The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-04-13

Entered fsnass %ssns F UNDER aer s n @ s
Il THE STOCK YARDS
SUCCESS of union stock yards which to be built in
Kennewck will depend upon whether not the promoters
judgment either need the location The
advantages of the location essential to- but not
of the economic need likewise an essential
but sufficient of itself The location must
the need to be beneficial alike to buyer and seller
other words the combination must be such to render the most
service to the most people at the least cost.
AS the livestock industry of the Northwest has has
become and packer that
they operating disadvantage Union stockyard from
which buyers barred is have been maintained at
Portland Seattle and Spokane But the has been placed
under the necessity of making his choice between the three and
taking his chances which might arise affect
particular which he shipped In other words his
ceased exist when his stock aboard
billed of his home station his stuff not in prime
upon at the yard had option but to sell at
prices offered that day in that particular market
The packer the other hand has been placed at dsad
vantage either denied the choice of stock
the necessity of maintaining buyers distant yards
Unrme stuff has worked its hardship him well
He has forced load with feeders when he
the choice between
two evils shipping long distances hay
the interior bang shipping the hay to his stock
It estimated that at least 20 cent of the cattle which into
Seattle yards
grown his side of the mountains.
These of the conditions which have convinced pack
and that the livestock industry of the Northwest
could be greatly stimulated that big items Of needless
could be eliminated that money could be made the
money packer; that livestock marketing
could be put uniformly satisfactory and
erab profitable basis by of large central yards located in
the interior be used clearing house the market cities
For such yards be successful and fully the economic
it necessary locate them point that readily
accessible to the and necessary that they be
located nearly equstant from the three market
possible and at point which by direct be reached
not but every growing section of the Northwest It
equally that they be located nearly possible
section of the Inland Empire
the fact that transportation rapidly bcom
ing important factor in the commercial life of the Northwest
that they be located at point the Columbia
river
selecting Kenneck promoters of the enterprise be-
they location which will fully meet at these require
ments There other point the Columbia into which
lit possible ship feedngnansit rate from four drec
three railroads There other point the
tributary which such large quantities of hay and
grain The yards here will be not than eghtor run
market cities within driving distance OF the
great alfalfa fields the Yakima Columbia and Wala Wala val
eys socman when he loads his stock here will not be
the of conditions which exist that particular day
privilege of divertng his stock to Portland Sc
at Spokane of driving them into the alfalfa
fields to buyer will
practically all of the livestock offerings
west and behind him the greatest hay
Inland Empire - ~ hsho IT. = s s ~ T 10 !. !,
To the casual observer It III nay app s
the Columbia have the same advantages
gationr of actual conditions however ahoy epnewick
facilities meeting heeconomic needs of this industry
not possessed by any other seslene
Pasco True the fvef and is the division point
of the Northern Yards However would
lie inaccessible to- the ON r. n
NPsRnd thesame will be true Of the Milwaukee
extension Hanford dKenneek issbuiltd Every
to f hay fed III THE proposed ainong
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baled and shipRed BY ra beat and sysry feeder
yards to the haystack loaded
or boat .i9sws idj 10 noonraie vsbrId
I standpoint business convenience comfort to
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valley that more dreary desoiate
and than proposed
is true that but there