Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-03-19
Letter from Kansas.
JUScTlos CITY, KANSAS,
February %, 1870.

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To the Editors Of the Dallas Herald.
Winter is about over, and the
tim, of business at hand. This win
ter, in Kansas, has been remarkably
mild, which has been d great thing
for those who were wintering Texas
cattle. Every one who is in that
business has fine prospect Of lib
eral reward for his labor, which will
hereafter prove an advantage to the
general Texas trade. A great many
more cattle could have been sold at
Abilene, late last fall, than were oh
the market; but as the winter was
setting in, some became alarmed,
and shipped their cattle under cir
cumstnnces which forced sacrifice.
| saw numbers Of men at Abilene
after cattle. in the month of Decem-
ber, when there were none for sale.
The trade was rather depressed last
year, on account of the short crops
in the East. and by some means was
rather Il drag all through the season
throughout this State Judging by
II notice of this trade for three sea-
SONS, | predict good trade this
year, thou III l would not 60 so far
as to advise men to drive, as no iiian
can see enough into the future to
Justify it. So far as prices are con-
cerned, it is entirely owing to the
demand. Parties write me to know
what cattle will be worth, but will
not venture an assertion in regard
to this. I am satisfied, however,
that the demand will be fair, as
there is now no obstacle to prevent
the shipment of cattle from Abilene
ut any time in the wear. The late
decision Of Judge Gillespie, OF the
oath Judicial Circuit, renders an
Act of the Illinoi, Legislature pro-
hibiting the importation of Texas
stock, void and Illegal, from the fact
that one State has no right to pro-
hibit the importation Of the produce
Of another State-Congress being
the regulator Of internal commerce.
will here mention that the usual
Inducements will be held out this
yclr to drovcrs to drive to this
point and that There are numbers
of men now who think that the
droy ers from Texas are rath green,
and arc making them their partic-
ular marks OF speculation. They
know that it is natural for stran.
ger to appreciate advice, and they
have found Texas ufotefs to be
honest then, and consequently very
credulous. They get up big motley
making schemes, and calculate on
their influence and the pretended
exercise of capital bringing them
revenues, without the slightest re-
gard for the personal interest of the
drover. AS one example among
the many, take Il new firm opened
west of Abilene, ut Salina, a place
which has lied and worked for the
cattle for two years. but which the
vast facilities aud range of Abilene
has made perfectly Insignificant.
The circulars of this new. firm are
now all over Texas, and for the
drovefs' good, hope will be disre-
garded, as they have very sensibly
generally disregarded every thing of
the kind heretofore. Some clauses
in their circular are as follows: =
NEW BANK.-We understand
that Mcssrs. Rupert & Co., Of Cham;
paign City, I'LL, contemplate the'cs-
tabiishmcnt of new. bank at Abi-
lene. They are now here with u view
of perfecting arrangements. As they
are substantial men; and possess
the necessary capital, we shall be
happy TO welcome them as citizens
of our growing city. A large bust.
ness is transacted here, amounting
to millions of dollars annually, and
increasing rapidly, and new bank
would find ample scope for the en-
ploymcnt of largo capital"
A bank will be established, &c.
Yes. Ellsworth" was going to have
a bank last year, but on arrival of
the drOvers there, they couldn't find
it. That, however, is a small mat
ter of competition. Junction City
has always done what she could IN
The way of banking accommodations
TO drovers, and the Abilene ChrOn-
iele says - The must amusing fea-
ture 10 this, is telling Texan about
their winter grssses,-a particular
feature is the Bsszguf grass. Now,
l have been nearly al! over Kansas,
and hare never seen q sprig Of fnez-
quit grass in the State. There y
however. q buffalo grass, which re-
tains its strength until late, and is
found ne sbuBdantlyin the vicinity
q Able Re Sslin7. These things 60