Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-05-11
Tuesday, May IL, 1886.


THE discussions that have been
going on for the past three weeks, oI
since the meeting of the stock growers
association regarding the feasibility OF
establishing live stock market at ST.
Paul has elected vast amount OF ln'
formation upon this subject. The
matter has been thoroughly sifted and
the committee which was appointed
by the Stock Growers Association oi
Montana to visit st. Paul and look
over the advantages that city possese'
Ell for such market, have reported,
and favor the project. They have
concluded that 81. Paul unites all the
conditions necessary to the gradual
development of a stock market which
will be as successful, and eventually
equal the magnitude of the interests
involved to that of Kansas city. The
first essential condition of a successful
market is continuous supply of fsl
cattle the year round. The establish.
ment of market at st. Paul was at
first thought to bea project that could
not help but fail, but opinion has since
changed. Those who were so hope
less CT the schemes success, were OF
the opinion that the total supply of
cattle would be derived from the Mon.
tana ranges. and were this the case,
the dubious would have been correct
In their surmises. 1t transpires, how.
ever, that large number of cattle are
grown in Minnesota, which can be
multiplied and the increase help to
sustain the st. Paul market. The
wheat interest of Minnesota IL being
rapidly superseded by stock raising,
and as the land owners of that state
recognize the profitable nature of the
industry mighty impulse will be
given to the development Of this in
terest If the proper facilities are Offer
ed for marketing the stock. Dakota
will follow. 1t is evident that's mar.
ket cannot rely on Montana entirely
for supply, for its cattle could be sent
to market only during three or four
months in the year. The crop of the
Montana ranges this year will be
about 100, 600 head, which will form a
very important factor in the prosper
ity of the st. Paul market. The great
stock market at Kansas City owed its
origin TO the simple fact that, feed
having been scarce on the Texas
ranges, the Texan stock men
drove their cattle into Kansas City
one year and induced the farmers TO
buy them at low prices on credit till
the next spring. This was the begin
ming of the feeding of Texas cattle for
market i'm Kansas, and out of it grad
ually grew the Kansas City stock
yards and packing houses. The same
process of evolution must be gone
through in the development of u stock
market in st. Paul. The success OF
the stock market depends not alto
gether on the source and abundance
of the supply. To make 1t successful
money and brains are required and
both are possessed by the projectors OF
the st. Paul market. A stock market
like any other enterprise, is slow to
work to paying basis, aud requires
energy on the part of those who go
into it. Everything looks favorable
for the success of the plan, and imme-
dIate steps will be taken in st. Paul to
put these plans into effect. An associ-
alton has been formed called the Mon
tana Live Stock company. The place
of business is st. Paul, and the capital
stock S25O,0OO. The incorporators are
T. III. Logan, Miles City, Mont, w.
A. Towers. Kansas City, Mo-; Thomas
J. Bryan, Miles City; Granville Stuart,
Fort Maginnis, Mont; Adolph Heller
Milwaukee; Robert A. Smith, A. b.
Stickney, w. r. Merriam, Ansel Op
penheim, William Lindeke, George
X. Finch, James B. Power, st. Paul
oil of whom constitute the first board
of directors.
President Stickney, of the Mime
sofa * Northwestern, said:
Our organization will at once pro.
ceed To build new stock yard in West
st. Paul, two-story brick barn,
300x600, for the accommodation OF
cattle. 1t will be the largest structure
OF its kind In the northwest, and be
capable Of containing 5000 steers.
We will fill IL with cattle this fall
from the Montana ranges and feed
them all winter. This action will
place US In the position to sell
feeders to the farmers this fall, with
the agreement to buy them back In
the spring. Our plans are fairly per-
fected and will be carried out without