Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-07-02
CATTLE RAISING.
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Fornanm A.mmd Owners.

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The norton of The United States j..
ted Is grazing, and known ~ che rsss
and cattle area, embraces .sss ~
square miles. Of a per cent. 0l the ~,
area Of the United States exclusive !,
Alaska. 1t II i surface equal To tla, !,
Great Britain and Ireland, France a,
many, Denmark, Holland, Becins
Austria, Hungary, Italy, Spain and ~
tugal, and one .iifth Of Russia in Rurm.
combined.
Foreign al well as domestic commas.
own cattle that Craze on this immen..
territory. In Texas, where are the A..
eat ranches. the cattle exhibit ma,sS
seIf-reliank traits of the wild aniWS
being strong in the instinct OF scekia.
food and water, and Of self.protect;os
against the inclcmcncy Of the wealth.
In the language Of the heFdsmen ihs,
are good ''rustlers, which means tb,l
they know how and where 20 find ioOS
aud water and have the alcrtncss AZ
shirt 20 seek them upon the vast plan,
and in valleys aud mountain fastnesss
where they roam, and even beneath Il.
SHOWS which in the winter at times 4
the more northerly regions, cover the,
feeding grounds.
1t Is estimated that during the yn,
1884 about 500, 900 cattle were driym
from Texas to northern ranges, to be tbes.
maturcd for marketing, and that abn,
625, 600 beef cattle were shipped fron
Texas direct 30 the markets OF KanN,
city. sc. Louis, Chicago aud New Orleans
Already tho range and ranch bushes
Of the Western and Northwestern Stats
and Territories has assumed gigaD.e
proportions. The total number OF cat
tie In this areu. east Of the Rocky moun.
tains and north uf New Mexico and
Texas. is estimated at 100000, and
their value at $lS7, 900, 600.
The average cost Of raising a steer On
the ranges, not including interest on The
capital invested, is usually estimated by
tho large stock owners &C frCm seventy.
five cents to $1.25 a year. Thus a sier
four years old ready for market has Cost
the owner 81 or s. TO raise. When
driven to the railroa he is worth iron
$50 TO $40. A recent estimate, approved
by a numbc- OF Wyoming muChmea.
places the profit at the end Of the thiri
year on a herd consisting Of two thOu.
sand cows with one thousand ycarlings
and thirty five short horn bulls, repe
senting in all, with ranch Improvements
aud horses, an investment Of about
/ $40, 900, ut $40, 900.
Recently the cattle owners have JOINED
/ in a request to the government askingia
the establishment of a Northern train 10
Northern fattening grounds. The qus.
tity Of land which the government otlle
United States il asked to donate for The
purpose of establishing the proposed
trail begins at the southern border line
! of Colorado, and extends to the northen
border line of the United States. It's
proposed that il shall be Of variable
width, from two hundred feet at crossing
places for NATIVE cattle, to six miles
the widest part 1t must. of course. have
sufficient width not only for lined
] travel, but also for u feeding
/ ground of cattle ION the trail" sucha
trail, Of IN average width OF three miles
and extending to the Dominion Of Can
ada, would be 600 miles ia length, and
have an area of 1910 square miles
/, 1924, 500 acres.
They think this would not be too
much, when it il considered thai Lofly
eight millions of acres of the public DO
main have been given to railroads.
To very considerable extent foreign
ers of large means, and who indicate %
intention whatever Of becoming cilzen
Of tho United States, have purchased
lands within the great range and
ranch cattle area, and embarked 10
the cattle business. Titles 10 such laDd'
have been secured, not only by indIu.
duals, but also by foreign corporations
Certain Of these foreigners are Titled
nobIcmen OF countIics in Europe. soue
of them have brought over from EuroPl
in considerable numbers, herdsmen ana
other employees who sustain to them ins
dependent relationships which cDaIac
terize the condition OF the pcasantry %
the large landed estates of Europe. 'lS
public sentiment of this country appcsn
TO be opposed to allowing foreigners .
acquire title to large products oil lana
in this country. During the second r.
sion Of the Forty eighth Congress 'm
Hon. William q. Oates, of AlaDamAPe
sentcd a report upon the subject to Im
House of Representatives, from the com
mittee Of public lands. accompanied y
bill to prohibit aliens and foreigner
from acquiring title to or owning ianD
within the United States.
The following lists, showing sush
ownerships. were presented during
discussion OF the subject by member"
that body
T1,,,..L,,ee, Acrsg
English Syndicate No. ! fn Texas 4Oo0@s
English Syndicate No. 3 Gu TexnsD 5,V"'"
Sir Edward Reid, X G. b. On ,oom
blOrlda) OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .e.s.. S'V'Fs
English Syndicate, headed 10y ,. sooaa
fhipotts. ...........,... 800. l'2''f
G. II. and Land Company Of Lon ..oaa
don, Marquis Of Twepdalo go. I,'@f~
Phillips, Marshall s. Co. Of Lon so,a
don. ............. I,91gSsF
German Syndicate. ............ bl"f
Anglo American Syndicate, headed -.oa
by Mr. Rogers, London. 1880. ~r
An English Company Gin Mississip- ,nau
phi ............... ia
Duke Of Sutherland ............
British Land and Mortgage Com soaaf