The evening times., 1901-07-05
DEAL OF THE PENNSYLVANIA.
The Railroad Company Secures an
Immense Abaffoir PIaat

| PHILADELPHIA, July 5--The Penn
| sy-Ivania Railroad Company has concIud-
| ID a deal through RoberH Pitcairn. su-
| peTintendent of the Pittsburg division Of
the railroad. for the purchase of the
abattoir, stockyards, and business of the
Pittsburg Provision Company for a sum
| between $50. 900 and y1og, 900 The prop
| erty viii be transferred TO the Pennsvlva-
MA Railroad. An arrangement was also
made by AR Pitcairn for the leasing of
the new yards and aba:toi- to Samuel "
Auertou, Of Chicago, pI obabIy the largest
cattle owner and feeder IN America
The East Liberty stockyards viii be
abandoned and extensions viii at once be
made on the Hers I.Eand property that
VIII make them the finest yards east of
Chicago Between $500. .o09 and 8. .os9. 900
VIII be spent \ new passenger station
for East Liberty VIII probably result
One of the most pleasing features OF the
transfer viii be the removal Of the stock
yards from the East Liberty residence
section and the stoppaSe Of the live stock
traffic through the city on the main line
Of the Pennsylvania The deal is one of
the most Important Of its kind ever con
cluded
Arrangements have already been made
for the formation Of the Pittsburg Pro
vision and Packing Company, and il is
expected that next Wednesday the com
pany viii be formally organized by the
election OF Mr. AIIerton president and Mr
O-DoHneH general manager.
II is probable that the yard vii be made
- per cent larger than the present yards
at East Liberty and the arrangement
viii be such as to give every facility for
handling cars and feeding and watering
animals in transit with the greatest econ
oEty.
The stock yards at East Liberty are
now capable Of handling between 80 and
800 cars Of cattle each market day. about
10000 sheep. and about 1900 hogs 1t
VIII probably have q capacity for from
900 to 100 cars OF cattle each week. about
1000 sheep, and about 20.000 hogs. TIE
new yard may be finished within six or
eight months
1t is also the purpose to double the ca
pacity of the abattOir Of the Pittsburg
Provision Company on Herrs Island SO
that it viii have facilities for the killing
Of more than 1,UJJ OF Zoo cattle weekly
and from 5000 to 7.O09 sheep and hogs. It
is expected that the improvements con-
templated viii cost between $500. 900 and
3. go 900, and possibly more.
The new yards viii have the advant-
age of being not only on the PennsyI-
vania but also on the Pittsburg and
Western and or the Pittsburg Junction
Railroad, which gives connection With
the Baltimore and Ohio The yard viii
be- union yard in every respect where
as the East Liberty yard has been mere
y 4 one-line affair.
1t is the intention, as soon as the Union
Depot and the passenger terminal work
in the city are complete,.. TO build a
splendid new passenger depot in East
Liberty. This has been badly needed for
years. but the difficulty of obtaining
ground has prevented any plans from be
ing placed in execution Ihe remainder
of the ground VIII be utilized in the
storage of passenger cars. The PcnnsyI-
Vauid has been ia need OF such facilities
for years The transfer viii not only re-
move what has been a nuisance TO the
. residence district of Point Breeze. but
VIII remove ali obstacles for the improve
Ineut of East Liberty passenger facilities