The story of Pittsburgh: Food products

Food products (Vol. 1, nr. 12)

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Identifikator:: 1831622599

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Title:: The story of Pittsburgh

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1919-1930

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 1831623587

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-241112

Document type:: Volume

Title:: Food products

Volume count:: Vol. 1, nr. 12

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1925

Scope:: [ca. 60] Seiten

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: The Lutz & Schramm company

Collection:: Economics Books

The officers of the company are as follows: A. E. Sless- man, President; Marcus Blackemore, Vice President; W. L. Dunn, Secretary-Treasurer; J. C. Curow, Factory Superin- tendent. PITTSBURGH PROVISION & PACKING COMPANY The Pittsburgh Provision & Packing Company was incor- porated under the laws of Pennsylvania, July 1, 1901, suc- ceeding the Pittsburgh Provision Company, incorporated 1898, which company purchased the business from Emil Winter Company. The Emil Winter Company was organized some time prior to 1888. The plant, covering about four acres, is located on Herrs Island, Pittsburgh, and can be reached from the heart of the City by trolley in fifteen min- ates, or by automobile in eight minutes. The Company operates under the supervision of the United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry, all animals slaughtered being subject to post mor- tem and ante mortem examination by veterinaries employed by the Federal Government. Animals showing traces of disease are condemned as unfit for food and retained by the Federal Government’s representatives, whose duty it is to see that the animals are tanked for inedible grease. No dressed meats of any character are allowed in this plant unless purchased from a United States Government Estab- lishment. The Company has a weekly capacity for 1200 cattle, 8000 hogs, 2000 calves, and 2000 lambs. The Company has an annual payroll of over one million dollars, the number of employees varying from seven hundred to nine hundred. It operates branch houses in Johnstown, Pa., and Cumber- land, Md.; operates fifty of its own refrigerator cars, fifty auto trucks, mostly of four and five ton capacity, and also uses about twenty teams for short hauls. It is the largest meat packing establishment in the Pittsburgh District, and is widely known for its famous “Irish Brand’ Hams and Bacon. Present capitalization $600,000

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