The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-11-16
Barney Corcorau.
Henry Daxc.
John Hamilton.
The wounded are:
DRESSED BEEF SHIPPERS
Fearing War with Rniirond and III,
AlOeA Men

ftarinsu War with Rniirond and I.i,e
stock Men.
ClIIcAGo, November l5.-It is unoucs.
tionably true that some OF the capitalists Of
Chicago who have undertaken the ship.
ment OF dressed beef to New York are dis.
turbel nj the prospect OF a war with tl.e
railroads and with live stock shippers, who
are said to have banded together to break
up the traffic. a packer who las $50, 600
invested in ears and equipments SAYS:
"'rhere is very little doubt that m effort is
to be made by the rich Eastern live cattle
men 10 break down the dressed beef, and
perhaps the canned beef, business. II the
railroad nagnates have joined the machine,
there is certainly Il great war ,on hand for
the Western packers" Headed, "We hcye
written long letter to-day to Mr.. Wander.
bilt, asking him that We be treated hon
estly in this matter. II The railroads are
going to combine to aid the cattle men il,
their distress, we want TO know it before
We put Sl,000,000, or possibly Saa,GOO,O0O
into IN equipment for shipping dressed
beef. Such men as Tim Eastman and John
R. butcher, OF New York, and Sam Aller-
ton, ii Chicago, have millions OF dollars
invested in the cattle business. Eastman
has been selling the Eastern butchers sew
eral million dollars worth OF beef each
year, largely OH time. have no doubt
that there is due him 100000 by butcl, era
III New York and elsewhere for meats.
and these butchers are now beiur
ruined by the cheap beef coming from
Chicago. both Eastman and pulck-
er haye nlso undoubtedly several mil.
lion dollars invested in Eastern stock
yards. Alerton alone owns the yarl, at
Philadelphia, valued at 100000. It il
easy to see the stake the cattle men are
playing for. Vanderbilt personally owns
the greater share OF the Union Stock Yards
here. They were appraised year ago at
SlS,000,o00. They are wWth SaG,O00, 900.
| am inclined 10 think that Vanderbilt
secs that the cattle business is moving
west, and that he fears that in ten years
iron, now the larger half OF the packiu Z
and killing will be done at Kansas Ci,v
unless something prevents it. Ii live stocI,
is kept moving on to the sea board it IN.
slres the existence Of the Chicago Yards,
Rut us a railroad stockholder Vanderbilt
has y still larger interest in having cattle
moved to the sea.boarll on the hoof.
How would you 70 10 work to suppress
the Chicago dressed beef irade?'
"fhe papers, see, say that they are se..
tingup a. company ut sti.ouis 10 shin dress
ed bcciand 10 rndersell the Chicaccaus,
There is no reason TO be alarmed ut 8 :hemc
like that. Alle',an, aud ! guess the o.itrs
own q canning esta ablishment at St, Louis
but they have not been able to compete
with Chicago, and have assessed anu reas.
scssed their stockholders. So far rs un.
dersellipg goes, there is little danger to be
feared. There are people preparing to 90
into the dressed beef business here WHO
cap sell alongside Of Alley,on or AIessrs
Eastman and John B. butcher, and eyen
alongside Str. Vanderbilt. This scheme Of
n rival dressed beef company is merely 4 d
blind, The danger is that il Mr., Wander.
bilt is II fills scheme he will try 10 XIII the
business by raising the rates. .:.li Wander.
| hill ia not q party there isstill danger lhat