The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-06-10
GIGANTIC nEEF TRUST.
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Articles Of incorporation Of the Western
Upion Beef company. with capital stock
OF SIS 600. 600, have been fled with the
secretary of state. The incorporation
embraces consolidation, under the di-
rect management Of the new company,
Of all the principal stock interests
In Colorado, Wyoming, New MEXICO
add Texas. The nine directors named In
the certificate of corporation, who will con-
troll the business affairs Of the company
for ths NEXT year are John l.. Routt, q.
w. Baxter, Il. r.. Wilson, @. M. Mcdhee,
q. @. Symes, @. HI. Bosher, Samuel It..
Thomas, M. O. wilson and John G..
Moore. The prlncipal Office Of the COM
pany In Colorado will be in Denyer.
There will be an Office I'm New York city.
Ex- Congressman q. @. symss, who In
attorney Tor the new company. said: This
company Is formed for. the purpose Of
consolidating into one company different
composites nov existing In Colorado,
wyoming, New Mexico and Texas, all OF
which companies are extensively engaged
in the raising of live stock and the pro-
tiuction OF beef. The object 10 to dis
soive the corporations In the said states
and territories and cell and transfer
their. assets In exchange for the stock
OF ahe new Colorado corporation, tho
Western Union beef company. further
object is 10 dissolve and wind ND the af-
fairs on the American cattle trust, which
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porations. In word. the Western Union
beef company. IL is intended, will take the
place practically OF all the different corr
porations and also Of the American cattle
trust. The officers and stockholders of
the American cattle trust and Of the said
corporations think the large proper
ties and business can be managed better
aud more economically by . single cor
poration, With its headquarters ct Denver.
The property owned and managed by these
different companies, and indirectly by
the American cattle trust, IL very
extensive and valuable. IL consists of
over 3oe.o00 acres OF decided land In
Texas, Colorado, Wyoming and New Max
ico; also Of 100000 acres Of leased state
and school lands. Ranging upon this 600, =
900 acres OF land and upon the public do
main In Colorado, Wyoming and elsewhere,
are upwards Of 100000 head Of cattle.
Over 10000 head Of cattle have been
purchased within the last two months.
The estimated brand Of the different
companies Tor the present year - over
80, 900. and the estimated beef output the
coming fall about s25,000. The actual
value Of ali this property ID estimated At
shout %. on, ,000.s A portion Of the stock
will be issued for the purpose OF sxchang-
inc u Cor the propertx of All the said pres
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purchase og additional cattle and lands 70
enlarge ihe BUSINESS OF the company.
The companies which have thus been
marRed into tina Western Beef company are
the Nueces Land and Cattle company, OF
Texas; the Fort Stockton Live Stock and
Land company, Of Texas; tho San Antonio
Ranch company, Of Texas; the Wilson
Live Stock company, OF Texas; the
Phoenix Farm and Ranch company, OF
New Mexico; the Brush Land and Cattle
company, of Colorado; the North
American Cattle company, Of Wyoming;
and the Frontier Land and Cattle COM
pany OF wyoming. The consolidation was
effected NJ meeting of the board OF
trustees Of the American cattle company.
held In New York May 26, 1890, and is
virtually reorganization aud enlargement
of that organization, the essential change
being chat there IL. but one corporation IN
the new, whereas there we're eight In the
old.