Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 1, 1916, Page 77

: THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 1. 1916. _F e Omaha Ranks as Largest Live Stock Mart in West and Second in Woric Bouth Side Stock Yards Model in Sanitation and Ultra- Modern Facilities for Shipper. GROWTH HAS BEEN STEADY The Union Stock Yards company Omaha is the largest corporation Nebraska, aside from the railroads. It re?resen!s an investment of more than $7,000,000, of which sum $1,250,- has been invested in improve- ments in the last six years. It has built and equipped the most modern and sanitary stock yards in the world, a statement that will be werified by any man experienced in otock yards matters. In thirty-two years it has built up the largest live stock market in the west, and the second largest live stock market in the world, in the total head of stock geceived per annum. Figures Show Growth, And it is growing—growing stead- fly and swiftly. Look at these com- parative figures of the last two years’ receipts and the increases: 1914, 1918, 1.218.342 2,642,973 334,368 3268.279 154,390 679 18.847 101,786 18,647 ‘“gervice that satisfies” that Bas done all this, the: great improve- ments in every facility for the cattle- man, Increase. 279,528 Promoters Called Dreamers. The men who started the stock yards a generation ago were laughed 8t, They were called' dreamers. “How do these men expect ever to build up a live stock market away out west, competing against Chicago?” thBy demanded. But these promoters were not wor- fid by the gloom dispensers. They d a number of things in their favor, first of which was the strategic loca- tion of Omaha with reference to the ranches. They had, also, pluck, con- fidence and industry and business acu- men unlimited. Second Largest Market. * Omaha is today the second largest live stock market in the world, and also the third largest packing house eenter. " Besides this, it is the great market to which men come for “feeder” cattle and sheep. Other mgarkets consider- ably older have remained almost at a standstill, but the Omaha market has shown steady and large increases. A few months.ago some of the large eastern markets were closed because of the prevalence of the hoof and mouth disease, but during all that time the Omaha yards were open. X Here is an example of the wide- awake and up-to-date method that pre- vails at these yards, always ready and able to cope with any situation or emergency. » Yards Most Sanitary. To start with, these yards are the most sanitary in the world. But the company was not content with this. At the time of the emergency it promptly placed an embargo on live stock from certain sections. A small army of government inspectors was on hand and the moment a rumor came of the breaking out of the dis- ease within its territory. the company rushed an inspector 'to the spot. The company went before the Live Stock Sanitary board and obtained a ruling compelling the railroads to disin- fect each car immediately after it was unloaded. And during the whole of the embargo not 2 car was unloaded during the night. 5 Unloading was done with almost as many inspectors on the 1lob as there were animals to be unloaded. The remarkable result of this care- fulness was that not a single infected animal reached the yards. Improvements Are hfllny. The company is spending money every day to increase further the capacity and efficiency of the yards. Within' the laét two years over $200,- improving the hog yards. This work 'is done in permanent style,”and at the same time in the most sanitary and up-to-date fashion. crete and are admittedly the finest hog yards in the world. The yards water system, begun less than three years ago and but re- cently completed, cost more than $265000. The plant is one that would be appreciated by many a city of metropolitan size. It furnishes, at a good pressure, the finest well water to all the yards. Through a gravity system and per- fect sewage, fresh water is circulated through the pens all the time. mule market is one of the big features of the yards. This growth has been so.great that, long ago, the problem of handling the business became a big one. The enterprising management pro- L e B AT ~ New Location Stockers and Feeders Rosenstock Bros. ENTIRE BLOCK 13 Appreciating that we have outgrown our former location, the Stock Yards Company is now going to supply us with yard room in keeping with the large business we have established. They have allotted to us the entire Block Thirfeen, which is the block immediately north of the Number Seven Scales, and north end of the high walk of the Feeder Division. This means that in the future we will be able to carry a much larger and varied assortment of stock and feeding cattle, and when you are ready for sup- plies we know we will hav 000 has been spent in enlarging and |5 The yards are of steel and con-|: The rapid growth of the horse and = ceeded to solve it in its usual big ar-seeing way, b, building the argest and best-buit barns in the vorld for quartering and 1orses and mules. These barns cover an area of 294, 201 square feet. A paved try-out rack in front of the barns covers 20,- 158 square feet. Today the Omaha torse and mule market is the third ‘argest market of its kind in the world, In spite of the large increase in 1915 over the previous year, indi- cations now are that 1916 will see all records broken in this respect, and the Omaha horse and mule market will become nearly, if not quite, the largest in the world. Interesting as denoting the growth of the yards in thirty‘two years are comparisons of the receipts in 1884 and in 1915, They were as follows: 1884, 1915, 88,603 1,218,842 3,658 2,642,978 5,693 3,268,279 89 41,679 Total receipts during the thirty- two yvears were 25333695 cattle, 58,- 157,806 hogs, 41,757,567 sheep and 776979 horses and mules, Total shipments for the same period were 9,547,773 cattle, 6,785,130 hogs, 19,733,427 sheep and 703,747 horses and mules. The grand total of animals handled by the Union Stock Yards company is 162,796,124, This figure includes receipts and shipments, The total number of head recieved dulrin this time _was 126.(;22%047. wvalue at approximatel ,844,- 000,000, % The cattle were worth $1,457,000,- The hogs were worth $1,163,- selling Cattle Hogs Sheep Horses, mules. . E. H. HOWLAND, Pres. 4 )00,000. The sheep were worth $146,- 00,000 and the horses and mules wert worth $78,000,000. The officers of the Union Stock Yards company are: R. J. Junham president; E. Buckingham, vice resi dent and general manager; F C Sharp, secretary and treasurer; J. S Walters, superintendent. The board of directors consists of R. ]J. Dunham, Lee W. Sprntlcn._{ohl D. Creighton, E. Buckintham, « B McPherson, G. B. Robbins, R. C Howe and T. J. Mahoney. To Build Ten Government Serum Plants in Manila (Correspondence of The Associated Press.) Manila,. P. I, Sept."10.—A plan to establish ten government plants for the manufacture of rinderpest serum has been initiated by Adriano Her- nandez, director of the bureau of ag- riculture. Funds have been secured and the plants will soon be in full operation, Rinderpest continues to be a serious problem for Philippine cattle own- ers, but the bureau of agriculture by quarantine and immunization is wag- ing a vigorous campaign against the scourge. A requisition for serum has been sent to French Indo-China and this will enable the bureau to keep up its work until all ten serum manu- facturing plants are in full swing. These plants are to-be located in cattle centers in different parts of the islands. Key to 'the Situation—~The Bee Want Ads. gL D. G. STURROCK, Sec'y. C. C. VANKURAN,*Vice President and Treasurer. E. H. Howland Lumber & Coal Co. LUMBER and COAL 4719 South Twenty-fourth St., Between L and M. Office Telephone, So. 7; Yard Telephone, So. 29. QT T T e SOUTH OMAHA. T O G L L T BT T L T e e e ] BUYERS AND KREBBS & ROTHSCHILD SELLERS OF . LIVE STOCK Stock Yards Station STOCKERS| . & FEEDERS| SO our SPECIALTY Room 121 Exchange Bldg. ALL KINDS of CATTLE BOUGHT on ORDERS 3 MWMMIMMHMMWMMI!lllllBIIKE\Ifl‘»"!W!!BWWII!IWMWIMI. T J. JENSEN, Res. Phone, Walnut 258. e just what you want. We have greatly appreciated your past patronage, and believe we know how to please you in the future. At least it will be a pleasure to show you our large assortment of cattle whenever you are here, and to supply you with the kind that will please you-and at the most reasonable market prices. DAVE ROSENSTOCK Rosensto FRED ROSENSTOCK EMIL ROSENSTOCK ck Bros. LIVE STOCK DEALERS OMAHA AND Sloux cIty STOCKERS AND FEEDERS A SPECIALTY Cattle Sold on Time to Responsible .Parties References: Stock Yards National Bank, Omaha, Live Stock National Bank, Sioux City, OMAHA, NEB. 126 Exchange Bidg. Bell South 1300. Neb , la. JOEL LUNGREN, Res, Phone, Harney 1798.. OO 11RO A I A I E are in the busi- ness to stay, and we hope by our fair treatment to make a steady customer of every man wedeal with. When you are in South Omaha buying Stock-. ers and Feeders see us. JENSEN & LUNGREN ~ NI 1 T RS RR NG STOCKERS and FEEDERS HEIFERS and COWS TN R i AR R T Room 134 Exchange Building LT UNION STOCK YARDS Phone South 548 ST T e e A . Live Stock s National Bank [ e s ) [ Junction 24th and N Streets Savings Deposits 4% Time Ceflificates And Absolute Security Resources, $5,000,000.00 . «« DIRECTORS ... L. M. LORD W. P. ADKINS Chairman of Board, Merris & Co., Chicage President Helmes-Adkine Co., Omaha C. M. MACFARLANE W. A. C. JOHNSON T. E. GLEDHILL Vice Pres. & Treas. Morris & Co., Chicage Vice President Capltalist, Fort Crook, Neb. H. 0. EDWARDS F. W. THOMAS E. A. READ g Manager Swift & Co., Omaha Cashler Banker, Shenandeah, lIowa NELSON MORRIS R MERCHANTS HOTEL =Invites Visitors To the National Swine Show and to AK-SAR-BEN to visit its remodeled GRILL ROOM = Which is proving such a huge success because of the poguhr prices and unexcelled - service. 5 Beautiful Trophy presented by Dan W. Gaines, proprietor of the Merchants Hotel, as a prize at the National Swine Show here this week. All Big Wrestlers and Horse Men make Merchants Hotel Their Headquarterg Welcome South Omaha Commission Men MERCHANTS HOTEL 1508 Farnam Street. 0 e PO R S B L R T L e TR |