Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-03
MIDLAND.
Large Shipments Of Cattle Made-A
sheepmen's Organization.
A Prodigal Son of Dallas Sent Back to
Roam Among the slums.
Correspondence OF the Gazette.

correspondence OF the Gazette.
MIDLAND, TEX, Dec. Last
Wednesday evening Dunn, Stevens &
Co. made their first shipment of 45O
cattle from Midland to Chicago. This
shipment viii be followed at intervals
by others, to be made by the same and
other cRttlemen, reaching into the
early summer months, and comprising
altogether about thirty thousand cat
tie. These figures, though quite re-
spectacle for enterprises but three or
four months old, will make but an in
significant showing with the ship
ments promised next year We badly
need a larger yard for receiving these
large punches Of cattle when first
driven in. The free spectacle from the
car tops of dozen horsemen securing
the prairles at bresk.neck speed ten
hours for lot of crazy steers may be
as good ss a circus to the loolers-on,
but as matter of business it is eXas-
perating to the last degree. The clear
sky was made lurid by cuTses, and a
lIHL-NAhbs IudlltN VI bliAusbunt SUN
scents the air around Midland.
you may break you may shRuer
Tho vase II you Will,
But the scent OF the roses
Wlll hang round 10 still"
The sheepmen of this vicinity have
lately held several meetings for the
purpose of eflectingan organization for
mutual benefit aud protection. At the
last meeting held the first Of the week
the organization was perfected by the
election Of president, secretary and
inspector. Among the great number
Of sheepmeu coming in there is occa-
sionally one who disregards all regula-
tons and roams with his scabby flocks
at his own sweet will over state, rail
road and private land, injecting with
his diseased sheep every clean flock for
many miles around. These pleas
ant nuisances Will now be
brought no to the captains office to
settle. They will be permitted to pray
upon their knees all day Sunday, but
they will no longer be permitted to
prey upon their neighbors all the rest
Of the week.
When the state land board
ruled that a nonresident could hold
section Of school land under the new
land law they opened new Pandora's
box filled with. mischiefs, quarrels, law
quits and evils of the most detestable
| character, The whole question has
recently been brought to our notice in
very fOrcible manner by an at
tempted claimjumping at Carson,
noted all through for the hypOcriticai
sneakiness OF the methods employed to
ROB worthy, credulous young man Of
his section. To the credit of that
community be it eaid the nefarious
scheme failed, because the people
unanimously disapproved the Shiny
methods of the land-shark, ami the
| disapproval assumed threatening ex-
preston. Many holders of school sec.
| lions around Midland are expecting the
same annoyance and travail of soul,
and the feeling is fast gaining ground
that, considering the capricious and
y6cillating action of the state, a sec
ton OF school land Is not worth having
at any price.
a Midland corporation, under the
name and style OF the Midland
Building Association" has already
hled its charter ia the department. OF
state, elected its officers and directors,
aud Is now about ready for business.
lls authorized capital is $4,000, pay
able in monthly assessments of 50 mel
share. 1t will be managed entirely bv
residents of Midland and it's work viii
be buying lots, building residences and
business houses and renting and sell.
ing the same. The schemeis intended
chiefly TO enlist stockholders ard LOT.
owners in the town, but il meets with
great favor from all classes The
directors are WaTdlow, Griffith, Ian.
caster Palmer and Brant- Palmer
acting also as secretary. The busines.
operations of the Midland Building
Association will be confined to Mid
land exclusively.
With the coming of cooler we,the,
our market is being well supplied witt
venison, antelope and buffalo meat
and we intend that Fort Worth. DaI
las and other East Texas gcities shall
have taste of our Llano EstacadC
dainties.
The other morning by unauinou,
vote OF the citi2ans, Young man we,
provided with u sweat ticket To OF
east, He had been lifting, appropriate
lhgand sport ing a fine assortment n
/ portable property, and we east him out
he graduated from the slums of Dial
las ana we have sent back her prodi
gal son. We confess that our cours,
was little on the vigilante order, I'M
give us little time 10 put on the frill,
; ana we will blossom out with a fulI se
OF hne-haired judges and Justices q
, the peace, Elder Lancaster Loaf anti,
heavily 10y the sneak thief. but his ear
: " religious training enables him 4,
wear benign or seveu-by-nine ex.
preston under the afIlictinn-