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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (March 9, 1919)
TTTT3 RTTXD AY OTIEGOXIAX, rORTLAXD. TMATICTT O. 1919. Constructive Co-operation. is One Tiling Needful in the Northwest i This immense empire would like better shipping facilities, low ered freight rates, development of industries and a number of other things that are eminently desirable and will come with the passing of time. But the one absolutely essential thing is that all the manufacturing, agri cultural and financial forces of the Pacific Northwest shall pull together in any movements for its development. That all these forces are rallying to the support of the Pacific International Livestock Exposition is sufficient proof of the initiative and progressive spirit of its citizens and the worth of this proposition. Ladd & Tilton Bank has for fifty-nine years stood behind all forward move ments, of whatever character they might be, and lends its heartiest indorse ment to this new one. - V tJIOIKAI. HESIRVE J LADD & TILTON BANK Established 1859 Washington at Third PORTLAND YARDS ARE BORN OF NECESSITY History of Industry Shows lm portance of Northwest. STEADY GROWTH IS MADE Addition of Xew Buildings and Mod ern Equipment Slakes Possible . an Unusual Record. Colonel C. P. Hall did not dream of the modern, stockyards at North Port land back in 1886. He did, however, have a vision as to the importance o livestock in the make-up of the most Important -city business, activities Colonel Hall was familiar with some of the large stockyards in the middl west Just then getting a good starts and could see that they were destined to become an important cog in the live etock machinery of the country. At this time marketing of livestock In the coast region was in a crude state Small droves of cattle would be driven Into the outskirts of the city and of fered to the local butcher or more often the local butcher would take an extend ed trip among the farmers in the sur rounding country. In any case, the farmer would get but a mere pittance for his stock. But then the stock were not very well "finished" either. Out eide of being a convenient place for the feeding of shipments of livestock en route to other points for siaugnter. lit tie business in trading was handled. The business did not grow rapidly and one vicissitude after another over took the colonel until he sold his inter ests to Louis Burke, who, after a few years, in turn sold the oncern to Mor can & Merchant. A little later on William Daughtrey, who had been buy ing livestock in the country, came into the firm, Mr. Merchant having sold out and Mr. Plummer taking his place. This made the combination Morgan, Daugh trey & Plummer. Mr. Morgan's outside Interests were heavy and he could de vote but little time to the business, so he retired, leaving Daughtrey & Plum raer in sole control. IVew Activity Shown. This change marked the close of th old period of inertia and things began to take on some real activity. It must be remeimbered that the yards were small at the time and located in th citv of "Portland at Seventeenth an Vaughn streets. In all, the yards cov ered about three acres. The pens wer planked; there was one scale, a ha and horse barn and a few covered hog pens. It soon became evident to the" own ers that something must Be done to take care of the business that now was rapidly outgrowing their facilities, and besides, the f. & s. rallroa wanted the land for its terminal yard The Union Meat company, too, which had a plant at Troutdale, was plannin to move to a new location on the pen Insula. A new arrangement was mad so that the yards were reincorporate and the modern yards at North Port land built. In the few years before the establish ment at North Portland the yard changed from a mere feed and unload ing yard to a yard for the handling of livestock on commission. The Stoc Yards company at first bought and sold livestock, giving way later to the com mission firms. The opening of the new yards at North Portland was- set for September 15, 1909.' All was in readiness for the econd step in the making of Portland great national livestock market. The ethod of handling business was new. ut the run of etock received the first ay was a record one for Portland at that time. The officers then were: "William H. Daughtrey, president; Frank J. Hagen- barth. vice-president; O. M. Plummer, secretary and treasurer; D. O. Lively, general agent. With the retirement of Mr. Daughtrey last December all the original active members of the official board have gone and in their places now are George A. Pelrson, president; I. J. Hagenbarth, ice-president; L. It. McGee, secretary nd treasurer. In 1909 only about one-third of the resent yards were built and in oper ation. They were modern, though, well THEY'RE JUST AS PROFITABLE AS A GOVERNMENT MINT AND THEY'RE WORTH ALMOST THEIR WEIGHT IN GOLD. built and a portion of them covered. All the pens were concreted and every thing as sanitary as it is possible to make a stockyards. The Exchange building from the first was full, and to accommodate firms who entered ad ditional space was provided in th basement. North Portland being the only live stock market west of Denver or St. Paul, conducted on broad, open lines, rapidly gained recognition among the livestock fraternity. Additional space was provided from time to time until the yards now cover many acres, with complete railway and other facilities for the rapid handling of livestock. The Portland Cattle Loan company was organized in 1911 with a capital stock of 1100,000. Since that time the capital has been Increased many times. It has helped the stock grower to the extent of nearly 70. 000,000. The Columbia basin wool warehouse Iras established in 1915. It has been one of the factors in making Portland iVi ; - . : v '.'? ... , ! s ' J A ' f 1 . ! V-Tl' Ms - : .J::-.---., r ' .. , . - .rf ? . . 4 f. - q ' - V 1.-. - . Jh I tz - f . . Jf . i . , . . - if the second largest grease wool mnrket In the United States. The Livestock State bank was or-' ganized and started business In June, 1917. In June, 1917. the new Exchange building was opened to the public. This building covers half of a city block and Is three stories high. It Is en tirely devoted to the handling of live stock business. LlTewttck BaatneM Inwuei. The first five years' business at North Portland was completed In 1910. That year there was handled 89, 733 cattle, 8297 calves, 83.323 hogs, 167,413 sheep. 1741 horses and S409 cars, with a valuation of approximately $6,000,040. Last year (1918) the receipts were 113. 598 cattle. 6041 calves, 229,244 hogs, 150.331 sheep, 2483 horses and 6869 cars, valued at $22,000,000. The Portland Uulon stockyards Is an institution that has witnessed a pe culiar growth. It was born of a de manding necessity. Its growth has been based on confidence and Its future is based on an anticipation of a close relationship between producer and buyer. It represents all that is modern in the marketing of livestock and by its continuous growth shows the trust placed In its work by the stock grower. Sunflowers for silage have been the subject of experiment by A. H. Poaton of the Stadacona farm, Spokane, with results, that have been satisfactory He cuts up stalk, leaves and top aiul declares the cattle like it and thrive on it. The experiment Is new in the west, although it has been successfully tried In the east. OREGON HERDS PROTECTED 1 CATTLE BREEDERS PLEASED WITH NEW LAW. Recent Legislation Provides for Ap pointment of Inspector in Every County In State. "What dairy cattle breeders through out the state are agreed will be a big step forward in the interests of better herds and purer milk Is a bill enacted by the recent legislative assembly per mitting the appointment of dairy herd Inspectors In every county of the state. It will be the duty of these inspectors to examine all dairy herds at stated in tervals and report all cases of disease among the cattle. The law has been In effect in Tilla mook county for the past two years and has been a wonderful success In that section of the state, according to T. B. Handley. state senator from Tilla mook county. The cattle owners must pay for the Inspection of the herds, but the cost is so small that It will not Increase the cost of dairy products, according to Senator Handley. who has eoin the plan in operation for Jhe past two years. The bill was highly praised by those legislators who are in the live Ftock business, and It passed both branches of the legislature without serious opposition. Reports from over the state Indicate that many of the counties are planning to take Immediate advuntcgc of the new law as soon as it goes Into effect. With the return of peace conditions the dairy cattle business is certain to im prove, according to the belief of breed ers throughout the btate, and they are anxious to throw every possible safe guard about their herds and about the public as well. For this reason dairy herd inspectors promise to become very Important adjuncts to this industry. Alfalfa Brat Cora. Experiments conducted on the Kan sas Agricultural college farm have shown that 170 pounds of green alfalfa, cut and fed In a dry lot, were ecjual to 100 pounds of corn. Six pounds of corn were necessary to produce a pound of pork, so the 170 pounds of alfalfa produced 16 2-J pounds of polk. Inti mating that during the sexton an acre of alfalfa will yield 2'VJ'JO pounds of Rreen hay, thin. If cut and fd preen with corn, would make 2t0 pounds of pork. Figuring this pork at the pre vailing price will give me idea v the value of an acre of alfalfa. Hairless Pigs Menace to In dustry of Country. Montana Ileport Losses o( Krora liHMHto to l.oon.ooo Aalmala a 1 ear. Silage is the winter pasture. It saves the whole crop. It prevents v;iste In feeding. You can keep more stuck. It makes cheap milk. It saves sioracc space. It helps utilize chea; rough age. It HFsurcs succulent feed wi:itT and summer. It tides through the drouth. It clears the lx-id for plowing. MAN'Y hairless pigs are born in al most every state of the union where swine raising Is developed. Mon tana reports losses from hairless pics from 100.000 to l.uOO.000 a year. The menace is serious In several states. The cause of this malady is goiter In both the young pig and the sow. Tli. thyroid ;jl;ind does not work property. This gland is at the center and base or the throat and Its enlarged condition accounts for the thick neck of the lit tle pigs. Although the goiter doer not nffect either the health or use of the meat It does Interfere seriously wu!i breeding functions. It is a well-known fact that goiter wart found to be prevalent among broolt trout artificially raised In hatcheries, while tlioMe. in free runs outside t-o ponds were without this trouble. A. nuili amount of tincture of iodine add ed to the water prevented the disease This siincrested the todlne cure for other animals. It is said to havo proved successful in the cure of hair less pigs. ne our want ads to the Ore?o- ninn 1'hone Mnin T07Q, A Ph illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllfllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltllllllllllllllllltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllltllll Northwest Shorthorn Breeders Ass'n , 9th Annual Spring Sale and Show of Short flora Cattle Upper One of the most famous Jersey milk cows la the Catted States. Loirrr Berkshire plga which promlne to become winners of many blue ribbons. In the picture above the gentle Jersey cows are the Berkshire twins. Winona Laurel Violet second, and Winona Royal Laurel second. They're the daughters of Laurel, a pure-bred Berkshire which has been winning blue ribbons and prizes for the Winona ranch at state fairs and livestock expositions throughout the northwest. The pigs are Just a year old, but their owner predicts that they will soon be following in the footsteps of their famous parent and will soon be commanding the respect and admiration of the judges at the Pacific Interna tional Livestock exposition. This cow is St. Mawes Poppy, one of the most famous Jersey' milk cows in the United States. She is owned by Ed Carey of Carlton. Or., and she has won so many prizes and championships that her owner has long since forgotten half of them. She has a record of producing 942 pounds 2 ounces of butter, or 12,934 pounds 4.8 ounces of milk in a year. This ia the second highest record of any Jersey milk cow In the United States. Union Stockyards, North Portland, Oregon Tuesday, April 1, 1919 so bull: 30 FEMALES There will be offered at this sale the Highest Class Shorthorns ever placed in the sale ring in the North west. They are carefully selected individuals from the herds of the leading Shorthorn Breeders of the Pacific Northwest. Range men of the West never had such an opportunity to get the kind of Bulls they wanted as this sale offers richly bred, from 18 to 24 months old. The catalogue gives the full infor mation write for your copy NOW, study the breeding and plan to attend. Write for Catalogue to COL. SCOTTY MILNE Auctioneer FRANK BROWN, Sales Mgr. Carlton, Oregon ni!iiiiiituiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiitiiuiiiiuiiuiiuiiiiMiiii!iuiiiiiiii:iiiiiiiiniiiiin t