Re: [CBQ] Rochelle Meat packing Plant

[rgortowski@aol.com]

Leo,
 
I sure the smell was tough to take!  Was it a Swift even back in  1950?  
Rapido is coming out with the General America 37' meat reefers, an  the Swift 
car is one of the cars they will produce.
 
Just to be sure - the plant was west of the station - correct?
 
Thanks for the great information!
 
Rich
 
 
 
In a message dated 1/19/2011 7:14:09 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
qutlx1@aol.com writes:

 
 
 
Rich,

The Rochelle plant was a Swift & Co. plant. It handled  prinarily hogs but 
also beef. In the earliest days the stock arrived via  rail on stock #1 and 
#2. Outbound product was dressed and packaged meats.  In the early days the 
mtys were iced on the "ice Track" next to the mains  and then spotted for 
loading. Other outbound products were dried  blood,bone 
meal,hides,urea,edible 
and inedible tallow. Just thinking about  it brings back the smells.

I will never forget those smells, the fat in  the air and the cries of the 
animals when the "sledge" missed. If you have  ever had the flu and had 
troub
le keeping your stomach under control then  you have a small idea of what 
it 
was like to switch this plant on a humid  night.

Leo Phillipp



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