The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-11-03
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."
Which Shows that tho Northwestern
Empire The Coming Cattle Producing
Region or tho Country, tIIaU| III.

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Which Shows that tho Northwestern
Empire II the Coming CNttic.pro,incing
Region OF tho Country. t,iIaUI.l
3 t. Paul Pioneer Press Oct. q. n. .Y.l IN
The cattle trade OF the Northwest is he.
ginning to assume noteworthy proportions.
Present figures go 10 prove the prediction
often made during the past year or two,
that within the present decade Montana
will rink first among the cattle.produciny
regions OF America. Thechamplonship OF
the plains olTexas Is being rapidly wres,ed
by the valleys Of Montana. There are to.
dayin St. Paul scores Of Texan steers which
arc direct from the pasture lands OF the
Territory, where they have been :fattened
this season. Indeed, Montana Is very rap.
Idly becoming tho fattening place for tho
cattle bred In Texas The reign OF lhu
cowboy may be said 10 have been trans.
ierred from the Southwest to the Northwest.
-Four years ngo not to exceed 5000 or
1900 head Of cattle catnc out Of Montana
and sought Eastern markets via tho North.
ern Pacific and Its connections This zen.
son tho Northern Pacific handled $4,000
head out OF Montana between tho llth Of
September and October Illh. The daily
Average nov coming out OF the Territory
IS practically all that the railway has facili.
ties for handling, nud will make IN argrc.
gate for the present month OF nearly or
quite equal to that OF the four weeks above
recorded. During the season up to the list
OF September about 10000 head came out
~ .uH' ~ 'he present lime 1t inay DO csti.
mated IN round nulnbeB that the Northern
raelfic 'ias brought ont Of Montana not less
man ".'ooo head, with the season not more
'''n H.. t ',a", t@ssea. ,uilUh a. III
~ . WY Ivy montana cattle arc used in
,i ".. iai, local Market ind largely for
.'le very Singular reason lint there are not
rot%e, aaIl.I.les 'or handling ana slaughter.
lug . m'ci,i 'efc. ihey areso wild that bet.
i u laius 10 nola them are required than
..".u w peeh constructed, and those en-.
E s:. III slauSillerihs TOR local cohsump.
i Ha pIetei 70 Dny STOCK that they do not
INV eo NUN trouDle WIN. Then, too, the
a itM'y s.ock'sroweis OF Montana prefer 10
SAP sup. a.lec. 70 large market like Chicago,
wiere any number OF cattle can be turned
!n.o easn n a days time, and expense Of
y%lu.ne alu leeulnG saved. In quality the
, io'aM steets IRE Jar, ana average good
ueAa peter tnan Texan, while they are
S9AsIuetao'! INFERIOR 10 Iowa or Southern |
M'nnesola call'e: very many OF them are,
~ aav.; ut,ten from IeSas with Il view OF
IMPROVING them by Montana feed. The
l"aat! ~ Delng cons antly improved
~ 'nc INTRODUCTION OF blooded bulls, and
u ID ,eHpgGteu tlat the grade OF Montana
G ~! W!l.imnroVe iuliy % per cent within
I'VE I'VE years 1hey dliier-thosc bred in
Mon.ahI-lr9m inc Texas natives. by
!iavinS itSs morn alu more body, while
tlieir iesh is not so coarse or sttingy. Their
a aS "easht IS from 100 to 200 pounds
Etea.er. VI iate years. however, there has
oesl' n,arAeu Improvement i'll Texas cattle,
anu, WIFI! nos seven or eight yeas ago they
ase,asea W. pounds Weight, the slime aged
s'eeIs wnl no" 20 l,NO pounds. Their
the 4:.yearold with ive.icet spread would
no" W genuine curiosity. In fact, the
i OK, steer with season on Montana
son u,i,;' 10 ps.ty sooq peei ~ compaTl.
sou s. win inc typical TexAn OF n few years
W.. 49, a,d-E4} !..,. lEa
,,a =. n.a Hi'eauy Deen demonstrated that
~ I Ios, p4;5sesses, al things considered,
,a' nsss aG'ttlea tor cattle growing Of any
ns stou vi , .ae continent while portions OF
. paao': 1ls.ln Inc same advantages. The
'ause 10 p'aci'ca'iy unlimited, the feed is
',". o anu nutritious the water excel
.e"', ""u 'he Cllluatc unsurpaS 3eu--pt rmit.
llIlr Cultle 10 run NJ IlfVn fhn npfirn ,,,,,. |