The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-08-22
PHOEN|X'S NEW PACKING PLANT
 MODEL 0F KIND
President and Secretary Return From Nine Weeks in Chicago Completing All Building Arrangements.

After having been in Chicago for the past nine weeks perfecting plans for the $50O,O0O packing plant of the Arizona Packing Company to be erect ed near Phoenix, five mlest east on the Tempe road, E. A. Tovrea, presi- dent and Fred Tribolet, secretary of the packing company, returned yes terday to Phoenix.
 That the new packing plant is to be the most modern and up to date that modern construction and machin- cry can make it, is the statement of MT. Tribolet. With MT. TOvrea, he spent the past nine weeks in constant communication with the best men in the packing business in the country and who have been at the head tf that industry for the past 30 years. They furnished the practical know ledge which will make the Phoenix packing plant model of it's kind
 Side tracks from the Arizona East 'ern already have been laid to the site of the packing plant and actual con struction begun. The entire plant q will consist of eight or ten buildings. It is expected that all the buildings will be completed about March 1, in 1920.
 All Electrically Equipped.
 The main building of the plant said Mir Tribolet last night, twill be ITS feet long and S5 feet wide. It will ekor hoo al nf reinforced concrete and equipped with three heavy duty electric elevators. In fact, the entire packing plant will he electrically equipped. It will be electric throughout in operation. The only steam used will be for cooking purposes, to make lard. For this pur- pose we have purchased two F50 horse power boilers.
 The refrigeration of the packing plant will be the most modern" ad- ded MT. Tribolet. There will be a hanging capacity of 600 head of cattle, 2,000 head of hogs and 1000 head of sheep. The freezers to hold meat in storage for eastern shipment, will have a capacity of one quarter mil lion pounds. The pickle cellars will be ample to take care of one million pounds of pickled and salt meats.
 There also will be storing caac.ty of 500,0O0 pounds of lard and lard substitute. The plant will also be equipped with the most modern and up to date fertilizing plant to take care of all by-products which will be utilized as stock feed and fertilizer Provision for Employees.
 The uIant will be equipped with ep ice factory to care for the icing 0, refrigerator cars and the ice to use 'n the plant. It will have a capacity Of 20 tons of ice daily. We also will install our own water works plant with modern pumps and steel water tanl with capacity of 100000 gallons.
 Tn the plans for the packing plant declared MT. Tribolet, we have made ample provision for the consen.en of the employees. There will be san itary dressing rooms. toilet rooms and lunch rooms and lockers for both men and women. The office of the plant will be building 50X66 feet in size and of modern construction. There will De about 15 people employ ed in the office.
 Along with the plant there will be out buildings, such as boiler house. machine shops and garage, all brick and concrete. The ground around the plant is to be handicapped by a land scPra gardener. There will be grass. frVit ard other trees, gardens all of which will take time to develon. but in short time the surroundings will