Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-25
THE STOCXMEN INTERESTED
RETURN on DELEG ATEs TO THE
FoRr WORTH CONVENTION.
They Tell OF How KANSAS city Took
the Front Seat and ohicnEo and
ST. Louis Fell In nehind.
Large Number Present.

The Kansas City delegates TO the
Fort Worth cattlemen's convention are
back. says the Kansas city Journal.
and everyone is full OF the trip and de-
lighted with Texas and the Texans
President j. c. Mccoy OF the Live Stock
exchange says that Kansas city had
the best representation at the conven-
ton OF any OF the Western cities. Its
delegation was forty-iiye strong and
every one n worker, one hundred
badges were taken with them. and the
first day but few badges were seen
aside from them, and they predomi-
mated Throughout the convention. Last
year at the convention St Louis and
Chicago had the field and claimed that
Kansas City was not down on the map;
but this year Kansas city was TO the
front, and St Louis and Chicago had
to take back seats. Kansas city was
not only found on the map but in the
center OF It and all roads running to
her. Last year 5000 cars OF Texas cat
tie were handelcd here, or about 10000
head. President Mccoy thinks these
figures will be doubled tllis year, as
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the Kansas city market. In Southern
Texas corn is said to be up and given
It's FIRST blowing, and oats ore getting
a good start.
George r. Barse. who was at the
Fort Worth convention. thinks that
Kansas city win capture the bulk Of
the Texas cattle trade this year. He
said he could learn VI hut few trades
while In Texas, as owners dislike 20
take the prices offered. A few COW
sales were made to Western parties at
3IdS, but nothing doing in steers.
George o. Seck was with the boys On
their Texas trip. He says Kansas City
IL gaining ground in Texas and that
many moro cattle viii come to this
market from there this year Cattle In
Northern and Central Texas and In the
Panhandle country wlntered well, bug
IN the southwest counties cattle owners
are having hard time Of IT, Grass
has started however. and ranchmen
fee! more cheerful,
Major Andrew Dru rm was at the
Fort Worth convention. and sayg no
had roynl time with royal fellows.
z. i. Woodbury. secretary OF the
Kansas City livestock exchange md
the worlNtts center Of the Kansas CITY
delegation 10 the Fort Worth conyen-
ton, thinks the trip VIII result In
much good to the market here. A
most favorable impression Was made
and much Information given about the
Kansas city market Cattlemcn as a
rule, he found In fair spirits, and are
born owing less money than usual this
year. The Texas railroads We're most
liberal in their treatment, and at Gal
weston they were received most hand
somely. every courtesy being extend.
ed them.
f. j. Flato. Jr,. who has spent the
winter In Texas, was at his desk yes
terday again. He says he has been
pretty much all over the Lone Star"
state since the first of the year, and he
found a growing Kansas city senti-
mont everywhere. Cattle he reports az
doing well In central and northern
Texas and Panhandle country, but in
the southwest counties they have had
but little rain for eighteen months, the
cattle there living ON prlclsly pear and
sotol. and 1t Is surprising how many
have come through on this feed. Many
viii he shipped from there TO western
pastures this spring.
H. A. Sells OF Stevens county KRs.
was at the yards with cattle he had
been feeding IN Usage county He says
! cattle and hogs are light IN Stevens
| county as compared with Inst year,
| but In Usage there are fully as many
| cattle and hogs as n year ago.
Marion Sparks, OF Sparks Bros, ~
planters there are feeling a little bet
ter since It has been settled that sugar
viii not be put on the free list. yet
they are slow about buying mules.
James Beatty and r. s. and f. with
| erspoon and T.. p. Bowman 4 Co,
Gainesville. Tex, were here yesterday
| with cattle.
n y. Bruce. Sedgwlck city. Kas.,
came In yesterday with hogs
j. W. Frederick, II. J. Booth and
| Richard Madden, Independence, Kan.
had cattle In yesterday
Charles Dixon of the Dxon-Jonei
Bros. comission company. spent Satur
day and Sunday at his old home a
Junction City, Kan. He says he fount
n good many good cattle In GearS
county, but hogs are scarce and tn,
supply OF corn is running low, Corr
Is selling at 30 cents.
One OF the first acts OF the Kansai
City delegates TO Texas on leavini
Galveston ON their return home wa
the presentation OF gold headed can,
to President Mccoy for the successful
manner In which he conducted hi
party on the trip,
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