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Show T HE JORDAN - Midvale Boasts Up-to-Date Meat Packing Industry JOURNAL MIDVALE PEOPLE VISIT RASMUSSEN PACKING PLANT Friday afternoon, March 26, 1926, quite a number of the local citizens of Midvale went out South Main Street to the Rasmussen Packing plant and followed the live animals through the various stages into the dripping and cooling rooms. To say that most of those taking the trip were really surprised is putting it mildly. Genuine exclamations of surprise were heard on every side. The finest of boof cattle purchased from various parts of Utah and surrounding states are gathered at this plant and as they enter the pens are weighed and recorded. When driven into the killing chute, it is so arranged that the carcass slides onto the slaughtering floor which is cement and is constantly flushed with pure water. Hoisting {.[eviccs are scientifically arranged and the beef is placed on a track on which it moves into tht> dripping room. Mr. Rasmussen was defmite in hi. assertions that the thipping room L the key to the beef curmg prvblem. l'he temperature of thi::> room i:; main tained at about 40 to 50 degrees but large ventilating openings in the high ceiling allows the animal heat to find its way out and after resting in this room for about 12 to 18 hours the carcass is moved along the track II into the refrigerating room. I This room is maintained at an even I ' temperature by means of a thermo~ .;tatic control on the ammonia pumps. The pumps are the mo:;t up.to-<late ..Llld U1ey work without the aid of the human hand or without any attenOUR ADVICE IS TO MAKE YOUR SPRING AND Consequently the Lion whatever. eooling room is kept at an absolutely SUMMER CLOTHING PURCHASES WHILE WE ARE even temperature and there is no MAKING SUCH BIG REDUCTIONS IN THE PRICES danger of spoiling the meat by changing temperatures as often happens in plants not so well equipped. Also when meat is cooled too much, that is, too low a temperature anu then placed in the retailer's coole1 which i:; ~0 to 30 degrees warmer, i;. will not keep in good condition. "South Salt Lake County's Leading Clothiers" §B The cooler has a capacity of about : . MIDVALE-UTAH 75 carcasses and is now filled to onenaif capacity. When completed, filled and cured, the Hasmussens will be in a position to solicit trade to the retailing meat markets of the valley with meat that can't be beat. THOS:Y A Salt Lake City inspector is on hand at all times when killing op"Meet Me At Booths,. YOUR CHILD A MIRROR erations are being carried on and actIs your home life bright, cheerful, ually personally inspected every aniifs no is There it. nial beiore OKink and happy, or is it a life of nagging, or and about it. The meat is strictly quarreling, or, to say the least, tirefirst class, else it don't pass. gloomy'! The building is constructed 01 .;ome and This rather personal question need .nany thH;knesses of brick with .;paces between the brick to assist in not be answered, for if there are .naintaining even temperature within .:hildren, in the home their teachers, <;he building. their playmates and the parents of j The inside walls are hard finish- their companions have the answer. ed and painted with :;everal coats 01 'rhey know what kind of home life white enamel pamt and are spotless!) you provide for your children. The clean. little ones reflect the home atmosThis packing plant is a credit ttJ phere just as truly as a mirror reany firm and to any community. flects sunlight, and just as uncon~very man, woman and child in Mid- sciously until they near the "teen" ·: ale should vhiit this plant in the age. near future and learn just how mucl1 It is a safe presumption that the ha::. firm greedy, selfish child comes from a .!Xpense thi::> enterprbing JOrne to bring you tirst cla:;s meat home where the Golden Rule seldom .·1ght to your very door. comes into use; where the creed of A. P. Rasmussen, superintends all looking out for self has been adoptouying operations. He goes out into ed and where self-sacrifice is not one the highways and byways, wherevet of the virtues sought. The quarrelsome, scrappy, rude ea'ttle a1·e found-good cattle especially-and buys the cream of the child reflects an environment no one Top-The Ra mussen's Packing Plant in :Midvale, Utah. Something has herds for the Rasmul:>sen chain o1 would envy him. Oval Insert-P. C. Ra.smussen, !~'ather Of 'The Business. stores. U any man underst<.'\,ds the made the child that way, for the disMiddle-Interior View Of The Midvale Store. buying business-A. P. is one po~;ition of the child is moulded in cattle Bottom-Two Pictures of Fancy Beef Cattle For The Rasof them. the home. His viciou.s nature canmussen Packing Plant And Stores. The stores dispensing this meat not altogether be attributed to his are also spotless and the clerks are school mates, for they are a cosmoPeter 0. Rasmussen was born in a Scandanavia. On returning to Utah courteous and efficient. politan lot and if tendepcies are for I small village in Denmark in the y~ar from this mission, he mortgaged the PACKING PLANT COMPLETE NOW Call''The in started and farm little and refined companions, peaceful primary the Rasmussen, C. P. .1\lr. 1856. Hi:; parents were conductmg , busy this behind factor be found. moving may and they Midvale of future the in Confidence a small grocery store at that place. ing of His Choice" in 18!!5, by going disThe child who shows marked At the age of 10 he started to work to Salina and purchasing his first as a packing and slaughtering center scene, came to Utah in the early NOTHING so distinguishes the home of good taste, or out with farmer:>. At the age of 18 carload of ueef cows. For several ! for livestock and the necessity for days, settled near Draper and first regard for truth cannot be said to worked on the l{ai!road as a section haYe absorbed the fault altogether . . . . establishes a woman's po~ition as an intelligent and he secured a position with a big years he supplied most of the but-~ C. P. led busmess the1r m expanswn with Valley Lake ::>alt tJJ.e in chers day. per $1.50 at importhe hand for sources outside from farmer in the community, receiving discerning hostess, as the correct appointment of the He was ah~o·ays thrifty, a keen bus- tance of truthfulness is stressed in approximately $40.00 per year. That their ueef. As soon as his oldest Rasmussen & Sons, operators of a was a good wage at that time an<1 :,on, Aurelius 1'. H.asmussen, was big I chain of stores in _Salt Lake country iness man and from this humble be- schools and Sunday schools. These, dining room. Our selection of dining room suit~s has was as much as anyone was making. enough to ride a horse, he was with to constr?-ct at Midvale a modern ginning has evolved the business and however, have no more influence over Mr. Rasmussen :;tayed with this his father constantly and when 12 slaughtermg plant at a cost of $20,- property which he now enjoys and the child than the home dot>s. been made for a community noted for its hospitality. The fretful, nervous, whining child, farmer for seven years. At the ex- years of age, vought his first beef. 000. The plant has just been com- which he so justly deserves. in the absence of physical illness, did piration of seven years he asked the When 16 years of age, P. C. Rasmus- plcted and the first lot of beef cattle The Wednesday. slaughtered was he where Idaho to him sent sen farmer f or his oldest daughter am OPPORTUNITY OFFERED STU- not 2;et these tendencies away from home, for children are inclined to be l' the farmer obliging gave hi& UIH{Ual- lJought his first cal'load of beef cattle first cattle to be kille,d in the new DENT:::; TO STUDY l\liNING m Koosharem from came plant old became children the us and happy, carefree creatures, and in the consent. ified . county. Wayne all have they him help to Lnough schools the teachers seek to develop • While wo rking for this farmer Mr. 1 of capacity a h.as plant new The The girls. and boy:; both so, afforddone are opportunities Excellent these qualities. Rasmussen started in the business Furniture Department the both and da1ly. head 100 a_bout toworked have :family J{asmussen OJ. period a desire who students ed And when dishonesty manifests/ which was ultimately to make him MIDVALE He bought yearling getl1er as a unit-cooperation first, city a~d county _mea_t ms:J?ectors V:ho active training in research work a· itself in a child you parents should UTAH independent. openmg 1ts smce It rnspec_ted have have now they until always, 1 and line~ la:;t metallurgical and mining long fault, the for shocked, unduly be not steers and other cattle am! sheep anu took them to market. He pro.spered ::.even stores and a packing plant in prono~c:d It one of .the mos~; modern through a series of cooperative agree assuming huge proportions in your ' fB3§Il!iffiffiil~ffiB~~I:illJ!iliJffiBI*JmJffiBffiB§BgffiffiB M meat k1lhng plants m the state. In ments effected between the bureau eyes, may be of a form you would in t his business, if you consider the operation. the plant, Mr. Rasmussen of mines, department of commerce, hardly give thought to in an adult. building The stores are located as follows: time and circumstances. He hired · said, consideration was given for and various universities and colleges man to take his place on the farn, \leats and Groceries in Midvale, with Poultry producers of Utah are re- penses down to a mmrmum, will ensome future time when expansion for the maintenance of a number of . Do you as parents tell "white lies" a and Manager en, I~asmus when his side line called him awuy.j P. C. to neighbors or to each other'! Do alizing that their biggest chance to able the individual to take fullest would be desirable. The cooling ma- fesearch :fellowships. advantage of the top prices which . t f th you shave the truth to prevent some r At the end of the y~ar he had hi. Clothing Store in l\Iidvale, C. E. Mat- chinery was so placed and the gen. For the college year 1926-1927 temporary embarrassment? Do you I take advantage 0 full wages, $40.00 commg. op pnces the association gets for its best e When Mr. Rasmussen married hL thews manager, one half intere:;t m eral layout so drawn that the plant more than thirty fellowships in eight enjoy gathering flowers, fruits or j made available to them by the ex- quality eggs." The commenced shipping beef and mutton the Clothing business being sold to could be doubled in size with mini- institutions will be awal'ded. Everywhere in the state the offinuts on forbidden ground; short- tensive marketing activities of the & Rio problems to be studied cover a wide changing Denver The effort. mum . · ' . ' co-operative Producers Poultry Utah the finding or grocer the at Plant Packing Matthews. l\Ir. of to Copenhagen, the Capital City recently range of scientific research. Many clerk has given you too much is through more intensive co-opera- cials report, all agencies were enrailroad Western Grande Denmark and was quite successful l\lidvale, Aurelius P. Rasmussen, as a small stockyards at students who have received these tion within the ranks of local associa- ergetically working toward advanceManager. Store in Sandy, Cyril completed change? in his new business venture. fo.- holding two 1ellowships in past years have, as a Store in l\lidvale, with space Your home life affects the <'hild tions. This impression was gained by ment of the poultry industry. The About this time 1\Ir. Rasmusstn S. Hasmus,;en, manager. carloads of ca.ttle and a loading chute •·esult, obtained remunerative posiand his bride joined the l\Iormon ::Vlagna, :\loses S. Garff, Manager. any other influence, and officials of the state co-operative local hatcheries in the state were for the convenience of the new plant. Lions in the industrial field. Detailed more than Church and "pulled stakes" and camE. Store at 703 South \Vest Temple in it will be away from home what you' who recently completed a two-weeks' standards. Some of these hatcherMr. Rasmussen, who is a pioneer in in regard to the terms are at home. You can, with a fair tour of the leading egg-producing to Utah in 1883. Financially brokc , alt Lake, Jack Theasan, Manager. the beef business, believes the future information be can fellowships uitl'erent the of ies are bringing in better breeding degree of success lead a duel life, districts of the state. and unable to understand the langu- Store at 5th East and 7th South, extremely bright for the packing in- obtained by applying to the authorit- but not so with your child. stock and are trapnesting their h'ens unan has association local "The age he started to work on the rail. Salt Lake City, Cyril S. Rasmussen, dustry in Salt Lake and Utah. ineducational the of charge in ies e determine the best strai~ to toward work to which in field limited Whatever you want your child to road as a section hand and worked Manager. Store at 2704 South State "I was but 18 years old when I stitutions. be, you must set the example. The better production and better quality hens in the flocks producing the ror the D. and R. G. W. for 5 years Street, Lionel E. Rasmussen Mana- bought my first steer in Denmark." The department of mining and met- virtues you desire in your child may and more co-operation in purchasing eggs for hatching are culled by ex$1.50 per day. Following this po- ger. he recalls. "I have been in the bus- allurgical research, University of feed and other supplie.. " was the perts, usually under the direction of best be attained by precept. The business is incorporated, the iness ever since and twenty years of 'tion he worked in the Mingo SmelSalt Lake, will award several utah, r at Sandy for five months. His stock being held by the family ex- that time I have bE>en in Salt Lake. fellowships, each having an annual ----------------~ comment of A. R. Mickelsen, presi- the Utah Agricultural College. "The outlook for the industry behydrometallurgy of lead; the recovery, dent of the co-operative, nnd Alberwife, being an ideal help mate and elusively and resolutions adopted by "We plan to use Utah cattle in our net value of $720. This department brighter than before.. T~e atc?mes , and president vice Willardson, tus carbolead-zinc mixed from lead of no that effect the to stockholders the ery economical, aided ~im materialplant and help in that way our own is maintained in connection with the the producer~ md1cates among tJtude the all attended who manager, field gravity and calcination by ores nate in acquiring a small piece of lan«l 1 stock can be sold, except first offered livestock industry. intermountain experiment station of separation· differential sulphating of meetings. "The production of thesc 1 all will strive during the year to bout 16 acres, and a little home in j to the Company or members of the The Rasmussens are so proud of the United States bureau of mines. complex o;es and concentrates to fa- better gradcs of eggs, which can he , better the quality of their product. family is on file in their offices. per. their new plant they are inviting peo. During the year 1926-1927, the prob- cilitate subsequent separation by mil- done at a lower cost if the producer . Utah has made an envjable reputaMr. Rasmussen was then sent on l At the present time 23 pcopl~ are ple interested in livestock to visit and lems to be investigated are: ling or leaching; pyrometallurgy of realize that by purchasing through, tion is in the hands of the poultry mission and spent two years in j on the payrolls of the company. inspect it. Flotation; hydrometallurgy of zinc; lead. his local association he can hold ex- J producer," the officials said. ny a ew ays P. C. Rasmussen & Sons, Inc., Forge Ahead--Constant Need for Better Equipment Until Easter .. ·Until Sale Closes ! . _Ll ___ J Hffi ;iffi 'Famous Clothing Company, Inc. I I lMJ ~E*3 lim ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CJ~~e~R:a~ ~~i~URS I B*' * ffiB~lli!!llilaillEffiiiillfiliJiillEffill@§RliliJ~~~;ffi~~ I The Prestige of the ,Dining Room • Booth Mere. Co. ******* I • |