, 1879-05-14

l HleHG u &hu6 NJ fRFuH n4 ft&hfilH I0UA
and water, ~ before sssted, ornars nint shippers
further Wcat are charged with the responsibility
Of cruel treatment nnd tho exhausted cundtlin,
oi the animals when they arrive In the market.
| The railroad companies lease the shipper car,
md tic shtpper, excustnQ hthsclf upon the
ground shnt he has 10 pny high price, ioads It
N tta utmost capacity with sttck. Then IL
cotncs through. very often, from Omaha or
watering. Stock Slipped In tGIa n,an,ser ar.
rIvcs tn chicago In an exhausted and dep'oratlo
co.'tit lon. Many ot The anitnals sru doHn.
trafnpled under tue fect OF othrrs, and arc
broken, or otherwise crippled. Some sbtppcfs,
| however,
LESS AvAnlcIors ARD MORE HUMANE,
unload their stock 1t Peoria, feed aud water It.,
IND allow the animals from lsc to sesen lioura'
rest, uild then send tl,etn to Chicago. Thera they
| c'i quickly tell whether stock has been so
| treated Or sbrpcd tho entire distance at one
! long pull Catt1s chunot lie down In the cars
dnrlIl a!e trtp, and u one Of thcn dea fall *.
hnt]ated It cabnot get up until Tic Journey Is
| completed.
| Tho Union StocR.Yards Company have Ger
ia'n r1lcs tor the government 81 the tnsttutunt
anu ole OF tlicse In 10 have nil stock we'll fed
Orders are received from the owners Otherwise.
But 1t is too frequently the casc That The owner
anxious 70 realize doNnr or two mora head
upon his stock, orders that hfs cnttEe slsall not
their arrival, and tint they shall then be allowed
y lll themselves TO tilrir utmost capacity, 70
Illustrate: ebr. load Of cAttfc arrives ut tic
GhsaGo yars a ,1is ofnlns s1 y, o'eof: Il
any water Until Tomorrow sllornlnK, wien they
mrs permitted 10 I'LL themselves To tl,elr hearts,
consc1t. Tbls increases thgir weight several
pounds, and gives them u rnnut, full appear
arc furnished With troughs, aud q slight
turn Of an run rod sends u copiuus
strcatn Of pure, Gold lake water bounding Into
not the .iautt Of the Stock Yards managers II
the Etuek IL not wAtcred.
Shippers from Chicago arc more careful OF
!x,s ~ st9ck sent u Eastern points tilan the
money In oyertoadllg and ovcrtravclsng cattle
| md hogs, ard they usually give them reat uf
from seven to twelve Or fifteen houEa bcforu
restippLng them after they arrive here. The
arrtva1s aic nearly always unloadcfl Ut Buffalo.
fed. watere.l. an,s rraled before senil,,g them
| ~ to their nnai destination. :" Pnddy BurI.s.
Easltnsa's shipper 4 The Union Yards. is
fourteen head of cattle into one car,
aud gives them plcnty Ut food mud rest
On their Journey to thu East. 1t Ia said t',ut
Eastman's stock ea1, MM MM bs picked out ~ at:y t!,'e
York. from their supcsior appearance. I4tere
may be great deal Of truth In the assertion Of
Mr. Street t1tat tir mysterious disease III cattle
called "plcuro-pncufno!lfa" 10 originated by tlIu
tAlC FtEEAfE III lEeN
fron tlie West to tie Fast, aud their exhausted
condition upon arriving at ttlctr destination.
CARRYING orr THE cRirpLEs.
Now. Us to tic treatment Of crippled animals.
sr. strest WAS also entirely correct In his statc
tnent upon tIIss point. Tile writer hail au op-
moved frou the yards, and tl!c sight was sorry
ono. In removing MI exhausted sick, OF
fnnncd bovine trom the prus, 4
fst rs, Of an,,a 9w ,, fay s \ o,ssss;,, gssa The
trirnnsc Is hacked up to tho suffering cscaturo
Is It lies upo. tic grouut. A tuVe Is then
placed about the harns, niI ty ,ucans Of pulle5s
ind the horse the unfortunate brute Is dragged
bodily upon tue drny until the latter will bal.
lancc. when the horse is hltched M again. The
unulu, is tied BY fuuh md foot, aMtt In tliis
WAY Is ret''oved to so'nc distant point In tile
city, frequently requiring hn!t au hour or mora
on tlH rOnd from The effects Of The terrible treat
ncnt, but II Is not to be supposed for MI inhtaut
lint the purchaser lnbea anything OH tllis ac-
ssoaDnt, lnagtne a., bullock wsichu'r, iron,
| upun tho GudY vi dray. inclined
at an anglo Of IS degrees By the head and neck
Yet this Is an everyday occurrence. Mr. Me-
Donald sa'! nc l.sd been trying for q long time
to get different sort u vehicle i'itsuuCed for
| removing crippled nnimals, but be had not yet
succeeded, although he Eat hopcs for the lu-
tu1r. Hu lnls protebted u,auy ttnlca against tho
use Of the present. arrangement. but the cosa-
tnlsson men remind him tllat It is better that MI
a1itl.al should be removed IN this way and
slaughtered and gatten out 81 lis misery than
to lie upon the platform anti die. Tile Cumpany
10 not permit my animals tq a. be killed ln III,
yards, fur sanitary rcasous. Tie draying ls all
done by outside parties. ,an., The
Tnlnunk would ssaggett tlmt II some en.
tsrps,slng aHa !;ls 'a,'ans tsamster would
be less cruel, lie would get more than bis share
Of the patronage, und would eventually force
] tlle rest to to likewise.
Some curiosity ss, nay BE- FEY 4 ey The ye'dat
| tle ail hogs which aro takcn from tile yards.
| The compnuy has law 10 the effect tl,at NJ
dead animal sha!l pass tue gate, but, IN the
he bnt enough to gasp or kick. may, 70 ont The
| cun,nisston men driYu q tlOurlsting business
bY purchasing the crlpptus from tho 0wlIrrs md
selling them TO tho eutchcrs. three or fur Of
thcy succeed ia getting an anual
through The gatu alive, that Is Ms far rs
aily re.ttalue is plnced upon tllem. It does not
matter II tho brast gives its last kick und
| draws Its last breath rod outside OF the In
| closure, 1t
GOES 70 TIE sLAu0lTKn-HOUtE
lust the saut, and 1t il stuffed upon authority
tllut the carcass Is pfaced upon thu uurkct lur
food. It ii trnc that The lnspeetor Of tho Guy
Health department watch Tho lnurkets as closely
ns pussible with thrtr fucilitIcs and rehutlTces,
but probably not hundFeth part Of thu cur
casscs OF this description which iand their way
in,u the market are ever seen upun tho weekly
renurta ol the Health Otlces as condemned
MGnt
In this connection II may not 10 out Of the
wnv to alludu 10 lhc kind of beef which the
puoplr Of thia city arc compelled to cut. All the
clty butchers, with perhaps tive, or three s1cep.
10lIs, purchase exclusively tbs poorest beef
lint coincs luto the,.uatkct. Whiio Chicago is
the greatest livestock mar. ~ The whols
country, nnd some Of tho best beef In Inc world
passes through her eates aud chauGes hands
worry littlo besiAcs ever appears upon our tables.
This ycrats tho old saw, "a sllpenakcrs wife
and blackstuEth's mngu arc always without
bAoes.h
Tile reporter stood al tic gsts for some time
yesterday, talking with sono of the officers Of
the ,yars, wien t!s attention was called to sew
eFal druyca Of oMariatcd new.lntlch cows,
scrawny stags, ind eupeFannaatcd bulls whlrh
were buinE driven through ulholl u run.
"WheFe are uleas goEnga' was tic question
asked.
"O1, they arc going to the slaughter.houses,"
Naa the reply.
"po Toa mean 70 .. ssy =, t'at any city butchers
u n I 3b,nf T..