The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-07-02
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AN sure will bo Of Wont concern
10 the many readers d l'nE HERALD
TuE 1--we STOCK TRADE,
Having formed tho acquaintance
of Colonel Knox, tho president, and
Mr. Joseph Mulhpll, tho HuperInlon-
dent Of lbo ~ Louis National Stock
Yards, At the lindoll holol, started
on 'lhureduy morning IA tho city
railroad, NJ tho foot of the bridge,
aud crossing this wonderful blruo'
turo, We were conveyed by u COM
Portable hack 10 them, Hero We
were tukou in charge by Colonel
kuoX, than whom wo have never
met u more courteous gentleman, n
man Of onorRy and action fully i'm
buod with tho spirit Of tho great
enterprise Of which ho rs tho chief
We first Visited tho exchange IN The
contcr Of tho yard, In which IN sit
uatcd the bank, rpilroad ticket of
llcoa, bar, billiard saloon, Offices Of
commission merchants, restaurant
printing Cillce, directors rooms, etc,
Tho building iaa magnificent three
story brick Tho holcl, which was
erected by tho company, cost ono
hundred aud louydyo thousand
dollars, can accommodate two hun.
drcd and lllty guests, II Ia Il superb
structure, and few hotels IN ST.
Louis can surpNsa II,
SHOULD have stated that those
yards arc in East st. Louis, one
mile from tho foot Of the bridge
Those yards have been built judi,
ciously, carefully aud with an eye
singlo to tho best and most rapid
modes Of receiving, selling and re-.
shipping large droycs OF cattlo and
hogs, Every convenience for stock
men and their cattle have been an
ticipalcd and supplied Onc mil.
lion aud u half dollars have been
spent in She construction of these
yards already and yet they are not
~ complete as tho present mana
gers intend them to be, At this
time most important improvements
are going on, among which are u
plank road from the yards to the
river landing, just above the Tolo.
do, Wabash and Western railroad :,
u railroad track TO connect the
yards with ovory railroad on that
side Of tho river, aud tho great
bridge in direct linc besides, SOW
era, drain pipes, etc, The East St.
Louis street cara will soon DO cX-
tended into the yards, when pNsscn
gers can ride into the stock yards,
hotel or Exchange building, a
Writer can only give an outline Of
this extensive structure. The sheds
cover an area Of sixty acres, They
can comfortably accommodate thir.
ty.livo thousand head of cattle,
twenty-five thousand head of hogs
and sheep, The hog pons arc twelve
hundred feet in longth and one
hundred and twenty feet in width.
The whole grounds arc amply sup,
piled with water for stock. The
pens are paved with stone, and eve
ry arrangement for shelter and care
Of stock perfected. A supply OF feed
is constantly on hand, which is
furnished at reasonable prices.
The shipper Of stock will find
every facility he could desire, The
market we are satisfied is rs good
us any, but should he desire to try
other markets, he can select and
forward TO any in the United States
Here are congrogated buyers from
every market, There are some
thol ough-going men in tho commits
sion business, who are every way
worthy the confidence and support
of our shippers, Messrs Hunter,
Evans Il Co, Williams q Taylor,
ed. W. Pattison 4 Co., Dawson 4
Underwood, are all first class houses
and are enjoying u large trade
Beasley Brothers is another staunch
and tried firm. TO any of these
firms shippers can consign with AS
suranco that their interest will be
properly guarded, TO the old os-
tablished firm of Mulhall X Scaling,
| need only to say to Texans, they
will be found in the Exchange bull.
ding, ever ready, us in the past, to
serve them with fidelity and hon,
esty.
All in all, the National Stock
Yards are the finest and most com.
pletely organized on tho continent.
In three years time remarkable
revolution in this branch of trade
has taken place in the West, and
now st, Louis bids fair at the pres.
ent ratio of increase, to divide the
honors with, if not in time to out.
strip her cnterprising rival, Chicago
To the readers of THE HERALD, we
would recommend these yards, us in
every way worthy of their consd-
GRAFTON and patronage, Every ia.
cility for the transaction of business
is afforded, and every convenience
and comfort anticipated and pro-
vidcd for while charges have been
reduced to the lowest possible point.
The bank in the Exchange building
stands u No. |. and rendcrs every