, 1875-12-23
Tho Management Of That Great
Institution Keep Time with
the Progress of
Events.
Some Description Of the Numerous and
Important Improvements Made
During the Year.
0rer a32OO,000 Invested fn Facilitating
tho Business OF tic Greatest
Cattle Mart of the
World.
An Excollen, and Interesting Show
ing.


~ tho centso Of : vast pastoral territory. Chit
cago baa become tho greatest iivo-stock rnarkes
Of tho world. A closo estimate Of the value of
tho horses, cattle, Sheep mud hogs rcceivcd hero
for sa!o or trausstip.ucnr during tho year now
dtawug to close places 1t at ovor 100. COO, o0o-
= sun 70 enormous that wa can scarcely compro-
bend IL. Imagine tho infinite variety of detail
necenaary to tho handling Of tho live
stock product censcriug here, aud en-
deavor, then, to comprehend tho magnitude
Of the orerattous Of ainxlo company
which undertakes 1t all Thht organization. ~
Ia well known in the Northwest, is tho Cn!ou
than half suction, being situated iu tho Town
III Lake, eouthwest Of tho city. Il meets fully
md abundantly the wants Of the Taat traffic, aud
IL one Of the
NAHvE1a Or c1IICA1o.
Every railroad. OF tho 1nauy entering the city,
hna direct connection with it. It IL tho centre
OF tho packing -houAeH, whose manufacture ~ tho
greatest industry Of the city. aud It has served
to concentrate about it a small city. or the
yards generally We neod scascov write. Time
aud again The Tn1nuSE has described them tit
tinGly and 70 widely hage they becone known
TINT strangers visiting uIo city would III eoon
think Of quitting It without having Eeen thom a.
tho traveller roud OF visiting Egypt. and not tho
pyramids Home, a1la no. tho Coliseum; lisa.
and not tho Ieaning-Towcr. but growth aud
improvement are characteristic Of the yardB un-
der the enlightened md liberal management OF
the Company. aud it IL THE Tn1DrSE'B dutJ to
Keep it's readers In Chicago and the Northwest
fully advised Of the progress achieved.
We aro called on now to describe tho enlarge
ments made
uCA1No THE FAST 6C3iMEn.
These have been 10 tn1uy aoa extensive, md af-
ford such fEosh evidence of tho intelligent ap-
1reciaton the onicere Of tho Company Aavo Of
the vast wants Of tbs great and oyoE-eplarging
livestock interests Of tho Northwest, that
no little space is necessary 10 adequately
describe them, TEuo to their promise of
3 yehr ago. the officers Of the Company
hayo constructed new yards. pens, cautes,
buildings, rRlrax1.tracks asso1ting-pona scales,
streets, and alleFA. Everything, Ill ahort that
could be done to facilitate tue livestock business
laa boon done wisely aud we'll. Tho work il
complete. Tie wantB Of cuslumGrH haye boen
fully met. and tho enlarged ys.ds stand ready ut
tlis c!ose ot L busy season to cutter upon all
other which promises to be tho greatest IN tho
history OF this greatest Of markets.
II ouo would fnlly appreciate the work accom-
plishcd during the past year, he should. as The
TnInuSE reporter did, yinit the econe ; but from
tue description which We ar4 euGbte1 to give
tho reader will form somo Intelligent idea Of tho
CompanyH
1scREAeED FACILITIES
for receiving, ynrd,ug, feeding, aaaorting. and
Weighing ali k!ndA md cIaAHtB Of stuck. nnd,
generally, for preparing tho different kinds for
thiH aud tho Eastern markets. This, In brief,
IL q statoment Of tic work accomplished during
the yoar:
4 handsome now Exchange building, 5Ox137
foot 10 dimensions, hos been erected, containing
All elegant restaurant for tho convenience Of
pasrous OF the ya1da. aud Offices for tho accomno
dation Of tho oves-snctca6ing number Of stock
commission men. Tic building il Aoa:h Of mud
at right auglos with the maiu Exchange, slil Ia
heated BY steam.
Twenty acres Of Nrst-claea catt!e-pens have
beon constructed and 10 acres Of covered log
and Bheoll pnnB.
Hix new gcalo-housos for ltke number Of
Fairbanks scales i1aso been constructed, aud
here II may be mentioned tlat tue satno make Ut
scale is used everywhere in tho yards. and are
kept III perfect order hy means of examination
aud scaling oyory month.
-Four yard oficcE have hecn built, rost-nt-
flco building. now prlntng-press olica. lny
barn, q corn cnb, horIo stable, 3!1j0, new
horse bheds. 2tx220 ices, and avo ncres Of yarLs
and aIoya hayo been roblt!t. Five million
foet OF lumber has boon consumed for repairing
yards and constructing twonty douhla-deck
Cluses for the shipping tlYiaion.
noA III THIS ALL.
We find that about nl!e OF watcr-pipeB has
been laid; thst tweiyn tirst-claRH dolble-dock
clutes Laye bean put in for tho Baltimore Il
Ohio Eoad. for wLoRo shipping division &. 900
feet Of track, tics, Eol ballast hayo bcou
laid; that 500 new gates hsvo beou
aldol; TINT one-ls!f milo o. s-foot
sidewalks have brcn laid: that milo OF streets
and alleys has been macsdamizeS aud mile ct
now road graded, and grayelod; that new
stenm-boiler haa been put In, with Two new
steam water-pumrs.
AND runTHEn.
:, Fifteen hundred foet Of packinc-houso trac'ts,
tics, md graalnga have been added. With like
numbor If foet Of samo for the, shipping diyiB-
ion. Abont = mics Of main line track, tics,
grade, aud gravel hayo bean adled. About =
mile Of now sewers, aud divers and sundry other
eniargeuents and improvements, which it would
la tedious to particlarizo. Tho total cost to tho
Company Of all this work has been orer e200. 900,
moyemont OF stock WAS not III Tho least impeded.
Preparatory to describing the extent Of tho
8tock-yaEuB ''plant" o.. with thu addition Of all
1nese improvements, 1t now stands. ws might
picture tho
BUSY ecExE At THE YARDS,
the yRst networks Of atroots mud alleys, the nero
upon acre Of pons md cribs, aud baroa, tlsu fuod
lug cattle. the unloading aud tho aAipmens the
herds dslSon through Tue lanos, the weighing.
sLo employees lurryiug hitler and a1 ILthsr %
t,rong Of buyers and sellers. hurry viii, some Of
them to tho bank or tho telegraph oillco, read
tho bulletin OF arrlvals over tho yatlons
1osds,-we might present lyety description Of
ono uf tue lyt!lcat aud most interesting 6ceneB
Of business activity in tho country. but tho
present purpose ia to deal with facta Of atauH-
tlcal rAthor than picturesque character.
SOME 1NrEuEsrISo rIuuRrs.
lilo yarda comprehend WITH roadWAyS tono
$40 acres, quo OF which are now In uBe for
tracks. yards loals, osc. Tho yards coutaiu:
AVS cA.tie yards.
CTS coyetod hog and sheep pens.
375 chuses and psns Il total Of 1888.
ID coEIl-crlba.
10 hay-barny.
And tho whule marvellous system compartments
several miles nf macadaMixed Atrpots and atleys,
with nat-xosk Of sowers and water pipes audsr-
lying.
Tho Company owns and operates about Fl
miies Of railroad track. laid ruostly with stee!-
ra.Is. aud connecting with the yarda asA 1e0
frogs aud switches.
Iii
THE MANAGEMENT
Of N interest ho vast aud comprehensive tho
worry highest order Of executive ability IL nooey-
uary, and that It has been obtained ia sufficiently
evidenced by bystam ~ persect "a olockwotk
which prevails III every department. Reposing
avery trust and confidence lu tho skill Of the
oflceFn, aud having tLelnsolyos compEehendod
The r4pid growth OF the nusiness. tho stock
hi t1nr. -. u&x.jt At.t.