St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-23
ST. PAUL,s OPPORTUNITY,

With the return of the ST. Paul delega-
ton from Miles City comes the grateful
assurance that the stock yards and slaughter
pens are to be established in this city,
provided a sentiment of cordial indorse-
ment of the plan is awakened among our
own people, and they manifest desire to
cooperate with the projectors of it in
making it a success. The benefits which
would accrue to ST. Paul are so apparent
that they need no discussion.
1t is also equally apparent that the estab-
lishment of stock yards and slaughter pens
at st. Paul would be of equal benefit TO
the cattlemen of the Northwest and they
readily recognize it. Now they are COM
PEELED to ship to Chicago, where the whole
cattle business is in the hands of a syndi-
cate who absolutely control prices and
everything else relating to the cattle trade
and the cattlemen are entirely at the mercy
of this ring. By establishing the stock
yards at this point, the cattlemen would be
relieved from the tyranny and oppression
of the Chicago ring. Then there would be
the saving Of freight in the shipment of
live stock, which in year would
cattle owners of the Northwest.
Another considerable saving would be in
the matter of shrinkage. Every mile
saved in the shipment of live stock is Just
that much less shrinkage, and this is no in
considerable item in the profit and loss &C
counts of stock raisers. Every dollar
saved is dollar added to the profit side of
the balance sheet. These are all strong
arguments in favor of st. Paul as against
Chicago as the proper place for stock yards
for the benefit of the Northwestern
cattlemen. And what is more, St.
Paul is the nearest point to the great
grazing territory of the Northwest which
is available for fattening cattle. Situated
on the edge Of the corn belt with railroad
and river transportation facilities unequaled
by any other point in the Northwest, st.
Paul presents advantages in this respect
superior to any other place in the North
west. The chief cost in the transportation
of grain is in getting it on and off the cars.
Such being the case, there is no reason why
a carload of corn from Kansas or
Missouri, or Iowa or Nebraska, can
not be laid down in st. Paul al
very little advance on what it costs de-
1ivered at Omaha or Kansas City. Thus il
is that the cuttings of the cattle supply.
and such as are not desirable for wnterine
over, can be brought here and fattenedjust
as they are at Omaha, Kansas City and
Chicago. These and other reasons i'm favor
of st. Paul are so potent that the cattle
neil not only recognize them but are pre-
pared to go right ahead and have plans ma.
tured and put into execution without fur
Their delay for the establishment of stool
yards in this city. The only obstruction t.
its fulfllment lies in the indifference of oul
own people, or lack of disposition to give
it encouragement.
With the establishment Of these stock
yards at this point will come a boom for st
Paul that has not yet been attained
will in all respects be the establishment o
an industry which promises better result
than anything else in sight. There will be
immense stockyards for the reception OF
thousands of cattle annually. There viii
be immense slaughter pens where thousand:
of beeves will be slaughtered annually
There will be immense packing houses, AM
tanneries, and soap factories, and button