Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-31
FIRST WEEKS PROFITS.
Stock Yard Demonstrates its
Need-An Excellent Start.
business of tho New Plant is to Bring Cat
tic Here for Sale Later 1t VIII XIII and
Freeze Them Isaac Van Deventer to be
Bnriod Personal Paragraphs.
FIRST WEEKS PROFIT.

FIRST WEEKS PROFIT.
OF the new industries none Is more
important than the stock yards. 1t is
only a week old. but 1t is already
profitable.
1t is called the Belt Line stock yards
because of its convenient location on
the line of railway, at South Norfolk
in common use by ten railway COM
panleS. This stock depot has the ad-
vantage of receiving and shipping over
any one of those ten railways directly
from and to it's own pens.
This will prove n still greater adj
vantage when the company shall have
added an abattoir and cold-storage
plant TO its present buildings. That
VIII be reducing the reception sale.
slaughter, preservation and shipment
of cattle and meat to degree of econ
omy rarely eXcelled In any industry.
Now. however. the business of the
STOCK yards is that of buying cattle,
sheep and hogs elsewhere and bring
ing them here for sale. There are
pens sufficient to accommodate TWEEN
ty-five carloads of live stock. They
can be supplied there with an album
dance of the delicious Berkeley hydrant
water with all the fresh air there is.
and with-hay and corn sufficient ito
eat their heads off,
1t is expected, however, that some
butcher will buy the cattle before they
have the chance to eat off their heads
in the cost of the food they get. The
intent OF the Belt Line stock yards, at
present. is to gather live stock for the
butchers who. driven from Norfolk,
have settled at South Norfolk to con-
tinue their business without offense to
their neighbors and with profit to
themselves. Later on the slaughter
house and the EGGPLANT of the Belt
Line stock yards will give n greater
~. -
omical rate than they can provide it
TOR themselves separately. Thus the
cattle will not only be bought and
brought here for sale to the butchers
as now. but the cattle will be killed
and held in refrigerators. or even ship
ped on order. for the butchers. All
the expensive work of butchers. sepa-
rately, will be done collectively by the
new plant when complete.
A reporter for the Pilot,
accompanied by MIR. p. 7. Young.
manager. went through the pens yes
terday to see the cattle. There was
carload of 2-yearold heifers. They
looked fat. clean and healthy. They
certainly have the appearance of fur
nishing delicious beef for the epicures
OF Norfolk.
The site was chosen. first. because it
is in an angle formed by the Norfolk
and Western railway tracks and those
of the Norfolk and Southern. Both of
these roads have switches running
directly to the gates of the pens.
The site was chosen, secondly be-
cause It is convenient to the butchers
who are the customers of such n plant.
Third. 1t was chosen because there Is
enough land, at a reasonable price, to
increase the size Of the plant to any
conceivable extent.
Mr.. Young speaks quite confidently
about the successful enterprise. He
smiled with satisfaction as he told the
reported that the business. started just
ten days ago, shows q profit for the
first week. That is likely to he true
of many other new enterprises that
may be started at Berkeley and South
Norfolk. because they are needed. Both
places are growing so rapidly that
many public services, not in either
place now, may be started with profit
hereafter.
WILL BE BURIED TO-DAY.
The remains OF Mr.. Isaac Van De-
venter, whose body was found mangled
in the Seaboard Railroad yards in
Portsmouth yesterday morning We're
brought to Undertaken CoX's estab-
lishment. where they will remain I'M
til the funeral to-day at IL o'clock.
which will be held at the grave in
Magnolia Cemetery. The deceased
leaves a mother Mrs. Harriet Van
Deventer. and two sisters Mrs. John
Wrenn and n younger sister. who was
recently married. all of whom reside
on Liberty street. The deceased was
81 years old and we'll and favorably
known by a large circle of friends.
His untimely death is mourned by
many
MRS. ETHEREDGE'S FUNERAL.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Love
Etheredge. whose death was mentioned
in yesterdays issue of this paper, will
be held from the residence of her
daughter. Mrs. Ward. corner of Lee
and Washington streets. this morning.
at 10 o'clock after which her remains
will be laid to rest in Elmwood Gene
terry. Norfolk.
LAWN PARTY CLOSED.
The firemen's lawn party closed last
night with very gratifying results. The
young men secured sufficient money to
enable them to be represented at the
State Firemens Association in Sep
TENDER, for which the are indeed CRATE
full.
ATTEMPTED HOUSEKEEPING
Some unknown person attempted to
burglariZe the residence of Mr.. f. F.