El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-20
PLANT
WORK STARTED
Abattoir Being Built That
VIII Clinch City's Live
stock Claims.

Construction work on Fl Paso-s first
+. modern abattoIr and meat packing plant.
an industry which has been talked OF
Tor several years. and which is destined
to make of this city prime market for
fat cattle and hogs. as well as to clinch
its claims as the leading livestock trad
ing center of the southwest, Is under
way.
The Pevton Packing company. an Fl
PasO corporation, controlled by !. G.
PeytOn, of the PeytOn market and the
III Paso Ice & Refrigerator company. Is
the builder of the packing plant. Its To-
cation Is on a ten acre tract Of land,
Immediately east Of the 81 Paso Union
stOckyards. in the Cotton addition. The
plant will be built strictly in accord
ance with plans approved by the bureau
Of animal industry of the department of
agriculture.
David I. Davis & Co. Of Chicago. are
the architects, represented here by
Charles F. Olewine, of that firm. as SUI
perintendent Of construction. The amount
&c money 10 be invested IN the plant
Is not disclosed bv Mr.. Pevton. He re-
piled to an inquiry on this point that
no stock in the company was for sale,
all the capital having been provided by
himself and a few associates here.
rs TO 200 Daily Capacity.
The main buildings Of the plant viii
be the killing and refrigeration house.
in size $50 by 210 feet. two stories high.
with its tank house three stories, and
the power house. so bv loo feet, one
story in height. Every appliance used
in the larger hacking houses OF the coun-
try will be utilized in the ii PasO plant.
to the extent Of its capacity It IS
planned to kill and dress for market 70
cattle and POO hoos daily. Arrange
al -1rs
and goats.
The Peyton plant viii be built Of
brick made IN FL Paso. with steel frame
work. The architects describe It as mill
construction with brick walls water
proof floors and concrete lininr IN the
basement. Contractor John Mulli9an
has the contract for the excavation. The
Darbyshire-H arvie Iron d Machine COM
panY has the steel contract. Mr.. Pevton
Is acting as the general contractor and !
Il receiving bids from a number of 1
builders and machinery houses for fin /
ishing the nlant and eauinping It.
To Ship TO Outside Points.
The new industry viii have double /
tracks Of the Fl PasO & Southwestern
railroad nassIug between the leading D
docks Of its shinninr department and It's Z
power house. Fuel for its steam plant
viii be unloaded direct from the cars. /
Electric current viii be generated hv !
steam power for distribution to the A..
msnv motors throu~hout tho killing and !
cold storage depart ments. Facilities win /
be Drovided for worEin0 M all the by
products Of animals slaughtered into
edible and nonedihle articles for dispOs-
al on local and outside markets
Mr.. Pevton said "Wednesday that The Z
meats prepared for sale viii BE- rigidlv
nv government REPRESENTATIVES,
as fast as thew are moved into the cool
ING rooms. Il i proposed not only 10 I
supply the local market with first class
beef and pork. sausaees. lard and other
,dibles. but also TO shin them in re-
IrigeraJor cars 10 many points IN Fl
paso's trade territory.
4ir. Pevton purchased the land for the
'aeking nlant from 4. p. Coles & Bros.
The tract was at one time owned bv the
.itv and It was planned then 70 use It
for the erection OF the oarbaoe diSnosal
plant. Recently the citv corncil grant
d permission to Mr.. Pevton for The
construction Of the industry. UpOn his
'uplicaf ION ard exhibition OF the plans
lv architect OieWiue.