Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-20
DALLAS.
TX Chief Of Police Jordan Of Galveston
and John Price, Detective, TO rs.
lahlish an Agency.
Newspaper Rumors--what n Cotton Buyer
says-YounK Mons Christian Associa'
ton Fleeing Gamblers.
Special TO the Gazette.

DALLAS, TEX, Nov. 19.--Mike Jordan
ex-chief Of police OF Galveston, was In
the city week ago, and II Is given out
that he Will soon locate in Dallas and es'
tablish detective agency with John
Price, late Of Fort Worth, who was en-
ployed In his detective capacity by the
/ Texas State Fair, and who has remained
here since Price is the same man who
met Marsh Polk Of Tennessee down be-
low San Antonio about four years ago.
THg GAZETTE correspondent to-day In
teryiewed leading cotton buyer Of Dali
las on the crop prospects and general sit
uation Of affairs In his line OF business,
and learned that the receipts at Dallas
will not be near so large this season as
they were last season. This does not indl-
cate a smaller crop in Dallas or surround
Ing counties, but the various railroads,
under their present peculiar freight-rste
policies, have diverted the marketing as
much as possible from the large towns to
the small way stations by giving as favor
able, and In some instances better rates
at these small points 10 shippers, the OBJ
ject being 10 concentrate AZ much Of the
lines that do not come within the percent
age arrangements OF the Texas pool,
which applies only TO what are known as
"competing points"-which means where
the roads cross each other and
would be striving for all the
business they could secure were
II not for the pool. Anything secured at
the way station Is 30 much gained, as
they, not being "competlng points" are
not amenabe to the pool regulations
This cunning method, OF course, acts de.
trlmentally to all the larger towns OF
North Texas, but II cannot be disputed
that II builds up many prosperous small
ones. The wholesale trade Of Dallas ana
the other large cities IL not hurt, as the
merchants Of the small towns become
good customers, but they crlmp the re.
tailers Of the cities by dlvertng much
country trade to these country towns.
This policy Of the railroads, the cotton
buyer says, has kept from Dallas thus far
this season at least 10, 900 bales of Dallas
cotton, TO say nothing OF
the crop in naturally tributary ter
ritory IN surrounding counties As
to the crop yield the present season, he
says il Will be much larger in the ag-
In Texas than ever before, but not equal
in yield per acre. The area In cotton this
Is much I'm excess Of any other.
lie estimates the crop of the state at
fully 300 900 bales. The top crop he be-
lieves will reach 90, 600 bales. 1t has been
very prolific in the bottom sections, but not
very good on the higher lands making 1t
CT "spotted" character; that Is, spots OF
good and spots of poor top crop in close
TO each other. As regards
quality, ne says the Texas staple this sea.
son Is lar inferior, as general thing, TO
that OF last season. Then It was re-
fine, and now 1t Is not better
than average. This is generally the result,
however, he says, everywhere, q very
fine quality season being followed by the
growth OF low grade. Outside OF Texas
he says the situation is Just the reverse
last year a poor quality OF staple was
grown In nearly all the states east of the
Mississippi, aud this year the Yield Is
most excellent. As TO picking In North
Texas, he says II Is so far advanced that
with continued good weather the crop
will be virtually all gathered by Decem-
Der /. The recent cold snap killed the
stalks and foliage and left the staple free
ana openi and rapid work can be done by
plckers.
The efforts Of p. s, Pfouts and asso.
ciates TO purchase controlling interest
in the Dallas Evening Times, recently
mentioned In the Gazette specials, ap.
pear TO have been ruthless and the
scheme abandoned, II is learned to-day,
on Trustworthy authority, that the Times
people are conducting negotiations with
the owners OF the Dallas Evening Herald
for the purchase Of that paper,
with view TO consolidation. II
Mr.. Gilbert, who left for
Abilene tonight, can succeed in buying
back the Reporter it is almost certainty
thaJ the pcadlng trade win be made. The
most active spirit In the negotiations on
the part OF the Times, II Is understood, is
It's general manager, Mr., j. W. Pratt, who
mas recently brought that journal mp TO
a very much better standard than Dallas
afternoon Journalism has recently enioyed.
The flight OF the Dallas and Fort Worth
sporting fraternity, against whom indlct-
ments have been returned by the recent
grand jury, Is one Of the most interesting
incidents OF County Attorney Clint's on
oial career. He Is as good as Texas
state emigration bureau for Kansas, Mis-.
souri, and Arkansas.
An old-ume cattleman, who keeps
thoroughly posted by observation and
practical experience, informs THE
GAZETTE correspondent that the
outlook for cattle in what Ia known
as the "Nortn Texas feed-beltn Is arst-
class for the coming winter. Pastures
are In splendid condition aud there are
many fields Of winter wheat
and volunteer oats 10 craze
over, The general exception is Tor
q mild, open winter, with no stringenoy in
the fodder supply, and that very little
feeding Will BIO necessary. There will not be
as many cattle winterod In Dallas county
as usual, but many more than was expec.
ted. large number of stock cattle will
trough feed" for the spring trade. lie
reports all grades of live stock as In
healthy condition. No complaints
are heard of sickness ana
there are no apprehenslons that pluero.
pneumonia Will make its appearance In
This section. The recent severe cold
spell was so brief and the weather mod.
Grated so nicely that no serious results
have been experienced. Prices OF cattle !
are stu very low, with tendency for
going lower, the present average being
from to "a cents, Hogs are In good de- |
mand at 10 "a cnntg "a ~ -, - |