meat packing plant located pennsylvania united_states national leader company capacity process raised annually pennsylvania slaughtered average daily founded operated nearly years filing chapter bankruptcy citing cash flow issues brought market turmoil labor disputes company filed chapter bankruptcy following year sole exception company offices plant demolished late 1990s surviving offices later incorporated museum opened site plant history founded morris clinton born pennsylvania school teacher training entered wholesale business early 1880s new_jersey born pennsylvania operated general store partners built story building stable purchased horses started supplying provisions local businesses distributors building smoke house offered smoked bacon prepared meat purchased ready cured suppliers ready cured meat slaughter treated order prevent growth bacteria reduce opportunity grow allowing safer transport storage grew strong business previously goods imported larger cities new_york_city philadelphia suffered quality additional time handling required finished product company added department order offer fresh pork customers capacity plant increased week inception week pork brands offered included pure home rendered old dutch bacon venture pork successful soon expanded similar manner beef lamb purchasing ready cured meat suppliers west learn trade building scale cold storage facilities site company processing head cattle similar number sheep weekly formally incorporated capital million dollars adjusted inflation june additional capital raised corporation purchase land build larger facilities power plant revenues exceeded million year million dollars adjusted inflation large facility occupied prominent location hamilton streets facility received livestock transported goods tracks run plant july large fire destroyed original plant company rebuilt larger modern facility reinforced concrete meat packing plant united_states plant allowed safer operations designed built direct response conditions chicago meat packing plants exposed book jungle led passage meat inspection act world war percent output went united_states armed forces lend lease program united_kingdom soviet_union china france allied nations employees processing million pounds million meat year company capacity butcher cattle week filed chapter bankruptcy citing cash flow issues brought years turbulent market conditions pork industry labor dispute labor union recent operations bankruptcy immediately triggered company customers issued stop payment worth checks paid firm financial complicated large meat packing companies pork inc inc inc collectively failed pay nearly million worth pork meat products purchased according charges total workers lost jobs months filing bankruptcy profitable divisions sold million investor group led president time filed bankruptcy corporation filed chapter january closure major meat processing facilities remained operating state pennsylvania inc headquarters north_carolina legacy early city officials announced plans land included abandoned plant redevelopment known landing originally include museum brewery walking trails river festivals businessman president purchased abandoned plant gave charitable contribution development landing hindered fundraising problems environmental issues national debate pork barrel government spending iconic plant remained vacant decade victim vandalism suspicious fires plant finally dismantled late 1990s company large heart shaped sign long fixture skyline taken june offices torn later incorporated museum opened site plant
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