The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-03-19
Railroads.
CENTRAL ROUTE.
THE HOUSTON AND
TEXAS CENTRAL RAILWAY
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
And their Connections.
BeSt and. Cheapest stock Route 60 all
Eastern Markets. from Texas.
LOW RATEsI QUICK TIMEI
AND CAREFUL HANDLING.
On Arrival at SedaIIa, shippers have the
Privilege Of Changing Destination OF
their stock from 81. Louis 20 Ham
nIbal or Chicago, or the reverse,
huS taking Advantage Of
he Best Markets.

T. plan pursued by the live stock men Of Texas
heretofore in driving whole herds TO Western Kansas
ton the most important OF which Is IL is destroying
the herds Of the State and requires the absence Of the
from home during the greater part Of the year.
il also requires him to transact his business in State
where the laws In regard to Texas cattle made
pressy 70 discriminate agahsI nus Dnsiness L.,
three years, and II 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
beeYes to market, and keep on the range the young
cattle and cows and thus increase their herds and
realize fair price for the cattle sold. The cattle
be kept at home cheaper than in Western Kansas or
anywhere else and will fatten faster the grasses Of
Texas than on the praires Of Kansas.
The experience OF last season clearly shows that the
man with five or ten thousand thln steers, cows and
young cattle 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,
they were sold for less money than It cost to drive
them from Texas to Kansas.
The shipper by railroad from Texas has advantage
over the who drives to Western Kansas, in this :
Take two lots of cattle in Texas, on the first Of
April, Of equal ages and weight. Drive one lot to
send them to market Hold one lot in Texas until
September, and ship them to market, and the result
weigh az least one hundred pounds more TO the steer
and sell for at least onehalf cent per pound more,
making item OF profit of from s. TO s. per head
enough to pay the entire cost Of shipping rom Den-
son. The shipper avoids all danger from Indians
from stampedes and from long and tedious journey
on the trail He can handle his stock in his own State
and ship it from his State, where the laws and
regulations are familiar to him and not made
discriminate against him in his business He drive
his cattle the railroad and sell or ship them any
month in the year. and within ten days from the time
he ships them can have the money for them Irhis
pocket and be on his way home at home. 1t takes
whole to drive 10 western Kansas and dispose
of lot Of cattle. But he commence shipping as
his cattle in good order and ship as large
number each month as he can drive in q season.
Immense slaughter houses have been erected at
Denson where 900 to 1000 fat cattle are 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. ID,
Ample stock and feed lots are provided at conve-
nient points along the line Of railroad.
Shippers can select the station at which they wish
their cattle unloaded rested and grazed or fed Catt
loaded and unloaded without cost to the shipper
The stock cars OF the railway new, and Of the
most substantial kind Each live stock train Is pro-
vded with a comfortable cabOOse, where the shipper
ride safety day and night at the rate Of fifteen
TO twenty miles per hour, farther in hour than
he can drive his cattle in one day.
The necessary number of persons required to take
care of the cattle will be passed with them and
turned free of cost to the place of starting
All losses and damages promptly adjusted and paid.
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