The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-10
Excavation for 100000
Building Under Way End
of This Week
CONTRACT ALREADY
LET TO FARGO MAN
Rapid Progress Forecast by
Managers General Sup
port rendered Project

Work of excavating for Fargo 's
$400, 900 packing plant, to be built
by the Equity Cooperative Pack.
ing Co., will be started this week,
The T. T. Powers Construction
Co. has received the contract for
making the excavation and will
break ground tomorrow or Sat
urday.
Plans and specifications for the
plant have not yet been given to
the bidders, but the Packers Ar
chitectural and Engineering Co.
of Chicago has given assurance
that the completed plans will be
in Fargo in plenty of time so that
construction work may start i'm
mediately upon the completion of
the excavation work and as soon
as a switch track is laid to the site.
This will be done in from four to
six weeks.
The plant will have a capacity
of 1000 hogs and 100 cattle per
day. Preliminary plans show that
the plant will be complete, mod
ern and sanitary in every detail.
d 1t will be served by spur railroad
from the main line of the Northern
Pacific, on the Sheyenne river, three
miles west of Fargo, and ample track
age will be installed.
The buildings will be so arranged
that there will be no '1ost motion
The architects who are making the
plans, specialize in this work, and the
Fargo plant will have the advantage
of all the experience gained in the
meat packing industry in past years,
in the laying out of an economical and
efficient industrial institution. The
animals will pass through the plant,
under a perfected system which gives
a maximum of speed and efficiency at
a minimum of expense and effort.
Sanitation First Thought.
Cleanliness and sanitation are the
first requisites in a meat packing
institution. and they will be given first
place in the designs. for the Fargo
plant. The entire building. will. be
constructed OF reinforced cdnsre ~ and
interlockinR tile, which give 0pportuns-
ty for perfect sanitation.
The building walls will be OF glazed
tile on the inside Of all departments
where food products are prepared.
which makes 1t possible to keep them
spotless by flushing.
Light and Well Aired.
There will be an abundance Of
windows to permit q food of light
into all departments. and for the best
ventilation. The openings win be pro-
vided with steel sash. with wire glass
on the outside and removable wooden
sash on the inside.
There will also be full provision for
an ample supply OF hot and cold water,
particular attention having been paid
to this detail. Every room where
water is required will be supplied with
an elaborate piping system, giving
both hot and cold water in abundance
wherever needed.
Special attention is also given to the
elimination of odors, each room being
constructed so that the odors may pass
off without penetrating any other
room.
Care has been used to keep the
rooms where the perfected meat
products are to be stored, free from
all contamination. Trucks used in
other departments viii not be allowed
in the storage rooms.
The toilet rooms will be convenient
ly located, will be ample in size and
adequate in number. The fixtures will
be simple, easily cleaned and the rooms
will be well lighted and ventilated.
Separate lockers will be kept for
working and street clothes. Lockers
will be made of metal.
There will be good drainage from all
floors to remove all waste and to per-