The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 30, 1934, Page 2

THE BISMAR \_ 2 FRA CHIEFS SPEAK Senator Borah wages bitter one- TO SOCAL WORKERS {Carmody Explains Reasons for Inauguration of Federal Relief Program Grand Forks, N. D., Oct. 30.—7— Reasons for the inauguration of the federal emergency relief program were dutlined by John J. Carmody of St. Paul, assistant regional engineer, at the Monday night session of the 12th annual meeting of the North Dakota state conference of Social Workers. Carmody spoke in place of Robert T. Lansdale, administrative assistant of the FERA at Washington, who was unable to come here for a scheduled address. Another speaker, the Rev J. M. Campbell of Ames, Ia., also did not appear and his place was taken by Miss Loa Howard, regional case work supervisor. ‘The two addresses, with another by the Rev. Vincent J. Ryan of Fargo, state president of the conference, fea- tured the Monday night program which ended a day of talks and dis-| cussions opening the three-day con- ference. Carmody explained that $300,000,000 was appropriated for the start of FERA which tock over the work of ex- isting relief agencies. : Realizing tha: many persons desiree to work for their relief benefits, the government set up the civil works ad- ministration with an appropriation of $450,000,000 but because of difficulties including tremendous anticipated ex- penditures in this regard, the pro- Gram was changed last March 15 to 8 strictly relief basis. CONTINUED from page one: Big Packing Plant Ready to Commence Business in City machinery purchased. Now It is @ packing plant which saves everything but the “squeal” as the gigantic pack- ing houses in other centers are ai- Teged to do. During these years local business- men have frequently discussed the need for a packing plant. The As- sociation of Commerce has tried to interest big packing firms in iocating a branch here. Many of these same businessmen do not yet know that one of their fellows already has construct- ed an establishment such as they have dreamed about. They may have to see to be con- vinced and will be welcome to do so. Gussner expects to hold open house soon, at | which time everyone will be invited to inspect the property. Indications are that within a very short time the plant will be providing Bismarck) and its area with all the federally-inspected meat it can con- sume. Application already has been made for federal inspection and fav- orable action is expected in the near future. Thus the sanitary facilities of the plant, its method of operation and the fitness of animals slaughtered will be kept up to the high standard demanded by the government. ‘The packing plant proper is a two and a half story concrete building with 8,000 feet of floor space, of which 6,400 square feet already are in use. Adjoining it are cattle pens large man fight on NRA, New Deal: and repeal. Sinclair EPIC candidacy brings most hectic cam- paign in many years. northwest corner of the plant. There a brawny butcher grabs the porker and attaches its hind legs to a lift. Soon it is hanging, head down, on a conveyor which carries it in front of @ man whose job it is to kili the pig by sticking it in the throat. This method provides for the proper elimination of blood from ine entire carcass, thus producing a brighter and more wholesome meat as well as a better keeping product. Detached from the conveyor, the hog is rolled into a vat where it is scalded and scraped and’ then to a steel table where it is dressea. At- tached to a rail conveyor, the hog is shaved, singed by a gas flame and taken into the pre-cooler; thence into the refrigerating plant from which, if it is to be sold as fresh pork, it goes direct to the retailer. If it is to be cured, it follows a longer and dif- ferent route, which will be described a little later. Every Item of Value Saved | So far the processes described hive been merely those of a killing and cold storage plant. But, while one group of men has been at work on the carcass, others also have been busy. When an animal is ‘tilled its en- trails are removed and the pauncn content is saved. This is hauled away and used as fertilizer. All inedible trimmings are placed in a gigantic closed retort and and stock feed. Beef skins have been dropped to a separate basement room where they are salted and stored away. The blood from the killing opera- tions in both the beef and pork de- partments, has fallen into a se- parate trap. It, together with the animal not destined for human con- sumption and the paunch content are enough to accommodate 150 steers, 200 to 300 hogs and 200 lambs. In the past they have been used partly for yard-feeding of grain and, tempci- arily at least, some feeding may con- sAnue to be done there. System Carefully Set Up placed in a huge retort. This, heated by high-pressure steam, separates the fats from the solids. The oil is drawn off for sale to soapmakers. The solids are reduced to a mealy. substance, used for fertilizer or for Senator Cutting, progres: sive paigns with aid of out-of- state progressive elements. cline or ramp to a high point at the! \ Townley-Olson rift Mrs William Langer, wife of deposed governor, {fights for his chair as Farmer- Labor movement gains strength, Drys make deter-}; mined effort to save traditionally dry state for pro- hibitton. in radical Nonpartl- ‘K TRIBUNE, 'TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1934 Hot Spots to Watch on Nation’s Political Map Next Tuesday [snes 10 BACK JUNGERS FOR POST split brings} |La Follette fam. ily progressive movement Sturmy fight on charter revision _in metropolis. san League and Farmer. Lat a biker | tries third-party tac- tics. N, [Senator Arthur Robinson, Re- publican, in violent fight against Demo- cratic state ad- ministration of | Governor Mc- pEN¥ Nutt and New Deal. {Four minority] | parties angle for dissatisfied farm_vote. | Votes on sending youthful Rush D. Huey Long “dic- tatorship” sailing through Republican, to easy triumph. Holt, 29, sizzling progressive and ‘| miners’ date, seat of candi. to Senate veteran Hatfield. Sj Drys fight repeal of state prohibi- Former Governor a Bilbo sure winner, of Senate promising to “reise more hell than Huey.” The voters, according to the gilt-edge political dope, will ratify the New Deal by electing an overwhelming Democratic congress and choosing Democrats for most of the 34 governorships at stake. The relative certainty of this outcome has given the campaign a ho-hum aspect. But don’t yawn! Issues are involved in the national con- gressional conflict which vest this off-year election with as much importance and interest as any you'll be able to remember. The “hot spots” are indicated on the above map. Look it over and watch what happens on hanging tenders will be placed on trays in the refrigerating department. Each tray will be_equipped with a drip pan so the meat may be kept in the best possible condition. One of the features of the plant's shipping department is a vestibule and boning room attached to the refrigerating plant. This will be kept at 40 deprees and is 10 by 40 feet in dimension. From this room the meat is loaded directly into trucks, which also will be refrigerated. We now are ready to follow the hog, together with all edible trimmings and edible fats, to the second division of the Gussner set-up. Processing Plant Down Town This is housed in the Gussner reduced by steam heat to soap grease |“ heads, bones and other parts of the|€ry. To get an idea of the plant and its|Stock feed. In Gussner’s case, much equipment one can do no better than|f it will be placed in a huge silo building on Main Avenue, occupying the second, third and fourth stories. Here is located the sausage kitchen, ‘one of Gussner’s pet prides, and other processing equipment. In a corner of the third floor and reaching up through the roof is the smokehouse built by George Gussner, years ago, Hardwo-d chips and saw- dust are used for the smoking and process. New machinery and equipment has been installed. in the sausage kitchen. ‘The walls are lined with porcelain and [all work is done on porcelain and all- metal tables. Equipment for render- ing edible fats also is contained in the down-town plant and on the fourth floor is a modern meat can- Here approximately 45,000 cans of meat were for the. FERA in its canning project, Gussner fur- nishing the equipment and the relief administration the labor. One project under contemplation is to do custom canning in this plant. Under this proposal farmers could furnish thie ‘beef and fay cash to have it canned. If they wished to do 60 November 6, be shipped by Gussner to South 8t. Paul and marketed there. Meanwhile merchants can look for- ward to an increase in business from the surrounding farm country. One of ,the benefits which it has been claimed a packing plant would bring to Bismarck is an enlargement of its trading area. It also has been con- tended that farmers, their needs in local stores before re- turning home. A third part of the Gussner pro- gram has to do with the sale of the finished product. The aim is to sup- ply meat dealers in all directions from Bismarck as rapidly as the plant gets into full production. Balloon tires have been placed on wheelbarrows in England to prevent the wheels from digging into soft Sir Charles Awaits Favorable Weather | tour years perilo tralia to California, Advised that a storm was southward along the western coast the United States, the Australian filer and his navigator decided to re- main here until conditions are more PWA RUMOR DENIED Washington, Oct. 30—(#)—Philip B. Fleming, acting public works admin- istrator, denied Tuesday published re- ports (not carried by the Associated Press) that the public works admin- istration is recommending to the pres- ident that twelve billion dollars, five billion of which would be for low cost housing, be expended over a five-year period to continue the public works program. quota has been increased per day, M. E. Tindall, FERA super- visor of cattle shipments, announced Tuesday. Commissioner Attacks dacy of Hopton; Sees Weakness of Advocacy 8. A. Olsness, commissioner of in- surance, Tuesday attacked the can- didacy of Harold Hopton, Republican nominee for the office, and announc- ed his support of the Democratic can-. didate, John P. Jungers. Olsness charged that Hopton’s ad- vocation of electing hail adjusters in each township to adjust in neighbor- ing townships, would be “throwing the department directly into politics.” “It would mean the end of experi- enced adjusters,” Olsness said. “An adjuster is not made over-night, yet the Republican candidate comes for- leave the most important work in the, department of inexperienced men who ld inge every election, and in the selection of whom the department would have no voice. It would be tax- ation without representation, so to speak. Under such a plan, the ad- juster would adjust his near neigh- Practically, which would make it exceedingly difficult to deal fair- ly and without bias.” Olsness denied he had ever rejected “because they were outlawed, though otherwise valid. Claims re- ferred to never were valid claims due ‘any claimant at any time. If Hopton should pay them out of the hail fund, 16 would be an illegal action.” He claimed that during the “last Hopton was manager of the fire and tornado fund, he placed re-insurance with state and local insurance for the past four [cost [ase the state only $65,000—an saving of $80,000 each year Daily Sheep Quota Increased to 3,000 North Dakota's sheep purchase to 3,000 Approximately 21,000 head of sheep have been shipped from the state, ood laste. Candi- mm An awan to follow an animal from the pen to the meat cutter's block. As he begins his last short walk, the steer is placed in a killing chute heading into the packing plant at its northeast corner. If he »vaiks—and some.of them do—he is touched light- ly with an electric prod which always gets results. It moves steers which have refused to budge, 10 matter how hard their tails are twisted. Brutal methods are barred, if for no other reason than that bruised and misused livestock produces damaged . meat. i Standing on a platform above the chute is a man with an iron mallet who deftly knocks the “critter” on the head and the latter falls against down upon the killing floor. with the skin and hoofs, the animal \s dressed and the carcass split in half. These “sides” then are carried on an overhead rail into a pre-cooler, where the temperature is kept at 32 degrees, the freezing point. This cool- er, 12 by 28 feet in dimension, will meat, thus eliminating the possibil-/ be set up and farmers will be paid hold 200 “sides.” Having been thoroughly cooled, the curing or aging process is ready to begin, since freshly-killed beef is not ‘pounds, the former supply coming} & trap door which lets the body gently from the city mains and the lattar| material. ‘from wells on the property. All tables’ There the head is removed, along ;and other equipment are of steel and; Gussner expects this to come from isand-blasting machine which removes! ‘all rust. adjoining the plant they could follow the animal from Moline at . pueleneeanin the the slaughterhouse :- the can. An- The room in which this is done is| Other method would be to can two separated from cther parts of the! Snimals in exchange for a third an!- plant and specially ventilated so that|™al. Gussner ‘believes that this no offensive odors may get into the| Would be a service to farmers in the plant proper. 4 agen area arid would be a profit- Sterilization Is By Steam able venture. Since one of the requirements for, In the downtown plant, too, are @ modern packing plant is absolute! made such items as weiners, bologna, cleanliness, special provision has been|™inced ham and other meats for; made for sanitation. All tools used 4ndwich purposes as well as all types! in dressing meat are regularly steril-/0f fresh and smoked, boiled and ized by live steam. Cloths used in| baked items used in this territory. wiping carcasses are washed by laun-| But the killing and processing of dry equipment and ‘sterilized by| Cattle and hogs is only one part of steam. Hot and cold water is avail-| Aa pecking, ‘basiness eee, Aba able under pressures of 30 Ing can lone . a 70 irst is necessary to have the raw Will Serve Wide Area metal and these ‘ill be kept clean}a wide area in the Missouri Slope both by ordinary processes and by a! country, both by truck and rail. Cattle pens will be established near Special equipment also will: the Northern Pacific track in the be used to put a tin coating on all’ eastern part of the city. Here a pri- hooks which come in contact with! mary market for rail shipments will ity of meat being brought into con-'cash for their animals. Expectation tact with rust. is that they will profit by selling A special machine will clean sau-, their livestock here rather than ship sage casings and p-epare them for use, it to major centers. In the event that from 50 counties, Tindall said. The animals are being processed at pack- ing plants holding FERA contracts, for relief food. It is planned to purchase and ship from the ‘tate al itely 100,000 sheep, Tindall said, to effect reduc- tion in the number of head in the State, and to prevent feed su far as possible, Tindall . The program, originally scheduled for its start in September, swung {nto action early in October, Tin- Gall said. Sheep are not being pur- ¢hased until the government is ready to ship, differentiating from the cattle program in this particular, according to Tindall. HIGHER INCOME OF FARMERS IS NOTED Wall Street Cheered by Better Business Indications in Agricultural Areas New York, Oct. 30—(#)—Wall Street is considerably cheered by indications that when all crops are finally har- vested the farmer will “dig in” for the winter with a much fatter pocketbook than last year. In sharp contrast to conditions pre- vailing in industry, where earnings statements and labor disorders reflect the stress and strain of troubled times, farm income in the first nine mcnths 313,000,000 compared with $3,479,000,- 000 in that period Irst year, an in- Crease of more than $750,000,000. This improvement, trade obse! tial increase in retail and wholesale business, better collections and strong- er credit conditions in the major ag- ricultural areas. One of the most reliable business, Standard Statistics Co. estimates total farm income in 1934 will aggre- gate $8,019,000,000, an increase of $1,763,000,000, or 28.3 per cent over ed_at $6,256,000,000. ‘While the farmer's financial condi- index of prices paid for commodities bought for farm consumption aver- aged 109 in 1933 compared with 12 cent, Such increases, however, have been at least partially offset by a reduc- tion in the farmer's fixed debt, re- flecting lower interest payments, re- duced taxes and the farm mortgage re- find, has been reflected in a sfbstan-/ Garfoot, the total in 1933 when it was estimat-' thus far this year, a gain of 12 per; PRODUCTION CREDIT GROUPS IN SESSION Secretaries of 13 State Asso- ciations Report Good Pro- gress at Fargo N._D., Oct. 30.—(}—Secre- Fargo, taries of 13 North Dakota produc- @ round-table discussion of the sea-@ son's business and prospects for the exsuing months. In charge of the gathering was Dr. C. E. Johnson, vice president and act- ing manager of the St. Paul Produc- tion Credit corporation The associations are making good Handicaps to the associations gener- ally have been poor creps. Flexibility of the regulations un- ¢er which the associations operate of them with favorable show- within a mtater of months. Mott; Floyd » Dickinson; Abner Larson, Mandan; Mike Helm, Jamestown; J. P. Henn, Linton; J. W. Kniefel, La Moure; Walter Zellmer, Fessenden; CV. Johnson. Officers of associations in attend- Williston; R. F. Grant, Persons with $1,000,000 annual in- + comes numbered 194 in 1930, as com- pared with 50¢ the year before. : The world’s finest tobaccos are used in Luckies—the “Cream of the Crop”— only the clean center leaves—for the he clean center leaves are the mildest leaves "Hogs follow aighy iter —they cost more —they taste better. 9 The New Goodrich 6 . BATTERY prime for the table. either by Gussner’s or for sale, and) more livestock is offered than the Through a trap door in the pre- the tongues, livers, tails, chee!s and’ local plant can handle, the excess will cooler, the carcass is lowered into a ——— ————--—— eee storage refrigerator below. This can be kept at a temperature of 22 de- Ld be kent at a temperature of 22 de- DON’T FORGET TO VOTE sion. Separateds from it oy 1 big tefrigerator door is a huge freezer, 12 The Tribune prints herewith an application for an absent voter: ballot by 12 feet, which will te kept at 20 that everyone may cast his vote at the election on November 6. Those who ‘degrees below zero. Before being Placed expect to be absent from the county on election day have the right to cast iu the latter, the sides will ve reduces: such ballots. Apply now. Cast your ballot as you see fit for your own best to quarters. This “sharp-freezing”| interests. Send the attached application blank, properly filled out, to the process prepares meat and poultry for} county auditor. He will send you an absent voters ballot, together with in- long-storage facilities. | structions for voting it. Tt is essential that poultey, partic- ularly, be frozen by this method «nd APPLICATION FOR ABSENT VOTERS BALLOT it is of particular value when meats, 1 fre to be stored for longer than mere) s+++r7++++++ © duly qualified elector of aging periods. | Mage ‘Sterage Capacity | Township or Village of . In addition, there is the cold stor-| City of ............ oe age section of the plant which is 40/ rry fone 8 dimension and three! Residence, Street and NO. .....ss.ssesccverssovesscreesecscsscscsonsessees stories . It, together with the other retrigerators, will vermit the! Precinct or Ward Ce reer errr rere errr er eer reer rr yy rage of approximately 4,000 car-| County of . -, State of North Dakota, and to my best | sasses without crowding. j_| Knowledge and ote in such precinet at the next Ger ‘When properly aged, the meat. is| Election, and expecting to be absent from said County on the day for hold- te. - taken fae ie fonlet,| es seh. Beperal | Election, viz. November 6, 1934, hereby make application 2 for an of such ie or to che aise mens cite absent voters ballot to be voted by me at election. “It’s toasted” V Your throat protection—against irritation—against cough M. B. Gilman Co. Phone 808 Protective Top Cover, Keeping Top of Battery Clean. Positive Plate Protec- tors for Protection Against Short Cir- cuits. Every Modern Improvement Known to the Seience of Battery Building. . 50 Brand New, Fresh “Electropak” Batteries Just Received. Prices Are Low. 2a S2SOS5 ERE... mt. Ramesses aogauc ompupsne areens ecomme sean, er ae