, 1879-02-08
THE STOCk-YARDS.
Reply to the Petition for Leave to
File an Information.
What Tia Transit Company Has Dons for th.
State.-.fptitts Of Petitisntr.

Some time ago in the Criminal Court Jacob
Frye asked for Leave to file an information IN tic
nature Ut auo warranto ngalnst the Eulon
stork fnr'la d Transit Company Of Chicago,
basfng fhfs application on certain reasons whcl,
aEc set forth In the answer 10 the petition, fled
Yesterday by the sto. lizards Company through,
It's attorneys, Messrs. Decker, I1erstck. and
st0rrt. The respondent denies ,hnt tic petition.
cri Or has hccn shipper OF stock to this city
1oF sale, mil !nslsts tt"t The thrr pretended
petitioners referred to IN Frvc's petition hare
th rights hr btaslIiny III court, tho Court moi
being advised that the signatures are
Kcns,tne, ati the petitions are mt
sworn to or authenticated. During tic
past year tho respondent la.:ac!arrell
for yasd!ng for s1cep anl hogs cents each, !;
for cattsa ul,l horses q, cents each; for corn q
per buthci in the eartr part Of the year mud 50
cents In tho latter part; for hay III the early part
Of the year 30 per top for prairie. and 80 Tor
tame hay, ani in the latter part Of the year &l5
and 81. Respondent denies that theae prices
arc unreasonable or c1torttonate, or m unjust
tax upon any person dealing IN or shipping stock
1t the Jart1s.
Leays to G1c IN Information ought not to be
granted on the
EssrrroKTro AvEnMExrs
OF petitioner that the charges Of respondent are
unreasonable, petitioner having set forth no
facts on which to base his allegations, nor whlc!,
would enable the Court totieterlnne whether the
charges arc reasonable Or not. The rclafor tla.
talled to sc. out The nature or character of the
cousenicnces furnished by tic respondent.
There Ia nothing 10 show that he has been con.
ncctcd With the management OF such business.
Or knows ANYTHING about It, a1,t, since hs hns
failed to set ont anr fasta from wtlfci, cs,n-
eil!Fion might he reached ~ I" tho unreast,.,-
ahtesces OF res'tondcnt'a charges, leave ought
not to be granted him 10 flo an Information
Respondent also submits tllat in the deter.
mtilattot, Of tue prayer Of this petitioner the
Court should weigh Tie consideration OF public
convenience and tic naaEntude 0f the futercst4
invo!scd, and conatdet whether respondent llas
fulfilled the
DESIGN AND PrnrosE or IT'S ORGANIZATION,
mud also take luto consideration the position
a."! n'o;'ses OF tic rclator: Respondent goes
organized in ls65. Prior to ti.at date tLe }acili-
tles for handling cattle were very poor. Ihero
wcrce many saFdh, rudcts and cheapiy construct
| e'l, IN which cattls often froxo to death, tic
mud there was no uniformity Ut PRICES bctwcc,,
| these various competing yards. But poor as
those facilities were compared with ti,ose fur-
nlsl.ed BY the RESPONDENT. yrt TIE samc prices
charged, Willie higher rr!ces W wcre C chargyd red
| fur Iced. Tile Ctcat facilities Of tho urcscut
| stock Yards Company are suited nnl It's V,cat
| expenditures Tor taxes. ETC., ret firth. It's
less taan those Ia my yards enst Ut II. Owing
to tlIe une9ua!ea facilities #l44cl, Ii has fur
nished aslppers aud owners Of livestock. au I'm.
sncnsc traffic has been developed here. the trade
$l00,0oo, U0 per yeat. Of this, tllsee.tonr.iIs Ut
the stock cared Tor era hre nttractest br tbe I'll
perior 1ac!llttcs furnished. 1he indirect intu.
cnce Of iha great cntcEprse Is also referred to,
nj il 1nfi ftIkf I
fulfilled tiie purposo anI dcslgn uf
its organization. 1ta yards nrc still
| superior to any IN the Continent In drainage,
railrohd facilities, ehc!teF ior stoek, quality of
feel. etc.
llns been f1r several years engaged In selling
liye-st0ck OIL commission ut the yards. Furller
thail his commission he has no Interest In the
stock, nfnl bus no capital Invested. His charrcs
NJ eo'Hualss'ons tor ta!cs requiring but short
tln". made ~ him md nEasi'.t The shipper, arc
s1 a rar-'uad on hogs NH! 10 cents lead on
| cattle, such charges exceeding In amount all
those usually tuadc by respondent for yurdagc,
| tees. ttc. Rc'ator has no Interest, public ur
private, tn the question presented by
hfa petition, but, having failed Il. hs dealings
with rcs2onacutt to comply With thc rules and
regulations which u sas found necessary to
adopt for the safe and successful proaet ution ot
~ business, ho Inns sought to excite dJssaiisfac-
ton with rcAnondentfs charges, und fled bis
etst!oh tor the promotion Of purposes psrsolal
| " NlHktGt4s
| All laws In this Htate affecting corporations
sh"u1d be general In character ullu uniform III
| operation.
| THE EAST IT. Lo11s rARDs
charge thu same rates as respondent.
| THESE yards hare been cconoMlcaltY managed,
hut hasc neTer paid auy tlivlIunus. Tile
reduction OF charges bv legislative or judicial
action would close those yurds. stop ti.e tual.
ness at F.nst St. Louis, uni transfer It 10 Mls.
eourl. Under y rc'inetlon Of shu rates rruposp.l
by bill recently introduced iu tEls Legislature,
At tlic iustaco, It IL heiteycd af this rclatt, Tue
property canEo; bo manlt.iued and the business
Carried M. atni ancit reduction would result ia
tfle withdrawn! Of the Yards to tlIa stats OF In.
utnna, w,erv ample fac!litea ars offered ltl,ous
c1pt,lac, It, which case the people Of this StatG
| would iuse fuur-tUycnths Ut tllrir cnt!rc con,.
tncrce, ihc merc fact tl!At tho busl,
" renuncratiye to its stockholders. an!
decidedly hcneacial to the people ot
tlts statc, ought not to he regarded ns reason
tor fntcrleEctsce. It II not the pllspusH Of tie
aw to foster falling, or hamper successful busi.
nusa. entcsorises. 1,he stock-growrr, owner, MID
shipper Will seek ~ market for hts stock tl,usu
,ards which furnish tile beat care as, snoat rra-
Boilnblu rntcs, ui,l The number III thusu yars
uhd The cun npetitlon existing between lhc,lt
n,ar bo rtlivt! upou 10 keep charges within sea-
| soll2lta latA,
| Tot Dogs.