Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-11-20

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stuff from the willamette Valley
and Southern Oregon"
Something About Kenton.
Kenton is five miles from Port
land-the last two miles of street
car line built by the stockyards peo-
ple-mostly on piling. About $S,-
600 900 has been invested by the
Union Stockyards, the Union Meat
Company, and the Swift Packing
Company.
The old plant Of the Union Stock
yards was sold for terminals TO the
Northern Pacific. The yards and
buildings were all torn down and
made into bon fires. The new Un-
ion Stockyards were located at Ken
ton.
The stockyards and packing house
plant are two miles beyond Kenton
proper. which is a beautiful suburb
with a restricted district, where only
certain standards of residences are
permitted. In another way, the
stockyards are a restricted district,
as no residences are permitted there.
There is a central administration
building at the stockyards, where
the commission men have their of
fices, and the stockyards' officers
have their headquarters. A good
comfortable hotel is being built to
accommodate cattle men who come
in with the cars of stock. The great
Swift Packing House, built of brick,
Is about ESQ feet by 800 feet, and
ten stories high. The cattle are
driven up a long incline to the top
story, where the slaughtering pro-
cesses begin. Alongside the great
abatoir is a brick tower about 40
feet square, with an elevator to car
ry the employees up and down. On
each floor of this tower are shower
baths, where the packing house la
borers are thoroughly washed, ster-
ilized, fumigated and attired in clean
white clothing all under government
regulation.
The North Bank and the o. K. IL.
N. Companies run into the Union
Stockyards on the west side, while a
deep slough on the north attct is
water transportation for all kinds o.
vessels These are the only stock
yards In the world where the Dfn-
ducts of the range and the farm Rr2
delivered to the ocean going vessels.
How the stock Is Handled,
rives, It Is boarded at once by the
yard men, who count and report the
condition in which they find the ant
mails They are then unloaded into
pen, provided with feed and water,
and placed under lock and Key a ) the
stockyards corporation becomes ie-
sponsible for their keerins IL con-
signed to commission man, ue ar
ranges for the feed. The rule is to
feed we'll, for all that - added 10
weight Is good for the shipper.
The stock Is taen p4siti t'ro"Eh
government inspection AMI all de-
fective animals az tICse uniit tAl tn"
market on acc>.mt OF disease ar osn-
dition as to bD,aG,ns, are mjeIeu.
All livestock rs RoYa"l, y sNld the
same day that ar"i"@s and afle.
being weighed, is aSd,n Shippet OCt.
The stookyar Is force is D.. ~ tIrueh
To clean up each day 3 receipts l.N,'-
stock Is benerltte by hciue mloi de d
and watered and fed Here IRE
about 80 olr,s at The ya,is and
nine commit ssi W firm, have C'1ices
here, There arc BUYERS 'rN n'thC l'u-
| get Sound iu"s 1, tr MC about ton
large pa King ~ 1885 lt Cortland ~
Is the obja"r Of tAo go "a es'rn nv =
TO get the b"t ntca possible f,r tL2
owner of he st rex
There are az "eaept ,hCut 25 IS
! OF pens. AZ hat,ag Gu rcse - res
sanitary wat,lns TN gns sud ct
! ing arrangements. The ground ON
which the Union Stoekyards are To-
Gated is built up OF pure sand, making
/ Il an ideal location. All stock
that Is sold out Is weighed on the
/ Union Stockyards scales. which are
automatic and self-registering, leay-
ing a perforated slip Go record the
transaction, The Union Stoekyari,
are planning 10 add a large eensral
draft horse market, with model
barn, with an expert judge OF equine
values In charge.
business for October.
For the month ending October S 4,
receipts az the Portland Stockyards
have been as follows: Cattle. 6,A6l,
calves, 67As hogs. 9.OaSs sheep
s.biai horses. ~. The total number
OF ears. 400,
There were I i,4SS cattle which went
To sound points; a76 calves. a.2SS
hogs, s,177 sheen went 10 packing
houses az Sound points.
by boat there was sent out SOC cat
tie, 6Nb hogs, 900 sheep The aver
age weight OF hogs FOR the month
was 2ON pounds.
Livestock Investment.
FolloWiog facts prove profit Ia
hogs; A man bought. May IA. four
I plgs % 100 pounds az s6.00i cost
sil.aO.
on August 6. eight hogs OF $40
pounds at $500, cost Sh6TO.