The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-02-11


held, not only proving the grandest expo
sition of the kind ever here, but a
financial success.
Messrs. Boaz d Hatcher of Fort Worth,
have sold two lots of North Texas cattle,
one of 1000 and one of 1900 and have
also made conditional trade for $500
more.
Il. w. Scollard, the Dallas wool buyer,
made another flying trip to FL Paso. The
raise in the duty on wool will probably
have tendency to diminish his business
at this point.
the capitol syndicate are trying to pur-
chase 10000 head of cattle for their Pan
handle ranch. They haye 100000 acres
enclosed This ranch is on the line of the
White Oaks road.
The next range cattle convention will
be called on the basis of one delegate to
every 10000 head of stock represented.
This will have a less aristocratic tendency
than the 10000 basis.
The Denver convention appointed q
committee to confer with eastern live
stock merchants with view to having
the commissions changed from per capita
TO percentage. This is business-like
move.
Agentleman who has just returned from
the east informs us that there is de-
cidedly friendly feeling towards the range
interest in Old Mexico. Many capitalists
contemplate investing in Old Mexico
property.
Many of the leading bankers and mer
chants of San Antonio, are directly inter
ested in cattle and sheep ranches in the
western counties, and the majority don't
hesitate in admitting that it is the best
property that they own.
The delegates returning from Denver
report the loss of cattle in the north as
very severe, with only portion of the
winter heard from. The loss will serious
ly cripple many of the cattlemen, so that
they will not be as good customers as
heretofore.
Some alleged horse thieves, giving their
names as Jack Scrimpstein, Smith, Will
liams and Hamilton, were arrested in the
Armejo house, in Albuquerque, N. M.
They are wanted in Baylor county, Texas,
whore they are said to have had too great
admiration for other peoples horses.
The election of Col. r. G. Head as
president of the international Range as
ISOLATION, meets with general approval.
The colonel is no amateur stockman, but
has been in the business through all its
gradations, and is exclusively engaged in
it. His business capacity is such that he
would succeed in any line of business |
He is emphatically representative range |
cattleman, and the journal is pleased that
the choice fell upon so competent u
person.
The university regents have almost de-
cided to lease their lands for a period of |
of ten years, and they will pay for all per-
manent Improvements, such rs wells, tanks,
houses, fences, etc, the value of which |
will be deducted from the rent money. As
Tom Green has about 100000 acres of
this land in solid bodies in the county, and
as there are many ranchmen willing to take
the land on these terms, we may look to
their settlement in the near future.-San
Angeles Standard.
Texas, listen to us Raise better stock;
raise the thousands of bushels of feed
that your soil is capable of producing;
build some more refrigerators find ocean
outlets for your products; compete in the
Chicago markets with feeders in Illinois,
Missouri and other states; abandon the
idea of selling young stock for ranges
that are now etocked to their utmost cap
acity. Dear Lone Star State, do not kick
against destiny. The trail issue is dead.
Miles City Stockgrowers journal.
Messrs. +. II. Jones d. Co., the water
supply people working on the Capitol
syndicate lands, have purchased twenty
mules, at $3.50 per span, and shipped the
stock to Big Springs. Mr.. +. f. Collins,
the Eclipse windmill man, of San Anto-
MO, has made a contract to improve the
water supply on the lands of the Pecos
Land and Cattle company, in behalf of +.
IL. Jones d. Co. The Pecos company
make headquarters near THIRST, Pecos
,ounty, and Capt. w. w. Simmons is
manager.
Mr.. j. G. Beatty, manager of the Mexico
md Texas Land and Cattle company, has ,
returned from an extended trip in Chi
luahua. While there he made arrange
nents for bringing about $500 head of
The cattle north. One lot of about 1000 :
lead is expected to reach Deming, New
Mexico, March 9th. This bunch is from i.
Dne of the best herds in western Chi
lSahua, and range from one year to three :
ears old. Another bunch of 1900 head
5 expected to arrive at Dening March !,
4th. This lot of stock cattle were bred
rom Texas stock. These cattle will be !,
fered for sale in lots to suit purchasers.
As live stock center, Kansas City is !;
teadily growing both at home and h
broad, and its future was never so h
right as now. There were handled there ;,
uring the year just closed, 5O6,627 cattle, =
epresenting $l5,l9S,S10; 2,35S,71S hogs, =,
presenting $23,5s7,1S0; 22l,SO1 sheep, a
presenting $500,00O; 24,506 horses and :,
Jules, representing $2,450,6O0; total, ;
i1,736,590. And the indirect business re-
lifting from this vast trade was worth :,
amy millions more. In blooded cattle Y
e also did large business, despite the %
eneral depression in trade There were :,
I'D here during the year at public auction II
"a head of pediyreed cattle, and many a
ore privately, sustaining for us orr po- II
ton as first market in the country for "
40 cattle. <,
Capt. N. s. Davis has about completed c,
o details of the survey of the first ten A
lies of the White Oaks road The com d
elton of this road will verify Captain st
avis calculation in relation to this city, C
ade over twenty years ago. This city l:
II be under great obligations to him.
is familiarity with this country, which I
travalad over in 1SeQ uhap ON nff;cor