THE ALLIANCE HERALD, MAY 16, 1918
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JOHN W. THOMAS, Herald Live Stock Editor
HQ MOOHT WOn OMAHA
The best thtnR that has happened
to the Omaha live stot market for
many ycrs Is the establishment of ft
parking plant. Nothwlthstand-
uag the immediate facilities of the
present plants. It has been realized
for a lonrc time that an enlargement
of the packing capacity of this market
would be helpful. The following ed
itorial appeared In the Omaha World
Herald of May 9. While written on
other subject. It has a direct bear
lag on this matter:
"The important work that remains
to be done to develop Omaha as a
Ihre stock market Is disclosed from
A study of the market receipts for
AprlL
"During the month there were re
ceived at the principal western mar
kets carloads of live stock as follows
Chicago 27,127; Omaha 14,239; Kan
sas City 12,208; Sioux City 4,629;
4 Joseph 4,573.
"This shows Omali.i In second
place, a proud position, true enough,
but not the position to which Omaha
to entitled. Omaha should be in first
place And Omaha would be In first
lace If the live stock raised in Ne
fcraska and shipped from Nebraska
points, had been all consigned to
Omaha, the logical market. There
la, it is true, a small portion of the
state to which Sioux City is more ac
cessible, and another small portion
that is nearer St. Joseph, but these
two sections combined are only a very
minor fraction of the state.
"Here are the figures for Nebraska
carload live stock shipments for
April:
"To Omaha 11,057; Kansas City
S.S54; St. Joseph 2,347; Chicago 2,
f3; Sioux City 99-9.
"The total shipments from Nebras
ka, 18,850 cars, were divided as fol
lows: To Omaha 11.057; to other
points 7,793.
"Had the Nebraska stork consign
ed to outside markets been diverted
to Omaha instead, the receipts at the
various markets would have been like
this:
"Omaha 22,032; Chicago 21.034;
Kansas City 9,854: Sioux City 4,
25; St. Joseph 2,226.
"There is 4 0 per cent or more of
Nebraska's live stork production that
to being marketed at other points
than Omaha. There should not be to
exceed 10 per rent. And there would
not be to exceed 10 per rent if the
needed packing house facilities exist
ed in Omaha, if the stork yards ra
pacity were enlarged, and if as favor
able u market on all classes of live
stork freights and other costs consid
ered, were provided in Omaha are at
competitive points.
"The greatest work that could be
done for Omaha at this time, com
mercially peaklag, would Im to build
up Its live stork market to the rank
it deserves to hold. Who will under
take that task and see it through?"
to
THK HUD SI IMM.IKD
The men at the head of the Skinner
Manufacturing company, or Omaha,
the world's largest distributors and
manufacturers of macaroni products,
recognised Omaha's need of greater
parkins capacity at the live stock
market. They are men of enterprise
and sound Judgment and for them to
take hold of this matter means that
it will be made a success. According
ly. the Skinmr PacktUg company was
organized and incorporated with
Lloyd If, Skinner as president. Rob
ert Qllmore, secretary, and Paul I.
Skinner as chairman of the board.
It was the intention originally to
put in a plant at a cost of about half
million dollars but in developing the
plans it has been decided to make
Investments of approximately double
that amount.
A tract of land southwest of the
Swift plant has been purchased This
to an Ideal site, altho somewhat far
ther from the stork yards than the
Other parking housea. Work has
keen rommenred on grading and it is
the intention to push construction
work rapidly.
Certain of the government regula
tions relative to packing houses have
proved to be a source of Inconveni
ence to the large plants that were
erected without these requlrments in
Tiew. In planning the construction
for the Skinner Packing company the
architects had full knowledge of the
government requirements and plan
aed accordingly. The new plant has
been appropriately named "Omaha's
Daylight. Snowwhlte Packing house."
We are pleased to print a halftone
cut of the architect's drawing of the
bluldings as they will appear When I
constructed. The Herald will keep Its
readers posted on the progress of the
work on this magnificent packing
plant, which will soon become a very
Important' factor In helping to push
the Omaha market into first place
among the live stock markets of
America.
Ground Broken for Plant
Last Firadv afternoon ground was'
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broken for the new Skinner Packing
company plant, located south of the
Swift house.
Mr. Skinner says the ground has
been bought, plans completed, con
tracts for grading let and experts are
now buying machinery for the new
house.
No particular ceremoi.y marked
the breaking of ground yesterday ex
cept that officers of the Live Stock
Kxchange. the Stock Yards company
and several Interested stockmen were
on hand to see that the new plant
got off with a good start.
Omaha welcomes all the packing
houses that can be induced to locate
here and the new Skinner plant will
probably soon be followed by others,
as this Is ona of the few markets in
the country showing a steady Increase
In receipts of live stock every year.
NATIONAL LIVE STOCK
HX CHANGE MHETINO
ARCHITECTS DRAWING OP OMAHA'S DAYLIGHT, 8NOWWHITE PACKING HOUSE
W. B. Tagg, president of the Na
tlonal Live Stock Exchange, and Mrs
Tagg left Saturday evening for New
York City where the thlrteleth annual
meeting of the National Live Stock
Kxchange will be held on May 16, 17
and 18. They were joined at Chicago
by the secretary, C. B. Heinemann.
and Mrs. Heinemann. The officers
went ahead to make final arrange
ments for the convention which opens
today at the Hotel McAlpln.
The delegation representing the
Omaha Live Stock Exchange left Sun
day night over the Burlington, and
consists of Mr. and Mrs. Frand An
derson, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Roberts,
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Laverty, Messrs.
A'ill H. Wood. A. E. Rogers, Oscar
Allen. Frank G. Kellogg, A. F. Stryk
er, secretary of the local exchange,
and Brlee MrCullough, editor of the
Journal-Stockman, and Mrs. McCul
lough. Many matters of national Import
ance to the live stock industry are to
come before this convention. Some
very interesting papers r.nd discus
ions will also take piare Including:
President's address by W. B. Tagg,
of Omaha.
Address by E. W. Houx, Kansas
City. Mo. Subject. "The Commission
Man; a Buffer Between the Producer
and the Middleman."
A paper by E. Z. RusBell, formerly
of Omaha, hut who is now specialist
of the swine husbandry of the United
States department of agriculture.
Subject, "The Necessity of Increased
Hog Production."
Address by Henry C. Wallace, ed
itor Wallace's Farmer. Subject. "The
Live Stock Feeder in War Times."
Address. Hon. J. B. Kendrick.
I'nited States senator from Wyoming.
Subject, "The Raaga Man."
Address, Hon. John It. Mohler,
chief of the bureau of animal indus
try. Subject. "The Certified Food:
Government inspected Meat
ucts."
Address, Thos. E Wilson,
dent Wilson & Co. Subject,
Tackers" Problems."
Hon. Herbert Hoover, food admin
istrator at Washington, has been in
vited to address the convention on
the subject The Aim of the Food Ad
ministration." but it is doubtful
whether he will be able to attend on
account of his many important en
gagements in Washington.
There will also be reports from the
several standing and special commit
tees on matters affecting railroad
service and the live stock business in
general.
Quite a number of the delegates ex
pect to return via Washington. D. C.
The president's address, delivered
at the opening of the convention to
day, ia replete with valuable Informa
tion that will be of great Interest to
ue many readers of this paper, who
are engaged in the live stock busi
ness. It will be published in full in
this department of The Herald next
week.
PUBIjMTTY campaign
One of the best known and most
popular dentists in the tlate of Ne
braska is Dr. G. W. Todd, who bar. a
fine office conveniently located in the
Brandels building, Omaha. Besides
being an expert dentist Dr. Todd is a
broad-minded, common sense, busi
ness man who takes a sensible view
in regard to advertising.
TTls a pleasure to announce that
he will begin a publicity campaign
soo, that will not only be interesting
to persons who may be in need of first
class dentistry, but will be valuable
to them if they make use of the in
formation that will be contained in
the matter to be published.
LIVE STOCK RATE SITUATION
Prod-
presi-"The
The Live Stock Shippers' Protec
tive league is doing good work In the
adjustment of transportation difficul
ties, of which there are many in some
parts of the country.
The live stock editor of The Herald
recently Interviewed A. F. Stryker,
the wideawake and able secretary
traffic manager of the tOmaha Live
Stock Exchange. Mr. Stryker said:
"I have just returned from a trip
to New Orleans, where I was called
by representatives of the National
Live Stock Shippers' Protective
league and the National Live Stork
Exrhange befor ethe interstate com
merce commission, relative to live
stork rates and the rules and regula
tions surrounding the transportation
of live stork in the south, the south
east and the southwest.
"I have found that the live stork
rate situation in this territory was in
a very rhaotic condition, and in talk
ing with northern people who have
gone to the south and gone into the
live stock business, I was informed
that the railroad situation and rail
road rates were about the most seri
ous handicap the live stork men had
in the south. I found numbers of
northern men interested in this busi
ness In Florida, Georgia, Louisiana,
Mississippi and Alabama.
"The sandhill stock man would
find many conditions with which he
is not familiar in this southern terri
tory. There is lots of sand, it is true,
but it hasn't the same characteristics
of the sandhill sand. There are
swamps galore. There are hundreds
of knothead cattle. These cattle
commence at their horns and taper
back to their hips. They ran go
wherever they ran get their heads.
I visited the stork yards at New
.Orleans. Saw some few cattle carry
mi; a fair amount of flesh and of fair
binding. Saw many others carrying
little or no flesh and showing abso
lutely no breeding of any kind or
character. Saw bulls six or seven
years old which would not weigh to
exceed 500 lbs.
"There are many opportunities for
development along this line in the
sopthern states, if the transportation
system is adjusted to help rather than
hinder the development of the coun
try. "I came back to Nebraska, how
ever, mighty glad to be a citizen of
this state; mighty glad to be con
nected with the development of the
live stock industry in this territory.
The average stock man of Nebraska
can be mighty glad for all of or
natural advantages.
"The outcome of the case which
we helped try is, of course, problem
atical and will be determined by the
interstate commerce commission In
the course of time.
"The Live Stock Shippers' Protec
tive league is doing a good work In
the adjustment of transportation dif
ficulties throughout the country and
is deserving of the support of all of
the stock shippers to any of the pub
lic markets."
LIVESTOCKPRICES
AT SOUTH OMAHA
Citila Receipts Light; Prices
Ruie Strong
H06S SHOW 2535c DECLINE
Receipts of Sheep and Lambs Only
Five Thousand Head Shorn Lambs
Sell at 115.50; Pats at 119 9&
Market Generally a Shade Lower,
But Steady at the Deeline.
Union Stock Yards, South Omaha,
May 14, 1918. There was compara
tively light run Of cattle, numbering
5,800 bead, which is considerably
short of a week ago when supplies
ran 11.T32 head and somewhat
smaller the corresponding day a year
ago. Best beef was active and strong
to 10915c higher but the market on
in-between and shortfed grades was
just about steady with last week's
close. Best beeves brought $17.50.
Quotations on cattle: Good to
choice beeves, $16.75017.50; fair to
good beeves, $16.00017.00; common
to fair beeves, $12.50016.00; good to
choice yearlings. $14.00010.25; fair to
good yearlings, $11.00013.50; common
to fair yearlings, $9.50010.50; good
to choice heifers, $12.50013.50; good
to choice cows, $12.00013.25; fslr to
good cows, $9.75011.75; cutters, $8.75
09.75; dinners. $7.5008.50; veal
carves, $9.00012.75; bologna bolls,
$8.50010.00; beef bulls. $10.00013.00;
prime feeders. $12.00013.25; good to
choice feeders, $10.25011.75; fair to
good feeders, $9.00010.00; good to
choice stockers. $10.00012.00; fair to
good stockers. $8.7509.75; common to
fair grades, $7.508..r0 ; stork heifers,
$8.50010.50; stock cows. $7.50010.00;
stork calves, $8.50011.50.
Packers and shipping order buyers
continued pounding the market on a
supply of 9.100 head and the out
standing feature of the market was a
spread In prices of practically 15c.
The hulk of the receipts changed
hands from $17.00 to $17.10. the latter
figure being the top price of the day
as compared with Saturday's hulk of
$17.20 to $17.40, and a top of $17.50.
Trading, however, was fairly active
at the decline.
Offerings In sheep barn amounted to
5.000 head nnd the early trade was
not very active. Shorn lamhfl sold at
$15.50 mid fHt laml.s sold at $19.95 for
the best bunches. A string of wooled
ewes went to the scales ut $13.00 and
the general market was quotably
steady to a dime lower.
Quotations on sheep nnd Inmbs:
Lambs, good to choice, l19.B0O20.20i
lambs, fair to good, $18.00019.00;
lambs, feeders, $17.30019.00 j ihceHm
lambs. $18.50020.00 ; shorn lambs,
light, $15.50 Hi. 15; shorn
fair light $15.0001580; shorn
choice heavy, $14.75015.00;
lambs, $15.00020.00; lnmb.
culls. $i!.oo0 18.00; yearlings, fair to
choice, 17 .00018.25 : wethers, fair to
choice, $14.50017.00: ewes, fair to
choice. $13.00010.00; shorn ewes,
choice, dry. 112.09012.15; shorn ewes,
choice wet, $11.00012.00; shorn ewes,
fair to good. 99.00011.00; ewes, cull
and canners, $.x.oo 1 1 .00.
brothers and sisters were at his bed
side with the exception of a brother
in Chicago.
His brothers are Eugene of Omaha,
.lohn P. and Steven J. of St. Paul,
and Michael C. and James M., of Chi
cago. His two sisters are Mrs. Mary
A. Shanley and Sister Evangelista of
the St. Joseph order, both of St. Paul.
Larry had been in ill health for the
past three years and had made every
effort to recover. He returned a week
ago Friday from San Antonio, Tex.,
where he spent the last few months
in the hopes that the mild climate of
the Gulf would be beneficial. His
many friends at the exchange as well
as his friends in the country sincere
ly mourn his death.
The body remained In the Melady
home in the Knickerbocher apart
ments, Thirty-eighth and Jones
streets, Omaha, until Wednesday
evening, when it was taken to St.
Paul, where the funeral was held.
IACK OPERATED BY A CHAIN
SIXMICMKN'H NIGHT
OF THE AK-SAR-BKN
According to
schedule of big n
old den this year
is June 16, for
stockmen of the
especial guests
and the program
tions of hoofs an
the Ak-Sar-Ben
ights at the famous
the red letter date
on that night the
country will be the
of the organization
will contain sugges
d horns.
HEAVY MEAT EATERS
HAVE SLOW KIDNEYS
Eat less meat if yon feel Backachy or
have bladder trouble Take
glass of Salts.
choice
lambs,
lambs,
spring
No man or woman who eats meat regu
larly c:uj make a mistake by flushing the
kidneys occasionally, says a well-known
authority. Moat forms uric acid which
excites the kidneys, they become over
worked from the strain, get sluggish and
fail to filter the waBte and poisons from
the blood, then we get sick. Nearly all
rheumatism, headaches, liver trouble,
nervousness, dizziness, sleeplessness and
irinary disorders come from sluggish
!m vs.
be moment you feel a dull ache in the
ya or your back hurts or if the
urine is cloudy, offensive, full of scdi
nent, irregular of passage or attended by
a sensation of scalding, stop eating meat
and get about four ounces of Jad
fcalta from any pharmacy; take a
tahle8poonful in a glass of water before
breakfast and in a few days your kidneys
will act fine. This famous salts is made
from the acid of grapes and lemon juice,
combined with litliia, and has been used
for generations to flush and stimulate
the kidneys, also to neutralize the acids
in urine so it no longer causes irritation,
thus ending bladder weakness.
lad Saha is inexpensive and cannot
injure; rr.akee a delightful effervescent
lithia-wuter drink which everyone
should take now and then to keep" the
kidneys clean and ictive and the blood
pure, thereby avoiding serious kidney
complications.
Saves Motorist From Getting Under
Car, Saving Hands and Clothing
From Dirt and Grease.
Getting In underneath the car with a
Jnck, when use of such nn appliance Is
neeessnry, Is often accompanied by get
tlng the hands and clothing grease and
dirt-stnlned. Furthermore, some Jack
handles are likely to fly up, letting the
enr down with a bang and perhaps
causing injury to the motorist. A new
type Is operated by a chain. When the
Jnck Is In place under the axle, haul
ing up the chain elevates the car. Pull
log the other way lets the car down,
and when the Jnck Is no longer needed
It enn he drawn out from under the
automobile, again by the chain. The
Chain-Driven Jack.
jack has a strong cap, affording good
support to the axle and a broad base
to avoid upsetting. These Jocks for"
touring cars, with a lifting capacity of
one ton, come in 8, 10 and 12-inch
sizes. When raised, the heights are
respectively 12, 15 and 18
inches. An uuxillnry step on the 8
and 10-inch sizes adds two inches'
greater height. The price of all three
Is the same, $5. i
SELF-SERVICE GARAGE PLAN"
Automobile Owner Can Make Repaint
in Separate Compartment Tools
Also Furnished.
The self-service Idea has Invaded,
the realm of the gnrage, says Popular"
Mechanics. Just as one can enter cer-,
tain restaurants or groceries and help
himself nnd be charged with what he
gets, so now a car owner can take his
automobile Into one of the separate
compartments provided in a Seattle
gang, procure tools at the garage'
office, and do his own repairing. When1
he has Mulshed he returns the tools
to the office nnd is charged according
to the time he hos occupied the room
and for the tools he has used. These
private repair spaces con be locked so
that one can safely leave his work and
return nnd flnlsh It later. If a helper.
Is desired, one can be secured at
specified rate.
DKATH OK I. A Kit Y MHLADY
Another prominent Omaha live
stock commission man has passed be
yond. Lawrence C. Melady, familiar
ly known as Larry, died at his home
in Omaha at 1 o'clock Monday morn
ing, May 13.
iie had been engaged in tbe live
Btock commission business in Omaha
since Itqi. He was born in St. Paul,
Minn., in 1 87 4. and ia survived by his
widow and son, 11 years old. All his
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