Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-29
PRESIDEN T APP. BUSH
OF THE STATE CATTLE RAIsERs
ASSOCIATION PURCHASED 5000
HEAD OF MExIcANs.
Some MexIcHns Sold Hcre-A Kansas
swine Breeder of Note-Live-
stock Personal Notes.

Prince Hazard, formerly postmaster
at Colorado City. is in the city, and he
reports the live stock interests Of his
section as looking up considerably.
Stockmen can easily remember when
Colorado City was the leading live
stock center of the West, and when the
Generalization incident to years of de-
preston came the plucky little West
ern city suffered severely with peo-
pie who had made 1t what 1t was.
MIR. Hazard says that the range in
that section is finer than 1t has been
in a great many years. He also says
that every man in all that section
who can beg or borrow p dollar is in
vestlng it in cattle, and he looks for
Colorado City to recover much of her
lost prestige as Il cattle center.
The bulk of the cattle now going in
to that country are MeXicans, and MIR.
Hazard says that at least $4,000 head
will be unloaded at Colorado city with
in the next sixty days These cattle
represent the better class of MeXicans
and viii be used in stocking the range
to something of the same proportions
Of the halcyon days when $50 around
was the price Of range cattle.
President A. r. Bush OF the State
Cattle Raisers' Association Is among
the heaviest importers of the MeXiclns,
having already turned loose 5000 head
In his pastures. President Bush was
among the heaviest losers during the
years of depression, and his stock Of
cattle ON the range had greatly de-
Perforated. But In common with many
nj IA 1lrt4 FNlt cob
hold on the situation. and Is stocking
his range all 1t will bear
Mr.. Hazard says the greatest diff
flculty the Colorado City stockmen now
have to contend with is the want OF
banking capital in their town to back
them up in all the deals they wish to
make. Colorado City at this time has
only one bank, and 1t is a matter OF
lmposslbility for that institution to
extend all the accommodations de-
manded by the stockmen OF that Sec
ton.
The Mexican cattle coming into the
Colorado City country are pronounced
healthy and good stock. They are not
as good as the Texas cattle, but at this
time seem the best substitute that can
be obtained.
II. 5. Cook OF Wichita, Kan, spent
Monday night in the city on his way
10 Dallas, where has some hogs on
exhibition. Mr.. Cook Is one of the
most successful breeders of swine in
the United States, and his success is
q Striking example OF what careful
wedding will accomplish. Mr.. Cook
sent eight hogs TO the Worlds Fair nj
Chicago aud took seven prizes ont of
his exhibit. In preparing for this ex-
hibit Mr., Cook employed a method Of
Feeding which his long experience had
suggested, ana the result was that he
successfully with the product of mncb
older states. Mr.. Cook is president of
the Kansas Swine Breeders Ascot
tlon, to which position he was re-
Gently elected.
j. d. Houston and j. b. WcIIs NJ
Gonzales were In the city yesterday
II. +, Masterson OF GrandvIew ,,,os
here yesterday.
Berry .Gatewood of Ellis county wos
IN me city yesterday. He was looking
after 900 head of feeder cattle which he
had bought from II. c. Burlington
Mr. Pierce OF Ellis county was here
John Housels went up the Denver to
MS nome at Vernon yesterday II 10
reported that he sold GOO head Of feed9
ers to Jot ]. Smyth. VI Aeeu-
trip TO Dallas. t'oi"
W.. II, Ellis was here last nIpb+ or
cattle, WV heau OF
W; Il. Pierce of waxahachie was
In the city yesterday to buy 5oo MAS mas
OF cattle TO put on feed. ''e"u
Three cars OF the Mexican cattIa -.
Gently brought in by j. II. BOYD wsro
sold yesterday to the packing b",se
ana to J., $. Boyd. feeder Of cr ronSe
view. The rest were shipped ove, M
MIS- Missouri Kansas and Texas to Kansas
city. -sNas' Is IN the
Fe!iT Mann came In yesterday.
d. d, Smyth yesterday bought Eoo
n neaa OF cattle from John Housels of