Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-22
THE LINE CHANGED.
More Additions Ordered for the
Fort Worth Packery.
MUST SUPPLY THE DEMAND.
Trading and Range Notes Gathered from
Many Sources-A Choice Lot of Feed
ers-A Stockyards Project for
Kansas City, Mo.
General Livestock Notes.


Senator Teller of Colorado, Senator War
ren of Wyoming, and others who had been
to see Secretary Rusk about the cattle
quarantine, were in Fort Worth yesterday.
They received word while here that the
old line, had been re-established Cattle
have already begun to move and steps to
move l., 600 cattle were taken last night.
T. c. Leary, general livestock agent of
the Union Pacific system, was in the city
yesterday. -
Capt j. ]. Wilson, the well known live
stock agent of the Chicago and Alton re-
turned yesterday from trip to Alvarado.
He reports good rains and splendid ranges.
Mr. H. II. Campbell is in the city for a
few days on important cattle business. Mr..
Campbell said they had had splendid rains
IL his section, Motley and adjoining cOun-
ties, and cattle were coming around rapidly.
The Home land and cattle company. Mr..
I; I. ID. Andrews manager Fort Worth
office, bought the S. T. V. yearlings be-
longing TO the Worstam cattle company,
1000, to be delivered at the company's pas
ture. The price paid was SO per head.
Gatlin & Nicholson drove in, fed and
loaded out yesterday from the Union stool,
yards 900 cattle in fine condition They
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from pastures near Dido, this county.
Those in charge say the grass in that coun-
try IS better than has been known at this
season for several years. IL was certainly
good lot Of cattle, and viii soon be ready
for the market =
Col. HoXie IS authority for the statement
that from to-day u man will be placed at
the Union stock yards, whose sole duty is
the purchase OF choice cattle, hogs, sheep,
etc, Tor the packing house
At an early date the packing company
will commence the erection of an immense
Cooperage establishment Just north of the
main buildings and between the Cotton
Belt and Santa F'e tracks. This establish
ment viii not only supply the packing COM
pany. but is intended TO supply this and
other states with anything in the line and
Will be The largest OF the kind west of Chi
CagO.
Col. HoXie yesterday gave an order to the
head builder at the packing house to push
the immense cooling establishment now in
course OF erection to rapid completion. and
al once set about preparing for the building
of massive stone smoke house Said he:
We've got to have smoking capacity here
for half million pounds stuff every forty
eight hours. We are working day and
night, and are behind with orders-but |
intend to supply the rapidly increasing de-
mand on this pacing house if money and
men can do it.
Quite a number os4rSins of cattle were
handled at both tH$YNards yesterday, and
each train load Sae&s an improvement in
condition OF - over the former.
Mr.. J, - EBurrows left yesterday for
trip tAz1@fh Mississippi and Louisiana in
asssftf7hrest Of the packery he having re-
turned only few days ago from Il success
full tour. He says there is not station or
town between here and TcXarkana and be-
tween TeXarkana and Shreveport but what
handles boxed products from this packing
house. =
The Throckmorton Times understands
that Messrs. Ben Miller and Tom Gof have
contracted for 1000 head OF merino ewes
for delivery after sheerng They intend
them in partnership.
The GOldthwaite Mountaineer saws grass
is coming fast, and stock are mending
nicely, only few having died during the
winter. There will be 4 better crop of
calves this spring than for some years.
The Midland Gazette says Pemberton
Bros bought Roland Kcnredy's entire
ranch and cattle. The ranch has fine ranges
and water privileges, and the cattle are
range delivered and estimated al 300 head.
50, 600.
The San Saba News exultingly remarks
range. and the beef will soon be palatable |
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