. Illustrated history of the Union Stockyards; sketch-book of familiar faces and places at the yards. yer and the seller. This organizationembraces vast interests and represents transactionsof many millions of dollars. There are engaged in this business at the Union Stock-yards some twenty firms, who are responsible for alltransactions emanating from their respective commission men in turn each give a bond of$120,000 to the stockyards company in token of goodfaith to the consignors. Commodious, well ventilatedstabling for 4,000 horses is provided, and there has re-cently been ere
. Illustrated history of the Union Stockyards; sketch-book of familiar faces and places at the yards. yer and the seller. This organizationembraces vast interests and represents transactionsof many millions of dollars. There are engaged in this business at the Union Stock-yards some twenty firms, who are responsible for alltransactions emanating from their respective commission men in turn each give a bond of$120,000 to the stockyards company in token of goodfaith to the consignors. Commodious, well ventilatedstabling for 4,000 horses is provided, and there has re-cently been erected a pavilion at an outlay of manythousands of dollars for holding special livestock sales. Auction sales take place every day, Sundays attendance at these sales are buyers from all partsof America, Johnny Bulls from England and Canada,canny Scots from Scotland, jovial Irishmen looking forthe makings of timber-toppers. Frenchmen and de-scendants of old Spain who come to replenish the mar-kets of Mexico and Cuba with American horses. The respective commission firms employ auctioneers. 64 ILLUSTRATED HISTORY at salaries of from $3,000 to $6,000 annually, who selltwice each week. These men have stentorian voicesand lungs like oxen, and are human mechanical talkingmachines. They earn their money, for the life of a manin this business is short A great deal of responsibilityrests with them. They know every buyer in front ofthe rostrum, and acknowledge as bids all kinds of pri-
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