Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-11-18
MD. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER la, 1909.
BLOODED STOCK.
ARMOUR ROSE SELLS FOR
$4,000.

A Sight Worth Seeing : From Kansas
City to Omaha Over The Burling-
ton Route Omaha, the Scene
of The Great Western
Exposition.
Special Correspondence to the Evening Capital
Few people who hear and read of
"stock yard" realize what they are, or
have any real conception of their enor-
nous size and the great amount of busi-
mess done here. The Kansas City Stock
yards are famous. They are located in
the Bottoms" and after long car ride
the visitor reaches the interesting locality.
The best time to visit the stock yards
| is early in the morning, when some OF
our Maryland folk are not up for we are
not very early risers in Maryland towns.
| At half past three all is astir in the stock
yards. and business has been going on
for quite while. Cattle men are driv-
ing from pen to pen inspecting the stock
preparatory to making a large deal in
| the same.
One ascends small flight OF steps at
any convenient portion at the outskirts
Of the yards, stands on the platform and
views the landscape DER" Miles and
miles OF cattle appear to stretch out in
| all directions as far as one can see. These
| are herded together in numerous COM
partments. awaiting 10 be sold, and per-
haps to be killed that very day. AS soon
a, il /, daylight the cattlemen ride through
the various avenues Of this vast yard in
| spe citing the stock. the merits of which
are set f,rlh by the guides, employees Of
the company.
When sold. each mans stock is herd
ed in separate compartments and finally
| driven over an incline and across the
bridges to the Armour Swift or Dold
Packing hous,s. Not an animal that is
in this vast arena early in the morning is
there in the evening. Every one of the
| thousands and thousands has been sold,
| and the next morning sees new lot in
their places. In 1898. o.268.o3s cattle
were driven out of these stock yards for
I packers and city use alone, not to speak
OF the calves, sheep, horses and mules
driven out. The cattle business is an
| immense business here, and the Kansas
City Stock Yards are the largest in the
world. In the neig ghborhood OF the stoc k
| yards is the cattle show, and the auction
| rooms where fine blooded stock is put up
| for sale.
The scene in the auction room is a
very exciting one, The owner displays
his fine stock to the best advantage. AT
ter having the animal bathed, and his
horns polished his hair curled and brush
ed until its gloss is equal to tha, Of Co.
lonial Danes pride and glory and crown
| ing adoinment. he walks the animal
| around the arena OF the auction room for
public inspection and admiration. The
inspe ection b.girs at 9 o'clock, when the
| auctioneer tells of the genealogical his
tory of the blooded cattle to be sold. In
deed. to hear the auctioneer tell who the
animals sire and grandsire was, and
dwell upon his choice combination of
blue blood, and high class OF individual
merits, one would suppose the cows an
| cestors came over in the Mayhower with
| all the rest OF aristocracY. It's wonder
| that the Mayflower didn't sink anyway!
After the animals history and family rec
| ord are given and the several branches
| of the family tree hutter and bend in the
breeze of ancestral pride, the bidding be-
gins, spirited and lively.
The auctioneer warns up to business.
He pleads for order and quiet. He be-
comes hoarse. then grows warmer, and
finally takes off his coat with one hand
while he mops the perspiration from his
| brow with the other Even the women,
| (for there are couple of dozen present, J
begin to catch the contagion of excite
ment, and are on tiptoe Of expectancy to
see who the purchaser of that grand
| specimen of the Curtice Hereford stock
is to be. The auctioneer puts up Lamp
| lighter, Jr.. son OF the Worlds Fair prize
winner. He weighs 1850 pounds, and
has long line Of distinguished blooded
ancestry to back him. Lamplghter, Jr.
finally sells for only 81 600. Stock of
the Hereford sort comes high, but the
cattlemen must have it. and after all a
| thousand dollars isn't much to pay for
an animal that may die next day or that
same night. Oh, no, "Armour Rose, -
( the famous cow that helped to build the
| Kansas City Convention Hall sold for
81. 500 the day previous.
Armour Rose is two years old and
weighs 400 pounds. She is also of the
| Hereford stock. and is as pretty and
l Chubby d. Cdu OCs OuC SOiQ u JOul
| Sparks. of Nevada for 81, 500. She is a
cow with history. Mr.. Armour gave
her to be voted for. or raffled, the pro-
| ceeds to be appropriated to building the
large auditorium in Kansas City. She
was won by lady. to whom Mr.. Ar
mour offered 81 900 in cash. or the COW.
The lady did what any of US would have
done, accepted the thousand, and Mr..
| Armour took the COW. The next day
| Armour Rose was put up at auction at
the stock yards and brought two and a.
half times as much, ito the discontinue
| of the winner. The Hereford stock have
dark brown curly hair, short brightly
| polished horns. dark brown legs and
white feet. They are beautiful cattle.
and said to be very valuable. A visit to
the stock yards, cattle show and auction
room impresses one that cattle are like
| people, there is great deal in their stock
and good blood and long line of anees-
| try stand tor something the world over.
THE BURLINGTON STATION.
| Irhe FIRST part of this letter appeared in yes
| terday's CAPTrAL-
The Burlington Station at Omaha is a
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