Meat man Pynchon

[Heikki Raudaskoski]

And Chicago's historical nicknames include Pigopolis and Hogopolis.

http://muse.jhu.edu/demo/film_history/v017/17.1olsson.html#FOOT3


Heikki

On Thu, 22 Jun 2006, Paul Mackin wrote:

> GR is full of pork references but the thing that came to mind for me
> was the Byron the Bulb passage wherein is described a collusion
> between the Electric Cartel and the Meat Cartel to leave more fat in
> the processed meat. thus reducing the amount of  tallow available
> for candles, upping demand for  bulbs, without due regard for the
> danger of increased heart attacks.
>
> I suppose the meat William's operation packed was pork.