Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-11-11

tee then came to the front, and with
all the elements of economy and prac-
ticable fitness on the one hand as OPP
posed to excessive cost and impractica-
bility on the other, chose the Stickney
location, and straightway organized
the ''St Paul Union Stock-yards COM
pany." The Montana Live Stock
company, composed of five Montana
catilemen aud seven ST. Paul capital
lists. was then formed, its business
being the feeding Of cattle AT 81. Paul
for market, and its location at the
Union stock-yards, where there Is now
under construction brick ami stone
feeding sheds with capacity for 5000
head of cattle. Fowler Bros, who
rank among tn. most extensive
slaughterers and packers of beef and
hogs in the country. recognizing the
undoubted future of st. Paul as a live
stock market, were the first to secure
location at the stock-yards, and have
now "A monster beef and pork killing
and packing plant under way. Others
will undoubtedly follow soon, and
with ample accommodations in the
way of trackage, stock exchange build
ing, bank. restaurant and hotel, the
II. Paul stock-yards will be thoroughly
equipped for business.
But all this is scarcely the introduce
ton to Mr.. Stickney's far-reaching
programme. A New York telegram
of the 9th. published in yesterdays
paper. describes under the head of "A
Gigantic Enterprise" the purchase Of
valuable water front on Staten
Island, just at the Narrows in New
York harbor, where there is docksge
for the largest ocean steamers, by a
western railroad. In this purchase
the Minnesota 4 Northwestern and
the ST. Paul Union Stock-yards COM
psny are the controlling owners. The
advantages gained 10y the European
purchaser or shipper of western cat
tie or dressed beef by this new route
In the avoidance of literage charges
and delays, will bring him to st.
Paul to make his purchases and great
ly enhance the scope of that market.
At present no railroad can deliver any
class of freight direct on board of
ocean vessels, q double handling
on board lighters and from them
to the ocean vessels ia necessitated
Mr.. Stickney's seaboard connection
at POINT in New York harbor where
there Is dockage for the largest ocean
freighters, does away with the light
age business entirely so far as the
patrons of his road are concerned.
Another feature of the scheme Is the
establishment Of feeding yards on
Staten Island about five miles from
the docks, where cattle can be taken
of, rested and fed. and then driven To
to the docks, where they can be loaded
in prime condition for their journey
across the water. Mr.. Stickney's
scheme 10 characterized by the Pioneer
Press as one of the boldest aud uost
bri liant enterprises ever attempted in
the country. 1t begins to look as If
Chicago was not entirely essential to
the cattle interests of Montana, and
tn at in the near future st. Paul will
be able to satisfactorily handle the en-.
tire beef turn offof the northwest. 1t
is hut little more than six months
since Mr.. Stickney was here and laid
b efore the cattlemen his proposition
n favor of st. Paul market, the i'm
mense strides that have been taken in
that short time towards its accom-
lishment should convince the most
skertical that there is certainly a
measure of relief to the cattle interest
to be afforded by st. Paul, If not a fair
er and better market than Chicago
has been for years past.