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Show WHEN SWIFT BEAT STICKNEY c Fear of Appearing Unwilling to Oo J Right Gives Swift Control of v Stock Yards Plant. "I was forty-six years old when 1 took hold of the slock yards and plant t South St. Paul." said A. 11. Stick-ney, Stick-ney, former president of the Chicago Ureal Western railroad, "and It required re-quired a great deal of scheming and hard work to gel the business moving. It was 12 years latr when 'Old Man' Swltt put in an appearance. I call Mm 'Old Man' Swift because he was tlx weeks my senior. He was truly a great merchant. "While I was In charge Fowler Hros. made an Investment of $i0,000, and we an the plant together. The first year he loss was 125, Odd, the second year t was $10,000 and the third year $10.- 0 "0, and then we went Into the hands )f a receiver, and he ran the plant , slth our help until we bad 'busted' y he court jj "Then 'Old Man' Swift took a hand. fi Hie first year he sold $::T:09 worth )f meats. Then he salJ bo had a imposition to make to us, and I told l Jim to make It. We were ready to lt- " en to propositions. 0 " T want you to give me this plant.' 1! le raid. "It had cost us ffiOO.OOO to build, but ve gave It to him. r "'Now.' sr.1,1 Mr. Swift, 'I want you o give half of the stock of the stock " 'ards company.' "We gave him that M " 'I want you to give me a rebate aws were not so strict on those points R ben on every head of cattle and oth-r oth-r stock I buy here,' said Mr. Swift. "We gave him that. We did not vant It to seem as though we were mw tiling lo tin the right thing" SL 1,1 'aul Plt.neer Press a ei |