The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-03
FROM THE WEST.
Stock Men OF the Colorado and Clear
Fork Section organize Their
objects. Etc.

Messrs. w. II. McEntire and G. c. Slaugh-
ter returned on Monday evening from an ex-
tensive tour through the western counties Of
Tarrant, Parker, Eastland, Palo Pinto, Ste
phcns, Shackleford, Callahan, Comanche,
Brown, Coleman, Runnels, Taylor and Tom
Green. They started from Dallas on Fobru-
ary 10th, to look after their stock
raising interests in those counties. They
report cattle in the sections visited
IS doing only tolerably we'll, grass being
short, water somewhat scarce, and the stock
in consequence not in the best of flesh.
They were at Buffalo Gap, Taylor county,
on February 2Sd and Oath, in attendance
upon a largely attended meeting of cattle
raisers, the purpose being the formation of
the Colorado and Clear Fork district of the
North Texas Cattle Growers association.
The new organization is to be a
branch or auxiliary to the general
association, which is to meet in con-
vention at Jacksboro on Monday, March 9Th.
Mr.. Byler, of Tom Green county, one of the
largest cattle raisers of the State, and who
lives on the Concho river, was chosen presi-
dent of the new association, and the neces-
sary committees were appointed, Messrs.
McEntre aud Slaughter being placed on
several of them. Bylaws similar to those
governing the Jacksboro organization
were adopted. The association is to meet
once q year and not twice
in succession at one place. All
the actions ofthe ASSOCIATION are to be in con-
formity with the determination of the parent
or Jacksboro organization. The meeting
of the latter, to be held next week, will be
very important to the stock interests Of
Texas, as subjects of vital Importance
are to be considered and determined
upon, the principal one being
whether the stockraisers shall drive up into
Kansas or ship their cattle by rail. Mr.
Slaughter, at the Buffalo Gap meeting, was
made chairman of the committee to look
after reduced railroad shipping rates. There
was from S3,0OO,0O0 to S50O0,0O0 worth of
cattle represented at the meeting. The cattle
men saw they desire to be on amicable terms
with the railroad companies, do not want to
come into antagonism with them, and want a
mutual identity of business interests on q fair
and equitable basis. They want the companies
to give them the best possible shipping tacilt-
ties, both as regards convenience and rates.
They do not want longer to be at the mercy
of what they term "middle men" commission
houses, but want to transact their ousl,
ness of shipping directly with the railroad
companies. The sentiment, Mr.. McEntlre
said. was unanimous in the meeting that q
reasonable rate must be given or they would
certainly drive. 49,,
Messrs. McEntire and Slaughter when they
started for the West, expected to attend the
general association meeting at Jacksooro'
but the time for holding it was changed after
they started without their knowledge
On the night Of the oath, a man named ooi-
Inns. boss cattle man for Mr.. lobe doom was
killed in personal difficulty, with when
several cattle men were connected, put the
exact facts could not be gotten at wneh
Messrs. McEntire and Slaughter lett