The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-04-09
Stuck Raising On, Z Huge Scale.

les, Sal0 Uncle kOIuS-6ufnaMc0
Hatch-"I've watered stock in my time.
but this Il another sort. It waters itself
and doubles without watering, and
doubles in value - fast ~ it's issued.
I've turned Granger, :, and gone from
raising the stock market to marketing
the stock raised. We shall have stock
where it won't cost CSC, 600 a
year Tor standing room where you have
to put your elbows in your pockets.
Then we can constantly increase our
stock without adding to our capital.
Isn't that capital stockw in. .r.. ~ah
All of which is more or less pertinent
to the fact that the revered father; ii
puts and calls has becomes the sponsor
for new company which intends to do
q big thing in cattle raising on the
plains. r.n j. ..ate:.fra.i tte5y
8 The raising Of cattle by private indi-
viduals on the plains is estimated to
produce an assured profit of % to 100
per cent. per annuni, and IL is claimed
that even = greater percentage of profit
can be reached with larger capital and
larger herds. provided, Of course, the
management of the. company on the
spot is in the hands of experienced men
who have a'direct personal interest in
the business and who participate directly
in the profits, ioa3ar. ~ sa,. ~
The new company met yesterday
afternoon at the Office of Mr.. K. Simon,
No. 1871 Broadway, to perfect its work.
ing details" It has purchased an i'm
mense range in Southwestern Kansas,
along the line of the Cimmaron River,
and in a country that is claimed to have
many, advantages. Several creeks pass
through the range, which is forty miles
long by thirty miles wide, and includes
1920 square miles of all-grass land.
There is salt on the land, and the nucleus
fora large business alreadyin existence,
since Mr.. John j. Drew, the Superin.
tendent. has occupied portions Of the
range for several years, and has 1,SO(
head of. cattle now on tho place. HI
puts in $4,000 of the capital of $780,.
600, which latter it is not intended
under any circumstances, to increase
The plot Of ground lies between tn,
colder ground Of Northern Kansas ant
the dry lands. of Texas, and it is claimet
that the winters losses in this district
between the thirty.sixth and thirty
eighth parallels, will be less than il
any other section Of the country thi
wintlrs 20 s.S.ss IL i -
| A gentleman who has recently com
from there said yesterday: '.The losse
In Southern Kansas will not averag
! more than two per cent. for; the seasol
from present prospects, while 2OO or 80
miles to the north they will reach te
per cent. The losses in average winter
| in our region have not been over on
per cent? Cattle men, however, clair
that straight herd can lose thirty pc
cent, and still save the herder on hi
During the spring it, is intended
rdh the amount Of stock up by purchase
for breeding, principally cows VT
I calves by their side, to Il, 1000 or. 5000
head. BY making it a mixed stock an
selling Tie Nhee-ysar-eAs atthe end ,
the season, the company promises to pa
y dividend in the fall Of ton per, cent
and to add shout fifteen per cent. p
annum toFthat BY natural increase. E.
tkasia1ttc cattle men say that the legit
mate profits run up to fifty per cent. N
annum - the end q ten years.
i The new range is within 100 miles ,
the Atchison, Topeka 4 Santa Fe ri