The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-06-02
DEAD NEAT.

the presence, in Texas. OF Mr.. james
Macdonald a special agricultural COM
missioner of the Scotsman, the leading
paper of Edinburgh, sent here to look
out for the extent and probable perma-
nency of the dead meat trade, which
has grown up within the last few years,
and which has taken our Scotch and
English friends so much by surprise.
We have the Sco,sman, of May 2,
before us, which contains Mr.. 4scdon.
aids first letter, written from New York
soon after his arrival, and an editorial
article referring at length TO the subject,
and Mr. N 5 mission. Both the editor
and his correspondent disclaim in adj
vance any psrpose to cavil at the situa-
ton, and the tone of both articles lead |
US to the conclusion that they regard |
the enterprise as already fully estab- |
lished, and that the four cents per |
pound advantage held by the American |
shippers will insure its permanency, II
appears that the meat shipped 80 far
ranks strict No 2, even by their exact
ing standard There is only one grade
above it, and that is so costly that only
those fortunate people who have large
incomes can afford to use it. The dead
meat enterprise 10 boon to the poor of
the British empire. As we said above,
the paper does not cAvil ut the situa.
ton. and Mr.. Ms mission to America
does not embrace the purposes of de-
feat He is here to determine If il ia
the purpose OF the American shippers
10 perseyere, and, after determining
that. he proposes TO look at the chances
left for the successful employment
of Scotch graziers and capital here.
and who will compete with our own.
from the ground up. so TO speak In
this light, Mr. Ms mission will be
warmly received. both south and west
and we will meet and warmly second
the efforts of the iSe0tsman and its able
correspondent
No other of the states of the union
will present so many advantages to the
Scotch grazier as Texas. Nowhere can
cattle or sheep be raised within fifty
per cent. SO cheapiy as here. and with
50 little labor Our Texas seaports sire
equally advantageous as points of de
parture. as are those Of New York, Bos-
ton or Baltimore, and the cattle can be
driven from any part Of the state over
the same limitless pasturage without a
cents additional cost save only time
and trouble. We only hope that the
, enterprise of the paper named and the
trade which has been established in
dead meats already, will be sufficient TO
send a thousand graziers and million
of capital to Texas for embarkation in
this the most promising enterprise
which has yet been attempted in con-
nection with our gigantic cattle bust
ness.
Right here duty we owe 10 the en-
terprise may be mentioned with great
propriety. Instead Of driving hard bar
gains with the Scotchmeu when they do
come. let US treat them very literally
Let us make some sacrifice in order to
attract this valuable immigration Let
US sell them lands st cost prices. and
: supplies OF all kinds at bottom figures.
Let our stockmen take steps to act in
concert. and send the result to the
,Scotsmda for publication.
We have already many Scotch citi-
Gems in Texas, but they like Il 9 people
from all other countries, are scattered
over the state, but we know of no sin
gle instance where any one Of them has
failed, and those who have embarked
in the stock business, either with sheep
. or cattle. have accumulated fortunes.
Il is q promising field, both for them
and for US. They need the grazing
ground. and we need the citizens. We
; trust 10 have more to say in the future
On this subject