The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-04-02
Miscellaneous.
CENTRAL ROUTE.
THE HOUSTON AND
TEXAS CENTRAL RAILWAY
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
And their Connections.
Best E fSs SasaE srSs ss2so ron H fSs 70
LOW RATEsI QUICK TIMEI
AND CAREFUL HANDLING.
on Arrival az SedaIIa, shippers have the
their stock from 81. Louis 60 Han.
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
early In the spring and grazing until fan has ne oec
the herds Of the State and requires the absence Of the
from home during the greater part Of the yar;
1t also requires him TO transact hs business in Safe
where the laws in regard 20 Texas cattle are made
pressly 10 discriminate against his business.
The country has developed rapidly within the asst
three years. and II the stock growers OF Texas deire
TO keep up with the times they should adopt differ
ent plan than that formerly pursued by them N dipo
beeves 70 market, and keep on the range the young
cattle and cows and thus increase their herds and
realize fair p7ce for the cattle sold. The cattle ian
be kept at home cheaper than in Western Kansas or
anywhere else and viii fatten faster on the grasses OF
Texas than on the praries OF Kansas.
The experience OF last clearly shows thai the
man with Ave ten thousand thin steers, cows and
young cattle his hands in Western Kansas had bet
have left them on the range in Texas, where they
would soon grow into fortune, when the facts are,
they sold for less money than It cost to drive
them from Texas TO Kansas.
The shipper by railroad from Texas has an advantage
over the man who drives to Western Kansas in this
Take two lots OF cattle in Texas on the Arst Of
April, of equal ages and weight. Drive one lot 10
Western Kansas and Craze Il until September and then
send them to market. Hold one lot in Texas until
September, and ship them 10 market, and the result
win be that the lot shipped from Texas IN SeptemberF
weigh at least one hundred pounds more TO the steer
and sell for az least One-han cent per pound more,
making an item Of profit of from S5to IS per head
enough to pay the entire cost Of shipping from eni-
son. The Skipper avoids all danger from Indians,
from stampedes and from long and tedious journey
the trait He handle his stock in HE own State
and ship ii from his own State where the laws and
regulations are familiar to him and not made TO
discriminate against him in his business He can drive
his cattle to the railroad and sell or ship them any
month in the year and within days from the time
he ships them, have the money for them IN his
pocket and be on his way home, or al home II takes
whole season to drive to western Kansas and dispose
OF lot OF cattle. But he can commence shipping as
soon his cattle in good order and ship large
number each month as he can drive in season.
Immense slaughter houses have been erected at
DeusOn where 900 70 100 fat cattle killed every
week by the Texas and Atlantic Refrigerator Car
Company and transported over the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas Railroad, direo TO New York City.
Ample stock and feed lots are provided at conve-
nient points along the line Of railroad.
Shippers select the station AZ which they wish
their cattle unloaded rested and grazed or fed Cat
are loaded and unOaded without cost to the shipper.
The stock cars OF the railway are new, and OF thS
most substantial kind. Each live stock traini pro
vided with comfortable caboOse where the shipper
can ride safety day and night at the rate OF hfeeT
to twenty miles per hour or farther in one hour thar
he can drive his cattle in one day,
The necessary number Of persons required to taxi
care 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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