Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-18
A TALK WITH Mr.. SIMPSON.
The Purchaser Of Tho Plant Outlines the Plani
for us Enlargement Pleasant Read
log for Texans.

The important deal IN nt last closed,
aud the contract for the sale OF the
Union stockyurda aud the Fort Worth
Packing house 20 the Simpson ayndi-
cate has been signed by the parties az
interest
The forfeiture was deposited by Mr.
Simpson, aud when perfect title deeds
are furnished the formal transfer VIII
be made.
WHAT IT MEANS.
BY this transaction muoh-needod
link has been welded. connecting the cat
tie industry and the markets Of nearly
the whole country north, south and east,
10 the Atlantic aeabonrd,
Never has a business enterprise "
gT9Ner interest 10 stOckuOwcrs and
buyers and consumers Of cattle. sheep
and hog products been suggested Ia this
country than the establishment of the
livestock mprkct az Fort Worth. Tex. /"
said Mr. Greenlief w Simpson. the pro.
motcr Of the enterprise, IN talking OF II
yesterday.
This could not have been accomplish.
ed were II not f5r the fact that pexhs
now produces Z am Informed, 10000.
600 busbel( II corn. and Ia 1891 over
one-ihlrd Of all the cotton raised in the
United States This could moi have
been accomplished were II moi for q con-.
plete change Ia the utilization Of corn
and cotton seed mcal, the best known
substance IN use for fattcning cattle
into high grade Of beef
GROwTH or FEEDING
The feeding Of cattle Las developed
largely In tho last three or four years
aud I noted nt the late cattle rnisers
convention IN this city q banner which
read that IN 1901. there were FED IA
the state Of Texas 5000 cattle in 1923
there were fed Ia Texas 10000 head of
cattle, and ] have no reason for qnos-
tioning Tie absolute accuracy of these
figures Yet The business n almost In Nv
infancy but no state offers more adj
yant0Rea than your state. A. ! said be-
fore, the statistics " 1891 show Texas
raised j. $4,000 bales Of cotton,
"a 1892 about 2.OO0OOO bslea
and about Onequnrtcr ~ an the
cotton raised Ia the United sthtes
and fully 9ge-hfih o. al nc cotton raised
in The world Nov ] do not know exactly
how many bushels Of cotton seed this
means, but Il does mean millions ~
pounds Of the best possible cotton feed /"
"I'hia taken iu conuec ton with the
corn raised in this state makes Il sire
that Il u only a question: " b short
time when the siOekmen win mature
q large proportion Of an the cattle bred
Ia the state. Heretofore most OF the
Texas bred cDtile have been shipped ont
az yeerliuEs and 2-yenr-Olds for ranging
on Northern rnnges but this bpsinesb ~
sndng Texas cattle win soon be- a
Ming " the past The importance ~
this sale % the stock Industry Of the
state win BE- much better appreciated
pihGn the stock statistics 81 1901, the
latest ! have at hand are rend"
Texas IN that year had 1905 bend
Of cattle.
Texas 10 that year had 4,S7g gg1
head ~ eheep and gOgtg
Texas 10 that year had 100000 head
0f hogs
Aud TeIas raised the supplies 1eedful
10 draw upon for feed.
"And an Of this vast number 81 hcnd
Of livestock che Eastern buyer has beou
compelled 70 purchase Ia Nrfhern mark.
ets instead ~ direct from ihe producers
az b. viii now b. euabled 10 10, and
tliereby saving the margin f0Tmcgly paid