Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-09
A $15,OOO,OOO COMPANY.
The Western Union Beef Company, Embracing
All the Important Cattle Companies
of -Four States.
srecial to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
DENVER, COL. June 7.-Articles of incorpora-
tion of the Western Union Beef company, with
capital stock OF Sis, 900 200, fled with the
secretary of state late yesterday afternoon. The
incorporation embraces consolidation under
the direct management of the new company of
all principal stock interests in Colorado, wyo-
ming, New Mexico and Texas, and the nine di-
rectors named in the certificate of incorporation,
who will control the business affairs Of the COM
pany for the first year are: John L. Routt, G.
W. Baxter, B. I. Wilson, G. NJ. McGehee, G.
G. symes, G. H. Bosher, Samuel L. Thomas,
NJ. NJ. o. Wilson and John G.. Moore. The
principal Office of the company in Colorado
will be in Denver, with an Office in New York
city. Regarding this gigantic enterprise Con-
gresham G.. G. Symes, who is attorney for the
company, said to reporter for The GAzETTB
this morning: ''This company Is formed for the
purpose of consolidating into one company the
Wyoming, New Mexico and Texas,
all of which companies are extensively engaged
in the raising Of livestock and the production of
beef. The object to dissolve the corporations in
the said states and territories, and sell and
transfer their assets in exchange for the stock OF
the new corporation, the Western Union beef
company. 4 further object is to wind up and
dissolve the aft IRIS of the American cattle trust
company, which holds the stock Of the different
corporations. In a word. the Western Union
beef company, it is intended, will take the
place practically of all the different corpora
tlons, and also OF the American cattle trust.
The officers and large stockholders of the Amer
lean cattle trust and of the said corporations
think the city properties and business can be
managed and more economically by q
single corporation with its headquarters
in Denver: The property owned and
managed by these different companies
cattle trust is very extensive and valuable. 1t
consists of over 800. 900 acres of decided land in
Texas, Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico;
also of 800, 900 acres of leased state and school
land. Ranging on this 500, 900 acres of land and
upon the public domain in Colorado, Wyoming
and elsewhere are upwards of $50, 900 head ofs
cattle. Over 10, 900 head OF cattle have beeE
purchased within the last two months. The es-
timated brand of the different companies for the
present year is over IS, 900. and the estimated
beef output the coming fall about Is, 900. The
actual value of all this property Is estimated at
about s., 000. 600. The prospective value is much
greater and it is expected that there VIII be large
additions made to the cattle and grazing
land Of the company. Large tracts lie in
the state of Texas now used for
range purposes, and which will eventually be-
come very valuable as arabic land: A portion
of the stock Will be used for the purpose Of ex-
changing it for the property for all said present
companies, and part, it is believed. for the pur-
chase of additional cattle and land to enlarge
the business of the company. The companies
which have thus been merged into the Western
beef company are the Nuns land and cattle
company of Texas, the Fort Stockton livestock
and land company of Texas, tie San Antonio
ranch company of Texas, the Wilson livestock
company of Texas, the Phoenix farm
and ranch company of New Mexico. the
Colorado, the North American cattle company
Of Wyoming The consolidation was effected at
meeting OF the board of trustees Of the American
cattle trust held In New York May %, 1880, and
Is virtually reorganization and enlargement Of
that corporation, the essential change being
that there is but one corporation in the nsw,
whereas there were eight in the old