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