The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-03-20

greedy. even voracious vampire mo,
nOpoly.
We must create a new market !or
our cattle. In this proposition hes
the solution OF the question, and the
freedom, i'll measure, of our stock
men frUm-at least, some OF their en-
barrassments.
| ask your indulgence while | state
briefly the result of my long and care
full study on the propositiOn-formu-
lated as plan. TO argue the details
In extenso would consume more time
than | will take up; believing that
every one here present will see the
feasibility of the plan proposed, al,
most as self-evident proposition.
We are all DESTROYS of having "deep
water" hsrhors on our coast. Had
we such harbors the problem would
be solved by inducing foreign capital to
do that which | now suggest that home
capital accomplish, managed with
energy, and native home vigor that
we surely possess.
propose that we organize and es-
tablish one refrjgcraiing slaughter
house in Texas. Let us unite all our
energies and abilities in the one work
and we will he able TO make
beginning, which in the end
will lead to success and pros
perity to all concerned; and chiefly
will afford relief to our stockmen.
| would select Arlnsas City or
ROckpOrt rs beng the most access
ibie port 10 the largest number O.
counties that are most distant from
markets. We now have fifty-three
counties in Southwestern Texas, with
2,5OO,0OO cattle, 100000 sheep and
100000 goats. With the stock these
counties could furnish for slaughter
for every day for 300 days in each year
500 beeves, 800 muttons and 100
goats. These carcqsseS frozen can be
shipped in refrigerated vessels to the
markets of Europe. The withdrawal
OF this Urge amount of slaughtered
animals from the Chicago and other
markets in that region would be
vastly beneficial to other sections Of
our State more accessible to those
localities-the depletion of such mar
kets to the extent named to supply
our own slaughter house, acting as a
corresponding aid to our cattle men
contiguous to the North.
A slaughter house, as projected,
should be operated on the co.opera-
tive system, in order to guard against
a monopoly, such as now exists in
Chicago, ramified into Omaha, Kan
sas City and st. Louis.
After careful estimate as to the
cost of the establishment, l think it
could be putin operation with 100000
cash paid up stock and an additional
subscribed stock OF $500,00O.
Every farmer who owns mich COW
should be allowed to take stock of one
or more shares of ten dollars per
share; and every herder or brand in
Southwest Texas should take stock,
transferable with the brand; payment
secured by lien on the cattle.
| am assured that men of undOubt-
ed responsibility and means will. I'M
dertake to build and put in operation
a refrjgerating establishment with
ample storage capacity to freeze 500
carcasses of beeves, 800 muttons, and
100 goats each day; aud to keep
storage room for 5000 beeves frozen
for ten days for the sum of 100000
with duplicate machinery on hand
for all purposes; and beSiies-said
parties referred to and in my mind.
will take $4,000 of stock in the com
pany. The land for such an estab
lishment-say 10000 acres - the
pens and houses, the drying
and machinery necessary
for taking care of the offal, blood,
hoofs, hides, horns and bones, would
cost say $15O000
With such man as Charles Fowler
of Galveston interested, with his extern
sive experience in shipping, to visit Gu
ba, New York, England, etc, we would
have no trouble in contracting for
the sale OF all the beef and mutton
and goats we could furnish to vessels
at the wharf at Arkansas Pass.
Inspection and sale could be made
at the reir!gerating establishment.
When we have thus commenced the
work and organized the system other
establishments could be operel at
any of our ports.
The advantage of having the es-
adjustment at the sea is that when
we start the cattle from their range,
they start with their heads to the
market.
There is no section of the fifty
three countics from which the stock
cannot be driven on foot to R0ckport
in from one to ten days. When we
start to market we want to turn the
tails of our cattle to the "dead line; :"
We can in the manner suggested find
profitable sale without crossing or
hazarding to cross that barrier. We