AT THE SIGN OF THE STOCK YARD INN 



psychologic influence distinctly inspiring in its char- 

 acter and operation. 



Thousands hurry by it day by day, yet know it 

 not. Many enjoy its creature comforts, but few there 

 be who catch its real significance. The vast majority 

 of those who pass its portals know merely this: it 

 serves as a convenient rendezvous for all those whose 

 interests center within the busiest square mile of 

 territory in all this world; a place where men contest 

 fiercely and continuously for the prizes of successful 

 competition; where power meets power and the race 

 is only to the strong. 



You may be amazed at the overwhelming demon- 

 strations of modern industrial efficiency seen in 

 Packingtown. You may note that the Exposition 

 Building's northern wall forms one side of the peace- 

 ful courtyard of the beautiful Stock Yard Inn. You 

 may stop for luncheon at the Club, and may manifest 

 a languid interest in its pictures. Some may be able 

 to grasp the true relationship of all these things, one 

 with the other; but unless you have some familiarity 

 with the story, unless your memory can take you back 

 to a day when there was no Inn, no International 

 Show, no Club, and above all unless one has at least 

 a speaking acquaintance with the more notable 

 SADDLE AND SIRLOIN portraits, one will miss entirely 



