Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-21

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dressed beef interests OF the country,
q. II. Swift Of Chicago, commenced 10
chip over the Grand Trunk railroad 10
Boston, a car of beef day. His route
was long one, and Mt that time n
tedious ono. The great trunk lines
out Of Chicago looked upon his ven
turo with contempt, but luckily for
him the Grand Trunk railroad fos-
tered his traffic and backed him IN his
business Soon HIS shipments In
creaaod aud notice enough was taken
OF the business 90 demand that the
Grand Trunk put up the rates 10 n
point where the live stock dealers
knew hc could not compete. Tho
Grand Trunk refused and there the
matter for u time ended, the live stock
dealers contendlng that II was 'only n
small shower, anyway The rates nj
that time on the trunk lines were, for
dressed beef, " 10 n hundred, and for
1.-Two stock forty centaa hundred, Mr..
swim, however, by his private ar
rangomcnta with the Grand Trunk,
paying about nifty cents. Gradually
and quietly Swift extended his bust.
meas all over New England, driving
everything before him and virtually
shutting up the stock yards Mt Boston,
Albany Springfield, Hartford, New
Haven, Worcester and other Eastern
towns. Tho trunk lines, which are
the New York Central, Erie, Penn
Bylvanla Central and Baltimore a.
Ohio, stlll fought dressed beef oil their
roads, refusing topull IT ut the Same
rates the Grand Trunk did, until 40
last dressed beef drove the live stock
doalors to call for reduction ON live
stock rates, when the Grand
Trunk followed by reducing
the rates on dressed beef. Tho BpllI-
moro a. Ohio then broke out OF tho
compact and opened la road TO tho
beef, aud over since decentralization hm
ruled In live stock and dressed beef
rates until now they have concluded
10 tlN the relative ratio on dressed beef
~ against live stock by arbitration,
tho nut TO loo cracked being how much
higher shall the rate ON dressed beef be
over live stock.
An the borders Of Texas will soon he
dotted with slaughter houses, and the
bulk of the rcNus cattle go 10 market
In refrigerator cam we OF course ARE
Interested in this "board OF arbitrn.
ton 10 tho extent that ia decislons
may affect the ulings OF our rail
road managers, ~ TO the proper
rate on live stock and dressed
beef out of Texas 10 Ia 10 he
hoped however, that they win ON
courage the new industry and look al
; past results for their future guidance
While on this subject and TO direct
further attention In Texas, the grea
cattle producing state TO the impor
lance of this subject, TIM GAHErr,
Z reprints the following nom the Medi
cine Lodge (ltas,) Index:
y 10 Is possible that the system OF splpplnl
: drcesod boot nom Texas may ~ no distant
4 day dohvnS to great cNtpnt with tho ahlp
. ping OF cattle nom tile state. Mr. N. 4, Tar
r Nor, In Charge uf tho America Rrlrig
, orator Car company, said yesterday That Ia
- recent conversation with Mpasra. Armour
u swim and other chicago packers VIII
L had seen dressed beef eighteen daS
. old, he WAS surprised by thcl
interest Ia tile matter The
pronounced the beef To no ~ frrsh M " jus
II taken from the tlnuRhtcr-h ana mad
|. many inquiries as TO thoncihod adopted IA
r preserving H., The dressed boof which has \
mr boon spnt to ~ Louis ANA Chicago hp
" come from Columbus, Tex, at which place
~ ia treated 10y now plan of refrigeration
Under this plan tho freshness and swectno'
I ofbcrfRrr preserved for AN indenpitc PORTO,
Tho shipmout or thia bc,f IL az 8,
~ an experiment hut ~ aa rs elaine,
it can loo kept perfectly frcsh for month
moroly through the assistance OF rolrlgeu
~ tor, II ~ likely TO work a revolution Ia N
b matter OF livestock shipmonts.
in Tho economy rosulting nom the Udoptlo
~ OF this method 81 transporting beef woul
NJ be 40 great aa to bo almost past cnnpuWuo
III A. Que Item, 81 would save shrnkaRo
a cattle during shipment equal Ia ton per zen
Just whnt this item amounts
" may be sccn in calculation ma,
lu upon thcbaals mri,isheh by the 10000 Gait
p, takcn from the reNas drive, THIS saving
nj meat would equal the amount furnished /
!, 70 goo rnttlc, This item OF ehrlnhpgo So 81
y which has troubled every one who has oy
We received stuor which, weighing lUo poun'
,e- at tho time OF shipment would rcglstor 5
na pounds WHOM placed On scale al the tin
otits receipt rhofe h little doubt but q,
theeNpeflmont orahipplng dressed beef tro
o. TeSas win no pat into practice ON an g
ca tousivc scale,
!, Tho Sherman LAdios.