The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-22

Is il in north aud northwest Tezssf Most
OF the lands have been sold OF leased Ia al
ornate sections, tnos. sc Ions not in 'he
bands oistlgEmen being osnsd b. rail-
ways aud nou-fesiisuts. The cattle taken
tl market lTDm these northwest ranches
must DO driven over slsAt U-
TINT ~ territory aud ,lsa thu lauds
~ hundred asreut owners. Even those
who own large pasIuros uudeI .rnce -"i
are otherwise Independent ~ u herd Ia"
are Yet uut "a tom market z ihe dH'e -
cut Oh. The Effects upon the passage OF
| herd law can DO easily seen, Men OF all
degrees 81 WeA "a are compelled 10 fence ia
their lasds aud keep their stock on other
/ people land under penalty OF the 1o'i oil
the stock. The owners OF alternate sec
lions mus. either fence their sections aud
destroy their pssture, or teuoe IN the rti'
WAY snd non-re, iient land, aud incur the
penalty ~ ielon, or purchase these mon
op5list lands At as enormous hgufe, or
drive their cattle 20 New Mexico, Mexico or
Colorado aud ,sy 20 Texas "a long
farewell" Tue poor mea who nov past
uro tueir little herds upon tho lands
OF the railways or tho big owners and those
small formers, hester, aud other poor VINO
live oil the mil. Of tie gieat herds, are
fenced out and warned to keep their Few
cattle upon their own lad, something they
do not possess.
The most Interesting feature Is the re-
suit, ul % Texas ,.t.lc surrounded by
auch rts'rair - and WitA the imposition oil
| such burdens inll liom s. 10 $40 per head
| or are driven ont ~ the state altogether.
/ Tue bir sosthvs. Texas s,ocsmen take
/ advantage OF the tall ia prices aud proceed
/ tn bay up STOCK Tor their great pastures In
! the spnin ana over in Mexico. There Is
method therefore In the southroft Texs'
advocacy ola herd Law. Again, the big
stockmen must buy up the railway or non
/ resident lands IN the Panhandle and
northwes, Texas at an enormous price
anything the monopolists want therefor
/ or leave. the state, A grand scheme, truly
! Tor southwest Texs, and the railways No
wonder the sentiment Of this entire section
| OF the state is bitterly and universally op'
! pOffu 10 Nnb - WIN liNf' WV i'tAN
ic Il death ofthose mon who depend upon
norsh and northwest Teas for support to
assist in ioistiug such disastrous and
revolutionary measure upon this people.
L., free range 20. II men are willing
and anxious to pay the state tor what theS
nov use free 10 would hea strange insncis
policy not to take the preferred returns
bus 10 will never do to faster
Ia herd law now upon thi'
sts.e. Those who advocate 10 ar'
striking !atn. blow at The most popnlou
a ,d prosperous section OF Texas, Not C
run tneso railway aud not.resideut lands ~
to fabulous pr.ca and compel men to bu'
Tn m or forfeit an stock ranging on them
or leave the state With their herds, is O..
com gel their owners 20 lea e or sell them o
a reasonable figure Permit them to c)i"c
, reasonable price for riGs' a1d no.nil.
more, lease ID, quo. C lands aud s,op shos
o. any such ,-trCue propositions a. iiei
and herd LAWS.
The TrnLULL bin means tho worst ant
mos. unlemocraIc methods OF settling
shi, difference Of opinion, is directly IN IN,
hands Of the enemies of progress IN north
Texas and the seyerest blow that It's evsl
been struck at she great cattle industry o
Texas.