The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-02-03
LIVE STOCK INDUSTRY.
Governor James Stephen Hogg
Addresses
THE CONVENTION OF OATTLEMBN.

Thorough knowledge of the situation
His speech Was Roundly Applauded.
AUSTIN, Feb. 2.-The stockmen's con-
vention met in representative hall Tues
day. the attendance being quite large.
1t was called to order by b. A. Rodgers
Of Liberty Hill, who explained that the
object was to organize a state associa-
ton of persons interested in the live
stock industry. The necessity of or
ganization was urged, the immense in
terests at stake requiring protection
which could be secured alone by CO.
operation.
Judge J. B. Rector of Austin was
elected temporary president and George
B. Loving of Fort Worth secretary.
Mayor Mcdonald made the speech of
welcome. which was responded to by
Secretary Loving. Mr.. Loving had no
notice. but made an elegant impromptu
talk upon the situation of the stock in
terests.
Judge Rector exhibited IA statement
of the value of the stock interests and
urged organization.
Governor Hogg was introduced and
made strong talk, which was full of
practical suggestions, based on thor
ough knowledge of the situation. He
had evidently been investigating the
stock question when Austin reporters
supposed he was preparing his call for
an extra session.
He declined to advise cattlemen how
to breed, feed and fatten stock, as they
knew all about it, but had his views as
to what should be done after the cattle
are fattened for the market. Texas is the
largest cattle producing state and should
lead also in horses, mules and sheep,
climate and all other conditions being
favorable. Fully half of the state is
adapted to horse, sheep and cattle rails
ing and the other half to stock farming.
Lanham's jumbo district is equal in
area to the balance of Texas and now
rs per cent of that district is under wire
fences. Stock growing on a large scale
dominates half of the state. Parts of
the west for all time to come
will be permanently given to
stock growing, and with the
increase of rain and irrigation the man
with the hoe will make the large areas
of fertile lands agricultural The inter
ests will go hand in hand. The repre-
sentatives present represent one-eighth
of the wealth of Texas Live stock by
the assessment of 1891 is valued at $780,
600, 900 and the total valuation of
all property at $500, 900. Without
including their lands, they represent
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is, what are the barriers in the way of
success? What cuts off the profit on the
way of live stock to the markets. and
how is this organization to benefit stock
raisersI You raise stock and sell with
out fattening, you rush beeves to market
without preparing them.
The Profit Is in Fattening
them, and after all your work in raising
them you sell poor cattle, losing the only
profit in the business. 1t is as easy to
fatten as to raise beeves and takes less
time You complain of hard times.
when You are producing millions of
stock which you turn over to the specu-
lators to fatten. Thereby you turn over
the cream of your business to others and
are bound to have hard times. Why
can't you get together and have an under
standing that you will not market poor
cattle; that you will feed them and
utilize your provender.
The cotton seed, corn and grass will
make them fat for less money than it
takes in any other country. Your cat
tie are marketed poor and all poor and
60 sold L. l..
tation, and on account of it suffer in
price. You should get the reputation of
selling fat stock. That itself is big
factor i'll raising prices. But another
thing, If your cattle are fattened until
they lard the ground dropping grease as
they walk, you cannot sell to advantage
in the market so long as you are subject
to the restrictions put upon You. You
suffer from letters on shipments from
which others are free.
The governor here recitrd their griev-
ances against the arbitrary cattle quar-
antine, which prevented Tree shipment
10 Chicago and other markets. Since
congress met the commissioner of agri-
culture had adopted new line. You
always had trouble with quarantines of
other states. They always said youi
cattle had Texas fever, and | think there
is truth in the complaint that their stock
crossing the trails of Texas cattle OF
drinking where they have drunk are in.
ected and die with Texas fever. Owing
to these complaints congress passed a
law authorizing the commissioner OF
agriculture to appoint inspectors and
| draw a line AGAINST this fever and Il