, 1879-02-28
THE STOCK-YARDS,
TOUCHING ADDRESS OF THIS ConpoRArros

S,tefal n*paieh to 71e 7rib,..
sFnlNoB1ELp, Feb. 27.-Just now tic Chicago
stock-Ynr1s arc receiving more thnn tho usual
amount Of Legislative attention. This instttu-
lion is allcgsd to DO one Of tho noneycd nlouup-
olcs Of tho State, and must necessarily receive
ee''a'' "u'uu''s oi astention. 1heFe Is n
stto"S IMPRESSION IN the minus OF Tho aErt-
eu'sasal poph'ai'oo ot INC state that The Chica.
~ n.vsn,.aus y. r,'' ~cLo essa.ca lof the especial
purpose ol fooo'ne them Of thelr hara earnings,
una llat u Is monopoly Which Is spreading its
Influence farther md growing stronger from
year TO year, until they fear It will reduce then,
to bcggary ind ctaryation 1,y fta cncroacbpcnts
Asa conscouenro thrre 1,arc hecn ,nnro ,,,,1.
and roso,,;on. ,n,saa,n, 'u oIsa 'ao.S o,tl'
stltutton than almost any other.
In the Senate, Mr.. Ford on Saturday, intro
,,uec rreo1ution col1lnt, ,,nn, th,. ,,r,o..,;.,
~ ,.ai,a s,a.n,an. =, 1p'' -, a.. .uis eotpolaslo1
bustucss during the Inst year. md to exhtbl.
Aehedulo of Crcca charged for It's yatfDi,s fnctft-
ties, for tho information OF The I.erls,ot,,rc.
During u.l This sl,o,ycr of missiles a,,nc,, ~
t ns,,ution If whic, ,o "a tha assa ~
CHAMPION, tho Hon. Sol Hopkins sits unrnoyetl,
"wrapped III the gloom OF his own or,pipn},tv.n
OrcasIona1ly he tnrts into n ro,nmtt,oo-roo,,,
od n,olos ,nooo,, ,vo,, .,,sas 49, ~, Nv,
't'0 '''e'A - .Ast
dfangers, anu thcn rclaoses into tho dignillcd
silence which charactertzcs lis dcmcauor.
Charges arc shortly to be beor,rbt ncnfnst thc
Eo,t &, It,t,,, at,ct, .y.rds ,-ht,h +. r.
.."ss ~ nos esoe aus. "nlti 10 a4so con-
,s..as T. a,,s"a1 o''' :" '''' "''A"s''''o 'es's'
'"t1ou 10 oe1a5cu'
TIE REPORT.
In RESPONSE to Senator Forl's resolution. tbc
fol1ntv,rr ro,or, ,ns has, wv .,., ~
.s,n. t.s.,.s w, p'ep".eu, an..' Win
ho"c '"Ft'cF ue.a''e' WI! oo presented Tor tho
na Of tho Lce's'nturs:
wns Incorporated by MI net OF the General NJ.
eonh!y o, tho State OF Illinois, approycd Fob.
10, 1866, and hail Its organization comnjetcd md
bylaws adopted on tl,c 10Th Of April, isis,
this Company, the business of llsInE md Sell
Ing, {erlug and caring for nuf1 hnrtflfn,, rottjc
and llYv stock sldppc,l by tho civ ~
Chicago wns carried on at great cx-
srs, shippers pnrchascrs, md dealers f}ero nw,,,
WIRE several ynrds In tho Civ ri f!hicorn ~
Which cat,Io aud live stopts were ekppctj. ind MT
wlllc they wcro sold, widely soparntca from
each other, poorly und i,Iy supptfcd With fneiii-
watering or hautlijntr stork 'rhe Ys1il,ics ~
shelter nuli protection aeanss Inn srnth"r wo1c
poor and lnntluouate, Owluc TO thu distn,,ee
which scparatctl these yarloua yart]s from naci,
other, there was no commol, market where b.ly.
stocf Ens freo,1r,,tjv driven Innr ,Tjstn"a" fr,
tMe p!ace u paT:hase TO the place Tor ehpmcut,
rntn taus W .ne involved III thls great
Wy 10 onosotts expehses anc
soaas'ous w" na'aSs'he ue'hSs. ......
PREVIOUS 70 THE ORGANIZATION or TIE aTocR-
YARDS,
the cattle md livestock bs[uesa Of the f.ity of
Chicago was conducted plul carried on at four
different yariIs, each gard CONNECTED unl iuentI-
lied In iutercat Will, anno rnflway line, in yhoso
interest 1t was LII tho main mauaEed aid con-
Quoted, and aif competing fut tIIp Ifyu-stork
traffic. Among Tho many difficulties attendinr
tho carrying IN OF that husnesa under t!ut sys.
TEN, this Company oDulncEntcs tho following;
The yards Wcre all ot rauu mn! cl,ca,, Con-
without flooring 10 protect t]v stock
from Inirin., In the mud, atl without covering
to protect hogs or shcep from tlu Winds Of
storms. As u consequence, It was not ,nire.
t,,leaty tho case tlut cat,p frozo In iu mud II,
tncse yards when the weather became sutldeply
cold. And, for tho want OF e,,cltor In cold
hoga would pilo upon eucb Other iu tlo
pens mud snlothcr,-hunuEeds In night,
Tho supu.y OF watcr was al tiIlos uncertain.
AMI frequently Inadequate. Tho Wutor was
either pumped by band OF by wlnd mower. WIS
poor In quality, ard wus Of necessity anarsnelv