Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-06-01
IaB UNION STOCKYARDS'
,bg Were Opened Today to The
General Public.
THE srcnrrAnY's PRosrrciu'.
, Document Which VIII Interest All
stcckbrteders In Utah
Territory.

The Secretary and general manager
=, The Union 5tockyards, Mi. A. H.
a. Rlcqles, Issued the following pros.
s,clus Yesterday afternoon. IL VIII
fanh,les, be read with interest among
.ockmen generality
The Union stockyards OF Salt Lake
clty. Utah, will open their yards June
, 1879. These yarts are constructed
.n., the most modern plans aud oiior
avery facility for the handling OF I'VE
..,,ck Of all kinds while In transit, ot
ae,rsJ for sale. At the yards are lo'
,,,sd several reliable commission
em,. Itis the Intention Of the stock
Yards company TO develop Mt salt Lake
,liy m active market for the sale Of nll
,l..,fs Of live stock aud aud W ioster
he interest - FAR Ne possible.
On all shipments Of live stock going
IA market IL would be we'll 10, the
,,lpper to stop at Salt Lake yards be-
ifetaking his stock to its destination,
and tiIur The same for ssle; u satisiae-
Vars terms and prices AEe not offered,
the shipper has lost nothing for his
.irek has had n chance TO rest and
s.-i. and he has also been able 10
.,or, his property Ia carloads accord
10 the grade no may be- handling,
and hIa stock can be run to Missouri
liver points with hut one stop for feel
,ad fe,t between Salt Lake aud such
roInts. The railway cOmpnules have
arranged 10 make special fast runs In
.ud out OF salt Lake CITY. aud II u n
desirable point for shippcrsi either east
or ve.t bound, to stop aud feed anu
rrst. Tn. Yards al Salt Lnke are now
cot,tfucte1 10 accommodate three thou
,snd cattle or horses aud nve thousand
.heep or hogs ut one time. Fifteen
ears can be loaded or unlUadcd with
oul moving the train, tlefe bsin
dltft n chut,sao arranged that the ga y
eolse opposite the doors Of the cars, TIE
platforms Of the chutes being
isyrl with tho floors of she ears,
The Gock walking from the cars
on level Into the yards; this prevents
injury from stock slipping on Inclined
cliul,s and alsa from Ucing bruised In
,hiiting the train back aud forth 10 On
able the several cars 10 be unloaded At
a sinKI. chute. Abundance Of water
IA In every pen, the supply being over
one hundred gallons per minute, under
n ptes-uTe OF twenty pounds to the
fquare inch. The drainage Il perfect,
being nothing else than a complete
sewerage system eight, ten anu twelve
inch vitfifed sewer pipe laid In &C.
inenl, connected to every pen n per
feet a. that Of large city. The yards |
are 70 arranged IN To enable shipper
10 keep each car separate or TO throw |
i've three or four cars together In one |
IsB. The sheep anu hog sheds arr
under roof and supplied with every |
convenience for tho handling OF that
branch.
The scales are an important featur,,
being oil the Fairbanks make aud OF
opacity Of $1,000 pounds, v, feet In
length by IL In width aud Capable OF |
wtlghingA great many cattle Ia n
very short time. These are the largest
and beet stock scales west OF the Mis-. |
puri river, and they weigh q single
,heep rs correctly as they weigh sixty |
head Of steers.
The charges made are the same AZ
ihose made by the union yards through
cot the United States. No yardag, |
charge l. made for stock handled |
through the yards unless the same IL |
i1ld In the yards OF weighed oa the |
tompany's scales.
The following charges win be made
q all alike on yafdage:
lails, horses or mules per head....... stresses. g5e
lltes per
tass yer mead ''''' 's''s'.is '''.''--.'s.sss y
thscp, yer head ,''..,..' b.
Thee yards are especially adapted
III the handling OF horses, and parties |
as.ifing TO ship u large number eau
well tilSrd ~ drive them Tor con.
Siderable distance TO get the benefit o
the u0et complete yards In the west.
! The stock yards company pays |
freight and oil charges on stock c0n
,isned 10 its care, anu sees that correct |
weights are reported; Ia responsible for |
al business gwen 10 II, aud carries u
large stock OF hay anu grain Tor tale 10 |
fadefs.
The yards are located some Ave and |
ohe'half miles north OF Salt Lake |
Cily and have direct conn, iDnp with |
lAe Union Paoinc aud Rio Grande |
Western railway tracks. Stock des-
Tined for Salt Lake CITY will be- un.
loaded fires Of charge al the yards and |
weights reported directly 10 the own.
tfs when so ordered. Stock will be
switched to the yards Immediately ON |
hinyh without extra charge. Cattle |
loll 10 Salt Lake parties should DO fed
hsn watered aud permitted to resi |
THOR 10 being weighed and sold.