The herald., 1895-02-19
THE Ell PASO SAFETY LINE
Mexican Cattle Must Not Enter the
Safe Area
New Ruling That Makes II Bad for
the Cattle Rangers on
the Border

Ell Paso, Feb. 1.-THE cattle men now
making FL Paso their headquarters are in
deep trouble. Yesterday morning Cap
tain Alexander Lobb, Government inspec-
tor of cattle at this point received the fol-
lowing telegram from Albert Dean, head
of the Government live stock bureau at
Kansas City:
Department regutions for 1895 pro-
hibit the importation of cattle from Mex
leo into the safe area, except for imme
diate slaughter"
This order created great CONSERVATION
among the cattlemen in El Paso who had
arranged for large shipments of cattle
from Mexico Captain Lobb, speaking to
a Times reporter on the subject said:
"a large number of American buyers
have constructed for the delivery here
and at Deming of large quantities Of Mex
lean cattle during the months of March
April and May, and they will either have
to lose the cash bonus they have put up
or pay to have their stock taken care OF
in Mexico until next December when the
quarantine will be raised. Mr.. Denny at
Deming has brought twelve or fifteen
hundred head of cattle to be delivered at
Deming in a few days, and those cattle
are no doubt now on the road. These
cattle were shipped to Illinois, but this
order will tie them UP at Deming."
Mr. Newsbury of Montana has Just re-
turned to Ell Paso from Mexico, where he
bought $500 head of cattle and made
cash advance of from 81 to 50 per head on
them, making about $4,000 in cash he has
paid on the cattle, which he intended to
ship to Montana But now he will be
forced to lose his money or pay more to
have the cattle pastured in Mexico until
the quarantine expires next December.
ANA there. are many others in Mr.. News
bury's condition. This is hard ship to
American buyers, who believe that the
Government should have given them
timely warning of its intention to make
such rule, so they would have had an
opportunity TO protect themselves. 1t is
possible that some of the Mexican sellers
seeing that it would be impossible for
the American buyers to carry out their
contract-will be liberal enough to refund
the cash bonuses they have received.
The "safe line" referred to in Mr..
Deans telegram does not include the
counties of Ell Paso, Reeves Pecos, Buch-
all and Jeff Davis. But Mr.. H. Nj. Patter-
son does not think that there is sufficient
unoccupied pasturage in these counties
to furnish grazing for the summer for the
large numb Der of Mexican cattle under con
tract for delivery here during the next
ninety days.
AS stated above the receipt of the tee-
gram instructing Captain Lobb to COM
mence the enforcement of prohibitory
quarantine against Mexican cattle today
caused great CONSERVATION among the
cattle men in the city Those who had
all the Mexican cattle they have pur-
chased ON this side of the Rio Grande
shook hands with each other, but the
unlucky ones whose cattle are still in
Mexico were very much disgusted and
expressed the opinion that the govern
ment should have given them some warn
ing of its intention and allowed them an
opportunity to protect themselves. And
the hotel men are kicking because they
think the quarantine will result in send
ing back to their homes the army of visit
ing cattle buyers now in the city
The Times was unable yesterday to
secure Il map showing the exact bounda-
ries of the safety line.
1t is believed by some that the depart
ment can be persuaded to suspend the
operation of the prohibitory quarantine
Il few days to allow the American buyers
an opportunity to save themselves on
contracts already made.
Tucson, Feb. lin Tucson word has
been received that the Government had
raised the embargo on cattle from the
states of Chihuahua and Sonora, to enable
ufortunate buyers to lose nothing.