Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-12

wrong and misleading atatements
the sketch showing that the trail n
decidedly wrong, and the ofiicial
cherokee map mailed YOU proves
this. The herds In nueation
are not above snsnicIon
These cattle do import Texa fever
The opposition 10 the pasaacs ~ tna.
cattle Ia made solely nom fea1 ~ fayer
MI charges 10 the contrarv az e,isa
Nnd can be clearly and satisfactorily
proven. The same have been repeat.
tdly stopped and turned from passage
across Texas by ipjunciions within The
state OF Texss by Texas citlzens Large
numbers of cattle not inferiIn,,s
have passed without opposition Tina
trail agreement at the Dallas convans
ton was made solely on the mar, ~
Texans who were not affected. nh.
ere, and those OH the border were do.
cidedly opposed TO It. All eilarts In
establish \ trail for thls class on cattle
from the south 10 the north
line OF the state Of Texaa wsra
bitterly opposed and defea,ed nv
Texas men. The trails used bsreto.
fore are cut IT at the Kansas line nv
NhVNuhauiihci aWs LUZ land within
these trails in the Cherokee nation
comprleipg nearly 100000 acres. IA
paid for by the lessees BY suffrage.
Fey ~ herds, both infected and unin-
fec,ed, were allowed 10 use these
trails heretofore, and the ranch.
men make no objections now
TO the passage of cattle on these trails.
but when attempts are made TO push
out side-wise from these trails through
pastures. opening new tnils from
three to five miles wide through lands
for which rental Is paid, where no
trail even exists, spreading disease,
decided opposition ia met. That
the opposers are perfectly
the faets in the case are known
clearly. The hundreds oflaw-ablding
icltiaens occupying all the country 10
Question, with valuable herds com.
prlsing their lifetime savings, deserve
protection more than few trsfflckeIs
In infectious cattle. The few
Northern Colorado speoulators bought
their Texas cattle expecting 10 enter
Colorado, In direct violation OF their
own state laws, but the Southern
Colorado cattlemen are determined
that the law shall be properly enforced
and the passage Of this class Of cattle
through Bent and Las Animas coun.
ties prevented. Clearly, then, their
getting through the territory will
avail nothing. The occupants Of tha
country through which Il Is wanted
10 pass the infectious ost-
tie nave suffered enormous
losses from year 10 year by
Texas fever from the slight contact
with the before mentioned trails and
hence know fun well the wholesale
Idestruclion that would result from per
Uniting infectious cattle TO pasa oyeI
sbheir ranches,
E "The charge that thooppoaers ofthe
ipas gge OF thess cattle are doing " ~.
I5leprecisto prices ia order 70 9Nf
ichaspIy is misrepresentation
lNot one OF them wlsti8
lao pngehas & such cattle. Reference IL
made to numerous unanimous oppos.
ing resolutions by their association,
The driving OF these cattle from ono
state or territory 10 another 10 . palpa-
bic violation OF tho anlmalinduelfy
law. The occupar OF the counly
feel that the altem g by Texas 10 force
infectious cattle upon them, inyoly,
ling Losses OF hundreds 81
thousands OF dollars 10 Themselves aud
parties throughout the entere country
without remuneration, Ii an iaiusiice
and outrage, aud demand that before
the government sanctions i OF pe'
becomes party to II, a full inyesllgs
tion be made Ia support OF the iacts Y
herein stated. The occupants ask only
for fair hearing, The reasonable
ness of this demand Is shcwn
by the quarantine laws OF kansasi
| Colorado and New Mexico and tts
territories north, and also The fact us'
the same cattle cannot yet passaRe
way through the state OF Texas g@esps
by railroad. w. II. T0wkFsl
~ "T. AZ LEE,
l"Committee for the Live Stock AssV
II ciation.n