St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-08
THE STOCKMEN REPORT.
Montana Stockgrowers, Committee
Prepares Statement,
Believing That a Stock Market Near
st. Paul is Desirable.

The committee from the Montana Stock
Growers association, that has been for
some days visiting ST. Paul and examining
as to the advantages offered for the location
OF live stock market here, drew up on
Thursday night report to be submitted to
the association, which the committee rep
resents. The reports favors the establish
ment of the stock market with all that it
implies, in this vicinity, and is of interest
as being resume of the information and
opinions gained while here. The committee
reports as follows:
THE REPORT.
To the President of the Montana Stock
growers Association: Your committee, TO
whom was assigned the duty of visiting St.
Paul on invitation of its chamber of COM
MERGE, to investigate the feasibility of es-
tablishing livestock market at or near that
city. M" whose duties were enlarged by the
accept OF a courteous invitation from
the cha,l.er of commerce of Minneapolis
to make like investigation in reference to
its city and vicinity, have the honor to re-
port as follows:
Having devoted four days to the duty
with which we were charged, and having
been offered every facility and aided in every
conceivable manner by the business men
of both cities, we find that some
where Immediately contiguous to the
cities of st. Paul and Mime
apolis, live stock market is both feasible
and practicable. We find the local consump-
ton or beef cattle in the the two cities to be
about 10000 head per annum. This supply is
at present largely drawn from Kansas City
and the Southwest, though its natural source
should be Dakota. Montana and Northern
Wyoming, and would be if there was at this
point live stock market and adequate feed
Ing establishments to keep up the supply
with our feeders, at seasons when range-fed
beef is out of market. In addition to the
local consumption at st. Paul and Minneapo-
lis, drawn from the Southwest. it is also true
that the entire stretch of country adjacent to
the Northern Pacific road is at certain seasons
supplied with beef from Kansas City and vi
cinity, that the country to the south
west OF these two cities within q
radius of two hundred miles receives
Its beef from the same source and
that the immense numbering and mining
districts of Wisconsin and Michigan are de-
pendent for beef on Chicago, when the whole
of the immense territory above described
could and undoubtedly would be brought
tributary to these cities by the establish
ment OF union stock yards, abattoirs, pack
ing houses, etc. 1t is a significant fact, and
one worthy Of notice by the citizens of these
cities that there is not, north of Council
Bluffs and Omaha and west of Milwaukee, a
single market where a train load of cattle can
be sold. We find also that the feeding of
cattle for market, as business, is almost I'M
known here, Notwithstanding that the facil-
tiles are unusually advantageous for its sue
cessful prosecution. Our visit to Mr.
J. j. Hills farm has satisfied us that
this business, so generally neglected,
is capable of being conducted with
profit to both feeders and growers. At Mr..
Hills farm we found in practice system of
feeding with prepared food, consisting largely
of rutabagas and cut hay, with a small adj
mixture OF corn meal, ground oats and oil
cake, costing but $40 cents per day per
animal, with the result, ascertained by con-
tinued experimental feeding by Mr.. Hill, of
putting about two and three-quarter pounds
per day per animal. In competition at Chi
cago with cattle fattened in the great corn
belt the system was demonstrated to be a
success, and the whole Northwest can pro-
duce unlimited quantities of such food as is
necessary for
CHEAPLY AND PRoFITABLY
fattening stock for market. This subject
was exclusively tested by Messrs. ]. j. Hill
and A. B. Stickney. If St. Paul and Mime
apolis will establish adequate facilities fol-
marketing and handling cattle, they
will undoubtedly secure the bulk OF
the trade from Dakota, Montana
and northern Wyoming, and we
earnestly recommend these cities to prepare
Of the Northwest with its kindred industries,
and not permit themselves to be, as they now
are, q way station on the route from the
ranges to Eastern markets. The vast cattle
trade of the Northwest has heretofore gone
to points eastsof these cities, and our supplies
have necessarily been drawn from these
points, but it would seem that the time has
low arrived when for the best interests OF
all concerned, change should be made. and
the establishment of a live stock market in
the vicinity of the twin cities would in our
opinion work to the great advantage of both
producers and consumer by affording an adj
dittOnalm arket. increasing the commercial
Importance of the two cities, and being in
estimable advantage to the whole Northwest
in the concentration and distribution of the
increased business that will necessarily
follow the inauguration of this enterprise
We therefore unhesitatingly and cordially in
dOrse the movement for the establishment of
a live stock market and all the attendant in
industries for the handling of live stock pro-
ducts at proper location in the vicinity of
the cities of ST. Paul and Minneapolis.
Your committee was further instructed to
visit the Marquis de Mores at Medora, OAK.
and investigate his plan for feeding cattle at
that place. This duty was rendered unneces-
sary by the Marquis de Mores appearing be-
fore your committee while at st. Paul and
explaining very clearly and in detail his plan
for the establishment of extensive feeding
sheds at Medora. The matter was referred
to a subcommittee with instructions to re.
port at the earliest practicable date.
In conclusion your committee desire to ex-
press their cordial and heartfelt thanks for
the distinguished courtesies extended to them
by the chamber OF commerce of the cities of
St. Paul and Minneapolis, and also to Mr.. A.
S. Stickney and Mr.. j. j. Hill for unremittinp
attenson and assistance to them in their
labor.
Thos. J. Bryan, N. A. Towers, Alfred
Meyers, 7. H. Logan, J. W. Strevell, Adolph
Heller, NJ. B. Cochran, S. Gordon, secretary
Granville Stuart, chairman.