Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-20

IN railroad circles are casting glance:
this WY, it is known that TWO or three
at least are looking seriously in this al
rectioD, sid il is cor idently believed
thst within the next year or two the diff
| culties thst row exist here fol
want Of proper transportation fscil'
| ties will De things of the past. Then
there will be an end OF the long drives
| and the loss Of flesh and otherwise newt
ably entailed in making these drives
loss the vsst extent OF which msy oe In
ferIed from the fact that any three Of the
ranches named send to market yearly not
less than 100 900 head CT cattle, each head
of which loses not less than 100 pound 9
in going between Blarco Canyon, say, and
the nearest eXi. ting railroad depot.
Above GIL outsiders, as regards tie
STATES, Kentucky is'concerred in the GU
cone for the Panhandle Of Fexss, fcI
here, OF Kentucky money, mas been pat
between ten and fifteen million dollars.
A5 sign Of the confidence that Kentuck-
ians, acting rs individuals and not in coy
porate relationships, have in the futu,e OF
the choice agricultural lands Of
these Sssked Plains, the case nay
be cited of Nj. J. Stone
Walker, OF Richmond, who l.
by all who know him regarded as shreWd
and able business msn. Mr.. Walker owns
between 49,. 900 and 100. eco acres, and
part at least Of the money made in pay
ment of these broad acres came from the
sale of bluegrass farm. Oae Of Saoee
who expressed surprise at Mr.. Walkers
thus taking money out OF Kentucky ana
putting it n the wilds Of Texas was Hou :.
Asher O. Caruth. Mt. Walkers respc rse
Is n0tsble.'
"Ths bluegrass farms Of Kentucky
sre," SAID Mr.. Walker, "like cid men :;
tue lends Of the new country are IS
youths. In the eDacase the full Iae asare
OF development has ct least been approx
mated n the other case everything is
ahead; and in the matter OF quality, the
advantage, If anywhere is on the, side CT
the new
THE CONDITION G1ss The CATTLE MARKET
for the country it large is bad enough
For those operating on high-psleed lsnds
it is 1uinous il there be not socn change
for the better. Long after the stalya
ton point is reached for those raising
beef auimals ia the older states, the baei-
ness can still be made highly profitable
on the cheap lands of these plains, with
~ GIL oopC1iSA SaPoSLty'
And then, too, the anomalous state Of
case with reference to tie country g.
large cannot possibly continue, AID Eli
general improvement in shis respectlwia
represent SO much clear gain to the
ranchmsn What do we see? On tae
producers side we ina the cattle put
upon the market and passing into the
hands 81 the middlemen at little
more 1aau the sum for Which
ii ese Tnicdlemen will sell the by
products, Leaving IS clear gain, 10
the handlers only, almost everything
that can be used IS food by man. Now
why g this? Is it due to the Insnipula-
ton OF the market by Armour & Go. and
those who are with them? nothing @.
the kind. What then is il due to? Ger
taiRly it is not due to overpfodnction, SIS
sVery consumer Who keeps watch over
els butchers bill will testify, the price of
beef 10 these years CT sore trial for the
producer having undergone almos. no
change in retail st the block. The hrst
thing 10 get clearly in mind is the posi-
ion Of the butcher, who, OF the very ma
'Ire of his calling, Is enabled ab ,olutely
10 separate the producer aad the consum-