/ the management and the H-m has al
ways maintained a reputation for sup
| plying only the best.
n. Auth, the founder of the business.
came to Washington from Germany
ehout thirty-eight years ago, entering
/ into the beef business hero. Later, on