The Detroit times., 1909-05-29

the main line between New York and
( Boston ana the West By getting
/ quicker freight service 10 the great
/ eastern market. Hammond. Standlsh X
Co. will be able 10 still further advance
/ Itself 10 more commanding position.
And every freight car bearing their
distinctive brands VIII be an adVer-
/ tisemont for Detroit. These yellow
ears with their Apex" sign VIII bear
abroad the news that Detroit is leader
in still another Industry.
throughout the state. Detroit meats
will be distributed hereafter by new
car route plan by which shipments are
sent from here with regular stops ~
towns with the eleanest and best OF
provisions. This Is an innovation that
| promises great results as IL accommo-
! thoss towns OF receiving the finest
meats aud meat products 10 be had
anywh ere.
Row the Pigs Become Pork.
As in every other well-conducted
business. the operations at the ham
mond. Stnndish & Co plant are divided
10 secure the maximum OF success
Pork packing IL still the largest sec
tIon OF tho industry In 0etroft. IN racr,
Il was rot so long ago that II was
practically the whole OF the business
hero. \ present capacity 10 slaughter
and pack : coo hogs per day. with the
prospect that this output VII be
committed shows the extent ~ the
Hammond. standlsh Co. trade In this
line.
their destination. they are unloadcd d.
rect from the cars onto c"wert plat
form from which arise inclined pas
sRgewavs 10 four upper tiers OF pens
each OF substantial cons truction. Tais
-ve-story building IS IN fact, % retr-
forced concrete construction through
- f1vlF Ia W
keeps It's various compsrtments clean
water being sluiced over the floors or
each pen az Il IA empticd
The newcomers soioutn time for
a rest and 10 be watered and fed. Only
when they are recovered from any ef-
fects OF their journey are they READY
for the auieh r68' cha fecf from rT0m Which,
no mortal ptggle e'sr returns to life.
Squealing. pushing. showing ahead the
animals crowd forward 10 where the
chute divide1 at great revolving
| double wheel
hrawny chan stands guard here at
eacn SIDE ana 9Ts GHe th s,T d9or Tns
! shaekled 10 chain that Is caught In
! the great wheel ana hotsted free an
clear OF the drove to BE carried on ~
7 where this chain engages with an In
clined iron rail that slides them down
pact the exeeut'oner. II is but a short
moment from nc time the , snse ths
man with tho knife. who gr2sps leg:
makes ony quick precise inclsion-and
! the porker squeals no more
/ But death has only begun the jour
ney. few PAGES beyond the spot
whore the knife has done IT'S work Is
a huge vat hllsd viii, hot water into
pasvare through this hath the wat"-
( softens the hair and scrur from the
body OF the animal and at the further
! end each creature IS seiZed In turn
1 caught with an iron hook under the
Jaw and swung upward to pass through
the mechanical scraper.
inspectors Test Everything.
This machine is triumph OF inge-
nuity and a marvel IN the thoroughness
OF its work into Il the porkers go
shaggy and OF many colors. through It's
narrow tunnel they pass under gentle
! patting by rubber bands with iron
| scraping edges. which revolve on varl
ant wheels-and out OF the further end
! the carcasses como transformed. All
/ the hair ia Rone--fallen away into
| lower regions to serve another use
/ all dirt has vanished and the sleek
I bodies shine white and attractive
An operation at the end and the car
cass il fitted with sticks between the
! hind legs and swung onto another over
head railway which carries IL out into
another room. there 10 be Inspected.
! cut into various ways and hnallY sent
20 the cooling room. First or all, In
/ its progress y few busy scrapers at
/ tend 70 such fragments OF hair as may
I fravr-----,tf--1a- h4nAr-th n RnX=
/ eminent inspector examines the neck
/ for signs OF tuberculosis and passes the
/ hog along 10 workmen who open 1t and
draw out the viscera. which rs also In
spected by another government official
and passed BY him I'm turn;
Around three sides OF the working
room the train OF porkers slide. Here
| man with an AK divides the carcass,
here another saws the Joints that there
| may be no danger OF sour meat later.
| there a man faces the hams and an
other extracts the leaf lara ny quick
pulls SO many men are working and
| guish the actions. During the course
! OF the passa &c double spraying has
| served TO emphaaize the cleanliness or
| the process, which IL further shown BY
| the fact that tho meat Is not handled
during all the time.
Besides the inspeo ton OF the live AMI
mails NJ the stock yards and IN the pen,
| the government officials nave twice
PASSED upon the carcass but there is
eth another inapection coming In the
cooling room and another before snip,
nlent in all probability. Caution could
| 20 no further. If an animal does not
pass this strict examination at every
point, the. renderiuE tank ana no, ne
| meat market II 80 destination and the
company unltes with the government
! insppctcrs 70 live up TO the ininutest
| detail 81 the regulations. knowing tlat
/ Tho puhllc confidence is rnr more valu-
! able than anv small saving that could
/ be obtained by stealth
Down in the Picking Cellars.
The visitor has scen AL this from an
| elevated gallery. entirely apart from
the operations but IN full view OF every
move At the end or the elevated rail-
| way. the prepared carcass Is seen 10
be deposited on an automatic elevator
which carries IL below TO a room where
/ the temperature has been depressed
BY means OF ammonia pipes so that 10
may hang unit. ready for tho cutters,
All through the process has been
accurately timed. The machinery is set
for 420 or 500 hogs per hour and at
! that rate the animals pass through.
/ Zach operative does his part IN the
/ fraction OF q minute, knowing that "a
/ slip will check Abe work everywhere
| along tho line. Accurately and conh-
/ IDENTIFY the various things have been
i done which We're necessary ana TINS
accuracy prevails throughout
/ In the cutting room, whence the car
/ casses, 20 when properly cooled; the
I same system prevails Each body U.s.
/ cut TO tire best advantage Into hams
/ icins, bacon. spareribs and ali the other
| cuts aud these pVftious. IN Turn. go
! TO the sections OF the plant where they
ere TO be utilized. The cuts which are
TO go out as fresh pork to the loca
+. trade 10 To a special fctriBerating
|