WILSON AND CO., INC., a Delaware Corporation, is the third largest meat packer in the world, and is one of the so-called Big Four American meat packers. The company was founded in 1853 as a local abattoir in New York City. The business has been gradually expanded to one of national and international scope. The company is engaged primarily in the business of processing meat animals and the distribution and sale of fresh, cured, and canned meat products. The company is also an important processor and distributor of poultry, butter, fresh eggs, frozen eggs, powdered eggs, cheese, oleomargarine, salad oils, cooking oils, salad dressing, lard. Important by-products are hair insulation, animal feeds, fertilizer, gelatine, wool, pharmaceuticals, acids, soaps and tallows.
Plants are maintained in Chicago; New York; Los Angeles; Oklahoma City ; Cedar Rapids ; Kansas City, Kans. ; Albert Lea,
Minn.; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Sao Paulo, Brazil. All meat products are under the inspection of the U.S. Department of Agri culture. In addition, research laboratories are attached to each plant carrying on constant bacteriological tests, controlling qual ity, and developing new uses for products and by-products. Sales branches are located in one hundred key cities in the United States, Europe, Central and South America. Wilson & Co., through its subsidiary, Wilson Sporting Goods Company, is one of the world's largest manufacturers of sporting goods and game equipment. The home offices are located in Chi cago. (T. E. WO