Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-05

--IME was in the worlds business
" that the original producer could
put his goods on the market to
- the ultimate consumer. The
OF civilization grew
- and in the later days the same
operation originally 30 simple has grown
complex by the effect Of the sheer force
Of magnitude. To meet the needs OF the
countless qualifications Of commercial life
the specialists Of the business world arose.
This In a vaguely general way was the
genesis Of the live stock commission men.
Should the stock raiser come into the
face OF the great stock market OF South
Omaha he would be confronted with the
p~erplexity Of his life. He would be con-
fronted with a problem that he could not
solve. The commission man is there 20
solve Il for him.
Train loads Of stock come into the yards
OF the South Omaha Union Stock yards
and arc turned over to the commission men
70 whom they are consigned. From then
on the stockmon who turned the grass and
grain into beef through the animal trans
formers has nothing more 70 trouble him
moro serious than to call some hours later
at the office Of the commission man for
his check. He can DC assured that this
check represents the topnost limit Of value
for his herds.
The commission man has by the virtue
OF his knowledge and persistent care found
the most anxious buyer for the stock Of
Tered and squeezed from him the last cent
that he has been willing to pay.
Years OF experience on the market must
teach the commission man his profession.
He iB continually solving problems in the
midst OF that commercial rush where sup
ply and demand meet and bid against each
other.
The South Omaha commission man is
as likely to be found In the stock pens
as In his office. He is usually an expert
In some one OF the lines which his office
handles, and perhaps most frequently will
be found to be a saIesmen\ Of beef cat
lie, Every firm Of pretension has a staff
of expert statesmen for the different grades
Of cattle, sheep and hogs.
The commission man IS also often a
buyers agent as well as salesman. Many
stock men depend on the commission man
to furnish them the feeder cattle and sheep
which they fatten to return to the market
at a profit some weeks later. In years
past the commission men financed most
OF the cattle business, loaning money to
the feeders Of their patronage. In this
way a good many fortunes have been made
out Of the start given by the commission
men. The present effort of the commission
firms Is to discourage the loan business
and the country banks are more than
willing to take their place and give the
stock feeder credit.
The commission man is active In every
step which looks to the general welfare
Of the live stock business. Many firms
issue privately published stock journals to
their clients. Questions OF cattle breeding,
prevention Of disease, legislation favorable
or adverse, anything in fact which has a
possible bearing, demands their attention.
Allen Dudley & Co.
Tit first load OF cattle Of the two which
reached that enviable record price Of SSH
sold by w. II. Dudley in 1902. Mr.. Dudley
is associated in the commission business
with his son, Allen, under the firm name
of Allen Dudley Sc Co. A shrewd pair of
bargain makers, this Dudley, senior, and
son, Of Yankee ancestry and this firm is
one to be figured with in considering the
business OF the exchange.
Both father and son are constantly in
touch with the business OF their house, and
both are active statesmen. w. II. Dudley
Is steer salesman, while his son takes care
Of the butcher stuff and the odds and
ends.
ED Murphy. hog salesman for Allen Dud-