The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-26

large Minnesota packing house and
bought the hogs for the Dakota house,
selling largely the product thereof to
the Minnesota Packing & Provision
company, at a price, it is claimed, that
was remunerative to the Dakota house,
but was unremunerative to the Min
nesota house.
Along in the summer and fall OF
1885, having secured by lease the con-
troll of the two immense packing houses
at South st. Paul, Mr. Shufeldt entered
into negotiations with parties interest,"
ed in the Minneapolis stock yards for
the removal of his business to that
place. In furtherance of his scheme,
he neglected to put up ice during the
winter in sufficient quantities to prop
erly run the packing house on scale
in keeping with the plant; he finally
opened up in Minneapolis and closed
the packing houses at South ST. Paul,
holding on to the leases and thus pre-
venting their occupancy by others VINO
would otherwise have operated them.
At this juncture a receiver for the Min
nesota company was asked for and
granted by the district court of Ram
sey county, and an accounting had.
The stockyards company then ap-
piled to the receiver for possession OF
it's property on the ground of violation
of the covenants of the lease, and the
request was granted and the plant re-
stored to it's rightful owners on July
!, last. A suit had also been COM
menced to recover possession of the
O'Leary house and the stockyards COM
pany expects to secure possession or
this either amicably or otherwise with
in a few days.
Upon the closing down of the several
packing houses occupied by Mr.. Shu-
feldt and his companies, the stock
yards company at once threw itself
into the breach and began buying all
the hogs sent to this market; it also
secured the cooperation of such ex-
tensive firms as the Cudahy Brothers
and Plankintons, of Milwaukee; SIN
clair & Co., of Cedar Rapids, To-, and
several of the largest packing houses
of Chicago, and the result has been
that the hog market has been honest
ly maintained and no day has passed
during the past six months when the
hogs have not been promptly pur-
chased at their full value.
The beef and mutton house OF the
Minnesota plant was promptly openeG
by the stockyards company and under
the control of this company is now
and has been for some time past do
ing extensive slaughtering for Armour
& Co., Mccormack & Co., J. R. King
& Co., Haas Bros, and others 10
supply the Northwest IrdQe-dHu llliS
trade is steadily increasing and grow
ing to the satisfaction of all concerned
The receipts of hogs, cattle and sheep
during the past summer have been
larger than ever before, at the same
time of the year, in the history of the
yards. A new bank has been estab-
lished and is doing fine business
New commission firms have opened up
in business with success. Very exten-
sive additions to the sheep feeding
capacity have been constructed and
during the coming winter there VIII be
fattened at South st. Paul not less
than 100000 sheep, some of which are
intended for the export trade. Nego-
tiations are pending with strong firms
for the occupancy of the pork pack
ing houses Plans and specifications
have been prepared for the construc-
tion of a water tight levee, connect
ing with the present levee, that Will
provide against future overf1oWs from
the Mississippi river. Other improve
ments will be made as the best in
terest of the yards and its patrons
dictate. ~
At this time an atmosphere OF thrift,
confidence and enterprise is every
where apparent about the place. The
yards are crowded with business and
everybody feels a renewed faith IN the
future