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30 MORRELL &CA
Morrell
meats
JOHN MORRELL & COMPANY
Topeka, Kansas
"A KANSAS INSTITUTION"
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1,50
John Morrell & Co. was founded
in England in 1827, a hundred and
twenty-one years ago; came to
America in 1865 and established
a packing plant at Ottumwa,
Iowa, in 1877. Later, additional
plants were established at Sioux
Falls, South Dakota, 1909; and
another purchased in Topeka in
1931.
The Topeka plant alone spent
more than 30 million dollars last
year for livestock, and currently
has a payroll of approximately 342
million dollars annually.
Morrell's in Topeka maintains
a daily cash market for livestock,
and manufactures the nationally
famous Morrell Pride Hams and
Bacon and a complete line of
meat products, as well as the
famous Red Heart Dog Food.
JOHN MORRELL & CO.
Ottumwa, lowa
Sioux Falls, S. Dak.
Topeka, Kansas
