The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-08
TO MAKE RICHMOND
BIG HORSE MARKET
Norfolk Firm Will Move
to This City and
Enlarge Flant.
GREAT BUILDINGS
IN FAR WEST END
New Company Organized and
Several Prominent Richmond
Men Subscribe for Stock.
Contracts for Work
Will Be Award
ed Soon.

Announcement was made yesterday
to the effect that the smyth Brothers
McCreary Mcclellan Live Stock Com
pany, of Norfolk, would abandon its
plant there and move to Richmond, to
erect here the largest stock yards in
the country, with the exception OF
those at Chicago and st. Louis. The
o. III. Berry tract on Broad Street. west
of the old Fair Grounds, has been. Sc
cured. and building will be constructed
there covering seven acres. The main
building will be $40 feet long by $50
feet Wide. the largest horse market
under one roof In the world.
Since leaving Richmond six years
ago the Smyth Brothers have been
urged repeatedly to come back, and
they but recently decided to do so. A
company, known as the Southern stock
Yards, Incorporated has been formed,
the capital of which has been sub
scribed in part by business men of
this city.
Plans for organization have been
under way for some time, and the
final arrangements have been con-
clnded. so that the contracts for the
erection of the buildings can be
week or ten days. The big establish
nlent will be open to the trade by the
first OF January.
Modern md Complete.
The main building Will have accom-
modations for about three thousand
horses and muies. Under one roof, as
stated. II VIII be $40 by $50 feet. There
VIII be stalls. driveways, loading pens.
etc spur track OF the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad Will run along the side. Work
on this track will begin tomorrow. The
front will be handsome in appearance,
about 15o feet back from the street,
and this space Will be made into
beautifully appointed lawn. other
buildings on the lot vii! contain hos
pitals. shops. offices. and in fact every
thing 10 make the plant modern and
complete.
strong efforts have been put forth
by the people of Norfolk to have the
stock yards retained there. but the
transfer has been definitely decided
on. and not for sentimental reasons.
When the Smyth Brothers left Rich-
inond In 1901 they were In business
by themselves. but later McCleary and
Mcclellan came into the firm under a
general consolidation plan. and 1t Is
larger. therefore, more influential and
will move here when the new yards
are open. aud will go into the bust
ness on the commission plan.
Superior Facilities.
''wc have decided to come back to
Richmond" said Mr.. Smy,h to a rep
resentative of The Times-Dispatch,
because of the railroad facilities.
which are exceptionally good. That
was the main consideration.
Horses and mules can be shipped
here from Pittsburg without being fed
on the way. The transportation ac-
commodations in Richmond are superior
to those of any other Virginia city,
and this is true as to buyers coming
from distance. They can arrive in the
morning, buy what stock they need,
and leave for home in the afternoon
Norfolk has been somewhat difficult
to reach and the boat schedule from
Baltimore caused much delay and ex-
pense, whereas that will be OBJ, .ated
so far as Richmond is concerned.
.'All stock shipped to the yard will
be sold. of course, upon the commission
basis Other dealers will be able to
secure quarters, thus increasing the
traffic. and Richmond dealers will sell
largely in Virginia, North Carolina.
South Carolina and Georgia, although
the business will not be confined to
tnOSc SldteS
Larger Than Ever.
The value to Richmond OF the COM
Ing of the company cannot be easily
estimated. The good results will be
reaped by jobbers in all lines, for buy
ers coming here will want more than
horses and mules Recently, when some
of the local business men We're dis
cussng the proposition of making
Richmond headquarters f,r the new
stock yards they We're Informed by Off
cials of the Pennsylvania Railroad that
Norfolk ranked next to Chicago and
st. Louis in the business. and this, OF
course, means that Richmond will take
the place of Norfolk. The establish
nent here, as matter of fact will be
much larger than that at Norfolk. and
VIII be the most modernly equipped
yards In the country.
James c. and Thomas A. Smyth are
the best known horse dealers east Of
Chicago. They were here for years, and
did a business. together with that Of
other dealers, which made Richmond
the greatest horse market in this Sec
ton, Their methods We're such that
they enjoyed the confidence Of the
dealers and OF the public, and this
atty became, largely through their
instrumentalfty, tho distributing point
for the whole South In the matter Of
horses and mules
The officers of the company are j..
G. Smyth, president; A. Z. Mcclellan.
vice-president; T. A. ,Smyth. secretary
and treasurer: and these, G. G. Reed
and Q, ]. Sands, will constitute the
directorate.
WILL NOT MOVE .sEABOARD