The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-12-09
/. ...rv Of the ogden Packing &
~-oy,sion Company Plant.

nat time owned no ouiiuineo vi
tns ',ate Of any kind, and 1t was
es .,, 1906 that we built a small |
un nlant. the first Of its kind |
s'ne state. Our investment was
'pe - less hazardous and we were
~ bie chances in developing the
,u isr business. At that time the
A ms in the intermountain
s su was very small. We purchas-
~ The hogs that we could locally.
rben we could not secure hogs
INV TO operate our plant, we went
! xsbraska for hogs.
rss rate from Nebraska to Utah
., cents per hundred pounds.
.nn,ied to the railroad company
reduction in rates. as the rail-
company carried hogs from the
~ point to Portland, Oregon, al
Y. double the distance, for IS
- But they refused to grant US
concession whatever, as they
70 making more money out of
rdling the cured meats from the
\ into Utah than what they would
setting If the hogs were raised To-
bur only salvation was to encour-
the hog raising throughout the
ritory tributary to our plant,
Xich included Utah and Idaho in
Eticular. We did this in many cases
ming money to some Of the hog
sers. 1t was very slow work to in
est anyone in raising hogs, as they
II could be done cheaper in the
~ and that because of the lack Of
I'm in this country it was not adapt
= to hog raising. But, as the hog
4isers. gradually found a steady
Rrket whenever they had any hogs
adv. and found 1t remunerative to
xIse hogs, they gradually worked
10 II more and more, SO that orr lat
government statistics show a hog
pply Of $4,000 hogs in Utah and
haho on January /. 1915.
fDuring our first year OF operation
handled considerably less than
100 head Of hogs for the entire
Ear. We gradually increased this
\ the hogs were produced. When
ally our plant was too small - to
indie the amount of hogs raised
made additions from time to time
AS TO keep pace with the hog in
kstry. During this season we have
ade further additions to our plant
Ia from now on will be able te
Hapdle, 40Q, 900 hogs per, appNm, rr,,
r. get 70 THIS point mas Deem
Myygvere md -nard -struEEfe-0ul
investment Is close on to 100000
~ yst thsIrstnsRs an the' inysstmen
lnye been only comparatively small
4 has only been upon the faiti
d the hog production in the future
nd the packing possibilities in TIT
iotermountain country that thu
2ockholders of our company hav,
ken induced from time to time t.
Increase the capital, so as to max
DR. buildings and plant handle tn
Acrease in business. While this de
Elopment has been going on. clos
n to a score of other Utah compan
have started and failed for hupd
DDS of thousands of dollars. 3
Protective and Defensive Measures
\ of This Utah Industry tEi
Being familiar with the tactics g
g packers in destroying smaller n
&pendent plants, we found "4eHeees
Try. in order not to be put out @
bsiness, to operate our bushes
Ter great many states, inef4nm
e Pacific coast. SO that fnguld an
pastures be applied against - b
% big packers. 1t would be nece'
Try for them to get at us at a grea
amy points, and such fight Nigh
detrimental to their own Interests
Notwithstanding this, meats wel
slipped by the meat. combine mi
eden and Salt lake city, sss web Q
her plsesss apA sold fer less none
Van II cost at shipping point, for "a
tsecift purpose 6f hampefing on
&velopment Aanda in iurinE tour bus
Mss. 1T, was, necessary fol, US
nany times TO- Sen meats for mate,
4lly lessDthani cost. In order TO hol
pr business.
In entering the Los Angles an
Nn FranclseoII markets, othe Nme,
Combine fought vs. all they posan
guild, even, to, the extent OF threa
ehing to pntIns outsof business, an
When we did, not submit, ?, coupl'
proposals of divisions OF marke
we're suggested we declined, al
Ther steps were. therefore, nece
nry on their part,.ip order, TO iurN
impede our progress. AN,A
low High Financing. Works7"h'
You Know How. O.
Although the Cudahy compal
nave millions Of dollars behind thel
ney apparently did not have enout
pith in the future ~of the packli
plslness of this intermountain cou
Eto invest their capital. as we ~
Md in building up the hog indust
va the packing business from
. in as,Iurnsza y