The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-05-22
PACKING PLANT
new INDUSTRY
"Olympic Cold Storage & Packing
Company" Organized by T. L.
'l Irwin and Associates
WILL CONDUCT WHOLESALE
AND RETAIL BUSINESS
Two Experienced Packers Invest
in Business and Will Come Here
Contract Already Let fol
Buildings

Another industry for North Yakima
in the shape of a packing plant, for
wholesale and retail business, is to be
established by T. l., Irwin and asso-
ciates, as the "Olympic Cold Storage
and Packing company" The arrange
ments have been completed, a contract
was let Monday for the construction of
the buildings to f. A. Howard of
North Yakima. and the incorporation
of the company is to be effected soon
with capital stock of $685. 900
The launching of the new enterprise,
according to Mr.. Irwin, is partially the
result of the city rdinances providing
for city abattoirs. and partly of the
desire to enter into competition with
other firms in the retail and wholesale
meat business.
The new firm will apply for designa-
tion as one of the municipal abattoirs
under the terms of the ordinance, and
with the advantage of the new equip
ment and provisions for sanitary OPP
Grafton of the new plant 1t is the ex-
pectation of the firm that they will
have no difficulty in being designated.
Coast Capital Invested
Two experienced packers, brothers,
are to be associated with Mr.. Irwin in
the company. One is a present whole
sale manager of Seattle packing firm
and will take charge of the wholesale
department of the Yakima plant. The
other Is connected with Portland
packing house and will also assume a
part of the active management of the
business.
I'VE expect said Mr.. Irwin, mot
only to inter- into active competition
with local firms in retail and whole
sale business, but also to branch out
al go after the wholesale business of
the valley, competing with Spokane
and Sound firms. We are going to
equip the plant with the most modern
appliances for handling meat products,
with machinery for the making up of
y-products, and with a cold storage
department, with an ice plant"
Capacity so Cattle
The plant to begin with will have a
capacity of about SO cattle per week,
but 1t is the intention OF the company
to enlarge the plant as fast as the
growth of their business warrants It,
The plant will be built on a part of
the 4O-acre tract owned by Mr.. Irwin,
about two miles south of the city
along the Oldtown road The main
building will be 80 by 40 and other
smaller sections will be built about
this All of the buildings will be con-
structed of concrete and wood and n
CT mplete basement, concrete lined,
will be provided. The cost of the plant
and equipment will be about $40, 200.
Sausage rooms, slaughter rooms,
cooling rooms, tanking rooms, will be
furnished with new and up-to-date
machinery. City water is to be piped
in the plant. An ice plant with "A
| capacity of about four tons daily will
furnish ice for the storage and for the
cooling rooms.
Besides taking care of cattle, for
fresh meat supply, the packing of
pork will be given considerable at
tentlon and the curing of meats for
outside markets.
VIII ODcrate Retail Markets
The new company Will operate two
or three retail markets in the city.
| under the management of Mr.. Irwin.
who has been in business in the city
for the past six years and is at pres
ent proprietor of the Olympic Market
at 116 East Yakima avenue.