, 1865-11-18
the UNION STOCK YARDS.


The cattle dealers aad drorer Of Chicago and the
Weft have for 8 long time felt the imperative ne
ccts!ty for . system OF stock yards In this great
commercial cmtrc, adequate TO the lm1uenslfJ Of
the business transacted through them. and which
would a1ard them facilities for conducting that
bnstnese with far greater ease than heretofore The
American CT Sherman, the Font Wayne yards, COL
tacc Grore and South I'm yards, were al At consd-
eIahe distances from each Other the nrtt two fully
mile md half distant, one nom the other, and
way Of successful Transaction OF brttnes.. But
there also other wants. minor in their charsc-
ter, yet amounting 70 very emoasids.ahle m sum
b. eeeine whai has been provided ID TIC Union
Stock yarde than By ADy reco1nting Of their exist
enoe up to the present time. In order 70 ncc1 AZ
md droge.'s business company. 9ader the utle Of
The Onion Stock Yard CompanN with cap.tsl oE
million dollsir. WE osEanlzed last winter ind
procured $50 aecs Of prairie lind, }ust outside the
otty limits, west OF Galeted etreet md one 1asle
from State etreet and here. on tie 0szt Of Last
they commenced the construction Of the great
Union stock 1a1ds md the various buildings asso-
These yards cover now sixty six acres Of ground.
prairie, but these enclosures and the a1angcnpnts
accompanying them seem amply sut1eaent 81 Ios al
the requirements Of the eock trade Of me est At
eosed in pens run two avenues SHY let il width.
one running north and south paved With the Mich.
oleou pavement and the other east and frest paved
with kiout plank. These form the CREST divisions
OF he yartis but there are also Twelve streets run
ming cast md west and fire north and south, each
twenty feet in width, al tolidly plankcd There
3. md thcxc arc Ill divided OF into PEN. aud thes
rse belongs to the several iines OF railroads which
reach here thiF including al which come to III city
sariis and between II md The city limits run the
tracks Of the Chit1go & Great Eastern and the
Michigan Central railroads. Between aixtst9a
Su1rh. bur Fol Wage 4 Chicago. Chicago. Burlington
&QalncXa Michigan soathsn, and Illinois CenitM sn4
Of transfer pens, and VIII, a iu name *iguiacs. be
applied to stock merely In tzantit through the city
from cue rnad TO mother: It must not be Under
loaded .. shipments 1aade from any part Of the
sard+ There are fourteen mules Of railroad track
within The liEntte Of the yard. and faeisis evcy-
By means Of inclined pl2ncs Rates, cic Diy1slons
u c and D, intended for stock destined to this
a,ke ss sbGn, equss ~ n .ir s tss ' EeI
yes completed and none are numbered, the number
Of pans and their capabilities arc not very clearly
&c t tSe cho isand E.
cago. Alton s st. Louis and The chteaso
escb rsad has il separate tacks and 50 extensive
are the facIltIes shat each road may ut tho same
| ttme unload ono fnl TAIN Of stock and ship an
esanese etnee ne bat probably ssersse aSoui 1850 n
enclosure, All IL pIanEed-ho= for cattle with
thEcctnch and thosc for sheep md fTine With tro-
casf pent aEc close md s1 feet high while those
lor sheep and hogs aEs about fouc feel Il hc1ght,
| and some OF The huc, are Foofrd orer There re
| alto few pens for valuable stock which must be
kent separate. The wa'er facilities arc very dne.
~afcr for the yards being brought disance Of be-
tweep three and four nnes. from the south hraueh
shove the packing houses, md for it distribution
to lht ironehs in the pen- there nfr re less thAn
t1.y miles Of piPe spieysa { a,s1 M ts tSa
receiving nin into nEc huge tanks located near The
centre 81 the yards, and flowing rom these Il gains
sufficiently strong head; as N;ell Is 7 furnishing =
| ihete tanks hold water enough to supply the
I yarte, even II al The pens were full, for
week without dsawtns from ths main: nam.
bse h11 'ne one eeb % sbe 1. S. r. sesona g
The e. b. 4 q. 4. r., third on the C. 4 i. l. R.
R., md fourth % the {. =, T.. ana mere & aie
ann also half 3 dozen extensive cotncups. Ihese
Yards viii probably BE- opened for the reception 81
etocI about the dt1t Of peeemher alhoagn az thls !;
mretiuc Of the directors, which uill be held "a
TNesiny pext- The charges for yafdage3 ana tafl,
Gus other matters st incomplete VII a!ao .nen pe
Vii E no nore, md possibly less. than now ruling
hocs and twenIy-d.e ccnte for cattle and hoEses =,
On tss ss:!s nsa ff Saiyo g sc stecE
brck building nve stories Il height and e9n.,nsng S
nnn II eueets shout the first Of January. viii
r be- nm n s. ". +. Tucker & Co., Of The Briggs
House and WI not only BE- fqtn,snea S IN ~ sty,s;
espsoin.sss 81 + men @ who Vel ieeP
HOTEL" is rooms aFe Ill lested BY s.es% sa aEd
supplied With gas and water; ne sg e. tl1n 1,aoe
deep and ne1es taihng vel. near The
huildine. This well, when sunk 20 depM o.
| plous vein OF water That IL fem minutes the
wen. teu ieet IN diameter, Has d1ed up 10 wfsatn