The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-17

The question OF stock yards at Six
teenth ana Main streets continues to be
the all-absorbing topic, and citizens at
large are wondering II the scheme is
bluff, or II It's promoters are in ear
nest. The Wheeling stockyards Assoc
cIation says that Il intends building the
yards at the site named. There are
many people who think 1t game OF
blum in order to push the Tenth street
yards out of the city limits. SO there
IL is,
One OF the members of the association
seen last night by an Intelllgencer re-
porter, stated that the association at
its meeting Wednesday afternoon de-
cided to 20 on with the work OF build
ing the yards. He said without reser-
walton that their move was made In
order to get at Goodhue 4 Co.'S yards.
Should council see 1T to pass an ordl-
nance declaring the latter yards a null
sance, thus driving II out of the city,
the East End company would give up
its plans anent the new lovatlon. The
East End people feel the effects OF the
competition with the Tenth street
yards, said the Intelllgencer's inform
ant, and are determined to have yards
at Sixteenth and Main streets or drive
the other yards out OF the city.
Said he: 1--WE can't get cattle from
the Ohio river because we are so far
out, hence they are driven TO Tenth
street to the nearer yards. Now, we'd
prefer having yards at Sixteenth and
Main than having our opponents put
out OF the city limits, but the latter ac-
ton would be satisfactory to u.s."
When asked how the matter would
be fixed up with the owners of the prop
erty, In case no stockyards was permit
ground was leased, he was sure that
would be an easy matter to settle. He
insisted that It was no game OF blum,
and that the association Will go ahead
with the yards, and though the ground
was not very large, he thought two or
three floors would make sufficient room.
Two or three floors full OF bawling
calves is not pleasant anticipation
for nelghboring residents, but that Is
the prospect. Councllmen seen last
night declared that they would vote all
stockyards In the city q nuisance. and
In conjunction with business men they
are in a hurry for the new depot.
A representative OF the Tenth street
stockyards last night refused 20 think
the scheme other than blum. He
stated that his yards had been the tar
get OF opposition from the East End
people since Its erection eleven years
ago, but all their opposition had been
Ruthless. He said that the East End
yards until few years ago had paid
dividends OF over seventy-hve per cent,
but he believed lately the dividends
were very scarce.
He said that the new yards would
cost $1,000, hence thought only sham
building would be put Up. To drive out
his yards would be unfair, he thought,
as the East End yards were also In the
Second ward. Also, too, he was certain
that Ia case his yards were declared
nuisance there would be few cattle
dumped Off the boats at Wheeling, as
from all down the river points the
freight was the same to Pittsburgh as
wheeling, and the cattle could be sold
direct at the wharves In the former
city. Such plan, he considered, would
cripple local cattle dealers, therefore
he was averse TO moving out OF the city,
especially at the instIgatlon of a rival
concern.
He took the matter very cooliy, and is
certain the new stock yards is a scheme
TO drive his out OF the city. AS the first
gentleman seen last night expressed
Views not very dlssimilar. the question
remains n scheme OF one concern In OPP
pogitlon to another. In the meantime
the Baltimore & Ohio depot Is delayed,
and the prospects of cattle pens In the
business district are far from pleasure
able. At its meeting Tuesday evening
council will likely take a hand In the
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