Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-21
PACKING HOUSES
STEADILY GROW
Morris Company Starts Work
on Fifty Thousand. Dollar
Fertilizer Building.
ALL COMPANIES IN LINE

Huge piles, 200 in number, driven
to a depth, between thirty-hve and
fifty feet, on which the new Morris
and company fertilizer plant will rest,
are expected to cost large per cent
of the entire appropriation. Superin-
tendent Spangler of the plant announ-
ced yesterday that the building would
entail an expenditure close to $4,000
A representative of the Chicago Office
OF Morris and company made special
trip to Omaha to interview Grant Par
sons, Omaha contractor, to whom the
contract for building the fertilizer
was awarded.
Work on the new building COM
menced yesterday. The plant will be
built Immediately west Of the main
house in the same place where the old
hog storage shed OF the Omaha Pack
ing company plant once stood. The
contract calls for seventy-five work
ing days. Mr.. Parsons announced
yesterday that he expects to have it
completed by the middle of October
unless unlocked for troubles show UP.
A new sprinkler system similar to
that now installed in the Armour
plant is to be installed at the local
Morris & Co. plant at cost OF ap-
proximateiy $4,000. The system will
cover all Of the eighteen departments,
Materials will arrive soon from New
York City. The work of installation
will require year. Men from the St.
Louis branch are already In Omaha to
commence work.
Exports Keep Up.
Export trade in fresh and cured
meats has advanced more than so
per cent in volume since the Eu-
ropean war began two years ago, ac-
cording to estimates given out by the
general managers Of three of the local
packing houses this week. Armour
& Co. seems to be the only local plant
that does not ship direct abroad. Cen
ertl Manager r. c. Howe stated yes
terday that it is cheaper to ship from
the Chicago and St. Louis plants.
At the Swift & Co. plant the prin-
cipal increase was noted in fresh
meats. Cured hams also constitute
a great part of foreign orders, accord
ing to the statement of General Man
age H. o. Edwards.
General Manager M. r. Murphy Of
the Cudahy plant announced large
increase in all classes Of exports. To
Belgium is shipped dry salt meats; to
England, bones and shoulder cuts; to
Germany, when possible, lards, and
to France backs of beeves and short
cuts. ~.
At the Morris & Co. plant the in
crease has been steady. General Man
ager Fred L. Paul made no statement.
With the increase of wages and
greater volume OF business, work has
been almost entirely reorganized at
all of the packing plants. The oppor-
tunities offered workmen Of every
class are far more enticing than they
used to be. ~ ,el .''2.sir.'
Improvements In the last three
years have mounted up to more than
81 100000. Mr.. Howe says "the pack
ing companies are keeping step with
the steady and enormous growth OF
the live stock market"
The Swift & Co. plant, according to
Mr.. Edwards, is capable of twice the
capacity of business it is now doing.
The new buildings erected are far
more sanitary than they ever have
been and the policy Of correct santa
ton is one of the first considerations
of plant officials when they are con-
sidering building.