Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-02-05 | Page 11 | Salt Lake Big Stock Center

SAlT lAKE BI STOCK CENTER Government Report Highly High ly Iy Complimentary Salt Lake Is now considered the most Important livestock receiving center in the Pacific and Intermountain intermountain intermountain inter- inter mountain regions legions In of the fact that the tho receipts of the local I yards were greater greater- than any other r market west of or Denver according I to the government go figures which h give the total of all aU livestock receipts re- re i at Salt Salt Lake as I head for 1924 In a statement authorized a few I weeks ago SaU Sala Lake was given gien Ir- Ir the th credit of being the most important I hog receiving center in the West I The new figures however class it I also as the most important livestock livestock live live- stock receiving center i iThe i 4 The receipts are are dl divided as follows fol- fol lows Hogs Bogs sheep I I cattle and horses and mules 2478 This is a tremendous increase In Increase Increase In- In crease In all nIl classes over all previous previous previous pre pre- years it is said Salt r Lake ke is now the leading r re receiving receiving re- re I center of the West Vest because I of the fact that after many months of ot studying conditions some same o of the I largest packing companies have constructed their pl plants here It is 19 announced I It is said the packing plant selected Salt Lake as the I I proper location for Its Intermountain Main tain plant because of Its nearness nearness I i to the center of ot the sheep and catI cattie cattle cat- cat I tie tle regions of the West and because I 1 of ot the excellent railroad and other facilities The other packing plants I in the city which receive e the greater great great- er part of their supply from the I ISalt Salt Lake yards include B Block ock S j I II I Guss Gus McFarland Son Jensen I Brothers and McMillan Packing I I companies Besl Besides es taking care of ithe i ithe I the local demands the local yards yards' also supply much supply much to the markets of Los Angeles San Francisco andI and I I other pa Pacific coast points I