The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-03-12
Railroads.
CENTRAL ROUTE.
THE HOUSTON AND
TEXAS CENTRAL RAILWAY
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
And their Connections.
Hest and CT.eaPess stock Route go an
Eastern Markets frOm Texas.
toW RATEsI QUICK TIWgI
AND CAREFUL HANDLING.
On Arrival at SedaIIa, shippers have the
Privilege OF Changing destination OF
their stock from Sc. Louis 20 Ham
nlDal or Cb1cagOS or the reverse,
bus taking Advantage OF
he Hest Markets.

TIE plan pursued by the live stock men Of Texas
herosOfoTe In driving whole herds 10 Western Kansas
early in the spring and grazing until fall has its objec
ton the most important OF which Sc il is destroying
the herds OF the State and requires the absence Of the
it also requires him to transact his business in State
where the laws In regard 10 Texas cattle made ex-
The country has developed rapidly within the last
three years. and the stock growers Of Texas desire
to keep up with the times, they should adopt differ
sing Of their stock They should send fat cattle and
beeves 70 market, and keep the range the young
cattle and COWS, and thus increase their herds and
be kept at home cheaper than IN Western Kansas or
anywhere else and viii aten faster on the grasses Of
Texas than on the prairies Of Kansas. 49,,
The experience OF last season clearly shows that the
man with five or ten thousand thin steers, cows and
young cattle on his hands in Western Kansas had bet
ter have left them the range in Texas where they
would soon grow into afortune, when the facts are,
them from Texas to Kansas.
The shipper by railroad from Tex as has an ADVANTAGE
over the man who drives to Westera Kansas In this
Take two lots of cattle in Texss on the first of
April, OF equal ages and weight. Drive one lot to
Them IN s aq u ane o n ana 6nen
September, ard ship them mRrzeS, and the result
win be that the lot shipped from Texas N Septemberw
and sell for at least onehalf cent per pound more
making an item Of profit Of from $ TO SO per head
enough to pay the entire cost Of shipping from Den-
son. The shipper avoids all danger from Indians
from stampedes and from q long and tedious journey
on the trail he can handle his stock in his own State
regulations familiar to him and not made 70
discriminate against him in his business. lie drive
his cattle TO the railroad and sell ship them any
month In the year. and within ten days from the time
he ships them, can have the money for them in his
pocket and be on his way homo, at home It takes
whole season 70 drive TO western Kansas and dispose
OF q lot of cattle. But he commence shipping as
soon as his cattle in good order, and ship large
number each month he can drive in q season. 5000
Immense slaughter houses have been erected at
Denison, where 800 to 1000 fat cattle killed every
week by the Texas and Atlantic Refrigerator Car
Company, and transported over the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas Railroad, direct to New York City.
Ample stock and feed lots are provided at conVe-
nient points along the line of railroad.
shippers select the station at which they wish
their cattle unOaded rested and grazed fed Cattl
are loaded and unloaded without cost to the shipper
The stock cars OF the railway are new, and OF the
most substantial kind. Each live stock train Is pro-
Vded with comfortable cabOose, where the shipper
can ride IN safety day and night at the rate OF fifteen
twenty miles per hour farther in hour than
he can drive his cattle in one day.
The necessary number OF persons required to take
of the cattle viii be passed with them, and re-
turned free of cost to the place of starting.
All losses and damages promptly adjusted and paid
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