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

largely ON the QUE OF statn. hegu Che be-
ginning Of failure stood revealed.
MORE HOGS PROMISED.
The raising Of hogs for home markets
has Increased greatly since the packery
demand became 40 large mud constant,
and In the near future the supply may
be adequate 10 the demand and, Indeed,
even exceed the present demand aud thus
warrant the enlargement Of the pnck-
cry when its operations are removed.
A GOOD PACKERY SITE.
The climatic conditions are OF the best
for an Institution of this kind, for the
dry pure atmosphere adds much 10 the
merit of the cured meats and Il H. a
fact, well known 90 all the old residents,
that the dry. pure air Of West Texas OBJ
yiuted the need for any special meat cur
ing establishments Ia by-goue days, aud
Fort Worth h near enough to the west
tern prnirios 20 have many of the nd-
yontagea Of the West IN this respect.
HOGS A LUXURY.
Il IS singular that the people Of Texas
seem 10 look upon hog products az the
Injuries of lie as well as the only prop
or kind of meat-food. for they viii buy
all of this kind Of food that the packer
les can make though Il ~ more ex-
pensiye food than beef or mutton.
THE FUTURE
With market for the beef and this
would have 60 De 10 great extent out
Of the state. aud the certainty that all
the pork made could b. sold within the
state n the supply Of hogs was rs large
as needed. free from debt, there Is no
reason, said one who knows more OF the
packery than any one else IN this city,
why Il ahoud not be a good paying In
stitution'
THE STOCKYARDS.
The Union stocEynrds, while Intimate.
~ connected with the packing house,
is n separate institution aud IL still being
operated. although not us largely as IL
would were the packery riill running
Its last report Is published elsewhere
and the prospects are very favorable for
even a better showing next July when
is annual statement ID made,
The Union stOckyards was Incorporated
Nov y 1857 with d capital stock Of
100000 which WAS ufterWurd incrcas-
ed 90 S25O,OOO
j. w. Rurgess was the Gra president
and r. u. Maddox secretary, ina 1899
II. w. Taylor was elected president
J. w Burgess yice-prsldent, A. w
Caswell secretary aud " NJ Harrison
beeu made; W. n. S0meryilie succeeded
4. w. Taylor az preddsntl John T.
Hoxie succeeded Taylor 81 Is. Paxton
acting as secretary. VI. q. Ellis succeed
ed John r. HOxie: V. 3. Wardlaw sue
ceeded j r. Paxton az secretary, aud has
acted ever since that time 10 the dual
capacity u secretary aud treasurer
Mr.. Ellis was succeeded by n ~. Sci.
iera who resigned, and Mr. Ellis was
again made presldetn. d position which
he sin holds.
The capacity Of the yards 81;
iOi pens, capacity. 10000 cattle
~ loading shutes, capacity 300 hogs
GOO feet side track 1000 sheep
800 horses
The men who have been cnnected with
these Institutions are among our ablest
most euterprsiug and most Influential
citizens and no blame can attach 10 thefd
for the lack Of complete success Hey
were pioneers III the Geld and the pV0s
pie Of Fort Worth win delight 70 -
them honor, for while they may rot
have succeeded, yet they made succeas
possible
To Peter Smith. the nsaier o. FOrt
Worth the city owes debt u graft
tnde that cun never b. Repaid
John r. Hoxle has so used his Inn
mensa wealth that every dollar has
worked for the good u he city. aud he
has been FOREMOST 70 ever pubic eater
Everybody knows ]. G Alccariy. r.
b Harold and X. r. MADDOX and II ey-
~ there Is movement Tor tie benefit
" Fort Worth IN which their n0mes are
not pr0uilnent u vii De after thsg arf