The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-04-13
pockers and StOckmen of North
west Unite in Enterprise to
Facilitate Marketing
PURCHASE FIFTY ACRES HERE
This City to be Made Clearing House
for the Livestock Industry of the
Entire Northwest


.red jointly by the packers and stock
man of the Northwest are to be To-
..ted in Kennewick. The yards which
iii be known as the Seattle-P Portland
Union Stock Yards, will have capac-
ity equal to any of the large city yards.
They will be used as central clearing
house thru which will pass practically
.ll Of the livestock raised between the
Cascade and the Rocky mountains.
Altho a few of .Kennewick's busi-
ness men knew of plans that were be-
ine formulated for the yards, official
announcement made in last Sundays
daily press was the first intimation
the community in general had that
any such industry was being contem-
plated. Every large packer in the
Northwest with the exception of Car
stems, of Tacoma, is back Of the en-
terprise and among the incorporators
Of the new company are some of the
most prominent commission men and
stock raisers of Washington, Oregon
Idaho and Montana. These men are
locating the yards here not because
Ksnnewick wants them, but because
they consider the enterprise good busi-
psss and a good investment. They
have made no attempt to sell stock To-
cally, are paying spot cash for the site
and have asked this community for
nething except its moral support and
cooperation. .,..,.s
They. have purchased fifty acres Of
land in the east part Of town near the
s., P. & s. depot in the triangle be-
tween the tracks of the Northern Pa
ci6c, the S., P. & S. and the O-W. r.
/ N. railroads. Included in the tract
are the suburban places Of e. M. Sly
P. G. Book, F. H. Patten and w. S.
Haxton. The site is ideally located
from a standpoint of transportation
facilities, drainage and nearness to
the business section of the city. OPP
tons on these lands were taken sew
sral weeks ago by r. E. Pratt and l..
Z. Johnson, who were acting as agents
Tor the Seattle Portland interests and
since that time Mr.. Pratt has been de-
voting much of his time assisting the
promoters work out the preliminary
details. It is the intention of the COM
pany to have the yards completed in
time to receive the heavy fall move
ment Of livestock from the ranges and
farms Of the Northwest country.
The official announcement sent out
last Sunday from the Seattle Union
Stock Yards, follows:
Packers and commission men of this
city and stockmen of Montana and
Idaho have organized the Seattle
Portland Union Stock Yards, with a
capital stock of 500, 900, and will build
independent yards at Kennewick.
among the incorporators are Charles
L. Frye, head of the Frye Packing
company, Henry Waechter, president
OF the Waechter Commission company
az these yards; E. H. Stanton, James
barton, James Kidwell, of Baker City,
Ore., and Butte, Mont, and William
Dollman, of Baker City.
Both packers and stock men are
uniting in the project, convinced, it is
announced, that the increase of the
ssock-raising industry in Washington.
oregon, Idaho and Montana has now
reached point where a good feeder
market is required. The location for
.ae distribution of feeders in the Wal
IA Walla and Columbia river territory
Is regarded as ideal.
flans have been made to build and
equip yards with a capacity equal to
.nat OF Portland or Seattle. The site
mas already been purchased and work
vi tne plant is to begin at once. No
packing house is included in the plans
otock that cannot be marketed at