San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-11-19
OUR UNION STOCK YARDS.
Captain White of ST. Louis Gives the
Light Some Important Pointers
on the Project.

On JIlG tIOlSSA.
The LIGHT man had the pleasure Of
meeting Captain A. :. White, an intelli-
gent gentleman who IL superintendent
of horse and feed department in the
stock yards OF st. Louis. Knowing the
many Inquiries that are made here as 10
the desirRbility of union stock yards,
and the ability of the visitor to give au-
thOTitlve information Gpon the subject,
he interviewed that gentleman. who, In
the course Of conversation said: 81 am
surprised that city having the mary
natural advantages rs San Antonio, has
not had stock yards here wears ago, and
am satisfied that " the citizens could
only release the immense advantages
! that would accrue from such OrganiZa-
| ton. ii would not be long be fore the
! union stock yards would be running.
| The union stock yards are Of immense
advantage. In the first place IL
establishes general market for
sale OF all kinds of stock, and when ii Ia
known that all business is conducted
there o. All honorable basis business
will naturally flow into that channel.
All commission men are bonded, which
gives II guarantee for good trading. The
buyer knows that what he can purchase
will be found there without going all
over The city, and that the market price
will rule in such transactions. Their,
again, all traders have an equal chance,
for the cattle being located there, buy
tTs Will naturally look around before
making definite purchase. This natu-
rally is to the advantage of the buyer
ard seller, but the city gets an immense
advantage. Ii draws many CAttlemen
here, VINO will receive and spend money
here, nave 10 stay at hotels, boarding
houses, etc, and who are more likely to
buy their supplies in the city,
saving much trouble to themselves
and giving profit to our mer-
chants. 1t will give employment to
a large number of our surplus pOpula-
tion enabling them TO spend money with
merchants in the city that they could
not otherwise do. 1t will be of mutual
advantage 10 the railroad companies, in
asmHch as instead of sending several
agents around searching for stock N p
ments one agent at the stock yards will
do the main work. 1t will reduce
| freight. because 1t will establish COmpe-
tltiOn between the railroad agents and
lead to a wholesome reduction of freights
to tue lowest figure. Ii will be advan-
tageOus TO newspaper men inasmuch as
it will form an important centre for
news. The local market report will
have to be a feature in the papers. and
/ the reports of Kansas City, 81. Louis
and Chicago will be in demand to secure
fair market quotation. Increased ad-
vertising will also be natural result.
There are many other features that
could be mentioned. but these pointers
proved by the actual existence and
progress of other stock yards shows that
the union stock yards in San Antonio
| would be advantageous to all concerned.
There is now no Texas market for stock,
but the demand for il is urgent, and If
San Antonio don't furnish it. some other
| city will. San Antonio has location and
natural advantages, but il another city
gets ahead OF her in this respect her
chances are gone, for when once the
market is established elsewhere it will
be ditlicult,if not Impossible TO cope with
IL. My ADVICE to San Antonio is-estab.
lish your union stock yards right away.
1t will be the best thing ever done in the
city and will naturally draw manufac-
turing industries to this centre"