The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-15
SKINNER LAUDs CHICAGO.
Tells Why it is One of the Greatest
Cities on Earth.

CiCI6S on EaGL0.
The man who is largely to blame for
the big doings" in Salt Lake City to-
day is at the KnutsfOrd, and very few
people outside of the convention knew
that if it hadn't been for him this city
might not have had the convention a.
all. He is ". L. Skinner of Chicago,
who, at Fort Worth at a critical stage
of the fight. threw ninety-fOur votes TO
this city to send the convention here
this year. How he was induced to do
it and why he did il is another story.
It saved the day for Utah's metropolis,
and Mr.. Skinner appeared to be glad or
1t as he hustled around bOssing things
at the Chicago headquarters in the
Knutsford yesterday.
Have you seen the Chicago badge
worn by the visiting delegatesy' he
said between handshahss in the rotun-
Ga 1T is a bee hive, Il symbol of thrift,
hustle and industry, d very appropriate
coat of arms for a hustling state like
Utah; also a very fitting emblem to IL
lustrate the characteristic push of these
Chicago people, who always lead, and
who never follow.
In point OF population Chicago is the
second largest city of the United States
In point or industry and enterprise it
easily ranks first In grain. lum Der
and possibly in the dry goods business,
Chicago lea3s ali other cities of the
world; but the one industry which IS
greater than all of these combined, and
which has male Chicago famous is her
livestock trade. Last year the valuation
of the livestock received at the Chicago
1 Union stock yards exceeded S262. 000. 600.
being 50. 600 GOO more than the valuation
Of any previous year. The number of
head resolved consisted of 2,I2904o
cattle, S.169,064 hogs, 3.548,064 sheep anu
5000 horses. Cattle receipts were the
largest since 1894 hogs the fifth largest
on record, while the sheep supply has
been excelIed only twice.
The supremacy of Chicago as a re-
ceiving point for livestock and as a dis
tributing point for the packing house
products, was long ago well establish
ed, but as time goes on this important
TACT is becoming more strangely en-
phasized and more fully realized by
those engaged in StOck-Taising through
out the length and breadth of the land.
| Chicago has the happy geographical 10
cation, the capacity. the capital and
the necessary hustle to get the best re-
| suits, and nothing but the best viii sat
lSfy the management of the Chicago
yards. Concentration of energy has
done for Chicago what cannot be ac-
cOmplshed anywhere else. The immen-
sity of her trade brings together more
buyers and sellers, and hence adds
sharpness to the competition which IS
indeed the secret of the high range of
prices that obtain at that market Chi
cago prices for her livestock stand I'M
approached Last year was a phenOme-
nal one for high and satisfactory re
turns. While at the International Live
stock exposition one prime steer sold al
$3.50 per pound, which was by long
odds the highest price ever paid for a
beef animal; a good many carloads sold
fer 81 and $3.50 per 100; and range
nj
real prices. Outside Of these gilt-edged
figures, cattle prices at Chicago last
year were exceptionally good. showing
the highest range since 1885, though re-
ceipts were A per cent larger than If
teen years ago.
"One of the highest years in sheep
was in 1892, when $3.50 was paid for
choice wethers an< SS.25 for yearlings.
The year 1900, however, was not far
behind, when granted western sheep
sold for $3.50. Lambs last year reached
the record, when the prime Colorado
fed New Mexican brand sold for S7-6e.
The exceptionally good export demand
for both cattle and sheep was partly
the cause of Chicago prices being so far
ahead of all other markets.
The International Livestock eXpOsi-
ton last December, under the direct
management of Mr.. w. E Skinner, was
d success beyond all expectations It
gave the rangeman a chance to show
the world what he could produce, and
that he EstOnished the thousands who
came to see his handiwork is putting it
mildly: and better cattle and sheep are
being raised on the ranges every year.
and rangemen are getting better prices
because of this improvement. The ex-
position was indeed the greatest one of
its kind ever held, but Mr.. Skinner is
confident that the coming one Of 1901
will surpaSs il in many respects.