The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1888-06-14
A Big Cattle Deal i'm Grant County.


with his manager, G.. II. Baker, O.
Kansas City, after looking over the
southern halfo Grant county,spent
last week in'this city consulting with
various stockmen of this section
and settling upon definite plan Of
operation. Mr.. Hammond was
more than pleased with the country
and states positively that the deal
will be pushed through as speedily
as possible. and thinks that every
thing can be arranged, the cattle
and paid for by October.
The plan has been changed slightly
from that originally proposed. There
Will be but one payment and that
will be made when the property is
turned over to the company. This
will certainly suit the stockmen
better than the three payments, as
was origin lily intended. 1t will
also give them nearly all the calf
crop for the year.
Messrs. Hammond, Baker and
Dane, this week visited the Boca
Grande country in Mexico, and be-
fore returning closed a deal with Doc
Bolton, of Texas, the owner of the
grant, for 100000 acres of land and
10000 head of stock cattle, thirty
thousand Of which will be delivered
on the grant and the balance turn
ed loose upon the range of the COM
pany, which, in the future, will be
purchased in Grant county. AS soon
as this deal is closed Mr.. Hammond
will return to New York, perfect
the organization of his company
and then return to Grant caunty
and personally superintend the pur-
chasing Of the ranches and cattle.
The company will be organized
under the laws of the Territory of
New Mexico, with a capital stock
of $10,000,000, and will be known
as the New York and New Mexico
meat company, and will start into
business with 25O,000 head of cattle
on the range. Mr.. Hammond has
turned into the company his long
line of meat markets in the city of
Baltimore, and also a complete
slaughtering plant in Kansas City.
In addition to this the company
will open line of markets in New
York city, and if needed in other
cities. Extensive feeding sheds
will be built adjacent to the Kan
sas City plant.
The selection of ranches and
ranges in Southwestern New Mexico
has been made with a shreWd busi-
ness foresight looking to the wei
fare of the company's herds. This
country is so far to the south that
the disasters which hard Winters
bring to the cattle in Montana and
other grazingcountries ofthe North,
are entirely unknown. Snow and
ice are never of sufficient depth or
duration to interfere with feeding
throughout the year. The general
altitude is from 1000 to 5000 feet,
which is sufficient to insure not only
freedom from insects. but an unu-
sual degree Of health for breeding
and grazing cattle. The average
rate of increase for these reasons is
higher than in any other grazing
country, while the mortality is
much less. The Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe and the Southern Pa
cifc Railroads are within easy dis
tance of Silver City or Deming.
There is no doubt that in all essen
tial particulars this district affords
advantages not offered by any other
country, and if fair business ability
is displayed in the management of
the various departments, the enter
prise will prove q grand financial
success.
Like any individual, the company
will buy its cattle and ranches just
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