The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-20
The Grange md Cattle.

All the Thursdays meeting OF the Viz
GINA State Grange it was stated that the
Executive Committe had. in connection
with the State Grange of West Virginia,
made arrangements ~ establish in Bal
timore an agency for the sale OF live
stock, and that they secured the services
of "brother Patron" an expert in the
handling of cattle, to conduct the bust
ness.
With reference to the matter OF the
transportation and the sale Of cattle in
the city markets, there is great deal
besides appointing an agent that is very
important to cattle-raisers. The agent
is n man who has to be trusted, indeed,
AID We suppose, as the Changers say so,
he is all the moro reliable for being a
Granger. But there are ways and
agencies of a multiform nature which
may not be fully understood or sntici-
psted by one party to the cattle trade:
we mean the producers. The other
party-the JutcherS-is very powerful,
and, although we cannot speak OF The
case under consideration. we generally
find that it is better for two parties to
transaction to understand each other
fully, and To agree upon some plan that
may be in the spirit of compromises
spirit that must prevail in business as IN
politics, and in everything which iuvol-
YES the interests, or even the preiudices,
of two parties.
But, again, Independently of,his point,
the process of transporting and putting
cattle on the market is most important TO
cattle raisers. 1t involves, at present, n
great loss to grsziers, and is often shock
ing to humanity. The system OF trans
portaticn is cruel and destructive. Cat
tie are often killed in the cars, and all
animals are impaired in condition before
reaching market. They are not watered
sometimes for two days, nor s5e they led;
SO that when they are taken from the
cars they are, nearlyssll of them, fit for
no place save the hospital OF the Veterin
AIRY surgeon. And yet, under theregu-
lations that prevail at many markets,
they must b. weighed and sold at the
weight that is ascertained before they are
slo we'd to drink
The producer is seriously the loser BY
the process This matter needs reform.
Justice Ms we'll as humanity demands 1t
The railroads have ended the old system.
of driving the cattle to market, BY which
they were driven slowly, well fed, and
freely watered, reaching market IN good
order; and the railroads should give 10
lieu of the old system entire justice TO
cattle raisers.
Cattle should be carefully transported
should have food and wster-and up.
on arriving near market should be de-
llyered from their painful confinement
and rested and cooled and revived before
the grazier should put them on the mar
ket. Cattle should be sold tor what they
are really worth iR good condition, but
no, hurried to market in lank, languid,
and lowered state, by which the butcher
is ensbled to get them at heavy loss to
the grszier: a loss in value sf the AMI
mails more than gained by tho butcher
whose treatment in day restores the
weight and good appearance OF the steer:
he buys under the system so detrimental
to the grsziers.
In some of the Northwestern States;
we believe, cars have been built for the
comfortable transportation and reguis'
tons adopted for the proper care OF AMI
mails on their way to market. Something
ought TO be done TO secure this sort o.
transportation wherever cattle and
horses are transported BY rail. If the
Grsngers everywhere would give thu
subject earnest attention they may save
a great deal more than they can save oy
appointing agents for the sale OF cattle
however important that may be.-R'eA
n,oad Dispatch.