A RANCHMAN'S RECOLLECTIONS 



He called these cars ice houses on wheels, and he is unques- 

 tionably the pioneer of the refrigerator car system. Mr. 

 Chandler had not the foresight to patent his idea, which was 

 eagerly seized upon by others." The first of the 30 cars 

 was loaded in Chicago May 16, 1865, with lO tons of butter, 

 consigned to Porter & Wetmore, New York City, who wrote 

 that the car was a success, and that they were delighted. 

 These first cars were simply box cars, which had put into 

 them an inside lining of boards, which left a space between 

 the new lining and the outside lining of the cars — sides, ends, 

 top and bottom — and this space was filled with sawdust and 

 shavings. At first a box or trough not permanently attached 

 to the car was placed in the middle of the car, and filled 

 with ice. A little later on troughs of this kind, or much 

 like them, were placed in the ends of the car. The Penn- 

 sylvania System is justly proud of its position as the pioneer 

 in the transportation of perishable property under refrigera- 

 tion, which has developed to an extent not even dreamed of 

 by its originator. 



In my opening chapter I recorded the Impression 

 made upon my ten-year-old mind of the Initial use 

 of distinct waste or tankage from the packinghouse 

 of Whittaker & Ryan In Leavenworth, Kans., In the 

 early '70's, and, by the way, years afterwards, when 

 I met C. M. Favorite, one of P. D. Armour's great 

 lieutenants In the Chicago office, he told me that 

 he had worked for Whittaker & Ryan In those early 

 days. 



It Is a story in Itself to give In detail the re- 

 markable part which by-products have played In 

 the packinghouse business up to the present day. I 



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