Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-31

better condition; and nearly all the steam
ship now are putting IN new ice machinery IN
stead .. ice, think he journey woull make he
meat a eat deal more deSirabe. as beef
slaughtered o-day AMI cut tomorrow. or even
within nv days after it II sia 'gl eEtd. is not
wholesome fit TO use, and the EIs era ira ie
demand It mach older.
do not see why we cannot ship direct from
Fort Worth to your place by steamer, you
suggeS.. Will take nat matter u when we get
Started. AMI what cal DO with the rail-
road people from ne to the gulf. AMI from the
gulf 10 New York city.
Hoping TO hear from you at an early date,
remain very truly yours, GEO. NJ. EARHUM,
Superintendent FIrt Worm P4ckihs Co.
In answer TO the above the following
interesting letter was received by Mr.. D.
j. Murphy, who undoubtedly knows
what he is writing about. and If the
sto. kmen OF Texas would read he letter
carefully aud study what lie writes, they
would soon see how tie land lays.
New York, Oct. Is, 1890.
G. II. Barnum, ESQ.
DEAR sfR-Your letter OF the st list. at
hand. and in reply Will state that am giai to
be .oie to eIpl ain ny IN, to pr .csictl maa,
Quoting the meat business. 1t is a shame that
four irhis control the entire meat industry of
our country. There are no pa ents or secrets
that they work under; all that is required to
compete with them IL htlle nerve, ami they
can DE oeat. Toe only way to down them Is 10
Kill the cattle where tney a'e raIseI. This
they have 30 many different interests that
hey would be compelled TO led to keep them
going At the rate they now do: and then their
heavy expenses TO maintain, this would be
enou III to almost bankrupt them. II you keep
The cattle from them they will De so baIly Grip
pied that they will not be dangerous.
a bullock saugntered in your Town and sent
here Is worth one cent per pound more than 4
bull slaughtered III Chicago. For instance:
eer IN Forl Wor h weighing 1910 pounds. az
three cents, is S3j. II VIII dress slau CATERED
there, say 6fty-ive pounds TO the hun irei,
which is 80 pounds. AT five cents this 10 S35.
On-i We VIII figure a. III Genus on dresssi we.gIt.
This is S.. 81 wn.cn aided TO the SIS nIxes
$3.50. Now send that pa * TO Chicago awe
aid it will shrink sixtJ pounds, leaving lilo
pounl; AMI from the long journey il tae cars it
Is Oruised, and tIe meat cuts dark. You had
10 pay u neavy .eeJ bill. and could not get over
ha.f n uIDDsr IN 4. Car.
was around eL.ong our butchers to-day and
not C d that about turee-fourthS of the at be.
ing sold was Texas, killed in Cnicago. / hap
peneI to meet 5utcler who told of Texan
(CLeroxee) eer hit WAS killed at Omana. the
steer not AZ ALI O.uiseI, cut , sht and the
man bought II LOT a native steer. paying as
much tor II as if i. had been raisei in Illinois.
The Chicago IeXaas were bruised, cut up dark
and iJoSed horI4oie. The incest III .at and the
best looSins that we get is S oux City AMI
o .naha Called where 1t is raiseI). Now l ieII
you tle tufth west We go TO GEL dressed meat.
Tao Letter is. ami me more M iasy it is worth
haze. We butchers do nos care Il 1t com frc III
Hong Kong; II it cuts up brigat and is wei
grained we will give good price for it
You have the best teld open up 70 you in the
entir. country. Where the Big Four get tie
biggest price for their yht beef Is in ths jolth-
states, as is also the case with provisions OF
all kinds. Large hams are worth here eight
Cen 5, in Cheap ten cents because they AMP
them south. Now The Southern states are your
neigh5ors. We are receiving T-xaS cattle,
caves and sheep sisu Uttered IN Kansas City.
Why couldn't they be killed in Fort Worth? In
reference 80 the steamers; thai will come up
later ON. by rail you can ship ~ six days. It
taxes seven from sIouI City. We have just
con pleted arrangements TO receive ten cars Per
wees IRON them.
lh- freight wo<.d be about Il cent per pound.
dresser .elghs, While it would c-st cant per
pound lave weight 10 ship to Chicago. This
week. In Chict g there has been daily run OF
two thirds OF them. There ought to be over 90
buyers RI that man. cattle. as those fonr firms
have over eco ! ices throughout the country,
and in each Of these pla e5 taere were three or
tonr local layers, who wolll have 70 be Oh The