The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-02-28
Mr.. R. P. Rice, Hamilton, Texas, says.
"My wife used Browns Iron Bitters Tor de-
bil:ty with very satisfactory results
Not o Healthy Sign.

The fence cut ting and general lawlessne.s
in Texes is a constant detcrmtLt to immi-
grafton OF the better class; but we fanoy,
that few people will recognise 1t 90 an evil
that British syndicate, representing
5000, 900, has been prsvenoso oy 'H asd re-
sand acres in that state. It has become the
fashion for foreign capitslists to seek 10
vastmepts In this country. When they 90
ANYTHING to develop q country IN legili'
mate way they ousht to receive encourage
ment; but the bonanza method OF farming
on the prairie lands OF the NortnIeet, anu
the stock ranching "a 1t 10 practiced IN the
south western states, do not come under
tbis head. The tystem OF turning several
square miies OF prairie into
Great wheat ranch, with no homes
no family lite, no church ,
and no schools. is worse for the country
than letting the prairie feed antelope and
bnffalo, The soil is being exbausted; the
profits are passing TO the account or e0me
wsalthy non-rssidsnt, who spends his
money in New York orabroad; no improve
men 8 are made On the ranch except those
in the way Of labor-savins machinery; no
towns are built and no Effort made - en-
courage immigration. In Hne, country
after ten wears Of hon7rz, wheat farming Is
az much of q wilderness, 80 far as civilzi-
ton is concerned az when the painted saw
age roaped over il hu ting Tor has, winter
stock of mPat. In Nebraska and Dakota
several syndicate OF foreign capitalists lave
bought vast domains, on which they are
raising grain Tor the European market.
few ahantles for toe ranon hanas anu osrn
for the stock comprise toe Improve
ments on such a place. which 10 almost
completely deserted during the winter
months. Even the farm hands have very
little interest in the work as they are herd.
ed like csi'le, aud when the necessity ior
their work is over they arc summary dis
charged.
fhe ereet stock ranches of Texas, New
Mexico, Kansas and Wyoming. Ihe ten
or twenty thousand acre range ID SUI
rounded with bBrbed wire fence. The
cattle are put in charge or herders, VINO
camp ont like the Indian or the frontiers
man. Any Improvement, ~ emsl SOCK
men are t.owned upoa by the large owners,
as It tends 10 cramp their free range over
the country when tns grass dri5s up in .
poor eeasoo Only tho best appointed
ranches ore feuosd, aud this innova'ian
has led to Inc recent fence cut ioa
trouble. Tbs old system was &, range
over the stgts and hold tue year,,
ronnd.up. Such patriarchal methods ere
not adopted to building up conrtry, ana
eevsral coed observers. noiGblV franz
Wilkeson, have shown how ss'eful OF HE
IL the pre- lent sty 10 81 est lie rafting through
ont The west. The profits are largo Ia
good seasoo, brosuse the prics OF BEEF 10
Iigb: but a bad year sgeeca away all the
margin OF gain. whilo tho great. loss OF
stock by exposure and lack OF feed at orll-
fcel periods Of the year still father reduces
what ought in the worst season to be o
handsome increase. In fact, tho present
atyIe OF stock raising Ia the west 10 10 grim
1.-Two and wastefnl as the Id method Of
cotton RAISING on soathefn plantations be.
fore the war. Il violates every principle OF
economy, and IL is certainly revolving In AIS
cruelty 70 dumb bru.es. Cattle ranchihg
on 9 small scale ought to present many Of
the same features IS agriculture a. the
Eat, II ought to be carried on without
waste OF animal life and without the neces-
sity for lsw.essaess and border ruhianism
Such ranching would help ttate or terri.
tory, whereas the present system Is TOO
often curse to any section.
Hence We think Texas has suffered no
real loas By the failure Of this British syn
dictate to buy MP enough land - make al
ordinsry-sissd state. And We fancy that
It would be- vastly to the interest OF any
state to check the passion among large COR
poratious for acquiring huge blocks OF iend
and converting them into the means 81
producing raw material for the Old World
The United 6tstss Is growing rapidly
enough witbou stimulating IL In this Id
wholesome fsshion.-[5an francisco Chron-