The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-05-08
CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER.

CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER.
The following resolution was adopted
by the Southwest Cattlemen's conven-
ton held at Corpus Christi last week
Whereas, the depression in the great
cattle raising industry of this country,
especially of Texas, is so great as to
cause the most serious alarm, and
jcstifes grave fears for the future I'M
less some measures of early relief are
set afoot, and
Whereas, the combined effort is not
recognized, as almost every business
as being essential to success, and
Whereas, the necessity OF home
market for our beef becomes more and
more apparent daily, and
Whereas, The Strengthening and re-
frigerating of beef within the limits Of
our own State at points convenient to
pastures seems to afford the most
reasonable hope of securing the stock
interests from their present condition
and restoring the stock raising in
dustry to its former prosperity, now
therefore be it
Resolved, As the sense of this con-
vention:
|. That the time has now come for
the stockmen of Texas to combine and
act together for the better control OF
the market, and devise means and
measures as are practicable to secure
better prices for cattle on the hoOf
2. That the establishment of sys-
tenn OF refrigerators at suitable points
should be encouraged and promoted
by stockmen in every possible way.
3. That every movement looking to-
wards the utilizing of the existing re-
frigerator plants at Victoria, Column
bus and Fort Worth should be sus-
tanned by all who are interested in the
success of the great industry.
A. That refrigerators should also be
established at other points convenient
to the sources of SUPPLY and particu-
larly at some point on the gulf coast,
where an assurance of facilities for
ocean shipments to Europe and the
sea- board cities of America would af-
ford very decided advantage for the
location of large parent plant, with
cooling houses of ample capacity to
receive and store the products of those
refrigerators located in the interior.
5. That having inves tigated the sit
uation o the country behind Arkansas
Pass, we find that it offers peculiar
advantages for the location of such a
plant. 1t is within driving distance
of several of the largest herds in the
State. 1t has abundant and cheap
pasturage where cattle could be main
tanned awaiting favorable market at
minimum OF cost, and the early
prospect of deep water access at
Arkansas bar gives great strength to
the prospect of a great and successful
dressed beef industry should it be
located at or near this point.
6. That we favor the establishment
of AZ large refrigerator and cooling
house at this point, to be operated in
conjunction more or less direct
with any and all other refrigera'
tors in thisState. We favor general
refrigerator movement whose limit
shall not be sectional but shall be CO
extensive with the great empire State
of Texas, and we believe that such q
movement organized on such scale
and properly managed should receive
the practical and earnest support Of
of all the stockraisers of Texas and
would, if supported and managed
result in raising the market value OF
every steer in Texas and place great
and important industry on a prosper
GUS footing once more.
7. That a committee of five be ap-
pointed by the chair to confer with
the managers of existing plants and
report back to a convention to be
called in the future.
Every tissue of the body, every
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