Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-25
Our Future Cattle Market.
Texas Live Stock journal,

The thoughtful observer OF passing
events connected with cattle growing
can but look with alarm at the increas-
ing obstacles that beset the Texas pro-
Queer of cattle, whether it be the diff
cult and yearly contracting and mar
rowing down of the Young cattle
market, or the uncertainty of prices
and expense OF reaching Northern
markets for the matured or beef pro-
duct.
The trouble in the way of the dis
posal of young cattle lies principally
in the decreasing demand from north
and west ranges, growing out of the
difficulty of Texas cattle reaching
them by rail or trail, since the owner
on the trail is beset with troubles ditli-
cult to overcome and annually in
creasing.
If he is so fortunate as 10 find grass
and favorable weather from South
Texas to Red river, and then crosses
| into the Nation. he Is liable to be met
by Matchmaking Indians, who levy
contributions of beevss or cash
throughout their domain. He then
follows the old trail up the Kansas
line. and here the cry OF Texas fever
perhaps causes his herd to be quaran.
lined, his grazing privileges aDriged,
and after countless delays and greatly
increased percentage from losses, in
condition and increased expenses, he
only reaches Dodge City, Caldwell OF
Cheyenne, to find the buyers to whom
he had contracted his cattle unable to
fulfill their promises and the market
overcrowded, through financial trou.
| bles, until he becomts so discouraged
and ca amped as to be forced 10 sell out
| for less tkanIit would have paid him to
have held to maturity at home.
If he has shipped clear through by
rail he finds, this year, that he has
reached destination too soon To sell, ~
the BUYERS have not sold their beef
| aud so ne, like the trailman, is thrown
on tue mercy OF an uncertain market
with the addition OF heavier outlay
In expense through freight bills. In
either case II can plainly be seen the
Texas cowman Is left to the mercy o
| the Western rangeman, who Is rem
dered merciless by the clan0r raised
against Texas cattle by the Kansas OF
| Colorado stockmen, shouting infected
cattle contagious diseases" '.quar
cntine them out" etc.
| what Is the remedy for these trou
bells? one may ask. We answer II
can best be found In building up q
home market for our beef-but how
can this be done? Why, by securing
large refrigerating companies near our
ranges. Let the cattle be slaughtered
| in Texas and the dead meat be sent q
Europe. This can be done, and will
he done when Texas rangemen realize
the saving TO them and their business
that will result from such . source
\ Refrigeration can be done cheaper Ia
Texas than Chicago, and the lossei
from waste, shrinkaRe and uncertain
markets be saved. We must learn u
breed for early maturity, kill ut homt
and get our meat 10 Europe. Tb'
bureau OF animal industry, the COW
men of the Northwest aud the mar
kets OF Chicago aud st. Louis will
never give 10 US the real outlet TO 0ul
growing and matured cattle. w.
must look to Baltimore aud New Or
leans ~ our seaport exit for exports
Europe for our trade; and Refrigeration
- the means 10 accomplish and built
this trade up. This yin b :. Dsesssit,
for Us In the near butore and ~ Wis
men, the breedefs Of cattle upon tn
range In Texas should begtn 20 PRO
vide means for this end. Some fall
ures will occur before the plan, sue
cseds, but Just 70 sure ~ the rail- CO