Ogden Daily Standard | 1918-03-25 | Page 7 | Contract Let for Extensive Addition to the Sheds of Ogden Union Stockyards

CONTRACT LET FOB EXTENSIVE ' ADDITION TO THE SHEDS OF OGDEN UNION STOCKYARDS I On account of the increase In the bnsiness of; the Ogden Union, Stock Yards, It was found necessary to build many more pens. WorK on, t'ho building of the pens began a. week ao. Forty pens, each iO feet square and covered so as to make them into ventilated sheds are being built by Contractor C. J. Humphries, Hum-phries, who has a force of carpenters rushing the sheds, and pens to completion. comple-tion. Those shedj? are for the accommodation, accom-modation, of th,e horses that are constantly con-stantly coming in to Ogden. The Ogden Horse Sales company, of which Otto Meek is manager, has increased in-creased its business within the past year until It is known among stock men all over the west, and It has no little share In making Qgdpp known as a stock center. The Horse Sa,le pompany has been purchasing UPrPf ntl m.ules for the government and high blood stock for individuals. Sales are held very often and those wishing to b.uy can do so in 6gden in the ppen market. A sale is running for the first throe days of this week. Mr. Meek states that he has on hand for his auction 600 head of horses, and ruu,les; 200 "bulls and pne carload of fine blood stallions, pn,e car of 'Jacks,' a.n,d a load, of blooded cows. All this stppk, except tho 6.00 horses and mujps is o fino'blood. Thc'b.ulls and cows are of the Short-horn, and Hereford breed. Many buyers, are coining coin-ing here, from various places, a num,-hpr num,-hpr of (bom, from San Francisco.