Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-23
THE TRAIL TROUBLES.


rhe Conflict of Interests between the Tex
as Cattle Men and Their Brethen Further
| sNorth--rho aAttompt of tho Latter to
| Keep the Pnblic Trails Closed Resulting
in Serious Loss 70 the Texans.
+ ST LOUIS, Mo-, July 17.-The dispute
between the holders of lands in the neu.
tral strip district of Indian Territory and
the cattlemen OF Northern Texas over
| the right of way through the neutral
strip has assumed a new phase, and, UNI
less the neutral strip men withdraw their
opposition to the use of the trail adopted
by the Dallas convention held in Texas
several months ago, the Texans threaten
to make personal matter OF the ngnt,
Mr. A L. Mercer, editor of the North
western Lire Stock Journdl, at Cheyenne,
Wyoming, who passed through the city
en- route for Washington, speaking on
the subject at the st. James Hotel, SAID:
ssTHE RIGHT OF WAY
through the Cherokee strip is not the
question at present. The tran through
Il leads directly into Kansas, Though
which State Texas cattle can not pass,
owing to the laws passed by the last
Kansas Legislature. and the trail is prac-
tically worthless What the Texas men
want Is the trail through the neutral
strip, which is public domain. That
leads into Colorado. Once in that State
they can get north or east, as they de-
sire. The Secretary of State, Attorney
General and Commissioner OF Agrlcul-
ture have been furnished the facts in
the matter, and are thoroughly CONVEX
SAINT with all of the details"
The following Telegram was sent from
Texas to Commissioner Colman at Wash-
ington, yesterday: (
"The trails sought to be travelled by the
Texan drovers are well established by use
and common consent. The trail agreed up ;
on by the Dallas meeting is the only
practicable one to Colorado: Great in
justice and injury has been done the live
Of the cattle. There is no doubt Of the facts
as stated by Governor Ireland and Con.
as aet Of
simple Justice.
tsigned JOHN N. SIMPSON,
president Texas Live Stock Association"
On the 18th inst. Messrs. w. A. Towers
and Thomas A. Lee, signing themselves
as representatives of Colorado, Kansas,
Northern Texas, Missouri and Indian
Territory Cattle Growers and Live Stock
Association, telegraphed their version of
the difficulty to Secretary Lamar to the
effect that the right of trail through the
neutral strip be denied the Texans.
Subsequent Investigation develops that
Towers and Lee are interested ia the cat
tie business in the neutral strip terri
tory, and, while they may represent the
Kansas and Indian Territory associa-
tiens, since the stand they take in their
telegram is Identical with the interests
of those States, they do not represent
nor voice the sentiments of Colorad do,
Texas and Missouri associations. This
discovery is the new phase referred to
above and will doubtless be urged against
them by the Texans as ground for Idisre-
garding their statements. It's claimed
that the ssNorthern Texas Live Stock As
sociation'' does not exist, and that should
the men belong to the s5EE!
COLORADO AND MISSOURI ASSOCIATIONS,
they were not authorized by them to
make any statement to the Secretary as
coming from them. At a meeting of the
Colorado Association at Denver a reso-
luton was unanimously adopted express
sive of the sense Of that Association, that
owners of healthy cattle had the right to
drive them over public domain. This
resolution is in direct opposition to tn e
position taken by Towers and Lee in OBJ
structing the drive through the neutral
strip. All of the Texas cattle associs-
lions had representatives at the Dallas
meeting and concurred in the adoption of
what is known as the Dallas trail, which
UfdVGTSeS Tile ueutTdl strip duu IedUS lntO
Colorado, and it is safe to assume that
Towers and. Lee have been selected
by them to reScfnd their action
in the matter, and Judo all of their
work at that meeting. Messrs. Hunter
and Evans and large maj ority of the
cattlemen of this State are in sympathy
with the action OF the Dallas Convention
and no one has been authorized by thom
to represent to the contrary. The law
prohibiting the passage Of Texas cattle,
with certain restrictions, through Kan
sas, it is alleged, was passed through the
influence of Kansas and Cherokee aid
neutral strip cattlemen for the purpose
of injuring the cattle interests of Texas
and benefting their own. The repre-
sensations contained in the Towers-Lee
telegram, that the Texas cattle are tn
fected, are denied in letter to Comm.s-
sioner Colman from Hon. Joseph N.
Wilson, Treasurer of the Colorado Cattle
Growers Association and Director of
the German National Bank of Denver,
who says that Towers and Lee are seek
ing to stop cattle from Crockett, I'd
wards, Nolan and Mitchell Counties In
Texas, which are perfectly healthy. john
N. Lyttle, member of the Executive
Committee Of the National Cattle and
Horse Growers Association, has te,e-
graphed saying that the cattle are healthy,
and asking that an inspector be sent to
Texas to establish the fact. DR.. George
J. Faville, veterinarian of the Colorado
State Sanitary Board examined the cattle
and issued bills of health for them.
Towers and Lee state that there il no
objection to Texas cattle being driS en-
over the old trail which leads into Krn-
sas. Kansas being impossible, however,,
the old trail Is therefore useless to the
Texans. Their expressed desire to lea re
the question of the right of passage ov .r
the neutral strip to the courts for deEi-
sion is objected to by the Texans for tie
reason that the time which would be &C.
cupied in its adjudication would int r
fere seriously with their business, and
prevent the driving of their cattle until
too late to reach Northern ranges this
season. The Texans claim to have
suffered loss already by depreciation in
values of their stock to the extent of
SO, 600, 600, and a speedy solution of the
difficulty is asked for. The land occu.
pied by the Neutral Strip Association is
public domain and they say that no one
has q right to obstruct its passage.
The above facts have been placed be-
fore Commissioner Co1man ana Secre-
tary Lamar, and it is thought they will
aid materially In bringing about q settle
ment and have considerable weight in
favor of the Texans. $50 E~
A MothePs' Home Burned.
= CINCINNATI, O., July. 17.--The st.
Joseph's Mothers Home, a magnificent
efryIrfs1ra loco fad nolhf 81. ~.s1.u