Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-30
ROAMING AT WILL.
Custer County's Cattle on a
Thousand Hills Peart and
Clipper.
Chicago Sharps Cease From
Troubling as Montana Men
Don't Have to Sell.
Brilliant Prospects for the Mile s
City Dressed Beef Business
in 1887.


in 1887.
OUR LIVE STOCK INDUSTRIES.
A Review Of the Past and Look Into the
Future.
The year of our Lord 1885 has not In
all respects been satisfactory one to
the stock growing interest. The road
agents who masquerade in Chicago
under the disguise of cattle buye
have succeeded In putting prices on
range stock several notches lower
than was reached In 1885 and which
were then thought t. be ss low as even
these conscienceless millionaires would
attempt. The consequence has been
that the shipments from Montans
have been much lighter than was an.
ticipated In the spring, and large
proportion Of the cattle Of these ranges
that would have gone to market thi,
year had prices been satisfactory. ars
now enjoying another winter in Mon
tana. unconscious Of the fact that they
owe their years lease of life to the n
paoity Of their ultimate conquerors
the slaughter house men. As Q gen
sral thing, the stock growers Of Mon
tana are 20 hxed financially that they
don't have to sell, and unless prices
are satlsfactory the cattle don't move,
Barring the accident Of . severe win
ter or late spring. the cattle as . gen
eral rule will be worth much more
next year than last and with only th,
usual percentage Of winter loss tn,
cattle man can look with complacency
on the future. Were IL not that ther,
IL promise of more extended msrketI
and greater composition next year
the hope to e-cape The clutches Of th,
Chicago ring Of buyers might be vain
but other CENTRES between Chicag,
and the region Of supply have awsk
sned to the fact that n portion Of th'
supply can be advAntAgsously stopped
In transit, slaughtered and distributed
without paying tribute to Chicago
Kansas City aud Omaha found tbiI
out first and the satisfactory result o
their experiment has brought both St
Louis and 81. Paul into the field fol
their share Of the live stock business
With q Gordon Of live stock marketI
such - are afforded by Kansas City
Omaha. st. Louis and st. Paul. sur
rounding Chicago and interceptini
the shipments Of stock, 1t is reasonabl,
to suppose that the amount Of liv
stock shipments diverted from tn
City by the Lake will be sufficient l.
cause the buyers there to exert them
selves somewhat to secure what ma,
be necessary for their business. Here
tofore they have sat quietly in th
market place and levied and collecl e,
their tithes without exertion. Ever,
day they krew Just what amount o
cattle had been started from thu
ranges and what amount would ar
rive. fin excess of the daily demand
as 1t generally is during the season
that grass beef is moving, price was
fixed at Q figure barely removed from
robbery, and that price the shipper
took because there was no alternative
except to board his cattle at yard ratet
or add to their cost by shipping then
out of the city again. Last April the
1t. Paul Chamber of Commerce sent {
special committee Of their body Il
meet the stock growers of Montana a
their annual meeting In Miles City
TO ascertain what IL would be nee
essary for 1t. Paul to do to con
stitute itself q live stock market
This cautious and buslness-like pre-
liminary step indicated that st. Pan
was thoroughly In earnest In the mat
ter but desired the benefit of the ex
perience of men who had mature,
In the business of cattle growing an,
shipping. in order that when they di,
embark in the enterprise IL might b
on q thoroughly sound basis. Tn
committee was cordially received b,
the Montana stock growers, the projec
of establishing q live stock market q
st. Paul heartily endorsed. and com
mittee Of cattle men appointed 70 visi
b. Paul and make further suggsa
tions relative TO the enterprise. Th
result was that syndicate of wealth,
st. Paul men Incorporated the 81
Paul Union stock yards, secured a
excellent location. comprising owe
300 acres, and went to work with
will 70 perfect . scheme greatly bsni
ficial both 10 81. Paul and the Montan'
stock growing interest. The detail