The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-02-04

ceasing war of determination on
scrubs. This warfare should be waged
until the "brindle bUll'' and his "long |
hornedn offspring, the scrub stallion
and the broom tailed "yegua," the
s.razor backedn hog. and his ilk, to-
gether W ith all other kinds and classes
of scrubs are known only as animals
of the past, and are no longer per-
mitted to deplete the pocketbooks OF
their owners and reflect discredit on
the reputation of Texas, which should
be and can be made the grandest, best
and most desirable and most lucrative
live stock producing state in the Union:
[ beg to say, in conclusion, that L
trust the matters referred to, together
with all others affecting the live stock
industry of Texas, may receive your
careful consideration. sincerely hope
your deliberations may be both~har-
monious and successful, and when
your labors nave been completed you
will go away feeling glad you were
here.
And again, sir, in behalf Of my CO.
workers, to you, and through you to
the big-hearted citizens of this historic
Austin: extend the thanks of this
convention for all that has been and
is to be ours while we are in your
city.
i thank you, gentlemen, for your
attention.
Governor Hogg was then introduced
bv Mr. Chairman Rector, and his
presence was greeted by applause.
ga very strange subject has been
given me-" he said, "as L am not q
slockman, and not familiar with the
business. presume | have been call.
ed on because it is generally supposed
that governor, or public man, is al
ways loaded for all occasions. L know
it is the habit of some public men to
give advice about things of which
they know nothing. They advise the
farmer, the stockmen and even me-
chanics, but Pm not Of that sort" He
then stated that there were some
things he might say which would be
of interest to stockmen. There are
impediments in the way of Texas
stockmen. Texas should be in the
lead in the stock growing, by reason
of her climate and other advantages.
At least half of Texas, and nearly
all of the Jumbo district represented
in congress by Mr.. Lanham is adapt
ed to stock raising on large scale,
and for all time to come it will be a
stock country. The stockmen OF
Texas represent one-eighth of the
wealth of the state, and last year it
increased about 10 per cent. He
argued that cattlemen must feed and
fatten their stock, and stated that it
was just as easy for them to do as II
was for those to whom they sold.
You complain of hard times, but it is
because you sell your stock to specu'
lators to fatten and they make all the
profit. They get the very cream Of
the business. / have seen train loads
Of cattle going to market and have
noticed that many of them, probably
half were not fit to be slaughtered
You raise stock without fattenlne
them You rush beeves to market
, without having them prepared fol
, market. Why can't you gentlemen
get together and utilize the provendel
here at home. You have the cotton
seed, cotton cake, corn and hay al
. your door and you can make youl
E cattle fat. He referred to the quaran
tine laws Of come of the states anC
read letter from Secretary Rust il
reference thereto. Abiding to Mr.
; Rusk he stated he had met him ii
Washington, and while differing with
him in politics, he found him bold
honest, rugged old man, brave mar
and one whom men cannot be found
enough to bulldoze. Continuing, Mr.
Hogg called attention to the fact that
between Feb. and Dec. l Texas cat.
tie cannoi be shipped to Chicago and
other markets except for immediate
slaughter. Cars in which they are
shipped cannot be used to ship other
cattle in until they have been cleaned,
steamed and made almost as clean as
q Pullman coach.
The railroad must have separate
watering places for Texas cattle, and
when they get to market there must
be separate pens in which to put
them, and over these pens is placed
sign, "TeXas Cattle; Splenic Fever"
This places stigma upon the cattle
and interferes with their sale. You
can not takethem into the country to
feed them. You can not hold them in
the pens and keep them fat, and the
Texas stockmen find themselves in
the grasp of the "Big Four" You
men raising cattle ON So an acre land
are competing with men up there rails
ing cattle on $50 an acre land. You
should be masters of the situation, but
you are fettered with burdens equal to
the iniquitous tariff. Those
men up there in Ohio and
Illinois are used to protection
and have fattened on such. They
have grown rich under protection
against foreign nations, and are now
growing richer under protection
against you. Mr.. Rust's letter sug-
gested that Texas should have quar-
antine officer to act and consult with
officers of other states, and Governor
Hogg seems to think the suggestion
good one, and said he was in favor
of law that will create the office.
He referred to the Fort Worth pack
cry, which he said was a great enter
prise, paying out about $25, 900 a day.
This sum is small compared to what
you cattlemen can put into such an
enterprise.
You must come together and build
refrigerators and packeries and pack
your meat. You say, ave tried it,
but failed" But then, you must re-
member, things are different now. |
Then the railroads fixed rates so high |