Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-14
LIVESTOCK NOTES.
THE BIG PACKERY SOON TO BE
IN OPERATION.
Doings al the sioogards- Blockadsd With
Cattle Traffic The Record Of Sales
and Shipments Personal.

w r. Curtis, a cattleman Of Henrietta,
II here.
Mr. Rowdeu, stockman Of Caldwell.
~ iu the city.
w r. Qulnlan Of Midlothian, a well
known clttlomun, is in town.
o. II Nelson. cattl. buyer Of Kan
Als City, came in yesterday.
I'D Lossiter is shipping d lot OF beeyes
a. market FROM South IcAu-
Thirty.hye ears Of sheep were ia the
yards yesterday, from San Angelo.
Colonel g. G. Slaughter Hcrpresideut
OF the Texas Cliilemcn association, h
here.
Charles Ware. the popular livestock
agent Of the great Panhandle rodte, b.
Ia the dty.
Charles Guutpr % Lamar county has
sold DO Joe Brhm ljuu pounds of wool
az 20 cents per pound, the first clip oi the
season.
Lob0sco The famous stallion has died
Of lIryueits. His owner. J. &. iAdd,
refused 100000 for him after be- broke
hr worlds record last iHll
The stockmen iu the vicinity of Eden
IOurhO county, are about Go organize
protective association tur the vNtrr
miuation Of wolves and Wild cats
st. Louis received yesterday $1,000
pound clip OF Texas wool the hrst clip
Of amy consequence received there this
season. Another clip of 5000 pounds
~ eu route there from Southwest leXus.
c. r. Ilclyoy Of Brenham has shipped
fDur cars containing lSt head ui stock
cattle 60 I'D Campo. Tex where hc ex.
prCt. Co hold lhcm on his ranch Tor bet
Ter prices These cattle were bought
from Mr -. n Dicker-ou ut - per head.
A. j. l(uo0lin OF Kansas Cig aud
William PAGE Ot Chicago, Two well known
sheep buyers came in last Hcea aud ne
ter remaining q day lvft for several sheep
r1nChcs 90 look nt "a number OF lunches
man, They expect 10 make large pur'
chaRes while here.
Tho Gazette cannot urge too strongly
on the farmers and stockwen Of Texas
q reserve ms much az possible their ship.
meuts Of hogs for the opening OF The
packing house. The plant win be- nhle
aud willng 20 humble far moro than
% will be- aide 60 obtain Ia TrXas. and the
best Of prices viii be given. Help build
mp % Texas industry and poe money In
your pockets 40 the sumc tiue by ship
plug 10 Fort Worth
Both the blk tOckyards were crow ded
yesterday, and hustle aud hurry was the
order OF The day over 100 cars of stock
were received M the Texas aud Pacific
yards and .i3 ears az the Union yards.
the latter receipts bellF as heavy, Il
not tnc heaviest receipts Tor one dny
ln The history ol The ynrds. The Santa
Fe b san hOckcd mp aud has refused
20 take moro shipments until the block.
hdc o. RAISED dud those uuW ru route
20 their destinations got OUT oi the way
Tho prospective opening of th1 Cher0
kee strip 90 settlement has already given
an impetus To- the cattle business IN
southern Kansas. The Winfield LAND
and PnsturnHe company, u new corpora,
ton. has just leased 100000 acres of land
ln the eastern part of Cowley county
Kan, ana large numbers of cattle arr
being shipped Ia there from the Territory
The company numbers among It's stock
holders many Of the cattle raisers OF
COwloy, besides number OF prominent
Texas catilemen.
The future superintendent OF the pack.
ilig house II. O. Iillinghast has lcft foi
thlcnFo, aiigr making an Inspection OF
the plant. Ills time was put In ia pre-
pairing plans for the enlargement and
beltermenl Of the house with the view al
greatly Increasing the cnpucitv. which
Is much ton small for the extelllyr bust
neas that Will be- done by the svulicate
The cooling rooms win BE- enlarged anon.
other things, aud the appliances for usint
up what the uniniuatrd would call ia,
waste or ohal, win b. greatyenlnrged
lt VIII be but short time now. possi
~ vei9Ie tht emu et the month, ere IA,
Dig buildings viii once mOrp resound wifi
the hum Of business, as some Of IN,
contemplated improvements will be mad,
during the operation OF che plant Nh,
improvements FIRST 10 be made viii be h
the line OF rcrarangemeut of the cool
irk houses 10 slaughtered heeyes can b,
bnng. This neceSsitntes taking out M
the hoOra and giving more space between
them. The greatest part of the co0linl
space was for hogs and this mistake 3
construction has 10 be rcctihed frst
Worth again after trip as far east n
Now York