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Coincident ith the ontsnliatlon of the
tock yards at South Omen tmnn the
Rtabllhmrnt of packing jlnU. Of
course, the earlier ventures vtpre made lu
cm) and primitive ijr and the de
Ing completed at about the aama time,
the Anglo-American opened for business.
I.lpton a plant s shortly afterward dis
posed ot to the Armmir-Cudahy I'srkln
company and Improvements and enlarge-
veiopment or trx business to I la present ment mado It within a very short time
kltfh Stan (lard has neen by araduil the largest plant at the yards. Business
etares. The Initiative at South Omaha 'at the stock yards "as beginning lo loo
was assumed by the stock yards company up. The coming of tha Armour-Cudnhy
which built a small slaughtering plant company added a great stimulus to the
in ISM. This was leased by tha O. H.
Hammond company and later bought by
the Hammond pleople who greatly en
larged the plant.
The Fowler Brothers followed by build
ing a much larger packing plant, which,
Iri November. 1SC5, was opened by the
Anglo-American Provision company. Tlha
company was re-organlsed In 1SSS when tt
became tha Omaha Packing company
and as such continues to operate to this
day, though having from time to time
made extensive Improvement)! and addi
tions, and now has a plant which com
pares favorably with any of the modern
packing establishments.
Thomas J. Upton, the great provision
dealer of the British Isles, was early
represented on the market, his plant be-
market in all departments; the Increased
buying power represented by this new
acquisition to the market offered a
greater outlet for a better class of stock,
which was quickly aprec!ated. by the
farmers and stockmen of this great new
country.
In lSi0, by dissolution of partnership, the
Armour-Cudnhy Packing company be
came the Cudnhy Packing company, but.
fortunately, the policy of the company
was unchanged, the steady enlargement
of both plant and business Inaugurated
by the old company being continued by
the Cudahya.
Those Interested In the market had not
ceased to talk about the opening of the
The first of the buildings now known as: der the old methods of slaughter bevams
the Swift Co. p'snt was constructed In J
1SS7, as a result of which both tbe cattle
and bog markets were agnln gratly
tvneflted.
rurlng the next few years while there
were no new establishments added, those
already located were constantly engaged
In Improving and enlarging their plants
to accommodate the steadily Increasing
business of the yards. Those concerned
with the future of the South Omaha mar-
Mi afpreciaiea me importance from a
absolute waste. This practical conserva
tion as practiced by the modern packing
house means on the whole Incrcssed re
turns on the animal which. Is sold on the
market today.
GREATEST HORSE MARKET
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twcnty-four-lnch sewer line which leads
market standpoint of having more of the to nn e ght-foot sewer extending tcruat
prominent packing companies rep -sented the slock yards premlsea.
at the yards In a substantial way. It For feeding purposes each stall Ts
would not only create a heavier demand equipped with -an iron combination man-
for all classes of live stock, but It would r and hayrack. The hayrack Is p.aced
rlVA lh .rfc.. . . . . .. nM t.m ? - .. .. k . ' '
..icn 11 couia not " " - iihe Iron frsme work, laving of brick
enjoy without them. It was theirforo voM,n" of n"y l",vln ! putting on the roof ami glaxlng.
barn, a roadway fifty feet wide and 75
feet long, paved with asphaltlc concrete,
making an Ideal track, and at the same
time keeping the traffic off t, street
Tha horse business at South Omaha has
always attracted considerate attention
smoi.g horsemen, the general consensus
of opinion being that the best horses,
both of draft and driver type, eoe from
territory naturally tributary t, South
Omaha. With the new facilities pro
vlU(d, pronounced by horsemen the
country over to be tha acme of perfection
In equine hostelry, South Omaha Mil
fair to become the horse market of tin
United States.
me construction of the new l-arn, as Is I
the custom In practically all work done '
at tbe yards, was performed by the com- '
nd
ni ine patrons of the market when
Armour Co. decided to build a large
plant at South Omaha.
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Anslo-Amerlcan and Upton houses until un and for many
It was announced that Swift was comln. ,ye7' P f th ,tock ynl" Pom
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most rratlfylng to the stock yards people 'r opn noo under the plate
Triiiiiaiien IS I'rovitieu oy
ventilators each twenty-four Inches In
diameter In the roof. In addition the
sashes of the windows both In the roof
and the sides can be swung open and kept
sand and crushed
life when arrangements
at any angle.
Irge hay and grain storage rooms are
All Iron nrh Kv-I.'k
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." ' . 'stone were obtained In the home mar
ket, and only such materials as wire
not mnde or carried In this vicinity were
purchased from outside parties, and In
such ruses this material was purchased
through local representatives of such
f trma.
CONSIGN YOUR STOCK
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Donahue, Randall & Co.
LIVE SALESMEN OF
Cattle, Sheep and Hogs
Rooms 100-192 Exchange Building,
SOUTH OMAHA, NEB.
were con-, located conveniently In the torn. Com- i
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AND
FARMERS
I eliminated for Armour to come to South ' modlua holding pens are situated adja
Omaha. In the summer of 1K7 construe- cent to the north and west sides of th.
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TAGG BROS. & M00RIIEAD
LIVE STOCK COMMISSION AGENTS
Union Stock Yards South Omaha, Neb.
South Omaha
Bycrs Bros. & Co.'s
Live Stock Commission Business
vras establish e on these four cor
ner stones during pioneer times.
They Have Stood the Test
of all these years and are better
equipped than ever to render
"Satisfactory Service"
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g tlon of their mammonth plant wns begun
, and It stands today as one of the l.i
I In the country.
I -""" & Co.. not only became a promi
nent factor at this time In the marget
through the heavy buy ng demand created
by the opening of their plant, but Mr
Armour became a large stockholder In
the stock yards plant.
Armour A Company was the last of
the big packers to become Identified with
the South Omaha market, but the ex
pansion of the packing buslnese did not
cease with them. All the packers have
from year to year made substantial Im
provements In their proceasea and mat,
rlally Increased the capacity of their
plants. A number of small paekln con
cerns have sprung up In packing town,
contiguous to the yards, now numbering
six In all. "
The modern packer has more than kept
abreast of the development of the live
stock Industry In the United States. The
time was, within comparatively recent
years, too, when live stock operations
were limited because of restricted mar
ket, but auch a condition no longer ex
ists. The packer may be said to have made
the possibilities of stock raising and feed
ing now unlimited, because he has estab
lished a market for more than Is being
'uuui-eu. 1 nuer me old system of local
butchers the demand was limited to local
markets.
One locality might be oversupplicd and
another short with no practical or profit
able means of equalizing the distribu
tion of the products of the range or feed
lot. The packer first made a market In
our own country for lta live stock; then
It created a market In other countries.
The ready market for live stock as
well as many of the other products of the
So. St Joseph
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Live Stock Commission Co.
Chicago, South Omaha, Kansas City
I I CAPITAL STOCK
$100,000.00
PAID IN PULL
our Aim is
Best Sales. Good Fills.
Courteous Treatmont,
Prompt Returns
Live Stock Commission Co.
South Omaha, Neb.
Office Phone: South 403.
Res. Phone: South 1597.
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, Live Stock Commission
AND ORDER BUYERS
South Oniaha, Neb.
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building to accommodate mules, this
class of stock showing to tetter ad
vantage when loose than when tied In
stalls.
The necessity for a driveway or try
out track for displaying the merits of
horses broken to harness Is an essen
tial asset to the modem horse barn at
a' publio market. This has been pro
vided for Immediately In front of the
War Does Not Hurt
Business in West
Indies Very Much
(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
BARBAPOS. British West Indies. Sept.!
2S. While economic conditions In some I
of the Islands of the Hililnh West Indies'
have been considerably affected by thej
war In Europe, It appears, after a year's
duration of the conflict, that gains In i
some lines of business have quite of fset i
losses In others. The war has. In fact,
oaused less depression and less real suf
fering among the people than a long
drouth has caused In other yenrs. j
The Islands have contributed freely In
both money and men to help Great Hrlt-.
aln In the war, and oa a result ot thU
publto expenditure there will be In
creased taxation; but the Improvement In
prices of sugar, cocoa and limes, which
It Is confidently expected will continue
for some years after the war, will pre- j
vent the additional burden being foil. ;
The large amounts annually spent by the j
well-to-do clnsses of the West Indies,
In (rnv.Hnv tA VnrA an.1 ritwina V. . .. -
farm has been made nosRlhU h k. !,, ..-.i .i. ... .....
establishment of stock yards and packing ' scrlptlons to war funds are more than'
...... i iraae cemens convenient and ' recouped from this source alone, without
any exercise of local economy.
easily accessible to producing districts
and by the Introduction of Improved
transportation methods In the handling
of perishable freight
In addition to haying facilitated the dis
tribution of the demand for our products
In our own land, through the energy
ana aiugence or the packer, the demand
Borne few enterprises have been
checked. The electrification of the Bar
bados tramway, which was purchased a
couple of years ago by an American
syndicate, for Instance, has been post
poned. On the other hand improvements
for our product, has been extended to ! JP'n8 ma,e on Pla,"B,lon
the farthe-t corners of the earth; hl, mBchlnory orders are being placed In the
representatives are to be found In every I "
large city and civilized country on the
fne of the globe drumming up trade for
American meats and packing house
products.
He has not only been able t create an
unlimited demand for our meat food
products, but has through his Ingenuity
been able to manufacture merchantable
commodities from the Inedible parts of
tho animal, thus conserving !n the form
of by-product, much of value which un-
The trade with South America has de
clined and the large colony of Brazilians
and Peruvians resident In Barbados has
dwindled. But the business of coaling
steamers running between North and
South America has never been better.
Trade between England and the West
Indies has fallen off as the royal mall
service has been reduced from fort
tilichtly sailings to monthly. The quick
est route Is now by way of New York.
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We Cordially Solizit Your Patronage
ROSENBAUM BROS. & CO.
INCORPORATED
SHIP TO
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Leading Sellers of
Live Stock
Oar Straight, Honest Policy
Our Up-to-Date Facilities
Ability and Experience
Built Up Our Business
We Satisfy Our Customers
Established 1867
CHICAGO SOUTH OMAHA
SIOUX CITY
Live Stock Commission Company I The Farmers Live
Stock
Try Us With Your Next Shipment
Special Attention Given to the Buying of Feeding Cattle and Sheep
GOOD SERVICE
PROMPT RETURNS
Office: Bell Phone South 34.
Night Calls. South 1498
Far ris, Pyrin ion
Successors to N. E. ACKER & CO.
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James O'Brien, Cattle Salesman,
Far Iavle, Cattle Salesman,
Robert O. Ihnen, Sheep Salesman,
O. Ihnen, Manager and Hog Saleauian,
Homer Haney, Office.
209-11 Exchange Bldg.
Telephone South 111.
union k tor it rardt.
South Omaha.
We Are tho Hon Who Are Always on tho
Job to Look After Your Best Interests
And la It no lens true that "Good Ssrrtce" ti sot a matter of
promlsu and printer's Ink, bul must come, through constant hammer
ing "at the forge of life," through careful attention t every detail,
through experience and Invincible determination, all of which mean,
that one must be everlastingly on the Job every hour of the day
and every day of the year.
IF YOU WANT EACn SHIFMENT GIVEN SPECIAL
ATTENTION, GOOD SALES AND .ILLS, CONSIGN
YOUR STOCK TO
We Make a Specialty of Buying
Cattle and Sheep on Orders
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Rooms 110-112 Exchange Bldg.
South Omaha. Nebraska
The Farmers Live Stock Commission Co.
South Omaha, Nebraska
C. C. CLIFTON, RAY M. CLIFTON Cattle 8ale8mea.
CLAUD CIJFTON. Hog Salesman.
CLIFTON COMMISSION CO.
Live Stock Salesmen and Brokers
UNION tTO('K YARDft.
Special Attention Given Orders STOCKKHS AND FEECERSl
KOUTH OMAHA, NKJUtYhKA.
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