Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-23
THE CATTLE SITUATION
AS VIEWED BY THE MAN UP
A TREE.
Cattle Raisers and Feeders Do Not
Protect Themselves Against
GIutted Market and Com
sequent Loss.

On a trip to the stockyards this morn
ing there were seated in the electric car
coteric of experienced and well-to-do
stockmen, who fell into general dis
cussion of the cattle and hog business,
reciting the yicissitudes of the past and
what the immediate future promises.
Men were mentioned who had been
prominently iden1iid with the cattle
business from twenty wears back to the
general crash of 1856. Their methods
and the caprices OF fortune which had
toyed with them as the wind would u
reed drifting on oceans foam. 1t was
surprising to recall the number of the
wealthy cattle men of those days who
are now rarely mentioned 'on change
the men who bought at fabulous prices
when that Chicago syndicate conceived
the idea Of roofing out the smaller owners
for the purpose Of monOpOllzing the held
and lost heavily.
The great majority of those old-timers
were good square men, ana hlEhly re
spected now as before their reVerses
came but their losses We're N many IN,
stances complete they were discouraged
and have never rallied,
There are others who remained in the
business as best they could, on u snall
scale H they could 10 no better. Many
of these have recovered portions OF thei'
losses from the wreck and by Judicious,
management are now ON their feet,
and steering clear of the breakers aa
they appear on the surface.
What is the matter with the cattle
| business lust at rresentE was asked
Mr., NJ. G. Hancock, a rustler who hVes
1.-THE trouble with US at present as ]
see it is that we stockinen have not man,
aged our feeding aud sales ms we should
| have done 10 avoid n glut in the market
and heavy loss to ourselves.
'People-and cattlemen are sun pee,
pe-are like sheep In one respect full
one into uuagmire and the rest viii
| follow. To illustrate, tie catuemeu be
gan feeding the same class of cattle foi
curly marketing about the same nme,, \
| seemed that nearly all OF them were hall
crazy for good feeders, regardless %, o.
| COST and the price o. feedstuns. Ih'
result is that tie best grade Of beef o
forced on the markets for weeks greatly
In ercese of normal demands, the iuarkel
Ia rIntlel. incident and independent nnt
tbe cottlafugnt is figuring iltst where NJ
is going TO fall. and whether the locality
Is a sandbar or Il chapparai Of ihorhs
Not all OF them are in thls shhpe' OF
course. but some are. -.
| & - A NNNll lNAN ~ NffNA
Won see everybody wanting me SAINT
thing at any cost 1t is mikhty go.
t;,na IA live that one thing z Wid'
berth Flee from II ae n seorcne1 Gu
,yo,id n Ned Of hot Goals concealed De
meath an inviting bank Of White ashe
In the corner of the chimney. H.. a..
A nod Of assent was observed ny IN
;rterasted listeners, who agreed thar ~
men n lie business should post them
selves and avoid rushing any pafuenia
| feat,,re of il to ruin-to 50 hlAuase wa
sales would be dlstributed from ule /.
linn in manner that VIII keep an heuf
demand at fair prices.
tav,onsiye preparations are beug mad
lao 81. citizens. especially those interests
IL tbe cattle interests, for the enlei'ni
mont Of The cattlemen OF texas ,.o
n'v.'' neetjng Of Fort Worth citizens IA
- esiisd 10 be held at the once o. !
q Loving, IN the Hendre9A u,i. (
On Saturday afternoon AZ e 49, a.
which it Is earnestly tsqus s5,,ter,ainrer
eit;zans interested in the fhlelthli,,'ss
81 the visiting eatuemen ps
ance at the meeting .o,;n, ~ m
I'M ofghfepnth annual meeting " ~
{ ~. TattIa Raisers association -
~ h,i3 III Fort Worth, and y = ipI X
nnrnose Of arranging q pfesEan w , n
nroner entertaiunent OF VIZ =, sts Nd
! and those who are inieress9e3 ,ttend HI
fer are earnestly re9pes, IT,.
SATURDAY afternoon meetiln,,s. hers a
? - nv. si,te cattieinen Will infet ~ ~
. NH II and il Is esiimstfl ~ ~
49, ~ ~ l.st mectlng held IN FoFe wv
!. there were present. i''uY.
NJ Reskhans q BAtahef ~, ,vee Isl ".
from the jaundlse iyf an 4 railroad.