Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-01

~ st. Louis recently.
The association has made srrar gements
to have introduced in every legislature
thai meets this winter, bill establishing
local cattle inspection, as set forth
in the resolutions passed by the
convention at st. Louis; and Coll
onel J. o. Broadbeid, president Of the
American Bar Association, is now pre-.
pariDg Q draft ct the measure desired.
The committee Of the association having
the business in charge will 60 to work at
once to have the MEASURE acted upon.
Already, before tie bill has been drafted,
sens :ors Of Colorado, New Mexico, Kan
sas and Texss have sent in requests for
copies CT II, ana this without solicitation
from tntere sted psrtiee, thus evincing 40
Interest in the business not expected by
its most ardent supporters.
The new association promises to have
s large membership, went on the inform
ant. One assembly of butchers number.
ing membership of ESQ, has asserted its
intention CT entering in body; and IL Is
thought that In four months 8 fund Of
from Sl2. 600 to S15. 0G0 will have been
secured with which to carry on the fight.
The fight will have to be made by the
general public as well as by the csttlemen
and butchers, Tor IL the latter
were never 30 strongly in
favor CT the movement they could do
nothing toward II without the aid of the
CONSUMERS. The diff Guilty of the work Of
educating the public in the matter ia en-
hsnced by the fact that great part OF the
press in the west is hindered from pub
fishing its sentiments; Tor the live stock
nn yyh ia
farmers depend mostly for their
ant for their patronage upon these
meat monopolists or their agents,
and anything those papers nigh. say
derogAtory to the combine would be in
the nature Of cutting their own throa.s.
T1e commission men, 10 whom the cat-
tls1nen have learned 20 LOOK rs their
friends as against the combine, are not
able to take active pant in the fight on
either side. The Members OF the Big
Four are very bitter against all who are
taking pIrt In the a6xir agSinst them, snd
II is even said there was talk in Chicago
and St. Louis Of boycotting the cattle oia
certain prominent Texas cattleman who
took prominent part in the ST. L )uis
convention.
What the new association considers Its
strongest card in the fight it has on hand
is the support to be gained by the people
of the west Of the butchers OF the cas-. to
the deep water project on the coast of
Texas. The object Of the butchers in the
contest is the securing OF naturally dis
tribu.ed competitive markets throughout
the country, and in order to gain this OBJ
oct they see they ought to secure
an outlet somewhere on the south.
west coast for range cattle in
Texas and the neighboring range country.
Strong If )rts will be made to secure the
CO. cooperation of the range, the farm .rs'
alliance, and all other xgriculturists' Or
carnations in the country, and their ms
faence will also be thrown for the secur-
ing Of the Texas harbor.
-
Captain Burk Burnest is in the best OF
spirits over the success he has had with
his beeve5 during the fall. He has put
on the market the best lot of grass cattle
ever taken to the market from Texas
rams es, and has obtained the best prices
of the year for his cattle. Mr.. Burnett Is
confident Of most successful winter for
Texas cattle this year, saying the range
up 10 this time has been first.class, snd
the only dsmper on prospects now is the
fear that the late rains, II followed by
weather, will sour the grass,
though such is not likely to be the result.
-.
J. W. White, manager Of the Llttlefisld
Cattle Company, whose range is in Lin
coin county, New Mexico, Is ia Fort
Worth. Mr.. White says that the range
in the part Of the territory from which be
comes, is very good on the plains, but on
the Pecos i! is little light. There is
enough grass at all plsces, however, to
put cattle through the winter all right
unless an uuprecedenteoly rough season
ensues. Ia the western and northern
part of the territory, Mr.. White under
stands that the cattlemen are not 80 well
fixed.
Colonel a S. Nicnoison has recentlHfe
turned from trip west as far ~ Ell
Paso. During his absence he contracted
for q large number Of steers Hr the
northern markets, and he has made ar
rangements to take of q couple okhHn-
ored head for feeders, to be carried
through the winter near Fort Worth. He
reports the range good and water abu1s
dsnt In the west. aud says everything
wssrs s promising aspec. for the cow
men.