Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-09
ROUND-UPS.
An Expose OF the Means By Which the
Ames Bill Has Been
Introduced.
The Convention at Denver VIII be Largely
Attended-RemarkabIy Few Sales of
Texas Cattle This Season,

J. W. Buster, manager of the Con-
tinentel Cattle Company, spent yesterday
in Fort Worth.
John S. Andrews says though there are
many stockmen on the market looking Tor
Texas cattle, and many growers with cat
tie for sale, the sales as yet have been re-
markedly light, lighter than he has ever
known them before.
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Reports from stock interests in Tarrant
county and counties north Of here, are to
the effect that the cattle are beginnin e
to drop CT, succcmbing at last to the
continued bad weather. Sunshine and
warmth for the next week would stop the
loss.
A. S. Mercer, q well known journalist,
J formerly of Texas, but now publisher OF
the Cheyenne IVY. t. Stock Grower, is
in Fort Worth, and was hunted up yes
terday by GAZETTE reporter and asked
regarding stock matters in the northwest.
| There have been absolutely no losses OF
cattle in all the open range country east
OF the Rocky Mountains, he said. 1t has
been an extremely mild winter in those
p9Ets, and there hiss been no moisture in
she air. In the granger district OF Ne
braska and Dakots great many cattle as
well as people had frozen to death, but fol
the west The whole winter has
been like q summers day. "Ten
days before left home," he continu d,
''a couple of shipments were made Of
beef cattle that were in splendid eondi-
ton, fat, smooth and juicy-looking. Oul
people will want some Texas cattle this
year, and some of our buyers will be
down soon to get them; but l do not looh
for the purchase of large numbers-only
fair amount. There is not going to b.
in the future as large demand for young
cattle from Texas as there used to be
The demand will remain at aoou
100 600 head every year on tn,
to be 100000 or 100000
taken out every year. The range countr.
OF the northwest has been becoming NOR
limited each year for several years past
by the encroachment of the farmer, e.
that fewer cattle can be kept there; but
think that process has about come to al
end, because from the nature OF the coun
try there are places where agricultur
cannot be carried on, which will be give
up to cattle industry for all time t
come"
"Tell me something about the Denve
convention" requested the reporter.
Before l came down here III
committees in Denver had raise
between SIG. 900 and $1,000
which will be Increased to 500, 600, to
expended upon the entertainment c
visitors. Delegates are expected fror
al the cattle growing states and terri
tories east and west Of the Rocky mour
tains. There will be at least 1000 peopl
in attendance on the convention. Tn
Colorado Stock Association meets 8
Denver on the day preceding the CONVEX
ing Of the International Association, an
all the members of that body will be (
hand, and they have nearly 500 member:
The basis of representation will b
changed st that convention, so that tn
separate individual will constitut
delegate. This change wi
give to the Individual far greste
enthusiasm in the work than though b
attended the meeting only IS a repre-
sentative of some local association"
"What do you think is the feelin
among western cattlemen as to the bi
which has been pushed in the Senate b
the legislative committee Of the Consoli
dated Cattle Growers Associatio
abolishing the Bureau of ANIME
Industry and substituting therefor ne'
: bureau of three men to be appointed
the PRESIDENT" was the next inquiry.
"When left home no one had heard {
this new scheme. 1t is evidently devic
| of the enemy. l was 8 delegate troI
Wyoming at the annual meetin
Of the Consolidated Cattle Growers
Association at Kansas City last Noven
Der. After mature elaboration and care
full investigation Of all the arguments TO
and sgsinst the Miller Carey bill, it wa
I determined BY unanimous vote of tn
association that the Miller Carey bi
should be supported, with the amend
ment that the Commissioner of Agricu
ture should be member of the commi:
sion, and, eX-officio, its chairman. Thi
agreement seemed to satisfy all partie!
and 1.-THE legislative committee who wa
charged with the duty of going t
Washington to attend 10 Legislation
was instructed to ask and wor
for the passage of this bill, with tn
amendment above mentioned. The cat
tlemen Of the west, believing that th
agreement entered into was 9 sscre
thing, gave the matter no further atten
ton, expecting the committee on legisls
, ton to do as directed. Now this thing
thrust upon US, and we do not under
stand its meaning. We are willing t
stand by our agreement and support til
MtlleI-Carey bill as amended, but we ar
not willing to uphold any effort that
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that has accomplished as man
; good results as has tn
bureau of animal industry
The west feels that by the efforts of Dl
Salmon, chief Of the bureau, and his as
sistants, it has been saved from visits
ton of pleuro-pneumonia, that, ono
securing foothold in our open range!
would have sent us over the hills to th
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