, 1884-08-30
Some Inside Reasons for the
Opposition to Our Cattle.
The AntagOnism and Methods of
the Chicago Buyers.
An Independent Route to Portland,
Maine, for Wyoming Beeves.

ea.1ie through canada to England, hat
refused the request on the ground tina.
there was danger of introducing diseas,
into Canada and Great Britain.
For the purpose of ascertaining an,
sub rosa facts which might be known her,
regarding the antagonism of the Canadian
Government to Western cattle. and will
the intention of learning what progress!
was being made with the Privy Council
by MIR. Morton Frewen and Others who
are aiding him in the efforts to obtair
permission to export cattle into England
a reporter ofTHE LEADER yesterday in.
terviewed a prominent stockgrower who
IS deeply interested in the success of tn,
present expectation plans and than whom
no one in Wyoming is better informed
upon that and other live stock subjects.
The substance of the conversation, shorr.
Of the usual questions and answers, is con
tanned in the following lines:
The Canadian opposition to the i'm
portation of Western Territorial cattle for
export to England is solely due to a desire
to protect, or rather to perpetuate. the
wonderful monopoly which Canada now
controls The Canadian people are well
informed concerning the health of West
ern cattle, and, indeed, not n single ease
of disease escapes their observation, nor
is any opportunity neglected to advertise
1t as a threatened epidemic. Covering
the real object of their opposition to our
cattle under the subterfuge of a %virtuous
desire to protect England and
Canada from the danger of disease,
they have opposed all schemes
looking to the introduction Of any compe-
titIon against Canadian beeves in the mar
kets of England. Therein is the sole
purpose Of the fight against United States
cattle from the Western pl aims. Happily,
however, the Privy Council and the lead
ing stockgrowers of England appreciate
the motives of our Canadian neighbors,
and while the efforts to obtain permission
to export cattle to England by the way of
Canada may fail, still the very bitterness
of the Canuck opposition will have a ten
dency to enlist champions of the Western
stockerowe.s.
The Chicago cattle buyers have also en-
gagged in a bitter war against the Western
stockgrowers. Realizing that the expor-
tation of Western cattle to England would
necessarily take thousands of beeves from
the Chicago market, the buyers have
thrown their influence on the side of the
Canucks. Further than this they have
formed pools with the object of bearing
the price of Western beeves. For ex-
ample; Mr.. A. has a lot of beeves at mar
ket. Messrs. B. c. D. and f. have a
meeting during the evening, and the next
morning Mr.. B. offers Mr.. A. an unwar-
rentedly small price for the cattle. Mr..
A. refuses to sell and goes to Messrs. c.
D. and E. in turn offering his stock.
Those gentlemen positively refuse to buy,
alleging that they have all the beeves they
can handle. So, perforce, Mr.. A. sells to
Mr.. b., and the other buyers take each a
share of the stock thus acquired.
The Chicago papers, or at least Il few of
them, have also commenced to spill red
ink in nart;san attacks rnon tho Western
stockprovnrs The Dcorc,s' .Lo,,,.,I and
the P,oi,,e H,y,ucr have boon nar,;cuI,rlv
conspicuous in the fight, but as both
naners arc Centralized by Cbic,oo stocL
mon tbe;r ottacts ara hnt Tho echoes of
those made bv the bnvers
Rnt wbv do tho Cb;cago man 90 h;ttorlv
~onnose the ernortotion nroiec,s oe West
ern stockmen9
II il because tbav have leornod that in
the event Of n failnre 70 secure tbe consent
Of tbe Canadian Govornmart 70 tho od-
mission If mr. cattle an ;ndanendapt
route will he established N Portland Ma
The route will be an exclusive one No
yards usea for tho racert;ou of otber cat
lie will he emnloved and tbe ent;re brs;-
ness will v;rtnallv he virb;n tho control of
our stockmen Passing over tbe great
lakes the stock will ca 70 Portland
and ,boneo 10 Enolond Will ,ho hordo az
Chicago middlemen will he ignored
At the present time Canadian and Irish
cattle sell far from seven 10 nine cents in
ENGLAND tho ruling nrices may no a triae
HIGHER bnt The fgpres given arc nurnoselv
low In the West Garlic can be rrorn for
much less exnense thar that necessitated
in either Canada or ireland The services
Of no profound m-athematicion arc required
in order 10 determ;ne what tho relative