The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-07
CATTLE COMPLICATIONS.

/ red hot speech from their President. n
Charles Goodnight, passed some very f;
positive resolutions upon the subject L
IF herds being drives from the South }
through the Panhandle. He said the 9
Panhandle AMI North western stock S
men had doae al n their power to
arouse the Southern Texas men TO a u
sense "f impending & niger to their in- +
tereatS, and TO ga5 measures passed in c
the l. 'g!SlAture looking to the estab- c
lishmeni OF "a tail. 10 sanitary COM
mission, OF something which should :
bridge the widening chasm, but they !
were laughed at for their pains by men
wh) proposed to drive dlseaSe-spread-
ing herds where and when they
pleased. He had able legal advice to
the effect that the Panhandle stock
men could protect their herds by law
against the influx of these
death-dealing herds, and every
means should be tried before resorting
to violence, but that he now preferred
the Jail to the poor house. At this
expression of their President, the cat
tlemen demonstrated hearty approval. |
He told them, that they would have
as allies for the war the members of |
the Northwest Texas Cattle As
ISOLATION, the Cherokee Strip and
the Western Kansas Associa-
ton. The resolutions adopted
were as follows:
WHEREAS, During past years, and
especially the last season, the losses of
th6 native and located cattle of this
country have been very great, almost
destroying several herds, resulting
from the introduction Of southern ana
eastern cattle, which communicate
what is commonly known as Texas
fever" and realizing as we do that
this is question vitality important to-
the interest ali classes of our peo-
pie and which alike effects the proper
ty of the stockmen AMI the settler and
farmer with his few head of mich
COWS, and whereas the security of our
own property depends upon the eXclu-
sion from the country of cattle from
alfSections which have been found to
communicate such disease.
Therefore, be it resolved by the cit
liens OF the Panhandle in mass meet
> ing assembled:
First, That it is unsafe and dan
gerouS to the cattle located in the
Panhandle to introduce among. them
other Cattle raised or WinteTt, south
OF the Texas and Pacific Raj way aid
5 east of line running south frOm Red
:, River with the eastern boundary al:
the counties of WIlbargar, Is iyioT,
Throckmorton, Shackelford ana south
4 to the Texas and Pacific Railway.
e First, While We heartily symp ali Il
. with our Southern neignbJr5 ii Ill
- their difficulties and emb lrraSS:u III u,
in reaching desirable markets l,r
their cattle, we at the same HI real
q iZe that this condition is their ln;afui =
f. tune and not our fault, and we D;:rthy
y pledge our individual influence and
united cooperation to prevent tie
P Introduction or passage through this
: country Of any cattle raised or wiz
q tered south or east Of the lines her in
mentioned, except on and along th-
routes and trails hereafter suggested
Third, We would suggest as Il pritc
Cal route for d western QUILT ror cat
: tie beyond the boundaries herein Hell
G toned, the folio wing: On the W"&t,
LE.LItif5 dI OSAOL CeNO vi "a t'.N
/. Texas and Pacific Rail way, thaIlye Ill
: northwest direction to or nea.. tll,,
0 head waters Of the Yellow u,uSe e ~
, yon, thence to the head waters u IL
Running Waters in Hale g ANY
$ thence 60 the head waters o:l TIL
d Tule canyon in Swisher 60 in'y
s thence to the head waters On tue
Terra Blanche clnyon, the1c3 t. til
head waters on The Pdlo DIrJ canyon
in Randall County. thea;s ~ Tux
l. Tecova, about eighteen miles south Oi
O the Canadian River thence III 4 north
|. west direction TO the 10. thWes; T.
ner Of D..lialn County. o. III; t It
t we suggest the following tes:n.H Il
= at the terminus of the Fort Nv oTii. 4
+ Denver r tilWay, theuce IL .-,itn
west direction 10 the mOd3n Il IN
l. north fork of Red r yer, thence tax
J ing the regular Dodge Cay trsli
It through the Indian Territory.
o The first and secJnd re5o
lutions were adopted unani
mousiy. but there was some
d little opposition to tiie Third. b CATS
S as ti.ose "ho ppo e i it sad the As
y ciatioi ha ! ~ ign, Ia Tx u tr III fUI
SELL % 49, IT,, AJAX GilF INC Ill
lmpose 4 s8gtfS, s:ean .,i.,iii,d al by
: them, NJ ~ others. 3 u tite lard rs
o olutio d, vel as the other r"solu
e tion !, We ri p,,d, and the Ii;X XII ihi"s
G to ts- sx:act' d i, that f. s.
d upon Hf.tlH this tail is ~ 'ti 1T
u ed 10 b., imposed wIt
refuse t, Ii. cattle pass. i IL, Pa
hau,!i: Sack. Ass lci.tiop passed. isri
: lar res :!uti0 - to ta.ssr, al j.: DE-,
= the al! tac- OF I. humber of mex lin
> liar associations. The line fix d, souti
!. of which are the condemned cattle, il
= along the line of the Texas and Pacific
- r ,ilWay and east OF the east lines o.
II Wilbarger, Baylor, Throckmorton ant
. Shackelford counties. What are thu
Southern Texas cattlcmen going to d,
about it9
THE Fort Worth Gazette estimate
), that 100000 acres grazing land il
!. Texas would Craze 3, 100000 head of cat
;. tie. That fixes ten acres fore very ami
NAL taking the run Of all lands, when
= well informed cattle raisers know i
= will take twenty acres all around, goo
and bad mixed.
MAY 10, the Fort Worth Refrigera
- tor Company win begin slaughtering
- one hundred beeves daily, and as many
: good sheep as they may find it p ssh
:. bic to hlndle. Why does not Austin
establish the same sort Of al enter
= prise?
EX-GoY. BROWN, solicitor of TIT
l., Gould system of rail ways, TIL