Chicago Cow Town Proudly Claims Livestock Leadership
Chicago, the nation’s largest livestock market, has a long standing pride in being called a cow town. The Union Stock Yard operates as a public market with open bidding, handling 28 rail lines and 13,000 pens, while commissions and buyers determine prices.
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Chicago
America
Chicago Union Stock Yard
Illinois
Union Stock Yard
Securities Exchange
Livestock Commission
Secretary of Agriculture
Chicago Livestock Exchange
Commission
Chicago Livestock Barometer A World Market
Chicago serves as the livestock barometer of the world with bonded firms under government supervision. Management boasts producers have never lost a dollar in any deal, as all sales are cash and a nod or gesture seals each transaction.
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Chicago
Chicago Yards
Labor bills threaten rail unions and closed shop policy
The text argues that Taft Hartley era reforms ended the closed shops on railroads and that new bills in Congress would reimpose a closed shop and check off unions. It warns of higher costs to railroads, potential fare increases, and public impact, and frames efforts as political moves linked to FEPC and party influence. It also comments on broader labor legislation and political strategy surrounding the Fair Deal and English socialism.
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