Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-10
BUSINESS MEN SEE
SOUTH SIDE YARDS
Manufacturers, Dealers and Officials
Surprise Each Other by Igno-
rance Of Big Industry.
ONE LEARNS HORSE IS NOT MULE

Much information did 1870 manu-
facturers and business men OF Omaha
secure about the stock yards and
packing industries in their visit TO
the South Side yesterday noon.
Each man in the party was sur
prised at the ignorance Of his neigh
Dor az TO the details OF a giant in
dustry that has thrived for over a
quarter Of a century at his very door.
Thus Charles n. Sherman admitted IL
was the first time he had ever been n
the Exchange building in South Omaha
lie was glad TO be there Of course. and
was ticISled by all the big wonderful
! things he saw. but until the Manufac-
turers association chartered two special
/ street cars to take the crowd down there
| for few hours Of sightseeing. he had
never felt he had time 10 60.
That's funny looking horse" said
/ Fred s. Knapp. former president Of the
Manufacturers association, as the gang
J was filing 4 rough the hands me new
barns that are the marvel Of the west
Thinks Mule "A Horse.
| THAT sure Is q funny looking horse"
/ he repeated. and when his friends saw
/ he was so much interested they glanced
in the same direction aud found him
staring wide-eyed at big black mule
! Francis A. WEIGH, although he has been
in Omaha over two years as sa'esmanager
for the observation-disclosures company, sheep
ishly admitted he had never been n
South Omaha He hadn't tie slightest
idea where to take q street car 10 get
out after the picnic was over. and while
tramping around through the cattle yards
he was very much interested in learning
/ how they get the meat from tie cows"
! Others. seeing litter OF speckled pigs
twelve hours old wabbling after their
mother. were horror-struck to learn at
these will be killed so that the mother
can be fattened for slaughter.
Cow Hos Five Legs.
But then there was a real curiosity in
the big horse barns This was black
COW with five legs. The COW is truly a
freak. with four perfect legs, and then
a fifth growing from the shoulder with
a huge gnarled and clumsy cloven hoof
dangling half way to the knee Of her
sound leg on the right side.
Don't you believe IT," chorused a half
dozen of the wisest when they were told
20 walk down the aisle and see the COW
in the farthest stall. They had seen so
many wonderful things that they never
knew before. they had asked how many
crops OF a round steak a steer will raise
In a single season, but they were sure no
COW could have five legs.
For that xrarv raa aan rnany v,,tsSa1 49,
ing this real curiosity, being afraid OF e
sell.
City and county officials Joined the
party. Among them were Commissioners
Jardine, Butler. Withheld. Drexel, Cor
poration Counsel John Rine and County
Attorney George Magney.
The visitors were decorated with white
arm and hat bands bearing the words,
Buy II In Omaha"
Secretary A. #. stryker of the Live
Stock exchange met the delegation at the
car stop and escorted them to the Elk
change building. where at / o'clock they
were served a nice luncheon.
Inspect New barns.
Following this they were led by Jack
Walters through the cattle. hog. sheep
and horse yards and barns The splendid
new horse barns, concreted throughout
and thoroughly fireproof. were OF great
interest to the men. The new and huge
sheep barns, where more feeder sheep are
handled than In any other yards in the
world. were eye-openers. Then they
came to the splendid double-deek, solid
concrete hog parlors and yards, whore
everyone OF the tens OF thousands OF hogs
that come there daily are sheltered from
sun and rain by concrete roofs.
Some OF the party remained TO 20
through the packing houses. but those
who had visited the packing plants in the
past took cars for home about o'clock.