The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-06
THE STOCK YARDS FIGHT
NEW COMPANY CLAIMS OLD ONE Is
USING UNDERHAxD METHODS.
Ordinance Introduced in Council-D.
II. Erwin Thinks Col. Down
ing IL Interested.

The old stock yards company. 1t seems, is
not going TO suffer a rival without a strug-
gle. Obstacles to be placed in the way Of
the establishment OF the new stock yards
by the Interstate Stockyards Company have
been in preparation for some time. it is
said. At meeting OF the Council last
night an ordinance was introduced provid-
Ing against any person. firm or corporation
engaging In the business Of trading. selling
or disposing of hogs. cattle. sheep, horses
or any livestock within the limits of the
city OF Indianapolis or building any yards
or sheds for the purpose. The penalty pre-
scribed is fine Of from 500 to $500 and i'm
prisonment for not more than ninety days.
Councilman Rauch introduced the ordinance
by request"
THE ordinance was handed to me by
property owners near the site OF the new
stock yards he said. land I introduced
IL for them. They did not ask the West In
dianapolis councilman, Mr.. McGrew, to in
troduce IL because he is known to favor the
establishment Of the new stock yards"
The ordinance was referred TO the COM
mittee on judiciary and then Mr. McGrew
arose and offered petition Ito go with the
ordinance to the committee" The petition
follows:
We. the undersigned, citizens of West
Indianapolis. view with alarm the effort
made by the petition to the Council of the
city of Indianapolis against the building
of the Interstate Stockyards Company in
our midst. We do hereby petition your
honorable body TO not Interfere with the
proposed Improvement of the Interstate
-StOckydrdS COmpanV on the site In has
selected"
The petition was also referred to the COM
mittee on judiciary.
When the petition was circulated il was
understood that a petition would be pre-
scented to the Council against the new stock
yards. The expected petition took form in
the ordinance Those of the citizens of
West Indianapolis who oppose the construc-
ton OF the new stock yards point out that
road, is in hollow, and they say the place
Will be unsanitary The 500 citizens who
signed the petition opposing the ordinance
look upon the new stock yards as strong
addition to the industries of the city and
a means of increasing business in the
suburb.
The officers of the Interstate Stockyards
Company look on the ordinance as an at
tempt of the old stock yards company to
Kill the new concern at its start. ID. p.
Erwin said yesterday afternoon that he
understood an attempt would be made TO
have the Board of Works cut Klondike av-
enue through the property Of the new
said Mr.. Erwin, IF the city administration
sees fit to do it. 1t would. of course, in
terfere with our plans to a considerable ex-
tent"
MIR. Erwin said he knew President Down
ing of the Board of Works was extensively
interested in the old stock yards company.
and he had heard that he had ''raked up
some old West Indianapolis ordinances
which provided that several streets should
purchased by the new stock yards company,
and would attempt TO use them. Council
man McGrew said he had heard of the
same scheme The old ordinances, he said,
had never been enforced because of the OPP
position of the owners OF a mandatory,
through whose ground the streets would
go. Ii is understood that the new company
Is not frightened and is preparing TO fight
back with all the weapons IL can command