Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-08
ROUND-UPS.
Several Steekmen Prem the Strip Will
be In Texas Seon to kfck
Up Steers.
Moving Cattle by Trail Looking for Steers
A Glowing Account Good Beef Pro-
duosd in tho Panhandle.

ducsd in tho Panhandle.
A. Forsythe, manager Of Forsythe Bros.
ranch, in the Panhandle, is In the city.
ABB. Gregory of the live stock CON-
pany of Gregory, Eldridge & Co. of
Southern Kansas is in the city looking for
for cattle to take to the "trip.
Some of the very pest sheep that have
gone forward to the Chicago market this
year, and that have brought the highest
prices, were those fed on sotol.
wilkins Bros. of Pecos county, have
purchased the Buckley sheep-about 5000
head-trom A. B. Frank. and will move
them to their Pecos county ranch.
c. C. French of the firm OF Mcnhany
& Co., whose headquarters is at Fort
Worth, has returned to the city after q
trip to Southern Texas, where he went to
superlntend the shipment of several
'bupches of sheep. He brings back q
gloRing account of the prosperity of the
LIVESTOCK industry IN that part Of the
stAte.
= ]. b. Jones, q well known merchant
and st1ckmen of Vernon, was in Fort
Worth yesterday. He says cattle sre be-
ginning to take On flesh under the In
fuence of the fine weather and improving
range and that there will be come nne
beef produced IN the northwestern part OF
the state this year. Mr.. Jones, yester-
day, purchased q bunch of graded stock
haf hp xuil
Although sheep hsve, as a general
thing, wintered well in Texas, 1t has
been noticed by those who have been
feeding for several years without shelter,
that the same amount OF feed did not
seem to produce the same eject the past
who have had shelter see but little differ
ence. You will have time to think about
this between this and next fall, and con-
extra feed. Lumber will last the longest.
-[Stockman and Farmer.
A gentleman from Caldwell, Kan, who
has already got possession Of some 1900
Cherokee Strip, said last evening that
Strip who would be In Texas before long
to pick up steers for finishing
on the Strip. he said the cattle
encouraged by the outlook of the market
to invest 30 largely as they had done in
former years, but that they would take q
moderate number of cattle at reasonable
prices. He said most of the cattle would
be sent up by the trail. Considering the
advantages of moving the cattle in that
way at this time Of year the csttlemen
were not willing to pay the high rates
demanded by the railroads. One gentle
man who had made arrangements to send
his cattle by rail from West Texas had
Cancelled his contract with the road and
was about to drive them up.
s-s
From various sources 1t is learned that
the visitors from Texas were delighted
with their reception and entertainment
in Denver. Indeed, it could hardly be
otherwise, for the celebration pro-
grsmme, in design sud execution, was
highly creditable and rarely eXcelled
anywhere. Nor was the dismal failure
of the International range convention 8
camper or disappointment to the trsin
loads of cattlemen from Texas. The dele
cations from that state knew In advance
that conditions existed to prevent any
general union OF range interests. Hence
there was no surprise when only six as
sociations responded to the roll call out
of something like 200, nor when 1t was
discovered that only about forty men
could be found outside of Texas to con-
tribute So each to the association, after
an Indebtedness Of S2500 had been an
nounced by the secretary. The Texas men
understood the situation before their ar
rival In Denver and they generously raised
among themselves nearly $500, so that
the obsesuies Of the association might be
creditably conducted. 1t is estimated
that 500 of the eXcursionis!s from Texas
were identified with the cattle business.
or this number ninety three attended the
convention and united in the business.
Their motive WAS to help il financially,
They represented three-fouTtbs Of the
membership. Their action in connection
with the association was commendable
throughout. Their visit to Denver was
both pleasant and profitable. Several
cattle trades were quietly effected and Q
number Of others rem sin under considera-
tion. One transaction involved 1000
yearlings, improved stock, for which the
Texas owner gets $4,000. The surplus
of young cattle in the great southern
breeding ground, and their need on the
northern ranges will DE q bond of union
between the stock growers Of the two
sections for an indefinite period Of time
Denver News.