The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-05-16

| iori Accounted Tor tthln Needed
The Cattle business Candidates for
the Convention,
Fogr WoRrn, May n, 1915,
10 the Editor OF the Dallas Herald
The past week reminds w Of the six
months llrouth Of last summer, when
we compare the great deArth OF Inter
esting newa-inGta now, with the dry
season last summer-lf such u Comparl.
son N admissible. We are OF the Opln.
Ion that the similarity Is NJ once strlk-
Ing, rs well ~ illusIrlous. What II
strikes at or what II illustrates, we are
not AT this moment In u mood 10 con-
template. We simply make The COM
parlson, feeling that time, In It's course
may, aud probably will, bring to the
understanding Of our readers the ideas,
we desire 10 promulgat0,
The great doings NJ Houston seems
TO have attracted the attention OF ev-
crybody In this region, leaving us lit
Tie or nothing OF Interest TO record
touching things about home. With
our minds eye lloustonward, where
the state fair II IN full blast, drawing
countless thousands " witness the w0ny
derlul leats Of improved agriculture In
our state, the astounding PROJECTIONS
produced by the "arts mechanic,n the
extraordinary improvement in stock,
bl0oded and otherwise, both In looks
and speed, and where the editorial
convention IN assembled representing
the brains Of the commonwealth, and
holding In their hands the destinles OF
states and nations, and when President
Jefferson Davis, Paddock, Champe
Rivers, and Wild YearliDg Leader are
temporarily sojourning, we can readi-
y assign the reason for this terrible
dizziness Mt home.
But these conversations ofgreat men,
embodying great ideas, and these great
assemblies do not occur often to dis
turb outskirting localities, and with
this encouraging view of the matter
we feel easier.
The few who did not 20 to Houston
are just now discussing the want and
probabilities Of rain--and IL they had
faith in the efficacy of prayer, would
be found on their knees supplicating
for moisture.
The oats crop needs rain, the corn
will need IL soon, The wheat crop,
in this respect, is not sullering-yet
rain would do great good and we shall
look for a shower soon.
The most attractive feature in our
town ard county is the cattle business.
10 one who never was on the "traip'
or witnessed The stream of cattle pour
ing northward out Of our state to sup
ply the demand north and east for
beef, the sight indeed would be grand,
and would convey something like an
adequate idea of our state in this re-
gard and impart new conceptions rs to
the amount Texas is feeding with beef
steaks and roasts. 1t is simply Won
derful and can only be realized by
those who witness it.
This year Fort Worth has become a
very prominent point for buying cat
tie. Men are here from st. Louis, Buff
falo and many other places in the
north and east purchasing cattle, and
the market has been lively. A great
many thousand head have changed
hands here. The drovers prefer to sell
here, because it saves them the per-
plexities incident to driving through
the nation to find market in Kansas.
A number of gentlemen are here buy
ing for the purpose of supplying the
Indian contracts in the north. The
result is our town reaps share of the
benefits of this interchange of stock,
and presents more lively and pros
porous appearance.
The discussion wakes warm on the
constitutional convention question,
and promises to become somewhat ex-
citing. The late call for district
nominating convention has brought
the candidates to their feet, and there
is no end to the number. Who will be
the man or men remains an open ques-
tinn WRIT.