, 1874-04-03
EAST ST. LOUIS.
Tho Illinois q: st. Louis 1sridEn-Nn~
tiorlftI Stock Yards Packing = Tho
Csall0Ikth Commons ntlh Court of lkoc~
ord Observation-Disclosures u fsrIatic.

Tho Tl1An0f1 ds 1T. I,DtiN 1RrtnKH-Nn~
tionrI Stock Yards -PnclktnG Tho
Csalaolkih Commons si1lh Court of Akec"
ord Observation-Disclosures u tsrhaos
Correspondence ef Tho Chicago Tribune.
r. o,,v ~ 1t ~ mn @ % iu,,ahitanta. mn tho castorn
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branch OF tho Future dreat,' etc., anu "n'cn .el
has for 30 long ttmo boon py-"oso ocon
iaughod at and dorldod for oven making any
protonsions to lift ttsolf out Of tho "alough Of
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uonponu' % i''" ko'''b W ,''h"o "oa .' ,!,..,
atrado eo"aras progress anu grohtneBs, III" nop''
oro long to gain placo In the estimation oi OIL.
or oitfes not only In Illinois, but in othor satos
ruE ILLINOIS : ST. LOUIS BRIDGE
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~ no~ noat'4E oo.aPia1lou' M'a ~, ~ 40 so ~
that. ny lilo 1at OF July, trains WILL DC roaa! ~
croBa over. Tho work iH progressing rapidly,
Boyoral liurflrod mon being engaged upon this
atruct11ro md its annroaoIca. Il in boin1 con-
attpu'ou ~ %nas ~. Wv ,uIuaaq -. ,.,. ~
humnor) terminating ~ East et. Louls oan, VIII
very 1ittlo exponBo, change their trao]ta and run
trains across without any tlolay or interruption
...a ..,.- -, r. go. 49,, .,,5
having 70 10 calteo oseF u .uo teffs-ool.o "no
thumpod around In old lnmboring omnlbuseS'
as tho custom haa boon in tho past.
Accoss will la onBv for all kinds OF yoliclcB in
,,,,o,, t,o ,r,1r, NJ o7,,,o ro,,.;o IL
mado FOR tic "agon-roads, Two IN number gong
oaoh way,-ono for honvy md ono for light
this character; and tho approaol,oa loading from
tho different streets will bo gradual aud without
any danger.
Tho Wiggins Forty Company, which has tho
monopoly Of tho forry.busineHs at this point,
will still continue tho transfor-businoss aud It
is said that many toamHt especially those that
arc heavily ladan, will patrons2o tho forries In
preference to tho bridge, ehpcolaiy where INC
toasns hayo to deliver Or haul goods from noar
tho loVoe on tho Wo8s 500. ...-.... ...
a cn1ftof Las been 6cetfcu and company Or
gantzeu 1or tue purpose ot. running stfeet-car
line ACROSS tho bridge; ant it il proposed to OK
tond it through this city to tho
NATIONAL sEooK,YAnps,
which arc located 1ust outside tho c1ty"1imits on
tho oaat, anu whore tho ttde OF travol a11d nuB1~
neas is now setting In 10 rapidly. Tho, business
nt these yards, commencing loss than your ago
with small proportions, is nov immense. THO
number, are all occupied by livestock mon who
represent tirma IN Eastern cities, and Who also
haVo their branches IN hansae and Ioxas AMI
oyery tlay operators nnd buyers nre present from
n parts Of tne fontry Ioso ya1 Rroposo to
handle most OF tho stocK coming to thla' mafkot
and, as soon os tho bridge IL completed. tho
trnnBicr OF stock acrosa the river Will 30 no
trouble, os arrangements have already been
made with the different railroads whereby this
difficulty Will then bo obvated.
pAcK1NG.
Ono firm ut tho National Yards "a branch OF
Chicago houso) have killed and paoked 10000
hogs the present season; and now ore slangh,
toring and packing cattlo at tho rate Of 90 head
per day which are shipped IN refrigorator-cars
to different points in tho Enst. Tho packing
house Of this firm, which was erectod last Bunl-
NOR at cost Of Sl0o,o 900, is said to bo inferior
to none in tho Wost In lta capacty and improves
montB, being capable Of killing 1000 hogs por
day. Ground has boon ,purohasod adjoining
those yards by Quincy nnd Cincinnati partiea,
who propose to croct paclsing-houBos tho coming
summer, to DO ready for buainoaa noSt wintor.
BILLS rAs5ED 1y THE LEolsLATunE.
The bill known as the Cahokia Commons bill,
which has been before tho Legislature Tor two
or three sessions, has passed and been sgnod
by 1T tho Governor. These commonu consist m Of
0,000 aorcs of land just south Of and adjoining
East st. Louis, fronting On the Mississippi
River, directly opposite Ut. Louis and extend
down the river for SIX miles, and oro about ono
milo in depth. This land was once an old
French claim, tho title Of which haa boon in
o'ii, gooa tlso eau now % 70 g1yesn.o pulenasors