Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-10

about il:
Mr.. Black is at present cone idea
man and lets this one IDEA obscure mis-
view 80 thst be fails to take q comprehen-
siYe survey Of the situation. The *
change system may be possible or impos-
sible, advantageous or otherwise, but /,
is not the instrument through which pres.
emit abuses can be corrected Exchanges
establish grades, bu. do not fix
prices. The value Of any article, cotton,
produce or cone, is fixed by the supply
and the demand, and the demand is
largely affected by the competition. The
Big Four, having destroyed competition.
regulate the demand, and hence fix the
prices, Gld as long as this condition ex-
lists there will be no redress for the cattle
grower, since it will be just as essy for the
Big Four to fix prices with exchanges IS
without. They ara the only buyers,
hence they determine the quotations..
How faIc.cEl would the establish
ment of an exchange be with the Big
Four in control and with no other buy
ers in sight.
Evidently the first step is 10 destroy
the power the Big Four now have in reg
ulSting prices to suit themselves. This
can best be done By adopting the inspec.
ton on hoof law, which Will enable tss
small butcher to come into the market, or
come on Change, and Did freely for such
cattle as be may need-graded or I'm.
graded, IS the case neg be.
AS loIg as the Big -Four are IL power
no relief csn be occurred, hence the point
is to dethrone them and to destroy the
present monopoly.
The cattle grove: cannot Y oect to be
exempt from mArke. fluctuations sny
more than the farmer can. All that he
can ask is that these fluctuations shall De
the result of legitimate supply and de-
mand, and not OF the individual whim Of
four selfish moncpolists.
Asa suggestion in the way of improved
handling OF cattle, Mr.. Blacks ide& Ia
worthy CT examination. As remedy
for present evils, il will not stand inspec-
ton.
The movement inadgurated by THE
GAZETTE for nstionsl convention of
cRttlemen and butchers to be held in st.
Louis on the 20.h of this month is sweep
ing the country like wild FIRE. The press
Of the north and east have taken the mat
ter up and are Advocating measures to re.
establish competitive cattle markets. AID
to secure such sanitary laws as will raise
our beef products above al suspicion Of
disease. All indications point to large
delegations of Texas cattle men, butch
ers, members Of boards of trade and
bankers attending this meeting. The
San Antonio Express In speaking O: this
meeting says that "Boards OF Trade and
Bankers associations throughout the
west Snd southwest have been appoint
ing delegates to the cattle raisers and
feeders convention to be held at St Louis
on the ooh OF next month.
Each board Of trade and bankers $3.50
citation Is entitled to Representation, and
1t is hoped the San Antonio board and
bankers will see t1at capsule represents
tives are sppoiEted. The Express hiss
more than once referred to the import.
ance OF this convention In connection
with the live stock industry, but more re-
cent developments show that another vast
Interest In which all TtXSs takes g great
securing of deep water
port OF ports for Texas will ind an i'm
port&nt place in the proceedings, making
It douoly important that Texas he well
represented in tle deliberations. This
vast element OF strength added to the
terest would 60 far toward securing the
should be cultivated. No convention
Of greater importance to Texss than the
stock industry sud deep Wster ports on
the Texas coast"
The following circular was sent out |
snd explains Itself:
FORT WORTH, TEX, Nov. q, lSsS.
To Western Cattlemen:
| am informed that the southwestern |
railroads snd Colorado and Utah rail-
roads have msde rate of one fare for the |
round trip Cor all who desire 20 attend |
the meeting of cattlemen and butchers to
be held in ST.. Louis on the 90 h Of NJ |
yember. IeXoect that al western roads |
will ex:end similar courtesies, ard l
you'd suggest thst ali parties who desire |
10 avail themselves Of theee rates apply |
70 the ticket agent Of the nearest coupon
ticket fife from which they will start,
Ind obtsin detailed Information in relstion
% the matter. T. T. D. ANDREWS,
oresiden: International RInge Association
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Icere Is very LiIuS lIaullg IN i've STOCK
In Fort Worth, even in small punches. A
revival is expected in few days.
-.
Hon. Brewster Cameron Of Arizona will
iellyer an address to the national conven-
ion Of cattle raisers and butchers on the
subject OF transportation" MIR. Cam
ron believes that improved cattle cars
ire an important factor in the future cue
;ess Of of the rsrge cattle industry. With
he Street or Burton or some equally good
.sr, he insists that beef cattle can be
hipped from Arizona, Texas ana al range
,oints to New York or Boston with q
ominkl shrinksge. Then, with laws re-
uiring the local authorities to inspect sll
eeves before they are slaughtered, the
angemen would be rescued from the
rssp OF the Chicago beef monopoly. This
Apply result would contribute in many
TSys to the prosperity of every territory
q the Union, he says.
Nat Powell leaves io-dSy with some
ne stock for exhibition st the San An
onio International fair. This is only ,,
ne OF msny exhibits Of cattle that will
e had there from Northern Texas, and
9 the cattle OF these parts have stood the :
,st of competition with those Of other
..fFs famous far their hYoadin1 nf thor