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

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and man TO bring them together
will make Portland the biggest stock
wards city on the Pacific Coast. The
three have been found in Kenton and
it's union stockyards. ID. o. Lively.
"Daniel O'Connell' Lively, who was
publicity man for Fort Worth, Texas.
who ran a newspaper at Dallas, yir-
tually created Fort Worth a live
stock center, and made it one of the
stockIards towns of the new world.
Close examination of the conditions
that prevail In the country tributary
10 Portland, with all Oregon, South
ern Washington, Eastern Idaho and
Montana to draw from, show that
here are possibilities Of building up
a business running into millions
monthly, and the business can be de-
veloped almost indefinitely.
Mr.. Lively is doing fundamental
development work helping the stock
growers to solve their problems,
showing them how they can produce
more finished products, turn Off
smoother steers, more lard hogs and
more flrst-class mutton, A great deal
of the Oregon livestock needs better
breakfast foods, alfalfa meal lunches
and to have their backs shingled in
winter
Mr.. Lively has done his first stunt
the past month with demonstration
train In Eastern Oregon. His forte
is boosting the livestock business by
creating a public sentiment among
his stockmen for better products in
the livestock line--less razorbacks
and more lard--bucket filters of the
mortgage lifting variety.
Three Great Corporations.
The Union Stockyards, the Swift
Packing Company and the Union
Meat Company are three separate
corporations
c. c. Colt is manager of the I'm
ion Meat Company, and has its ais
charging plant and offices on Glsan
street between Fourth and Fifth,
and large packing house at Trout
dale.
The Union Meat Company will
probably discontinue It's packing
house at Troutdale as soon as the
big Swift plant here Is In operation.
Mr.. Colt Is one of the youngest men
IN charge OF so large an enterprise,
and like Mr.. Lively, is recognized
authority and acknowledged leader
la his line These gentlemen beiiCJo
In cultiyating the most friendly re-
latons with the public generally
and especially with the livestock
growers They believe there is a
great future for this industry in the
Pacific Northwest, and that the
greatest maximum of wealth pro-
duction In our country viii not have
been reached until the farmers gem
orally are prepared TO turn of We'll
fattened cattle. sheep or swine, at
all seasons OF the year
The Union Stockyards are neces-
sary TO properly receive the live
stock from all sections OF the coun-
try and again distribute II whore II
Is needed, and whore the market
conditions are most favorable. Tho
packing house business and the dis
tributiOn OF the needed productions,
is another great factor In supplying
the needs OF the millions OF oonsum-
ers in the most satisfactory manner
and With the least loss from waste
or deterioration OF production
From the standpoint OF the public
health, the stockyards and the pack
ing properly conducted are OF the
most vital Importance. They are
subject TO the most rigid government
Inspection. No unsanitary animal
can get through the stockyards and
no unsanitary production can get out
Of the packing house, II the laws are
enforced
Union Stock Nards Company.
The Portland Union stockyRrds
Company has a plant covering S6
acres OF ground, II Is located az
kontOn, on the Columbia River,
about ave miles north of Portland
About $4,000, GOO has been invested
az kenton In manufacturing plants
including the Immense Swift Pack,
Ing house, with two miles OF cleo.
trle rOairoad connecting with the
Portland car lines, William IL,
Daugh0rty, a Portland capitalist, {,
president. and ., M. Plummer, sec
retary They held the same 0filoe'
IN the company az its old location
n. ,. hagonharth. the vice president
lives az Spencer Idaho. lie Is ON,
Of the best known and most popular
6aille men in the entire west. The
general manager is ID. q. Lively, for
merly of Fort Worth, Texas. lie ha'
made a tour of Eastern Oregon, on
fhe o. n. a N. demonstration train
promoting the livestock business. Mr.
Lively regards Western Oregon a,
the greatest cattle and sheep countrA
in the world. hnt thinks the iarmef'
have made very little use or tholi
1--WE have 90 50 M
said Mr.. Lively. for fa'
sheep al present. The people de-
mnnd better products ln the market;
better beef better mutton and pork.