St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-10
The Transcontinental BY Assn
Preparing a Freight Tariff
to the Pacific Coast.
A New Line Of the Wisconsin Central
to Run Into St Paul in About
Two Weeks.
The Case Of W. P. Rend vs.. the Columbus,
Hooking Valley q Toledo Railroad
Amieably Settled.
Business Done by the Northern Pacific
In the Way of Cattle Shipments
Rail Notes.


Northern Pacific Cafde Shipments.
The Northern Pacific during the past yesr
has done very lsrge business in the way OF
Transporting cattle to and from the west Il
is a part Of the traffic Of that road that has
been developed in q large measure by the
road itself, and next year il is likely 10 be
much larger than It has been this year.
YOUNG CATTLE SHIPPED INTO WESTERN DAKOTA
AND MONTANA.
1t seems that th-y cannot breed the cattle
fast enough out in Montana, aud are COM
PEELED TO ship the young cattle from he east
out 10 western Dakota and Montana in
order TO obtain sufficient supply. Il has
also been found that young cattle can be
shipped out there aud kept for two
or three years and bro1ght back
to the east for less money than they could be
kept here and got into oUdltion. II will
surprise many 70 know that In 1884 nearly
100, 600 young cattle were shipped west
The exact number is es,2le. In about two
years these young ones will be ready 10 ne
shipped east for beef. The points from
which these were shipped are: Minursota
transfer, 74.4s7 head; Clear Lake, 943; ST.
Cloud, 2,50l: Sank Rapids. l. lO7; Sank Cen
ter, 779: Fergus Falls, 1890; MOorhesd,
492; other stations east OF Fargo, 1881 :;
Fargo, 1899; Springdae, from eastern
ldaho,) 5,400; Spokane Falls, (from uOrih-
eru ldaho) 3, 100, making a total OF 9S,2l9.
This represents the young cattle that have
been shipped into western Dakota aud Mou-
tana TO be kept there for two years and then
shipped east for beef. In addition
1t may be stated that besides
these sS,2l9 that have gone into
territories, 10 he turned into beef cattle.
$50, 600 Texas two and three year olds have
been driven up through the eoun-
try into Montana for the same
purpose. Here, then, We have a body
Of $50, 600 head Of young cattle that have
this year gone into that region, which in two
years from now will come east as good beef
cattle. This, too, II must be remrmb ered, is
in addition TO the natural increase OF the
stock now on the herdiDg grounds. II is not
difficult for person to mprehend, vita
these figures before bin, that this business
OF cattle raising has increased TO colossal
proportions, neither.
EAST BOUND SHIPMENTS.
During the past year 1881 cars Of beef
cattle have been shipped east through st.
Paul, as follows: From Billings, 69I; from
Big Timber, Q; Buzeman, Z; Gus
ter, 1871; Dickinson, 1,2l5; Fa.-
Ion. 10; Gallaun, IL; Glendive, 2S;
Huntley, lO4: Hamilton, 16; Helene, 4;
Livingston, 10; MandAn, 4; Medora, ID:
Medora dressed heei), 90; Merrill. 81;
Miles City, 33S; Mingusvillr. 99i; Spring
dale, 81; making total OF 8, S3I ears Of beef
cattle shipped east this past summer.
The total east bound shipments over the
Northern Pacific msy be recaptulated as fol
lows: Beef cattle, 90 $50 head on the hoof.
and 3,040 dressed, making a total Of 7e, 600 /;
sheep, 10000 head; horses and mules, 400,
making a grand total OF 100, 900 head
of all kinds OF live stock
shipped to the eastern market over the
Northern Pacific road.
TIE COMING YEAR.
It is antici Jated by. the railroad officials
and cattl men that there will be an increase
of 20 per cent. next season on the east bound
cattle, aud that at least l25, 900 will be taken
east of st. Paul. II the young cattle that
have gone into Montana this srason do well.
not less than $4,000 more will be ship BED out
there In the spring. These, with the $50, 900
head driven into Montana from Texas, will
make an immense herd, and probably the
second season frOm now the Northern Pacific
will haul east not less than 175, 900 head of
beef cattle. This indicates what an i'm
mense traffic that road has opened up in the
far of region.