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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1925
Page
11
Western Packing company begins operations in the Panhandle after investing 60000. Twenty five beef cattle and twenty five hogs are in the coolers and will be delivered to Amarillo markets tomorrow. The plant promises a local market for Panhandle livestock, eliminating long shipments and shrink.
President Lee Bivins, Womble Hereford and Henry Harding laud a new packing house as a boon for local livestock markets. They say it will provide a home market for cattle and encourage farmers to raise crops to feed hogs and support row farming in the Amarillo area.
Grover Hill and M. Hendricks supply yearlings to Western Packing in Amarillo as slaughters begin. John Veresh and others purchase the cattle with Medlroy's Market among first buyers. Hendricks, son of Judge Hendricks, touts Panhandle cattle and urges local farmers to support the Panhandle institution by selling directly to the packer.
Nate Thilerdin president of Amarillo Hardware addresses the Rotary at Amarillo Hotel praising Western Packing Company for creating a new livestock industry hub in Amarillo. He notes benefits to cattle and hog producers, predicts Amarillo becomes a packing center, and urges broad community support for the project.
In Amarillo the vice president asserts that packing houses and other legitimate industries can win in a big war if leaders pay the price in hard work and efficient management. Mr Batchler and associates are praised for their qualifications, and the piece predicts Western Packing should become a leading regional institution. Business is described as strong with bright future prospects for capable entrepreneurs. Bicycles, 113 West Seventh.
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