The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-02-05
CATTLE CARS.
Description OF a New style OF Barn
Yard ar-Go God Thing On Paper.

1he various humane societies OF this
continent are engaged in lobbying pub
lie opinion for the adoption of parlor
cattle cars. They have been represent
ed before congress from time to time,
and a bill providing for the compulsory
adoption of a a monopoly is now be-
fore congress. At this stage of the
game the society for the prevention of
cruelty to animals, at Halifax, Nova
Scotia sends forth a circular, contain
ing a copy of a resolution endorsing
Clark's improved live stock car, a de-
scription of which is as foil ows:
This is SO constructed that horses,
cattle, sheep and pigs can be carried at
the same time, keeping each kind of
animals separate as well as p%roviding,a
feed bin capable of containing at least
Eve days feed, and three days water,
for each stall or pen. Aseparate water
tap is provided for each animal or pen
of hogs or sheep and the car can be
washed out in d few minutes without
removing or in any way disturbing the
animals. If the car is filed with horses
or large cattle, each animal has a sep
arate stall and also separate feed or
water trough, or if the car be filled
with sheep or hogs the car is. divided
into pens of four feet square, and each
pen has both feed and water trough.
The bottom of the car is so arranged
that the spillings from the animals run
from the car, or if the car is washed,
no water can lodge or the floor.
Provision is also made for the brakes
man and attendant, by affording shelter
and protection to them, SO that the
former will be no longer required to
risk his life by running on the top of
the cars, but a pass through the
whole length of the train from one car
to another with more speed and less
obstruction than through an ordinary
passenger train.
We cannot describe in detail the in
terror contrivances, beyond stating a
few facts. The animals are separated
by partitions that are connected or un-
hitched in a moment. Each animal is
tied with a sliding ring and chain, from
each side of the neck, so that the amin
al can raise and lower its head with
perfect freedom, but cannot turn round.
When the a is being emptied of its
LIVING fra1nIaf no nnnh ontpnal DoogAc
out, the partition and head stall folds
completely, thereby offering no obstruc.
tion to the animal whose turn comes
next.
The car being empty 1t can be wash
ed out in a few minutes by the use of q
hose attached to the water tank, ant
if it is desired to use the car for carry
ing other freight than live stock, in ter
minutes every thing can be removed
thus leaving four bare walls. and to al
intents and purposes, an. ordinar,
freight car, without a single obstruc
ton.
Now let us look at the saving such
car will effect to railroads in time ant
expense. To shippers in the saving O
expense in feed and attendance upoI
the animals; and lastly, the saving o.
property by the comfort and humane
treatment of the animals.
LIST. To railroads. With the a unde
consideration, there need be no delay
The train can proceed without loss o
time to its destination, and no stop
page is necessary as far as the comfor
of the animals is concerned; thus a traiI
of cattle may be shipped at San Francis
co and delivered in New York or Hall
fax, with only n stoppage for taking
in feed, which would not exceed on,
hour.
End. To shippers. at present a stat
Of to 10 hands is required to attend t
the cattle on the way, to get them il
and out of the cars, and carry feed ant
water to the animals, not to mention
the immense expense to shippers in hav
ing to buy feed (such as they can get
for the animals on the way.-With thii
car, a shipper puts cattle on board ant
puts his own feed into the bins, ant
sends one man to attend to a whole
train of twenty cars. Unless the jour
ney occupies more than five or six days
the animals will reach the end of thu
journey before the feed is consumed
There is no waste of feed, no torturinf
of the animals; but instead of having tt
be taken out of the car every twenty
four hours and fed in a snow bank O
mud heap, and then to be driven bach
into the car by means of sticks, spear.
and whips for another twenty-foul
hours run, when the same brutal treat.
ment has to be re enacted. The ami.
mails are just as. comfortable as if in 9
clean and well ventilated barn, ex.
cept that they have not quite SO much
room, but they can lie down with as
much case at least as on board ship.
Seeing that any cattle a at present in
use can be converted-carrying the
same number of animals-to the above
principle for the small sum of 5000, it is
only reasonable to suppose that rail-
way companies will adopt the patent
on the score of. economy, if for no 9TH
er reason.