The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-11-27

Krr1y,s RAxcHr. Nov. %.

KELLY's Rancho, Nov. %.
(; EDfToH EAGLE: Whs is it that the
Texas cattle have al! disappeared SO
| Suddenly from this vicinity? I hear
this question asked every day, but so
fa- have heard no answer to the ques-
ton that is satisfactory to my mind.
The principle reason assigned is that
after the LIST OF November the law al
lows cattle to be driven anywhere in
the state. This isvery true, hut is this
the cause Of the general stampede"
aud abandonment of this locality by
the cattle men? Think not. In the
first place the farmers are not prepared
to keep cattle here. We do not pro-
vide hay and shelter for stock. The
Texas men stop here for the purpose
Of selling their cattle but when they
have tried hsrd all summer aud fail,
then it is too late in the season for
them 10 prepare winter quarters, con-
sequently they are compelled to seek
some locality whose such preparations
have been made. Can VIC prevent shis
general stampede on the LIST of Noven-
Der? If $50, how? Let every farmer in
Sedgwick county put npin good order
from twenty 10 five hundred tons of
hay. Let every farmer in the county
plant and cultivate from twenty 10 one
hundred and fifty acres OF corn. Let
every farmer in the county take an in
tercst in the cattlemcn and cattle bust
ness. Then, and not until then, will
cattle inen not only summer here, but
winter here. Then, aud not until then,
will the farmers have a good market
for every ton of hay and bushel Of corn
they raise, and that at price equal, if
not greater, than any market cast can
afford to pay. Farmers we have this
matteras to keeping cattle in the coun.
ty and establishing good market for
our corn and hay in our own hands.
Will we turn it to our advantage and
not only make money out of it our
selves, but help to build up, settle up
and improve our county aud city. We
can make the fall and winter cattle
trade of Wichita as lively as the Sum-
mer trade, and make ourselves rich by
SO doing. Let MS 60 to work in the
spring with the determination to ac-
complish this end, abandon the idea
that the cattle men arc our enemies.
This is great mistake. They are our
best friends. If we give them chance
they will prove to our satisfaction that
this is true. If their cattle gets in to
our best fields, ask them to pay for
what they destrOy-nO more. If their
cattle stampede, don't set the dogs on
them. don't shoot them and salt them
down, but take good care Of them un-
till the owner comes for them and pays
us for our trouble. My opinion is that
our extravagant ideas of price of corn
in this vicinity had something to do
with driving the cattle and cattle men
from this country, and if am not mis-
taken, we will see the mistake before
this time next year. Now since the
cattle are pretty much all gone, when
are we going to get a market for corn.
Can we ship it to Chicago. o, no!
Chicago is full of old corn. And if we
did ship it there. we would be COM
pressed to sell it at the same price we
could have sold at home. What are the
facts in regard to the price of corn
everywhere. l will give you the Off
cial statement up till November 9Th |
As to the grain trade the present out
look is exceeding discouraging. The
Chicago elevators, as per official state
ment, contain 500, 772 bushels of wheat,
2,337, 149 bushels of corn, being an in
crease of 245,255 bushels over the
amount in store at the same time last |
season. And in New York much |
greater increase over last season is |
found on hand. Corn in Chicago is !
selling at A cents, delivered next May. |
And q heavy stock of corn in Liver
pool, and rise in the rate of interest |
to 3 per cent. by the bank of England.
1t certainly holds out a poor promise |
of outlet in that direction. And as the
time has now arrived for the closing
of the canal and lake navigation, we
suppose it will be safe to say that the
corn trade has reached condition of |
complete stagnation until the opening
Of navigation next spring. You may
say that this has nothing to do with
our market. That may be SO. But we
have to let our market get away from
US, and now we have neither q foreign
or local market that is worth straw
to us. Shall We do better next year?
l hope SO.
Your obcdient servant
JNo. KELLEY.