The Arizona champion., 1886-10-23
4 Talk ,yith Capt. sim9son.


 
 E. ]. Simpson, of the Aztec cattle company, If Arizona, a corporation composed of leading Texas and east ern business men, was interviewed Oy a Stock Grower representative, al Al buquerque lhis week, relative to n.a'- ters of general interest 10 all sock men. MT. Simpson is now engaged in experimenting the shipment ot a large herd of cattle from Texas, 10 the company's range near Holbroo> "a part of nearly 6o,oo hc'd o' stock cattle tha. will De m ved from the Texa; ranges ot Col. John Simp. son and other members of the com pany, aud put on the Aztec comPa- ny's ranch. The Aztec company Is the purchaser and lessee of lands in Arizona, and has made extensive pre- parations for engaging in cattle rils- ing in the southwest, and when all their cattle are on the range, will have one oi the largest cattle proper ties in the territory. That MT. Simp son is thorough believer in the no ton that stock cattle in all the grea producing sections have reached the bottom in prices as instanced in hls own knowledge where, "since lh, rains have put different compiexio, on the surface ofthe country and hopt and courage into the hearts of the ca, tlemen everywhere, cattle that coulo have been bought at the buyers owu price almost, they are now holding an advance of one and two dollars per head. Anotl.er cause that is 0, CT ating largely to s,if1en pri"es in Tcxr especially, Is the tact that II Is becom ing known that Texas has no sucl number of cattle as popular report hI, credited il with. Instead of there be ing 9,oco, GOO heal as it has been stat. ed, you will find that Texas to-day ha. no more that 5 100000 head, th, losses of stock on all the ranges there the past year have been large, Tn, past two or three years the spying knife has done itS work ia lesSerine production among the herds, and thls added to the fact that almost one-half t' all shipments ot cattle to markeI have been old COWS young COWS ano sre stock cf all ages, you can readily See that we are snort of cattle praclI- rally. Buyers, too, who have dlvineo the signs of the times are quietly tx sranglng their cash for the cattle stocks oi those who have become tireG and want to "lay down" and get out of the business. Many men, too, are buying pastures and filing them with steers, believing that when the re.ac- ion in teef prices comes along tnal thsy will make handsome turn or their investment. And on this uues. ton oi better prices to prevail io. beeves, Mr. Simpson in common with many well posted cat,lemen, thinks that we need expect no great improve nient Uni, year, bu, that during 1887 we may expect that those who handle the beef products of the country in tne markets oi consumption will real ize that the beef crop is curlailed and that there Is a shortage and tha, prices will take a jump" He also be lieves ths, the new method of hand ling the beef products which has been referred to in tliese columns. can then be inaugurated and thar instead of the rangemen being compelled to ship 10 market the marke, men will come dl. rect to ihe owners and buy the beef on the range. For the coming oi this happy day the Stock Grower prays A fervently as do those most beloved | ti the gods. Stock Grower.