Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-07
A Leading Live S;sck Paper Explains
ths Necessity fsr Action OF rho
Part Of Ca.iismSn.
stock Turned Lonse on aho Range IN the
Paunnndls-Hea.y shipments over the
Deuver-An Important Testure.


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accident or bl
mr. design ii,
t,Hs whole cattle in
oustry is op
pressed to the point OF rebellion by {,
wealthy syndicate cf dressed beef psckert
in Chicsgo. popularity known IS the "Big
Fousss., Without going into review d
sAa4sthods snd causes which brough,
aSedt this s:s.e Of sfiirs, the stubborn
tGc. is presented that the Chicago syndi
cate are the only large buyers Of cattle In
existence to-day. Thsy absolutely con.
troll the whole cattle trade, and thereby
destroy the great regulator OF prices IN
sll the ssLirs OF commsrce-compe-
tition. This bare fact is enough to war
rant the cAttieme1 znd butcners ia going
to any legitimate extremes TO restore
competitive markets. The syndicate
fixes the price OF live cattle to
the cattle grower, and has, by mstaods OF
procedure similar TO the operations Of
the Standard and American Oil Compsn>
les, forced the local butchers In the north
western cities out OF the msrket and com
PEELED them to buy dressed beef at ar
6itrary prices. This cutting on both
edges has inside common grievance to
csttlemen sDd butchers, and they are de.
termined to break the back of the syndi-
este.
In addition to these high handed
methods of extortion it h,s been con
cIusively proved by reliable witnesses
that the syndicate does not scruple to
use diseased cattle in their slaughter
M ficasoa
siply death, among the consumers o!
dressed beef. This fsct slone Ia sufi
cient provocation for radical action
But, aside from the irjustice doae this
great industry and the danger which
threatens the health Of the consumers OF
dressed beef, the syndicate is one Of
many similar monopolies, more recently
denomInsted "trusts," which have
grown up lately in America and which
need to be rebuked. In slmost$every
line of commerce there Is truE. The
people are scarcely through lahenti1e
the burdens OF one before Aaethes
springs up to more sorely opprSss
Something must be done, s1azshHs2a q.
November is as good time IS anEF 4:
example must be mada, and tie Big
Four furnishes an inviting test Texas
Farm and Ranch wishes the movement
the fullest success and hopes 1t will be
the first chapter in continued story OF
trust Distraction Texas Fsrm ant
Ranch.
The United States senate com mIttee
appointed under resolution of Senator
Vest Of Missouri, is headed by that gen.
tlemsn himself, will be at 81. Louis on
the ooh, tosmeet the beet producers snd
dealers. tphis committee has power &c
competAfsendsnce C! witnesses. and viii
ma4S exhaustive and rigid irq1irJ
,itfo the methods Ct the beei
with view Of discovering monopolistic
features and facts concerning the slaugh
terirg for food OF diseased suimals, con,
troll OF rAilrosd rates, etc. The possioiIi.
ties for good within The scope Of the s..
Louis meeting and the researches
of the Sensts committee are slmos
untold. Th5ss who expect
sudden revolution N these matters vii
probably be disappointed; but TIT
way will certainly be prepared, AID tht
discovery made of 5 means which viii
lesd tofthe end-the uuf5ttering and rein
statement Of 8 grea. srG honorable IN,
dustry, and the discontinue of fraud and
viLeiny which with like equsnamity rob
the producer or feeds dissdsa-proGucine
meat to the unprotected Northwestern
Live Stock journal.
Canadian Free Press: Abner Wilson
superintendent of Major Dfumm's S.riI
ranches, accompanied by Tommy Wilson
Jucge CreWdson and Ssm Ismail, all o
Kiowe, were in the city Saturday AM
Sunday. They were here With! the ohjec
OF buying some cattle, and, not finoiu!
what they wanted, departed for Amarillo
Mr. Wilson stated that they had shipped
IL. 600 head this fall, with large numoe
yet TO go to market.
The address st the st. Louis csttlemen'
convention on 1.-THE Sanitary Condition.
of Strengthening Meat 81 the Prilcipa
Markets for Human Food" will be deliv
cred by Nj u A. W. Hllliard of Texas
who is vice president OF the Iu.ernations
Range &so cistion. This will be one 0
heslatcfng features OF the convention, 6!
xviii touch the key note OF Gil those con
sdl.ions the existence of which has rem,
dered the convention necessary.
For fifteen days past, there have b eel
on IN average OF ten trains day through
Canadian, Tex. These trains, with tn,
exception OF one passenger and ont
freight train per dsy, have al been losdec
VITA stock from southern Texas, New
Mexico and the Panhandle.
Colorado Clipper: Oar cattlemel
should send good delegation to the S.
Louis convention on November 20. A
great deal Of good can De brought out O.
the meeting II the stock-growers take
the proper Interest, and 60 prepared e
show what they need.
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Mobeetie Panhandle: During the past
sixty days Is. GOO head O: stock have beer
turned loose or the North Fork range
AS there were g number of herds there
previously, 1t is anticipated that the bone
gathering industry will take boom mex
summer.
John Carlisle OF Sweetwates has bought
the Rake B (Guiteau) ranch and all ths
stock and otner property belonging to 1t
NJ. L. SmisseD, cowmau with large
interests in Texas and the Indian Terri.
teyy, Is in Fort Worth.
RED POLLED
BULL CALVES.
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