The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-10


The flash O. an eight pound sledge-
hammer as the mighty arm OF Col
Jack Love, chairman OF state corpora
riou commission. sent it crashing
against The head Of a handsome large
red steer at lo:45 Monday morning
marked the real opening OF the Sulz.
berger and Sons company's s3,0o0,000
Oklahoma CITY packing plant There
y ere at least 10000 people present in
the killing room on the seventh floor
OF the slaughter house, where the cerc-
monies TOOK place, and in the various
buildings and the grounds Probably
1000 more visited the LIANT during
the day, as the cars We're crowded all
day long and evening and automobiles
filed the road from morning to night
Sharply at 1890, Superintendent
Carl r. Welhener s.gnaled with his
right hand, and the big whistle at the
plant opened mp, being followed imme
diately by all OF the whistles in the
city and those of the locomotives in
the railroad yards. The din continued
for fully five minutes, after which tho
opening ceremonies proceeded. The
first street cars TO the stockyards
Monday morning began carrying the
crowds and from that time on until
noon. every car was iammed before it
left the terminal At 10 o'clock, the
people We're streaming in at the gates
in an endless procession and mp the
stairs of the slaughter house to the
top floor. where the speeches were to
%. made
All of the floor ace was filed with
mcn. women and children, simp'y
hacked in, while every platform and
all of the raftcrs were completely GOV
cred with waiting humanity thc crowd
st.ll streaming mp the steps. The
Slaughter pens We're filled, and the
hellow'ng Of steers and squea1ing Of
hcgs, gave notice that the plant was
ready TO begin work in earnest
Day Of Rejoicing.
President O. F. Workman Of the
Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce
pres .ded and IN few words, in which
hc referred to the marvellous growth
of the city introduced Governor Lee
Cruce, who made the opening address
on behalf Of the state
This is not "A time for peeclmal
in., but for universal rejoicing. said
Governor Cruce. All nature seems r.
smile with MS today i'm CommcmorG:ion
@. thi. Joyous event. But / see tha
my friend Col. Jack Love is inpatient
for the slaughter and thirstiug for
this steers blood, so WIN speak fey
only "a very few minutes. This is a
day of rejoicing, not only for Oklaho. I.
ma City, but for the state and the I.
Great southwest surrounding us This .
marks a new era of prosperity, growth .
and Development of this section .
There are four things that represent /.
Oklahowa- greatest wealth, hogs, cat
tie, alfalfa and cotton, and the coming
of This magnificent enterprise viii DO .
much TO stimulate stock-raisins iu the
state"
Governor Crucc then spoke o. the
fact that the state is being discrimn
,icd against IN freight rates 7avhg
that IT is not right and that the state
must stand mp and fight for an equal
show with other communities. He
placed the blame partly on the lcdcrc|
courts saying IF he federal courts
will keep their hands off OF the deal
ings Of the state corporation comm
sion, we will soon force the railroads
to give MS square deal" AZ which
point me- was roundly chccred by the
crowd Ollahoman