, 1874-11-29

situated corner OF Mitchell street ard Stewar
avenue. which were about aa large in extent a,
the :: Southern" In 1862, in order to meet ths
| growing demand Messrs. L. G. Loomis & Co
opened tho Cottage Grove avenue ya,ds, jus
south Of the Sherman yards, but in \ pecuniar,
point OF view had little success, and they wert
closed in the course Of three years, and the ma
terial sold to the Sherman yards.
! All the peps contrivanceH, and yards having
been mentioned, We wil proceed to give Bome Of
the causes why 80 large m enterprise as the con-
struct4on Of the mammoth Union stock-Yarde
vas undertaken, and also to mention the gentle
men who took upon themselves the arduous
labor of organizing the Company. In the year
1865 the livestock trade
ASSUMED SUCH PROPORTIONS
of commercial importance that it was thought
ing OF the overcrowded and Inadequate accom-
modatlons thon provided Mr. Sherman and
others, having closely watched the progress
of this interest from its infancy, we're the
to be adopted to this end. They will compre-
bend tho magnitude Of tho interest involved,
| aud, measuring it's future expansion by its past,
they we're the first to advocate the construction
| OF the great Union 6tock-IardB. The reader
! will derive some adequate idea of the magnitude
IL stated that the value Of the stock handled here
during the past year was So, 100000. or
about. s3G,ooo,ooo moro than was re-
oulred to operate any other ono line
|
yety perceptible influence has been felt through
out all the commercial avenues of the West. The
Live stock interest here has most aa1utary and,
| Nc might say. controlling Influence in the fnan-
clal circles Of both city and country, and this is
especially true at this season Of tle year when
such largo volume OF currency is employed
! in. pork and boef packing operations Mt
| this point: Hence, with the almost certain
| and inevitable results that we're fore
shadoued at thar time, ths construction
Of tho present mammoth accommodations Tor
livestock was fully decided upon as q means OF
overcoming the many inconvenleuces encounter
ed under tue old system Of handling stock, such
as the endless amount OF switching In order to
deliver it to the different yards. In fact, all
parties interested were becoming heartily tired
Of so much unnecessary labor and expense
in placing the stock in the sale pens. Heuce, q
GENERALIZATION AND CONSOLIDATION OF TUE
YARDS
and to this end the Chicago, Burlington (
Quincy, and the Northwestern Roads, in con-
cert With the Hon. John Dora aud other
eapaa saPa7t a. %se the ot
and known aa The Western Union Drovers' Yards.
These we're placed under the management Of
1ieasrs. Acrlerson & A1Ierton, but as tie con-
structiou Of the present Union Ssock-Yards had
also been commenced the same year, the Union
DroycEs' Yards proved q failure. aud in less than
three months after their inauguration they were
closed aud tho material sold to tno Union Stock
Yards.
Hayiug now given BRIEF history Of the live
stock BUSINESS, we'll as the location and opera
tons Of the various yards up to 1865. the road
is clear to enter into further details OF tae
UNION STOCK YARDS AND TRANSIT COMPANY.
No doubt this subject has boen pretty we'll ex-
hauated on previous OCCASIONS, but it ia hoped
that 1t is an interest OF so much Importance to
our 1eaders that they will nat tire in again re-
viewing its history, as in every particular the
enterprise has proven success. far beyond the
e1t ectatlons OF its projectors. In the fall OF
stock Of s1,oO0.ooo was subscribed to, the d:f-
ferent railway companies taking S925.O09 OF it.
and the rest mas taken by private parties.
ThereuRon charter was Obtained. and
+. B. Blackstone, Esq. was appointed presi-
den Of the organization, and on the 1ss
Of June 1865, ground was broken, nnl the great
Union 6tock-1ards commenced And 30 great
was the necessity for their completion, that on
the 25th Of December Of the same year they |
wers finished and opened to the i've stock traffic
Of tue Northwest. This event was shortly fol-
lowed by the closing Of all other yarls in tho |
city. The area OF ground owned b! the Com |
panJ Is 345 acres, lao acres being occupied by /
peas. ana about 70 are covered With buildings |
including the consnodious Excaange, tle Union |
Stock-lasd Bank,
THE TRANSIT HOUSE.
one OF the finest ho.els IN tue West, hay barns,
scale houses DC. Aud We might ment III Just /
here that the hotel WAS brilt in connection with
the yards, and is conducted By Messrs. Sherman
j. Tucker. This hosel mas Capacity fol accom-
modaung about 400 guests, and Is Usually we'll !
filled the year round. In Justice to the merits
OF this house, We will say it Is the bes. aud most |
popular 90 per dAyh house in the county. !
Tbs entire arrangements and outfit Of tnis house
are frst-class in every particular. Trscks and
roads arc constructed by and belong to the |
S:ock-Iards and Transit Cour any, making con-
aectlons With every road leading into the city. |
and which, in exlent are something over 16 miles,
30 thos Rtock is received and shipped without
.he least delay or extra expense III switching.
These are among the few admirable features
hat deserve special mention, as aso tho e1ecu-
i've officers who had the construction Of these !
ards in charge. One is tho completeness in |
drainage. and the other is the watar-supply.
Chey are we'll watered from two artesian wells
hat were bored shortly after the yards were !
dopted the Holly system, through which it So {
ures an adequate supply OF lake water. In :
hort. these yards are constructed on the :
most approved p,ans' snd, unaer the ab1e :
hey have been kept in the best Of repairs. !
d faci, they arc constructed so conveniently
nat they only require the employment OF 200
Ten in the d.tferent departments, such as clerks,
oromen Of divisions. yard feed, aud scala mas q
,rs. yard mud tracSsmen, carpenters, black T
a1iths, rolics. and 80 on.
Before going into further details we will state 9
lat the original sum involved in the construc- !
on Of these yards was 81, ,675, 900. and yet this
rge sum has been neariy doubled since tha. ! c
ate in the many valuable improvements and ad- ! ?
t.ous that have been made by the Company l
nee 1865, in order to accommodate the large a
crease OF traffic. During the present year t
rgo Improvements have been made in the 4
~ OF macadam1zng streots and alleys Il
the construction Of new pens. and in the erec- II
On Of new outbuildiugs, etc. The Company, in | o
'nnection with few Vt the prominent packers, is
IS also erected tins tire-euyine house, organ tt
ed an efficient fire company, and procured :.
~ sllsby tre-seamer, all ut cost OF SIC 900. q
large addition waa last year made to the Live Il
ock Exchange Building. doubling its former Il
20; which, with the original building and bank, p'
) been supplied during the present year With
o most approved s:eam-heating apparatus. | al
tese, with many other minor improvements, tt
20 been perfected during the past and this er
at, at necessarily large outlay OF capital Il
Az farther index to the progress Of this traf- IN
the reador il referred t. the following state Il
mt OF ca
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS =
m Jan. to Oct. 81, 1874, az compared with .s .s
business transacted during the year 1879 for W "
safaa period OF time: ~ ~
Month. Cute. HOGS. SAe<D. Horses at
uaEy. .----..-...-. 5y.439 4j7.03s 2l,l73 ts8 | a.,
)rQlTY, g. It's sftSa11 San | VI