Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-18

| Tint fort Worth built.
TO dealers operating In the above named
markets.
WHAT THIS MEANS.
"To Fort Worth this means that very
soOu " VIII be- the largest stock market
| Ia the United States with Two cNccp.
uous, Chicago aud Kansas City alone
| ouiraphnr ~
1T b admitted by an dealers In meat
that Texas now produces more nuimala
Of the size and quality best adapted to
the wants of the whole country, best
| adapted Go all Clnssca of consumers OF
amy state Ia the Union,
Therefore the question Of the supply
Of the most marketable cattle Il settled.
Another marked advantage tho cattle
feeder has here IN the economy that the
climate advantages give hm over his
| Northern competitors, aud this | estimate
h not less thnn 20 per cent la cost aud
fully ~ per cent IN time. The ccld wlre
tors OF the North make gr'nt waste OF
time and food la fattcuing hocvcs for
market
OTHER ADVANTAGES.
"rhe distance hy the shortest route
FROM Fort Worth 10 New York ~ about
| The same nH from Omnhn, aud nearly
! the gnmo ns FROM Kansas city, aud ua
the distance N about the same, this in.
| diCutos That the running time Ia about
| M same, aud indeed am assured
| TINT we can gct our cattle from here To
| Eastern markets Ia the same limo thnt
can be- made from Omnhu or Kansas
! City. This means large saving 10
shippcrs of stock direct TO eastern mar
kola
while large proportion Of bccf con.
/ Humet ln the North aud East ~ ofriE
Grated beef. the fact remnlns that Now
| York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and other
/ large markets win continue 10 handle
large numbers of cattle.
| 'lhcn the pNporterr Of live cnttlo
/ show nn Increased demand, aud very
| large Increase VA the past three yenrH,
| which is mn evidence that the English
| markets prOier the American steer alive
| 60 dress him after The Scotch nnd lln.
| glish fashion, that bis carcass may bc
| disposed of for hOmeraiaod beef nt
nhunt cents per pound above rpirigrr'
Htcd American meats, which the Eiwiah.
man calls Frozen ment
AS a SHIPPING POfNr.
"Ily improved cars for cattle. In which
the stock N now shipped 10 the Eastern
solbunrd, Eastern slauHhiprers aud OK.
! pOrtprs. ARE enabled 90 secure cattle in
| much better condition than formerly.
| nul the establishment of Il livestock
market at Fort Worth means better
| prices 90 the producer aud lower prioca
| Go The buyers, ON account OF the loss rX.
pohgc ana smaller loss by sluiukngO by
shipping direct instead Of via tho North.
orn markets
~ d very natural his market should
be- located here, for Il Is only la strict
| line with the
MARCH OF PROGRESS,
"Only few yonra AFRO Chicago be-.
came the chief market OF the Ear wcst
/ for the eastern spuhOnrd, after which
| came Bucccsiyoy 80 Louis. lSnnsnH City,
| Omaha st. Joe and Sioux City. showing
/ plainly that packers we're sccklug 40
secure one object the purchase of their
stock ~ The nearest point 20 the place
when d Is considered That thcre are
/ more cattle and sheep naturally trihu.
/ tary 10 Fort Worth than 40 any other
market In the United States anyr one
| or two, u ~ only reasonable 10 suppose
as soon aa this market " located II viii
become
ONE or THE LARGEST
markets In the whoe country. Ny conf
/ donce Ia this ~ due 20 knowledge Of the
HOclyarda' business aud 10 the Interest
manifested by the stock growers of the
sinir This n shown by The freedom
with which they are signing tho for.
/ fciture agreement Ia case They fall 10
ship vim the Fort Worth sidckyar1a.
G'hls 10 not nlone. an evidence OF sin
| own Interests, bat 40 well an evidence
Of their patriotic regard for tho true
| iutorpats 81 state which NJ M largely IN
trrcsted IN the livestock industry
1.-THE large attendance of commission
men aud stock buyers on The late cattle
convention 10 tts city "A n strong evil
deuce of fhH Interest they are taking Ia
| fhp establishment Of this market prne-
ticnlly nll 0f them concede The ostnb.
lishmeut u this market 90 be nn ndyaut.
age and Oh on nearly al admitted n must
/ be success. for npror before IN the his,
| tory Of tho livestock industry Ind such
combination been formed as that now
in existence for the establishment OF
the Fort Worth ftOclynrds Stock rms.
Grs aud producers, railroad men, shin.
pers, Eastern buyers, bad nll joined
/ hhnds 10 n common cause"
Several Of fhc Eastern buyers have
already arranged 20 place representatives
here when the yards arc IN operation
aud The larger commission houses also
promised 10 have local representatives
with places Of business permanently To-
Gated here.
IMPROVEMENTS INTENDED.
1--WE have purchased 800 acres Of land.
which Is admitted by practical aiocli.
yard men 10 be- the best adapted FOR the
purpose ~ any N the country nnd the
ueeliul improvements win be- made under
tho supervision " Elmer Washburn, Int
HnperintrUdNut 81 the Chicago stock
yards Whose large experience ebablas
hiin 10 suggest the establishment 0f 4
system that VIII provide for the present
aud future needs ~ thOs grcnt Industry
without going into details n may 81
stated this syRem provides that every
road shall have lts own 0lYislOn, thus
preventing delays 10 loading and AZ.
loading stock aud preventing any Inter.
ference with one another.
THE PACKING HOUSE
efhe packing business ~ another feat.
nre n fhe trade, and II II the Intention
20 erect d new beef packing house that
can einugllfer 1000 becycs per day"
The present plant WIN be Increased
from 10 Nfesent capacity " 500 lead ~
hr2s per day 10 q capacity Of 1000 hoad
~ hogs pfr day.
'lu addition to these We win slaughter
large number II aheep and calves
daily.
''ihe packing house win png kaneas
/ City prices for bOEa ana ihis VIII en-
1 courage hOH raising. We 01pfff a. make
I finrf kLoril fi4 market f0l. The huu f.lila.