Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-11-27
Dressed Beef in ths 81. Louis COnven.
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The following from the ST. Louis Globe
Democrat explains the views OF prominent
delegates to the CRtt'emens convention re-
gardinR slaughteri cattle for transpOrta-
ton north. IL Is well worth reading:
"Thc convention may accomplish Some
| thing in The way OF practical results, but
| dOub f. said "A delegate 10 Globe-DeInocrat
reporter - he fact Is ihere Is too great n
| diversity OF iutsIcsts TO encourage hope OF
| ha muniouS action As Tire beef trade now
stands there ia nn iIrepresslble CONFLICT ne
| tween the livestock men and the slaug ter
ers with the chances strongly IN aYOr u the
latter. what the country wants N cheap
\ eef, the cheaper the better. WI b All The bel
ess , right here in 81. Louis beef is to-day
aIy.,. ,st "a luxury. Who're Mihsohrl lal@eu Ten
mead of cattle ten years ago y does not
tsan on IA Is tho RllImportant one to cattle
yat-ers, an d the question II cheap IRA spol-
taton ~ tI1s alllmpoIin nat,on ~ the Inosi
~ atabl. gra7ing grounds " Wen nnueI-
Stood but the rights corpOrhllnn5 An i Iiiu
viduals in and government reguiauS on 80, ~a
,han, nave vet 10 he denned, ana one OF lne
ohI CT ~ III convention - 70 hecu'e nt..,not
and Intelligent den itlons OF tnss , ,s,ai
that the rights OF all con CT tou "'"S ~ ~
" sS'''' otsHSs or TRANspoKrATIos. IA.
While the grazing pr s,sIsSad upon. the the
| Transportation problem wlli Norh 90 e,,ons
| - soiution. Present lhoiCAti,vhe
ooint 10 the disruption OF NE Ne
tftock business a. rounds s and con.
/ w., 90, ,afEets. aud the entire contIol,
| ~ ~ near fufura OF the Deet sipPhe-, oi the
| sonnfrv by the slaughts rer-, wa. VII ~ -,
SeNv men. To accomplish this re uit NJ ,,rs
is needed IL reirigeratlng esplil"t - rtaIn 10
d,iye suf m 9 mpet lion ont hooii oeo, sh,t
y. ~ J,nnos.i ble 10 establish fr-ighLfttes thnt
LII Nv. beef on the hopf n ohA ice " a. a.,
| nerate or even repay the uet,ei ..s - ne
country have los large sum 81 ss,a 1ot
Inc th, pa-t Two years Those VINO ha 80. ~ :
| icst have handled cattle on an eAtl"i",. ~
ssyosii margin firm doing hulntss ~ NJ, ~ ~
. s'ock yarde IN East ~, LOUIS n ~ ~ I q,
ssl1ie Of busintss runE from sl,.1oo, ~ ~,
esssno have realized three quarters o. ~,
csnf In their rast years irtnsao lon r h,arrf
~ NE volume 81 business IN q y othtI s..,
oftrade would nlmO certainty si''N
/ 10 10 per cont :, .,,,,,r 40.
here "a absolutely no use Z, Nv -siHes
.s,sn,, ~ contend hgsinst inc hlautsnss0 ~.
II r,ke ugbterers can hhip hssp h,r,t' ons
4 80, fshlcaeo 20 New YORK; Ioi aS,ita MO-
n half what 1t costs - 80. va.tf the tar,T o
II 49, ~ tressed product we've 20 Gem - a NM
"a ~ "a .hat an the live apifna - sent 49, ~
So So, ne livestock man cannon h'i ZEN p
~ ,ersy In a competitive Ouhihes e,rsssed be-
b sSnty they have oseh sl ~, set = cents hui
A linH n ~ ith such fiit ~ eu, o' con
" utst, nnev Tor Lne iiVe-stopA ~ y. teht. "a
10 y ~ Sss sor So York custoHi' stsa = moi,
"A 49,. shipped from hnlensg. stocf ceAle
srse A. sais beio.e, "a. .iiS5,tteiling aud on
Al mu6i So ~ IL be.f trade Of the eOnhtiy, II
~ eiement ~. / down 10 the rnnchilsn 49, :
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