Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-14

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THE CATTLE BArsERs' cONvENTIoN.
Tho seventeenth annual session Of the
Northwest Texas Cattle Ralsers Assoc
/ citation meets today under conditions
more favorable TO the interest % rel
resents than have existed since the flush
times Of 1883. when a fancy price could
be had for anything wearing horns.
The last decade has been q period Of
| constant transformation for the live
stock industry Of Texas. Within that
period the old methods have almost en-
tiroly disappeared. The happy-go-lucky
plan Of procedure. encouraged by the
enormous profits yielded Ia the oldcn
times. has given place 10 systematic and
! economic methods Cattle raising hns
/ chnnged from a recreation 70 business
\ II is next TO agriculture Ia Importance
| IN Texas. and there Is reason to believe
that In the future It's grade as compared
with agriculture viii increase rather
| than diminish
An unbiased study Of the conditions OF
! North Texas must force the conclusion.
though IL be reluctantly adopted that
upon the livestock industry must center
the hopes for the building Of large
city in this section Of the state. The
concentration Of its traffic interests.
aud the various corrollary enterprises
that follow upon their heels. would
mean a city greater than Kansas City
or Omaha. because the territorial and
industrial backing would bc greater than
theirs For this reason, the cOnvocu-
lions Of the cattle raisers grow ia in-
tcrcst and importance with each sue
cccding year II is theirs to award the
sccptrc Of commercial supremacy
Texas. with millions of dollars worth
of livestock products 20 sell annually
cannot afford longer to be- dependent ON
distant markets. entailiug, as they do.
heavy per centnge Of loss on each ship
mcnt The livestock industry cannot
enjoy the full measure of deserved and
natural prosperity until 70 cuts loose
from lbs bondage to unsympathctic mur-
kets. and avoids the wastuge aud rX-
pcnsc of long shipments
This is one Of the questions. and. In
deed, the most important question TO
be considered by the cattle raisers In the
course of their present meeting.
syndicate OF capitalists have Just pur.
chased 5000 acres OF land In Florlia
lying north on the Pensacola and Atlantic
railroad Tic price paid was SiOJUOI
which is % The rate OF $3.50 Per acre.
The syndicate proposes Development or
their purchase ON large s,uc the tm-
Der lands win ha Z. li-.d Tor ths ilmbpr.
hut the balance viii boz oulouisM nom
Sweden and Germany Tobacco seems 10
have become the staple crop OF that soil.
while stock'brtcling win also boz introduced
frn'tTow'ns too. Will play its part
The coming OF the Rock Island road
would have brought capital und population
TO Fort Worth, appreciated the yalio of
read estate and, possibly, have given the
city railroad shops Int 10 Is encouraging
TO know that Fort Worth doesn't need
capital people and shops. Fort Worth has
Jet "a bird go.
Maryland Is following Canada IN an effort
20 Induce the bachelors of The state TO
tukN to themselves wives. Maryland. how
ever is trying the matter with more hustc
than taundu Us showing A law has ul-
ready been planned 10 tax bachelors. there
being 5000 more females than males In
the state.
The Gazettes map OF Texas Oklahoma
aud the Indian Territory, shows the Rock
Island road 90 Bowie. Tho Gagcitc tried
hard 10 get the map maker 60 extend Il
TO Fort Worth, but he said no. The mup-
maker knew better than The Gazette. this
paper Is sorry to say.
a Washington telegram says that Nlr
kiigule's authority for the statement that
senator Mills destroyed bis chances for tho
Mexican mission was SIR. Cleveland him.
SELF The Issue between the rcxas svna.
tor uud thr Ieyns congressman tbrctt ,ls
Co become % Triangular affair
The opinion of the preacher was tuat
thrrr o. tlnr for ul THINGS. ANA 10 hr
| had lived u this day lc would probably
have declared that the time 90 begin u
carlct on the WORK uf ciui service reform
iH after thr Republicans have an been
bounced from once
The ovnors OF the right or way ana
/ terminals desired by hp Rock Island should
/ havc gone To the railroad committee of
the chamber Of commerce with proposals
TO sell or to give. II they wanted another
railway TO come to Fort worth-aud such
| a RAILWAY!
Judge A. W. Terrell OF Austin has the
endorsement OF the Texas Allegation FOR "a
! diplomatic appointment and win probably
| scr a. The uucagy swing OF that nuira
| ca.v Tor some time back gave nu intina.
lion that lac was on the look out for the
saddle
The Information comes pretty straight
tiut newspaper mon viii get no postufBccs
under Che now administration. Mr. Glove
laud evidently thinks chat tho onmpaign
81 education Do ot moro importance 20 the
country than an A 4 postal service.
Dallas rendered the right OF way through
| itb municipal limits 20 tho Rock Island.
aud Fort Worth asked $4,000 for &C.,
which goes TO show that real estate IS
more highly appreciated In Fort Worth
than Ia Dallas,
Scientists are alaraed because OF the ac.
elimination OF ice az the North Pole ANA
fcnr that the earth win IN limo bc over.
balanced II may become necessary tor
Apostle lraun 20 SO little nearer To tho
South Pole TO preserve the equilibrium.