Omaha daily bee., 1914-01-01

work 40 be ON the same lines as that
carried out in the work in this division
during the year just past
Two or three new concrete suoways
leading from the yards to the various
packing houses, relieving any congesnon
In the handling of stock going to slaush-
ter. and facilitating the movement OF
fresh stock coming on the market are
being considered as part of the work for
1914.
Extensive repairs to the L street VIA
duct and additional work about the new
horse barn To complete this structure In
all its details go to make up a large
portion of the work contemplated for
next wear. entailing an expenditure OF
approximately $12,00O
As q medium between the stock grower
and the general public the South Omaha
Live stock exchange has steadily ad-
vanced during the last year to posi-
tinr OF vantage among the exchanges of
the west and the northwest. Equity
in trade is the basic principle of the eN-
change, according to Secretary A. r.
Stryker.
Exchange Advancing.
One Of the main features of the ex-
change is the protection of both the
shipper and the seller and the buyer TO
the end that dishonest practices may not
creep into the trade. During the year
1918 there were handled at the South
Omaha yards approximately 5000 cars of
live stock This live stock was sold by
the members of the exchange at the
rate of about four sales per car, or an
aggregate for the year of something like
S6s, ,0ee transactions. During this period
there were but nine disputes in trade
serious enough to call for the attention
OF our arbitration committee. This lc
considered proof conclusive of the sys-
tematic, honest manner in which this
large volume Of business was transacted.
New fields for the distribution of the
feeder stock of the range are constantly
being opened up The commission man IS
not only seeking to secure shipments OF
live stock to this market, but is also
busily engaged in securing additional our
lets for this stock. Feeder sheep from
the Omaha market are today well known
in New York. Ohio, Indiana Michigan.
Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Thousands
of feeder cattle from this market are to-
day being fed in Indiana, Kentucky and
other far distant states.
This enlarged market as compared with
years past Is chiefly the result Of ac-
/ tivity upon the part OF the members OF
the exchange and the stock yards man.
sgement. Competition between the sew
eral large market eenters OF the country
| is very keen and that markt best sue
oeeds which is most wide-awake in not
only securing live stock, but in convert
| ing II into the largest possible amount of
money Those engaged in the live stock
! business at South Omaha feel sure that
within a few years this market will be
outclassed by none in the United States
Its geographical location upon the edge
of the producing country and its prox.
unity to the heart of the corn belt seen,
TO make this reasoning very logical
The MembershiP.
| The membership of the South Omaha
Live Stock exchange is approximately
$50. This seems small as compared with
other commercial organizations, but when
! one stops to think, however, that during
the year Just passed these $50 men handled
live stock to the value OF more than Sl25,.
10000 the business per capita runs into
large figures.
Representatives OF all the live stock
interests here are at present Arranging
for a trip to Cheyenne. Wyo Sale Lake
City. Utah. and Denver. Colo. to attend
the meeting of the Wyoming Wool Grow.
ers' association. the National Wool
Growers association and the American
National Live Stock association which
are 70 be held the latter part Of this
month.