THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE : ' OCTOBER 1. 1916.
Omaha Ranks as Largest Live Stock
Mart in West and Second in Work
Booth Side Stock Tarda Model
la. Sanitation and Ultra
Modem Facilities for
. Shipper.
GROWTH HAS BEEN STEADY
The Union Stock Yards company
Of Omaha is the largest corporation
in Nebraska, aside from the railroads.
It represents an investment of more
than $7,000,000. of which sum $1,250,
000 has been invested in improve
Dents in the last six years.
It has built and equipped the most
modern and sanitary stock yards in
the world, statement that will be
verified by any man experienced in
Mock 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
received per annum.
Figures Show Growth.
And it is growing growing stead
By and swiftly. Look at these com
parative figures of the last two years'
receipts and the increases:
114. 1D15. Inorun.
Cottla SM.I1T I. ill. Ml ft. Hi
Rota I.1H8.6J0 ,M2,7J JJI.SSS
ghMP S.lll.iOS I.2.J.J7S 1M.30
KsrvM, molM. 10,418 41.179 1M4T
Cannula It, III 101. 7l 1J.64T
It is the "service that satisfies" that
has done all this, the- great improve
ments in every facility for the cattle
man. Promoter! Called Dreamers.
The men who started the stock
yards a generation ago were laughed
t They were called- dreamers.
"How do these men expect ever to
build up a live stock market away out
west, competing against Chicago?"
they demanded.
But these promoters were not wor
ried by the gloom dispensers. They
had 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
i Bve 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' markets 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 Urge
eastern markets were closed because
of the prevalence of the hoof and
mouth disease, but during all that time
the Omaha yards were open.
' 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 Host 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 immediatelv after it was
unloaded. And during the whole of
the embargo not ,a car was unloaded
during the night
Unloading was done with almost
as many inspectors on the job as
there were animals to oe unloaded.
The remarkable result of this care
fulness was that not a single infected
animal reached the yards.
Improvements Are Many.
The company is spending money
every day to increase further the
capacity and efficiency of the yards.
Within the last two years over jyuu,
000 has been spent in enlarging and
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.
The yards are of steel and con
crete and are admittedly tne tinest
hoar vards in the world.
the yards water system, begun less.
than three years ago and but re
cently completed, cost more than
$265 000. 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.
The rapid growth of the horse and
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-
.Bir
DIIK
New Location
Stockers and Feeders
Kosenstock
needed to solve it in its usual big
ar-seeing way, bv building thi
argest and best-buih barns in tht
orld for quartering and selling
orses 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
lorse 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 thirtyMwo years are
comparisons of the receipts in 1884
and in 1915. They were t follows:
um. ms.
Cattlo 11.601 . 1.SU.I4J
Hon I. en J, sit. ,71
Shwp 1,(91 S.SSS.17
Homo, mulea .... 481 41,171
Total receipts during the thirty
two years were 25 333 695 cattle, 58,
157,806 hogs, 41,757.567 sheep and
776.979 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 mutes.
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
during this time ,was 126,026,047,
.valued at approximately $2,844,
000,000. The cattle were worth $1 457.000-
000. The hogs were worth $1,163.-
JOO.000. The sheep were worth $146,
jUO.OOO and the horses and mulea wen
orth $78,000,000.
The officers of the Union Stock
Yards company are: R. J. Junham
president: E. Buckingham, vice presi
dent and general manager; J. C
Sharp, secretary and treasurer; J. S
Walters, superintendent.
The board of directors consists o'
R. J. Dunham, Lee W. Spratlen, Joht
D. Creighton, E. Buckingham, T. V
McPherson, G. B. Robbins, R. C
Howe and T. J. Mahoney. .
To Build Ten Government
Serum Plants in Manila
(Corroapondanoa ot Th Aaaoalatad Praaa.)
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 wilt 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.
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B. H. HOWLAND, Proa. D. Q. 3TURR0CK, Sac
C. C. VANKURAN,Vlct PrnMat and Troa.uror.
E. H. Howland Lumber & Coal Co.
LUMBER and COAL
4719 South Twenty-fourth St., Between L and M.
SOUTH OMAHA.
j Offic. Ttlopkoao, So. T; Yiri Talepaona, So. 2.
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KREBBS & ROTHSCHILD
BUYERS AND SELLERS OF
LIVE STOCK
Stock Yard Station
Room 121 Exchange BIdg.
STOCKERS
& FEEDERS
our
SPECIALTY
SOUTH
OMAHA
ALL KINDS
of CATTLE
BOUGHT
on ORDERS
J. JENSEN, A
Res. Phone, Walnut 255.
JOEL LUNGREN,
Res. Phone, Harney 1798..
n
ENTIRE BLOCK
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2
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 Thirjeen, 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 have 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.
WE are in the busi
ness to stay, and
we hope by our fair
treatment to make a
steady customer of
every man we deal with.
When you are in South
Omaha buying Stocks
ers and Feeders see us.
Live Stock
National Bank
Junction 24th and N Streets
Savings Deposits
4
Time Certificates
And Absolute Security
Resources, $5,000,000.00
DIRECTORS
NELSON MORRIS ', L M. LORD W. P. ADKINS
Chairman of Beard, MorrU C, Chlcaf. President rUUwAdkJu Ce-, Onuha
C. M. MACFARLANE W. A. C JOHNSON T. E. GLEDHILL
Vie Pres. A Trees. Marrla Ce,, Chbaf Vlen President Capitalist. Fert Crnolt, Nek
H.O. EDWARDS F.W.THOMAS E. A. READ
Manager Swift Ce, Omaha Caahwr Banker SnManeWafc, Iowa
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MERCHANTS HOTEL
Invites Visitors:
To the National Swine Show and to
AK-SAR-BEN to visit its remodeled
GRILL ROOM
Which it proving such a hug success because of the popular price, and unexcelled
. . service. ' '
JENSEN & LUNGREN
STOCKERS and FEEDERS
HEIFERS and COWS
DAVE KOSENSTOCK FRED KOSENSTOCK EMIL KOSENSTOCK
Kosenstock Bros.
Live stock dealers
OMAHA AND SIOUX CITY
STOCKERS AND FEEDERS A SPECIALTY
Cattle Sold on Time to Responsible -Parties
Rtfarencoai OMAHA, NEB.
Stack Varoa National Bank, Omaha. Nafc IS Eackant BUt.
Lhr Stock National Bank, Sloul Citr, la. Ball South 130.
Room 134 Exchange Building
UNION STOCK YARDS
Phone South 548
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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 Headquarters
Welcome South Omaha Commission Men
MERCHANTS HOTEL
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1508 Farnam Street