Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-08
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NueH I06 LIS PAO
nation ordering the cattlemen to vacate
the Indian Territory with their herds
THE GAZETTE predicted that the result
would be such rush of cattle to the
markets as to demora!ize the same, aud
cause prices to decline to ruinous figures.
There were those who took an opposite
view of the situation, and claimed that
the few cattle in the Nation would be in
fine fix before October, and that the
market could stand them. Who was
right can now be seen, but there is no
doubt that the drouth has had a great
deal TO do with present conditions. stu
if the Indian Territory cattle were not
being run to the markets just now there
is no doubt that prices would be Detter.
This rush ia going % continue until the
herds of the Territory are gone, unless
something ia done to stop it. The Ma
tional Live SOCK Reporter, on this SUD-
ject says:
The president of the United States had
best issue an order at once giving to the
raucbmeu in the Indian Territory leases
| little more time to get their stock 10
| market. IL it is not done quickly the
will be greatly reduced, and in addition
| thereto MANY thousands of the farmers
| in Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska,
and particularly in Kansas, will be COM
| pletely ruined.
Last week the Chicago and Kansas City
| markets were overfiowing with cattle,
| and there was no sale for the surplus.
| The lossgs were immense. The ranch
men suffered largely, and the farmers
| suffered to a greater extent. The i'm
| mense shipments causing the deplorable
state of affairs were in consequence OF
the drought stricken farming districts
having to send large supplies on the mar
ket. and these supplies were met with an
excessive supply of ranch cattle, which
are driven in by order OF the president
and the secretary of the interior.
On Saturday, after u week of democrat
ization, there was no signs OF relief
Kansas City called upon the farmers and
ranchmen to hold back cattle, but the
answer was that to hold back was lmpos-
sibIe. The drouth was driving and the
president was driving, aud the season 1or
marketing grass cattle is here and cannot
be stayed much longer.
whether rain does come or whether
rain does not come makes now but little
| difference, ana genera ralus cau ouly
give partial relief to the situation. Inc
president can not do much either, on
can do something, aud that something
should be done without delay.
This appeal is in the interest OF th'
general trade. An extension of time
would be n greater relief to the suffering
farmers than to the ranchmen of the
Cherokee Strip. The natural conditions
are unfortunate. The sixty days time
to get the Cherokee Strip cattle to mar
ket makes matters still worse. NO ac'
ton on the part of the president can re-
store the drouth stricken farmers II
prosperity, but he can do all that is IL
his power to relieve the distress his order
is now responsible for under the untor
tunate conditions which have recent.
arisen If the president will Investigate
he will act.