The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-03-11

nection with American farming, it is pre-
eminent that the safety of the bushes:
lies in livestock. The times have no
been especially good for anybody but they
have as a rule been less disastrous to the
stock raising farmer than to any of hi.
agricultural brethren of a different class
And just here we will interpolate the pre-
diction that good times will return sooner
for and remain more permanently with
the man with well-stocked farm than
with any other style of farmer. Stock
has been exceedingly low it is true but
so has everything else, with no important
eXcea ton which we now recall: and the
men with cattle, hogs, sheep, horses and
poultry for sale have done unquestionably
better than those who have. in the same
time, depended upon embarrassing, dairy
ing, etc. for their income. This is one of
those things which he who runs may read.
and which should carry with it lesson
which every farmer should remember.
The greatest mistake any farmers are
now making is the abandonment of any
branch of stock raising, because it is tenn
pOrarily unsatisfactory. Let those who
are discouraged famiiarize themselves Il
little more with the history of their in
dustry, ana they will join with their more
conservative fellows IN their determine
ton to stand by the herd and the flock.
The fact cannot be successfully assailed
that these form the anchor of the business
of farming.
The following letter, addressed to Mr.
John j. Blocker, of this city, and pub
lished in the Fort Worth Stock Journal, is
of interest
John Blocker, Esq, Austin:
DEAR SIR:-I soc In circulation maps
showing a cattle trail through the western
Panhandle, with water tanks at intervals
OF fifteen to twenty miles. Fearing that
these maps and the newspaper comments
thereon may be misconstrued, desire to
state the facts more fully.
Being DESTROYS to facilitate as far as
possible the passage of southern cattle
across our country, l met Mr.. Goodnight
on the 9th of July last, and with him
agreed to lay out trail and construct
tanks on the plains at suitable distances,
for the accommodation of the trail men.
Mr. Goodnight took it upon himself to see
the cattlemen to the north and those to
the south of our respective ranges. /
found all the mon with whom l consulted
ready and willing to give right-of-way
through their pastures, or by drawing
their fencing in to give what is equally
good, passage round.
As you are aware that there is sufficient
water between Colorado City and the head
of the BrazOs, but from that point to
North Tule, distance of 70 or so miles,
there is absolutely no water on the trail
nq uhnUY, H.
will not be until the August rains shall fill
the tanks. To obtain water cattle must
be diverted from the trail at one point
ten or twelve miles to head of Catfish
creek, which is owned by Tisdall and
Blacker, two small holders whom it would
ruin to drive immense herds through their
pasture, or, on the other hand, eighteen
miles to running water owned and
fenced by Morrison and Slaughter.
The next water is Pease river. n miles |
east of the trail as mapped, owned, leased
and fenced by the Matador company,
Commissioner Salnk's report to the con
trary Notwithstanding. The next water is
the Quit-ti-que, eighteen or twenty miles |
off the proposed trail, which is also in
side of pasture.
Now | think that any one desiring to |
drive over this route will find it to their
advantage before doing so to send some
competent person to investigate these
matters, and if such a person will come to
our ranch, | will take pleasure in showing
him the route, aud so far as the Matador
Is concerned, we will now, as heretofore.
AFFORD very facility, even to opening
new tran across our range if necessary,
Yours truly,
(Signed) II. II. CAMPBELL.
The Colorado and Brazos Live Stock
association convened Tuesday at Colorado
City with over POO members and
delegates present. including President
W. f. Lewis, of st. Louis, and the secre-
AIRY, Col. S. p. Cunningham, of Fort
Worth An address of welcome was de-
iyered by D. E. Bentley. A conspicuous
md suggestive motto was the following:
Liberal laws, water and free grass are
vest Texas hope" The sentiment of
he association is in favor of the abrega-
ion of the present sale and lease laws.
md the abolition of the land board. The
grass commissioners do not come in for
much sympathy.
a. ). Mercer writes from Omaha to his
)heyenne journal: / also had the pleas
ire of meeting Mr.. w. H. Mallory, the
attic buyer for Nels Morris, who has. Z
'robably, bought more cattle than any
ther man in America. He has Just re-
nrued from his first visit to Cheyenne and
Denver, having been chaperoned by our :
email friend, Emmett Green, of the Ell !
even outfit. He was wonderfully well
leased with the magnificent climate of '
ne arid regions, and is glad he went /
est and saw with his own eyes, the glo- 1
les of which the boys have been telling L
i'm for years. T
In Chicago, the other day, Alvarado, [
eNas, was well represented. II. A. Riddle
mt in 81 Texas cattle, 973 pounds, which L
Did at $3.50, and Is averaging $50 pounds, v
$500. W. A. SAMSON marketed SO .
Fad, l,l24 pounds, at 1925. T. V.
mythe sold II head, 1925 pounds at [
$50. d
President Washburn has appointed f. \
J.. Waterbury secretary pro tenn. of the $,
licago Live Stock exchange, vice f. d. ST
lrtlett, resigned. Z
There are many Texas cattle in Chicago b
st Row, and 700 head of corn fed beeves E'
ere sold the other day. "
A large number of Texas cattle have W
zen sold to the refrigerator beef men of pI
iicago. A