The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-01
HISTORY Of SOUTH ST. PAU[S MOST SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Improvements Coming Will Double the Capacity
the Packing Plants and Greatly Facilitate the
Handling Of Stock in the Yards

Today marks the opening Of new ifs
cal year for the Union stock yards at
South ST. Paul The annual meeting OF
the South st. Paul Live Stock exchange
will be held and officers elected to serve
during the ensuing year. Nominations
have already been submitted by a COM
mittce named for that purpose and, as
there Is but one ticket in the field, there
is hardly a, possibility that 1T will not re-
ceive the unanimous support of the mem
bers of the exchange. The ticket named
by the committee is composed of Charles
l.. Haas, for president; Frank r. Friend,
vice president; Fred S. Page, director for
the three-year term; M. Gahan, A. Slim
mer and F. D. Hankey. arbitration COM
mittee; N. P. Rogers, ]. r. King and
w. J. Edgar, committee on appeals. Mr..
Charles L. Haas is the present president
of the exchange and will undoubtedly be
chosen for another year. Frank r.
Friend, who has been nominated for the
position of vice president, Is one OF the
younger members of the exchange. and
W lille he has long been identified with
the body, this is his first year as an
active commission man, his firm having
been i'll business justsahout a year. I.
The year just closed has been by far
the most successful twelve months that
the Unien stock yards have enjoyed since
their establishment more than twelve
yeers ago. In but one item of receipts,
that of sheep, has there been falling off.
and this mas been due to causes over
has had no control. Sd - $ ess-s23 S-sesarg:ses I
While there haseheen decided falling
off in the number of cattle received at
many of the marketing points In this
country during the year just closed,
South st. Paul has forged ahead, and
winds up the year with more than 5000
over the number received lin 1898. And
this was In the face of a decided drop,
in the number Of Western cattle that,
came to the market.
is A HOME MARKET. 6
The past year has clearly demonstrated
to all interested that South ST. Paul is
a home market In every sense of the,
word, and that the shippers of the North
west now appreciate the fact that 1t Is
to their advantage to ship to this point
and stop there rather than through and
on to some other point with the attend
ing heavy increase in freight to be paid
and shrinkage in weight that must inev-
itably follow the longer journey. This.
Of course, does not mean that the South
st. Paul commission men do not want.
the Western cattle business. They do.
want it, and will, in the future as in the
past, strain every effort to get their
share. but at the same time the fact that
the local business is growing so RAPIDLY
Is the cause of great rejoicing, as there
is never any question but that it may be
readily cared for and is always a source
of profit to commission men and ship
pers alike. There are times when the
Western business Is a source of worry
This Is when train after train rolls into
the yards and practically finds but little
market owing to the over supply. This
fault is to be partly done away with this
year, however, as improvements are un-
der way end contemplated that will make
it possible to hardle almost double the
number of cattle that could have been
cared for in the past.
RECORD-B YEAR.
The number of hogs received in the
yards, 369.2S7. is larger by several thou
sand than any previous year, and over
tops 1898 by more than 10000. The banner
year previous to 1899 was 1895. when about
3Gi, 500 were received. November, 1894, still
holds the record for a single month In
that month more than $1,000 hogs came
tc the market The heavy months this
year were January and May, more than
10000 hogs came in in both months. Eigh-
teen hundred and ninety-lline holds the
record for single days receipts. with
1850 hogs in In the twenty-four hours