From: Alan Lambert Lone Star Flyer Club Arlington, Texas. Now there is a car that I could USE. Being from COWTOWN USA also known as Fort Worth Texas, We had our stock yards and Swift Meat Packing plant. Packing plant is long gone, but we still have the stock yards. Thanks, Alan
--- On Wed, 4/20/11, Michael & Linda Marmer <[email protected]> wrote: From: Michael & Linda Marmer <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Show me the Beef (was Re: {S-Scale List} RE: Interchange) To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011, 11:41 AM 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] [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/
