The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-08
KINGAN'S IS
SELECTED BY
QUALITY UNIT
One Of City'S Oldest Indus
tries In New Prof.
eCt.

Kingan Il Co. pork and beef
packers. whose main plant is in this
city and forms one OF the city's
leading industries. has been chosen
BY Quality Service Stores as its
meat packer.
All indianapolis Is acquainted
with Kingan quality and Kingsn
products. Approximately $500 per-
sons are employed in the Indianap-
oils plant Of Kingan's and between
5000 and 5000 by the entire Kingan
organization.
Through Kingan products. the
name Of the City OF Indianapolis
has been taken over the entire
country and into foreign ports.
This vast organization was built
from a small BUSINESS begun in a
foreign land. In Is45 three broth
ers. Samuel. Thomas d. and James
KinEan. started in the meat pack
ing business in a small way in
Belfast. Ireland. Il was the custom
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buy the dressed hogs from the
farmer and cure and pack the
shoulders. hams and middles. The
Kingan brothers not only handled
the product Il Irish hogs. but were
also importers Of American meats.
Have Special Cure
own 70 the special cure which
they used. their products soon gained
a favorable reputation. and their
business grew rapidly. With the in
creasing demand for their goods. the
Kingan brothers decided 70 open a
house in the United States, to pro-
vide their European trade with the
necessa. product. so in 1851 they
established their first house in this
country IN Brooklyn. n. Y.
After a brief stay there. during
which their activities we're confined
largely 10 packing meats for export
10 Great Britain. they moved 70
Cincinnati This was in 1883 While
IN Cincinnati their business con-
tiuued its growth to the point where
u was necessary 10 look farther
sicld for hogs to supply their trade
In their operations. they had
found that the best quality and most
suitable hogs for their purpose came
from Indiana. so late in 1862 they
moved 10 indianapolis. where their
main plant has since been located
Besides the plant in indianapolis.
Kingan & Co. have branch houses
throughout the United States anf
selling connections in practically 6.
foreign countries.
Applies Refrigeration
In the indianapolis plant Of
Kingan q Co. Thomas Kingan. one
Of the founders Of the nrm. con-
oeived the idea Of applyin- artificial
refrigeration for the cutting, curing
and packing Of meats.
In 1868, under his supervision.
this idea WAS successfully worked
out. making It possible 10 conduct
slaughtering and packing the year
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sible for the packer TO operate in
the winter months only.
This development also was of
great importance 10 the farmer and
stock raiser. because 1t provided a
cash market every business day in
the year. instead OF in the cold
months only. as was the case prior
u the advent Of artificial refrigera-
ton in the meat packing industry.
During the evolution of their b ISL
ness. KinCan & Co. have steadfaStly
adhered to their original principle
OF producing first quality goods and
this accounts for the enviable repu-
tatiOn Of Reliable" hams, GacOn
lard. and its other products, officials
OF the company say.