Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-09
ON THE SIDE.

Col. A. H. Pierce, one of the most promi-
nent cattlemen on the gulf coast, is here.
Al Chafer, leading cowman of Cedar
vile, Kan, is greeting friends in the live
stock center.
This will be largely holiday, as the con-
vention will meet at 10 O'Clock and adjourn
at II to attend the barbecue.
Jack Kaufman, of the well-known cattle
firm of Kaufman Bros, IS in attendance
and is domiciled at the Pickwick.
A G. Godair, the junior member of the
firm of Godair, Harding & Co., Chicago,
livestock commission dealers, is in the city,
taking in the convention.
Whenever you see knot of cattlemen
gathered together, you can't be sure that
there is a trade afoot-it is more likely that
they are talking Hogg and Clark.
W. NJ. Allen of Pecos City is attending
the convention. He says grass looks better
and came up earlier than for years. He
has had very light losses during the winter.
A wager was made yesterday that Tom
Shoemaker could tell where any beef came
from after having tasted piece of the
barbecued flesh, and the test will be made
to-day.
A. S. Nicholson returned from Ballinger
yesterday, where he had been buying
steers. Said he: Steers or no steers,
was bound to come home to the conven-
tion.n
Among the large delegation of stockmen
from Comancne was Charles Christian.
His time was occupied in greeting his
many friends, and they are numbered by
the score.
P. P. Clarke is another Of the Comanche
delegation. He says he suffered but few
losses this winter, not 3 per cent. He has
fed $1,000 pounds of millet and oats during
the season.
w. Hittson, Familiarity known as "Uncle
Bill, " was greeting his many friends in the
city. He knows nearly every cattleman he
sees, and is one of the best known cowmen
in the state.
The various railway livestock agents
overlook nothing. Not one of them but
who can tell you who has cattle to ship,
when they will be shipped and over which
road they will ride.
Tom Montgomery is in from bis Scurry
county ranch, greeting the cattlemen and
his other friends in Fort Worth. He re-
ports fine rain on his ranch Friday night,
and cattle in good condition.
MIR. D. G. Galbraith, manager Of the
Liano cattle company in Cara county, IS
with the rest of the cattlemen in Fort
Worth. The Llano cattle have plenty of
There are a large number of Jumbo
trades on foot, but all efforts to get the
particulars now are futile. The usual
reply to inquiries is, "Wait, young man;
we are not ready to touch the button yet"
Frank James was greeting his friends in
Fort Worth. He was constantly sur
rounded by large crowd, who pressed
eagerly forward to see the man whose
name and fame are known from one end Of
the continent to the other.
Among the crowd that thronged the
Pickwick was ]. II. Ryder, from the San
Angelo country. He reports about 10 per
cent loss during the winter and says the
rain which fell there day or owo ago has
set the grass to growing icely.
The Fort Sill country was represented by
Emmett Cox, whose ranch is on the
Comanche reservation. He says there is
plenty of good grazing on the range, but the
cattle don't seem to take 10 it, and are very
poor. His losses during the winter were
very small
G. NJ Carpenter, stockman who halls
from Chautauqua, says that stock had
wintered well. He has fed 300 head and
lostuone. Grass is just starting to grow
nicely in that part of the country. He says
this is the largest gathering of stockmen he
has seen for many years.
Col. John R. Hoxie, president of the
Fort Worth packing company, was greet
ing acquaintance on the streets to-day,
and 1t kept him busy. There are few cow
men of prominence the colonel is not ac-
quainted with. He will greet them in
royal style at the bar becue tomorrow.
Genial J. c. Rogers of Wagner, ]. T.,
chatted with a GAZETTE reporter for Few
minutes. The grass in that section, he
said, vas very short as yet. and the losses
this winter have averaged 10 per cent. he
has fed all winter He is enthusiastically
in favor Of this city as headquarters for the
association
E. NJ Eichelberger OF Graham speaks
encouragingly Of cattle prospects In his
section. He says the cattle wintered much
better than he expected, but range cattle
have suffered a loss of about 10 per cent
He is feeding fine bunch Of steers near
Granbury on cotton seed. etc. He says he
lost only one head Of cattle this winter
c. W. Merchant received telegraphic
dispatch yesterday announcing the death Of