New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-06

and perish for want Of air Mn who load ard
unload them seem devoid of every humane mn
pulse. They soon become more bruil> tAir ne
hruics themselves Slippers are OBLIGED - rm-
plov men TO act in tlc capacity ~ inspectors
10 guard their interests. - watch tie companies
lest the latter should stca! march. II SENS
that the compnnD'>. or - least their asenik. are
LARGELY 10 blame fer the cruel treatment Of H."
cattle. Not all the companies are culrahlc.
few. precious fcv. have some Heart. hui to ma
iority are governed entirely hy the greed Of gain.
one tholsani cattle Oh siner ship. 81. 900;
800 cattle. $1,000. ONLY a question Of freight.
OF LOCO cattle packed like safdncs. 30" diri.
What matters il No loss 10 tie company The IN
surancc people must look to that.
II w., lui few weeks ago that one of tie
largest slippers who had agreed 10 pace -
cait. on 70 certain vessel that hem. her full ci-
pacity. had The misfortune 10 lose his copy of
The contract hc had sisncd with tine company.
Tie aernt. taking advantage OF iiis. cndc'yorri
70 make him hclicyc that The paper called for
600 cattle instead of -. and held over his head
the customary dead iIci-hi" threat.
Eut where can you put the Soo?T the shipper
asked Il know that there i, room on the main
deck for only 500. and ION couldn't pack more
than 225 on tie upper deck to sr,c your life
Whaill Won do with the other l,j?
Pack 'cm in the stccra-c Of COURSE" said the
agent.
~Yon know can't allow that. the other re-
spondcd You never have carried any of my
cattle in the sfccraec. and you never shall. 1t
isn't in the contract.
1T is in the contract. have it in my
poke, -
Then. LET me see it,
THAT isn't necessary AT all"
"Bni insist on seeing it,
e can't let YOU see il.
why not"
We'll. principally because it might be the
cause Of lawsuit.
The simmer returned - his office very angry
and set all his clerks 10 work rnsackne every
desk and drawer to find the missing contract.
After a long search it was found. II called for
rs cattle. STIMULATING that they should be- ear
rcd only on the main and upper decks. There
was not one word ahont the siccraer.
His victory over the agent was complete. It.
was crushing. and since IFS achievement he mas
had no trouble Whatever
we've got 10 watch those fellows all the
time. lie said 10 the writer If they can't Get
ahead of rs one way they II do il another My
contract calls for two feet eight inches for every
bullock between decks and two feet sin inches
watch 'cm every minute they'll cnt you down to
two feet three inches. Why. Tvc had 'cm 10 do
il right under my very eyes.
HUMANE WHEN THERE'S MONEY II 1T
4 space allowance Of two feet eight inches
would seem ample for any bullock of ordinary
size The rule is to pu; four in stall. side by
side on the principle, possibly that misery loves
company. No. As matter of fact II is done
for economical reasons, in which humanity plays
a small part. When il pays man q be humane,
you generally find him humane. One bullock
| in a stall two feet eight inches wide would find
| himself very much battered after rough voy-
/ age Cattle stalls are not padded with soft
wadding. Sharp-corncrcd posts and rough par
! tftions coming in contact with the angles and
curves of a bullocl, for TWO weeks, night and
| day. not supposed 10 increase his value as u
! ma rkctnbc commodity in Liverpool or London
| Those Englishncn know good beef on the hoot ns
| well as on the table and you cannot tempt them
| with the scnricd. lacerafcd art Gle. Ten bull
| Ocks side Us side In stall twcniy-siX feet c..hi
! inches wide would I've support 10 each other
| The more aggressive would require the others Il
! make room, there would he decentralization and
! STRIFE and III heavy weather all would be bruised
and torn by raspng themselves in rotation against
the rough timbers. The advantage of having