![]() ![]() ![]() Americans rich and poor could expect to eat beef for dinner. ![]() By 1906, an animal could be born in Texas, slaughtered in Chicago and eaten in New York. In 1860, most cattle lived, died and were consumed within a few hundred miles’ radius. If it were not for “the professional agitators of the country”, he claimed, the nation would be free to enjoy an abundance of delicious and affordable meat.Īrmour and his critics could agree on this much: they lived in a world unimaginable 50 years before. Where critics saw filth, corruption and exploitation, Armour saw cleanliness, fairness and efficiency. In response to these attacks, Armour, head of the enormous Chicago-based meatpacking firm Armour & Co, took to the Saturday Evening Post to defend himself and his industry. ![]()
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