The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-03-10
EXCURSION.
CATTLEMRN WILL BE ENTERTAINED
AT VELAsCo MARCH 10.
Refrigerator Packing House Will Undoubt-
eddy Be Established at Texas Deep
Water Port-some Interesting
Facts and Figures.

VELAsCO, Tex, March 4.-The
agitation among the cattlemen of
Texas for a refrigerator packery at
deep water on the Texas coast is grow
ing daily. The necessity for such an
institution is felt by them every time
a shipment of cattle is made to Kan
sas City or Chicago. Their burdens
are becoming heavier from freights,
long hauls and unjust discrimination,
and they are losing money instead of
making even the smallest profit.
Here is case in point OF recent &C.
currence. A very prominent cattle
raiser and feeder of Kyle, Hays coun-
ty, Texas, writes to me under date Of
February 20 as follows: "After feed
ing lot of steers this winter for 105
days on full feed, without access to
grass, shipped them to a Chicago
man, and he sold them to Armour IL
Co., who graded and would only buy
them as grass fed steers. They net
ted me a loss OF over $500 on Sc head,
losing both the profit and the feed on
the steers.n This gentleman writes
further: 81 wish you all success in
getting a packery at Velasco, and If
Interested parties who have the abili-
ty to encourage this enterprise fail to
take advantage of this tide in the af-
fairs of man. they will be foundered
indeed"
Another gentleman writes from La
Plata, Texas, and says: Guild your
packeries and give us direct line OF
railroad and we will furnish you all
the fat cattle you want"
Thus it is, that from the moment it
becomes known that deep water at
Velasco was a fact, not promise, the
eyes of the cattlemen of Texas have
turned to it as their hope for the future,
and their opportunity to throw OIL the
yoke Of grasping combinations.
They are now about to visit Velasco
and verify the statements which have
been made concerning its deep water
and its location that sO,peculiarly fits
it as the place for the establishment
of great refrigerator packing house.
The great cattlemen's excursion to
Velasco on March 10 promises to be q
signal success from every standpoint
A rate of one and one-third fare OF
four cents per mile for the round trip
has been made by the Internationa!
and Great Northern, the Houston
and Texas Central, the Gulf, Col
orado and Santa Fe, the Southern Pa
cifc and the San Antonio and Aran
sas Pass railroads on account of this
excursion, and other roads yet to heal
from.
The Northwest Texas Cattle Rails
ers' association will meet in conven
ton in Fort Worth on March anC
will probably adjourn on the evening
of March 8. On the morning of the
10th, or as soon after as the eonven
ton adjouTns the delegates and cat
tlemen there will leave for NelascC
by special train. Cattlemen from
other portions of the state who viii
not be in Fort Worth can leave home
any time between March 9th anC
evening of the 10th for Velasco, thei
tickets being good for return unit
March Il, and it is sincerely hoped
they will take advantage of this op
portunity to visit the infant wonder o
the coast and see for themselves tn,
practicability of here establishing al
enterprise that will save them mil
ions of dollars in a few years.
Not only cattlemen, but everybod,
is earnestly invited to come with thi
excursion and partake of Nelasco'
hospitality. Ask for tickets 10 We
lasco and return, account of cattle
mems excursion.
o. w. CRAWFORD.