Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-07
NEW INDUSTRIES FOR OMAHA
Enterprises Knocking at Doors Of City,
Says A. B. stickney.
WILL HELP SOON AS CAN GET TRACKS
President of Great western Refuses
to Discuss Structures of }.
ogden Armour Made
UpOn Him.

New Industries will be placed on our
grain terminal tracks as soon as we can
get connection with the Union Pacific
tracks" said A. 3. Stickney, president u
the Chicago Great Western. in Omaha,
Tuesday. eve claim the decision Of the
supreme court ordering the Union Pacific
10 allow other roads to cross the bridge
and use the terminals also includes the
obligation to connect with our new grain
terminal. This the road has refused to do
and we have been forced to so into court
10 compel the road to make that connec-
ton. The case comes up for hearing be-
fore Judge Munger Wednc sday. Industries
nre knocking at Omaha's gates, and we
will help them along as soon as we can
assure them track connections
Mr.. Stickney arrived from st. Paul Tues
day, and was accompanied by Lewis Cass,
vice president of the road: Frank b. kcl-
Iogg, general counsel. and Guy Chase, sec
rotary. They are quartered at the Her
Grand during their stay in the city. and
Tuesday noon were guests of W. D. Nc
Hugh, local counsel OF the Great Western,
ut lunch at the Omaha club The morning
was spent in driving over the terminals of
the road in this city with large rolls OF
blue prints. but nothing further was given
out as to the nature Of their business.
Refuses to Answer Armour.
Mr.. stckney is in the limelight probably
more than any other one railroad man.
lie is what is known as disturbing ele-
ment in railroad rates, and is hard to keep
in harness. being always out for the BUSH
ness Thus he made a seven years con-
tract with the packers whereby they were
to give him a good percentage of their
he riN- fn
consideration of his promise to keep the
rates at the amount agreed upon, 1Sh cents
on through business. In the Saturday EVEN
ing Post j. Ogden Armour, the head of
the Armour Packing company, takes Mr.,
Stickney to task for Frequently indulglng
in word pictures of the poor, trembling
railroads in the clutches of the voracious
packers" when, in a communication to his
stockholders, at the time the contract was
made, he wrote in a different tone, as fol-
lows:
1t gives the management pleasure to be
able TO announce that the company has
executed Identical contracts with each of
the packing companies doing business at
Kansas City, St Joseph, Omaha and Sioux
over the Chicago Great Western lines at
least a certain percentage of the entire
output Of their plants. at definite rates,
for the term of seven years.
The aggregate revenue which these con-
tracts secure to the Chicago Great Western
railway on the present volume of business
is estimated to be 4.000,0l0. and, IL the
business Increases as rapidly In the next
years as in the last, approximately
S20000,000.
These contracts cannot be understood
without a knowledge of tho magnitude OF
the packing industry The published report
Of Swift and Company gives the amount OF
its sales last year as the enormous sum OF
s220,O00.000 Presumably its chief competi-
tor, Armour & Co, did substantially as
much and 1t is probably safe to estimate
that the aggregate sales of the other pack
ers amount to enough to make the grand
total fully $500 100000. More than half the
aggregate business is the output of the
plants at the Missouri river cities men.
toned and is affected by the contract
When asked if he had any reply to make
to Mr.. Armour on the subject, Mr.. Stickney
dismissed the question with a shrug of his
shoulder, "a wave of his hand and the terse
statement, "Oh. that's old"
rumor prevails to the effect that Mr.
Stickney and party may. while here, To-
cate the Nye- Schneider Fowler elevator on
the Great Western terminals.