Hi John, Sure, as here it is, as I should of put that link on the email too.
I have also read this in a business book on the growth of railroads, “Railroad Triumph” which is a good read and is on Amazon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavus_Franklin_Swift Mike From: vito4cal Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 11:03 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Show me the Beef (was Re: {S-Scale List} RE: Interchange) --- In mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com, "Michael & Linda Marmer" <mlmarmer@...> wrote: > > Gustavus Franklin Swift (June 24, 1839 â" March 29, 1903) founded a > meat-packing empire in the Midwest during the late 19th century, over which > he presided until his death. He is credited with the development of the first > practical ice-cooled railroad car which allowed his company to ship dressed > meats to all parts of the country and even abroad, which ushered in the "era > of cheap beef. > > One of my very first HO cars was a Swift Meat reefer from the mid 60s, still > in the basement. > > Mike > ================================================================== Mike: Please kindly site your source for this information. I would like to learn more about this topic. Thank you, John Gibson Rocklin, CA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
