Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-06-28


All Chicago folks what seen that sign
began hooking around in clumps. sur
prised by our lack Of international cour-
teSy.' Some made lynch-law motions TO
US We felt very obnoxious. like Hon.
Roosevelt when he was telling Great
Britten how to manage Egypt on tne
AMERICAN Plan
But pretty soonly them natives Of Chi
cage became less harsh with their feet
eyebrows. Several people & OF 3
politicians begin buying tickets. price 81.
Among them passengers approaching
with rubberneck expression We nouee
Ion Mayor Busse. prominent reformer
IA the contour OF his diagram this ssea'
nan Is shaped like a complete Taft Pol
ey. II ne should ever set down on The
specinc gravity he weighs $40 lbs Of
a1erdupose. He is every ounce a Mayor.
Togo he say chivalrously. how
much for ride-around in this joy-wasirs?'
Il estimate you to be worth S, col
lapse.
4 was deceived into believing that you
charged 81 for single persons" he sub
with proud expression ike a perpetual
franchise.
You are not a single person. 1 de-
range. You are triplet-'
So Hon Busse neglect to make any
other Republican arguments and clutter
aboard with creaks. Among other promi-
rent Chicago persons enthusiastic 10 see
this StOckyards was Hon John Drew and
Il members OF the Lady Muckrakers
League who was there TO discuss the i'm
pertinent question: Can the Hog Be Re-
moved from American Politics-Sld IL So
Would IL Be Humane?" One of them
Ladies said il was useless TO uplift the
stockyards when Home was Woman's
natural spear. But another one with gem
flemanly collar decry, "Packingtown is
one OF the meatiest problems which com
press America today. So they all clunI
aboard prepared TO roast the Mutton
Trust
-Honk-Honkr' This remark was made
by Hon Ottomobile as we sloped for
wards amidst gasOlene and Intellectual
conversation
Il dread to see this Stockyards," cor
rode one elderly maiden with voice. 1T
"a a carpivorous place Of death and
bumps where many a COW, is led TO
sausage before she gets q chance to re-
form and lead a respectable life Would
Il not be more civilized TO ind good
homes for the sheep and hens and pigs
and cattle and dogs
Hush it, missy one Lady Reformer
whose husband is in the Beef Trust
.swH not this Packingtown be a place
Of crude lard and smeIls?' require John
Drew with PinerO expression Of nous
tzche.
"Ah~noT' say Hon Busse. Packing
town Is now under a reform government
You would be surprised to see what
changes has came over it since Hon
Up Sinclair discovered the piggish quail
tiles OF canned chicken"
No sooner were these words shot off
than behOlt. We was within sight OF
Fackingtown, that Janus municipality
which has done so much TO put the Cost
OF Living on a higher plane. And we
vas surprised by its appearance. In
stead OF low & delerious structures splat-
tered with the grease OF dying mann
mails. we beheld a length wise line OF
palaces decorated with smilax and climb
ing roses. Could this be the Stockyards?
II was
Ladies q suffra gettes." I say through
my maggyphone. Ito your right Is the
stockyards. or Packington. as IL is call
ed by many OF our nOvelists. Kindly TO
observe the Mary Ann architecture Of
the place with Italian gardens and hand
painted smokestacks. Kindly to observe
over the front gate the coat OF arms OF
the Pig Trust with their motto: In
sWINO vERITAs. Could you imagine
that only things like money and lard
are made in such a placer
Hon. MAYOR OF Packingtown met us at
the gate and. after a brief speech OF -
minutes. presented US with the Golden
Can-Opener Of the City. Thanks by US.
you are admitted" say him. Ito
everywhere-except where IL Is marked
no Adnittance. II all Biuckrakers would
keep away from such signs our Frank
furters woufd never have got such
black eye as they now enjoy. We are
open 20 visitors on Wednesdays. when
assure you. you will never see anything
which win bring a blush to the shyest
eye" More thanks by US.
The Ladies' Of the party was given
b01uueIs OF violets and was led into
IA sKInning and Boiling Department
This department is in a broad, deep
rom like the parlor OF a cathedral. II
Is decorated in blue and gold after a
design by John La Fargo. The floor Is
pictures from the Legend Of King Ar
thur called, Two Little Pigs Went 10
Market" Stained glass windows are
seen everywheres. and palm-trees are
dumped on all sides TO give a Wander
hIlt appearance. All this maglihcent &
hOme-like interior is INTENDED 10 give
a, the pig-kiIiing industry that home
like touch which IL 80 often lacks.
lift my megaphone for Roosevelt lee
ture-talk.
These beautiful surroundings" I
: holla. are Supposed 10 make tender
thoughts. Tender pork is the result.
When a employe Of the Trust is kill
ing a pig he can LOOK at refined area
itscture & forget that he is in such A
low & sordy business. He can mix Art
with Lard and learn that Ignorance can
be cured as well as Ham No pig can
die in this delicious atmosphere without
feeling that even Lard can be refined"
Nextly. we went 10 the Tonsorial De-
partment- Here all Pigs are carefully
shaved by experienced BARRIERS. after
which they are given an electric mas
sage. Then they are led out TO soft
music and quietly ehoksd 10 death with