The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17
Abattoir in Operation.

The Frederick City Abattoir plant,
recently erected at a cost of nearly $50,
600, was set in motion on Wednesday
! last, November 18th. Many prominent
4 citizens OF Frederick were present when
the great plant was set in motion
On Tuesday. the 18th inst, DIR. James
Mahon, Chief Inspector of such plants
! for the United States Government was
| here and examined the place in all OF
! its details. AS the plant now stands it
embodies all Of the latest details in alb
attoir construction, and has been chang
ed to meet the requirements of the
United States Bureau of Animal Indus
try. In fact, some changes We're made
in heplant after the buildings were con-
structed, due to the changes in the re-
quirements by the government
Dr. Mahon expressed himself as highly
pleased with the plant and approved of
the whole throughout and nothing from
this standpoint now hinders the firm from
running the plant.
The Inspector to be stationed here by
the United States Government has ar
rived This inspectors duty will be TO
see that all of the animals slaughtered
meet the government requirements as to
the meat TO be used as food. The pass
ing of the meat by the inspector permits
its shipment to any State in the Union,
where, il no such inspector were on
hand, the product of the plant could only
be sold in Maryland, and under the
State regulations.
There are now at the plant one car of
cattle. one car of hogs and another car
of sheep and lambs While the capac-
ity, if running full and the trade requires
it, is such that two carloads of stock may
be killed and dressed daily, yet no effort
will be made TO start on full capacity
The purpose of the company is to buy
in great measure from the stock cen
ters. by the car load lois, and the condi-
tons of the market will have much TO
do with the amount of stock thatswIl be
ordered and kept on hand For the
locabstock the firm has buyers out, and
this will be delivered daily. No trouble
is expected to be encountered in getting
full supply of all sorts of animals, such
as are needed.
AT the plant every portion of the ami
mails will be utilized All of the otfal
will be transformed into fertilizer. The
fertilizer plant is not quite finished but it
is expected to be in shape bv Wednes
day night at which time the ofa Of the
animals slaughtered tomorrow will be
converted into fertilizer The fertilizer
plant will be operated usually at night
and the plan will be not to run it, while
the other departments are running
The Frederick City Abaitoir Company,
proposes to do general slaughtering
and packing business. and will handle
beef lambs, veal, hogs, poultry, butter
and eggs An ice plant will also furnish
manufactured ice for sale in the city.
The cold storage plant is one of the
largest in the State, and the firm will do
a cold storage business of its own and
also put produce in storage for indivd-
uals The whole plant is probably the
largest in the State outside of Baltimore.
and its course will be followed with inter-
est all over the country, as in its con,
struction many new and novel features
for the handling and curing Of its pro-
ducts have been installed.