The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-06-17

Mr.. W. H. Newman, traffic manager OF
the Gould Southwestern system, announces
that his roads have ready for use fifty
double deck cars and if, upon trial, they
are found to work satisfactory, the num-
Der will at once be increased to 250. They
will be run to Chicago at the rate of about
800 per car When it is stated that the
rates for transportation in single deck
cars are $50, and they carried about 120
sheep, and 5000 to 10000 pounds, it will
readily be seen what an advantage and
saving the double deckers will be to sheep
men.-Dallas News.
The Las Vegas IN. NJ Stock Grower
virtuously feels that its mission on earth
is to traduce Texas cattle and Texas cattle
growers, and in fulfillment of its great (?)
mission, it lets no opportunity slip to give
Texas cattle back-set. In recent issue
it cheerfully advocates boycott against
some 5000 or 1000 head of Texas cattle,
which the Stock Grower cheerfully desig-
mates as "sand lappers" and 'clogies," re-
Gently purchased by Col. j. W. Dwyer for
his New Mexico company. The truth is,
the cattle are neither "sand lappers" or
''clogies," but are the finest In the state,
having been carefully culled from the
range in San Saba, Mason and Menard
counties, by Mr.. Ike Pryor, of this city.
They number 5000 head, are all young
heiIers, free of disease, fat, saucy and of
the best to be had in the land.
Old Mexico has suffered like the balance
of the range country from the long con-
tinued drouth, but not to the extent that
west Texas or some portions of New Mex
leo have. Most of the ranges are stand
ing the test well, both as to grass and
water supply. A prominent Texas cattle
man was in the city this week, after an ex-
tenslve trip through New Mexico and Arr
iona in quest of ranch. He has gone
now to Old Mexico, where we have no
doubt he will find what he wants. Old
Mexico is the natural refuge for Texas
cattlemen. They can there secure large
vergin ranges or those only partially
stocked and they can drive their cattle
and save the expense of long railroad
haul.-El Paso Live Stock Journal.
The Chicago Live Stock Exchange is
after the railroads for charging full rates
on stock cattle returned to the country.
Formerly all feeding cattle were returned
to the country at two-thirds the tariff
rates. This, it will be seen, gives them a
good business. In the first place they
haul the stock cattle to market and re-
ceive full rates. They haul them back
again for somebody to fatten, and when
fattened they get another haul on them.
This makes very fat thing for the rail
roads when they can charge full rates
three times on the same stock. 1t is an
outrage, especially when it is considered
that all of the railroads send scores of
, empty cars back to the country every
i day. They could we'll afford to haul stock
!, cattle back to the country for half price
for the sake of getting an extra full tariff
haul on them. A Missouri man bought
three cars of young cattle the other day
9 to ship home, but discovered that he
. would have to pay full tariff rates, $40 pei
car, making S93 more than he counted
i upon. He bought on close margin, ant
. rather than take chances of loss, resolt
the cattle. Let the committee keep aftel
the railroads until the old method of two
D thirds return rate is restored.
n I he following has been issued by tn,
/ Texas Pacific railroad company:
Circular No. 47.-Agents, shippers ant
connections: The state board of liv
. stock commissioners of the state of Hi
Il nois have established quarantine regula
10 tions to protect the live stock interests 0
= Illinois against loss and damage appre
II hended from the introduction of cattl
u affected with the disease known a
'splenic" or Texas fever, by prohibiting
n importation of cattle from April l to No
y vember l, except under the following reg
5, ulations:
/. l. Cattle from that locality may, Will
r in transit through the state of Illinois
e be unloaded for the necessary time re
h quired in feeding and watering, in reg
ulation shipping pens and feeding yards
& 2. Cattle may be imported from tn
J. locality named when they are intended. TO
# immediate slaughter in the state of Ill
l. nois, in which case such cattle shall not b
h driven over public highways or common
n where cattle are permitted to range a
is large.
re 3. In case persons are DESTROYS of pun
chasing any of the above prohibited cattl
n for the purpose of feeding or grazinI
II within the state of Illinois, such person
h shall make application to the state vetel
,s inian or to the board of live stock CON
:, missloners to do SO, when such cattle sha
20 be placed in quarantine for a period @
RI ninety (90) days at owners expense, III
l. der such rnles and regulations as shall b
prescribed by the board
, Note A-Agents and shippers will pleas
u note that under the second section of tn
n above, shipments of beef cattle to Chico
h' 90 or other markets in Illinois, intende
u for slaughter, can be handled as usual.
le Note Shipments of stock cattle wi
= only be received for transportation b
y this line for points in Illinois, subject
TX conditions of the third section of tn
above.
re Please acknowledge receipt and he go'
y erned accordingly.
N Authority $50.
r w. W. FINLEY,
If Ass u Gen'l Freight Agent.
le Approved: OSCAR G. MURRAY,