"refers" got their start in chicago, when george h. hammond patented a refrigerated rail car design in 1868 [0]. although the technology was initially used to

"refers" got their start in chicago, when george h. hammond patented a refrigerated rail car design in 1868 [0]. although the technology was initially used to transport meat via rails, hammond's company (and the rest of the meat trust) quickly adapted the technology for transatlantic shipping (circa 1875) [1]. [0] http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/series/chicago-innovations/chi-meatpacking-top-chicago-innovations-bsi-series-story.html http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/series/chicago-innovat... [1] http://library.buffalo.edu/pan-am/exposition/food/health/meatpacking.html http://library.buffalo.edu/pan-am/exposition/food/health/mea...