The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-03-15
OVER THE RANGE.
Local Items of Interest 70 Buyers
and Sellers.
The FIRST Herd Started on the
Driye-Reduction in Freight
Rates.

Captain \. Mackey, of San Antonio, has
planted 10000 grspe vines on his ranch
near San Antonio.
Mr.. John R. Blocker, of this city, and
Colonel Stoddard, of Buffalo, Wyoming
started the first herd on the drive from
here last week. There are said to be -
600 head of two and three-year-oia IN
the drove, divided into four herds OF 3,OOO
each San Antonio Stockman and
Farmer.
The party who paid Sam Wolcott S35
on the ranch for his beeves, declined
other .beeves, same age, at 500 Good
stock can be raised in Texas.--San Anto-
MO Stockman and Farmer.
The Texas Stockman and Farmer, pub
lished at San Antonio, is wlde-aWake'
ably edited stock journal, and every stock
man in Texas should read it.
The following rates, which went into
effect on the LIST of this month, are OF IN
terest to all stockmen The Texas Traffic
association, at the Houston meeting, held
some ten days ago, authorized reduction
in the rates on stock cattle from Texas
points to Indian Territory points. The
Missouri Pacific announces the following
to Colbert and Caddo SIS, to South Ca
madam $50, to Eufaula and Muskogee $25,
to Vinita and Russell Creek $50; from
Pilot Point, Benton, Mckinney, Farmers
vile AMI Doss to Colbert and Caddo
$3.50, South Canadian $22.50, Eufaula
md MuskOgee $27, Vinita and Russell
Creek 500 so; from Dallas, Fort Worth
and Mineola to Colbert and Caddo 1922 80,
South Canadian $27.50, Eufaula and Mus
kogee $32.5O, Viuita and Russell Creek
$3.50; from Alvarado, Itaska, Ty-
Ter and Henderson to Colbert
and Caddo S25, South Canadian $50,
Eufaula and Muskogee $35, Vinita and
Russell Greek $40; from Hillsboro and
Jacksonville to Colbert and Ceddo $2750,
South Canadian $50 80, Eufaula and
Muskogee $3.50, Yinita and Russell
Creek $42,50; from Waco, Temple, Bolton
and Palestine to Colbert and Caddo
$50, South Canadian $780, Eufaula and
Muskogee $40, yinita and Russell Creek
$40; from Georgetown, Round Rock,
Taylor, Rockdale, Austin, Kyle, San Mar
Cos and Lockhart to Colbert and Caddo
$3.50, South Canadian $42 80, Eufaula
and Muskogee $475O, Viuita and Russell
Creek $3.50; from San Antonio and
Pearsall to Colbert and Uaddo $45, South
Canadian $50, Eufaula and Muskogee 500,
Yinita and Russell Creek $50; from Co.
tulla and Tuna to Colbert and Caddo
$780, South Canadian $3.50, Eufaula
and Muskogee $3.50, Yinita and Russell
Greek $62 so; from Laredo to Colbert
and Caddo $52 South Canadian
$3.50, Eufaula and Muskogee $62.50,
Vinita and Russell Greek $3.50.
The Texas and Pacific announces the
following rates: From Cisco, Baird, Abb
lene, Sweetwater and Colorado City to
Colbert and Caddo $40, to Purcell, Atoka
and South Canadian $40 so, Eufaula,
Muskogee and Guthrie $40, Mendoza, Red
Lock, Willow Springs, Gibson, Chateau,
Pryor's creek, IAdair and Vinita $475O;
from Marienfield to Colbert and Caddo
$780, Purcell, Atoka and South Canadian
S525O, Eufaula, Muskogee and Guthrie
$3.50, Mendoza, Red Rock and other sta
tions taking same rate $3.50; from Mid
land to the same points in the Nation So
more per car than from Marientield;
Monohan $40 more, and from Pecos City
S15 more. The rate from Toyah and Van
Horn to Colbert and Caddo is $3.50, to
Purcell, Atoka and South Canadian $40,
to Eufaula, Muskogee and Guthrie $3.50,
to Mendoza, Red Rock, Willow Springs,
ETC., SIS.
The above rates are on cars of standard
length, 80 feet. Shorter or longer cars
will take the usual rate, lower or higher
than the above.