Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-22
From I,aylor ConntY.

ABILENE, Dec. 10, lSS3
Messrs. Stevenson n Reeves, cattle.
men from Shackleford md Jones coun.
ties, respectively, We're In town this
week laying In ranch supplies. They
are jubilnnt over the prospects, of u
good winter for cattle and believe the
recent raius will not cause the grass TO
rot, AZ was apprehendud. Cattle are
still fat, except u fow which have been
driven In from the cast lately. The
line riders have thus far had but little
TO do, as there has been nothing TO
cause cattle 10 DRIFT.
Taylor II u good cattle county hut II
better horse county, and that kind OF
stock IL doing as nicely ns could bc
asked. Messs. Kitchens Bros. have
been looking around over "a large por-
ton of Texas, seeking for good loca-
ton for n horse ranch, and ARE very
much pleased with parts OF our county,
and intend TO either buy or lease lands
here.
Capt. Morris, one of our most sac
cessful horsemen dropped In on us "A
day or two ago and reports everything
In good shape nj the ranch, He has
10000 acres of we'll watercd grazing
land lying partly In Taylor and partly
In Callahan county, under good wire
fence, with nice dwelling aud every
thing pertaining 10 u iirst-clnss ranch.
He deals only In the better class OF
stock, having l75 or 200 head OF Inn
proved brood mares and about sixty
head of colts. This season he bred
about 80 mares to large American
Jacks: others To "a fine graded stallion.
This ranch and stock Ia valued at
$50. 900,
MIR, II, \. Jordan, n prominent cat
tleman of Colorado City, was In town
last night. He has taken charge of
the Dunn stock of cattle as admins
trntor of that estate. There nre about
5000 OF the brand, and like the cattle
In this section generally, are IN excel
lent condition. Mr.. Jordan In an es-
pcrenced and practical cattlemnn, ana
we like the emphatic manner IN which
he expresses himself In regard To the
troubles, condemning the law
i.ssncss OF fcnce-cutting IN very
decided terms,
Your correspondent has been endenv-
bring To- mad out what the sentiment
Dt the -tockmen of this section IN on
the all absorbing question NJ 10 the
best way of regulating their conflicting
interests. He discovers that n very
large majority of them freely aud dc.
ridedly express themselves M opposed
10 ience.cutting IA Ia other specieH oi
law lessncss and outrage this was To
bc cxpected from the fnct TINT there
hns been no fence trouble In THIS
county. But lac wps surprised
to and few men of influence
who. while they did not uphold the
OF the deeds that have re-
GENTLY disgraced the fair name oi our
state. nevertheless, thought II wsnld
be well enough 20 LET the evil work It's
pwn course, and left the impression
That they thought they would lose
nothing by allowing the present state
If affairs 70 continue 10 exist. Many
,aim that the passage OF the herd law
would work a great Injury and inlns-
Ice 20 cattlcnen AS "A olhss anu IL
would were II passed 10
AXE Immediate effect, which, 81
,ourne, the wisdom Of our Legislators
would not allow. The stocknien are
waiting with anxiety the action OF
he coming legislature and many
aspifgut Will have a hfal-'
,lnss opportunity TO lose his head,
&. w. Merchant returned last evening
'rom his Arizona ranches j. EN-