Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-15

II IL hurpused by many that these en-
cessivc shipments are caused by over pt o.
duciion. but this II not fact. ana, to
confirm thls statement, we beg to call
your attention TO tho following extract
from tho Hon. q. O. Vests report 10 tho
senate after committee had investigated {
into the causes OF tho depressed condition
of our live stock Industry few years ago:
"The worst feature OF the cattle trade
Is the fact that so many cows and calves
are being thrown upon the market, tho
indication being that producers are panic- .
stricken and anxious to realize now With
out regard to the future. There weru
marketed Mt Chicago during tho last year
s.os5,es cattle. OF which from Is 10 90 per
cent we're cows and per cent were
| calves"
1t Is very well known That the shipments
Of cows and calves have continually In
creased since the report Of the same com
mittec and II the amount was between
Is and 70 pcr cent In 1881. when this re-
port was made. II ls safe TO say It will
exceed 80 per cent In lsoa
| The fact OF the matter n the propcr
class Of cattle to supply tho markets OF
our country are not to be Ind FOR II
stands TO reason that no man would ship
n breeding COW to market that ne lnows
very we'll will not sell for rood rrlce.
II he had any steers to ship. IL "a pre-
ciseiy al Senator Vest says In his rtport:
The producers are panic stricken and arc
| anxious TO realize now. without regard
to tho future" This IN a mnttcr OF Vital
interest not only TO tho individuals en-
gagged IN the Industry. hut 10 every cons
sumer In tho United States. for u we arc
sending to market 20 per cent OF our
breeding stock 20 meet the demand from
our people now, how long will 1t be be-
fore our ability TO produce cattle will be
| erhAusted1
We beg that your honorable body viii
give this matter your careful and prompt
attention, and M means OF better ex-
planning the system that we have tho
| honor OF presenting Tor your consideration.
| we have annexed heretofore nm cspla1a-
ton OF tho same. together with the out
lines OF bill which we believe may as
siet somewhat 10 conveying our mstnlnE
better, and we would especially caii at
tonton to that feature OF tho hill ,sec-
iion No. @ whereby the bureau can 10
made entirely self-supporting. We be-
llevc II the proposed system IN adopted.
and properly carried out. TINT It viii re-
Filt In rovlvlng our live stock Industry,
upon which every fnrner In the United
states depends chiefly for the profit Of his
labor.
We only nsh That tho rovcrnmen, take
charge Of the matter. because II Ia Inn
possible for 20 many States TO unite upon
any given plan Of action except through
National legislation.
We have submitted tho proposed plan
OF relief to the chief executives OF nearly
all OF thu States ana we have pleasure
In adding TO our memorial the Endorsement
sn,,he. Ia, n' ~ wv sV, w
nameA Respectfully submitted.
VIM. l.. Black. Texas.
J. Il. Waters. Arizona,
j., Minor. Arkansas.
A. NJ. Pryor. Colorado.
W. t. Vandevoer nllnaiy
il. a. Heath. Kansas.
G. j.. Clark, Missouri.
II
~ fluey Ncpruaka,
Halph Friend, wyoming,
bhmnel Mayos Ind. Ter
A Rii TO Create Bureau In the Depare-
nont of Agriculture for the Giving pub
,.,,. a., v,.,.,,- ~,
he ih'o'"iNoh VI '"o rf""ue''o' S"o
Shipping OF Live Stock.
BE Il enacted by tho senate and house
| - ,,,...,,, ,t,.. 81, a., tt.,,., a,.,.-.
Va ''''''e"'"'''oS VI '"' 'n.''u ''A'~
OF America IN congress- aHseinbled'
That there In hereby created In tho de-
pnrtment of aerlcul,pre n bur,nu 10 b,
$500, ...,,, ,,,,.,, :, u. ,a.,,,,,,,,,, "a
n"'N" w i"e n"fe"u " '",o'"'''o' ~'1
stntiStlcs Conserving Lave STOCK.
Sec 2 That the sccretnry OF agriculture
shali cttnbilsil STATIONS AZ suitable polns.
production. locality. and tho amount OF
business IN shipping i've stock being con.
sidercd. In each OF the Following named
States ana Territories. namely Texas,
Ne" MoAlco N1lonli, toioihuo huihh
Territory kahbaA, wyoming, Ncpraske.
south Dakota, North Dakota. Mountains
minnesota, Iowa, Missouri. Arkansas, Wih-
consin, llinola, kentucky, tennessee, Mich
lynn and Indiana; and be may establish
stations In huch other States ana Terri
toriea an he may think necessary
Bee. ,. That that secretary OF aRriculturs
nhnll rent rooms sufficiently large aud
properly located for the transaction or
the public business ut uaid stations, and
Tor the accommodation o. Az persons en-.
gagcd In handling live stock, the rent OK
such rooma not TO exceed IN any case the
rum OF one thousand eight hnitdrod doll
lara por annum; Provided, That whom
suitable rooms can be had In building
belonging TO the United States at the town
or city whcro my station IA established.
the said rooms shall be occupied by the
officers OF the department OF agriculture
hereinafter named.
SEQ. l. That the secretary OF agricuIturs
shall nrsign from his department an Of
ficer to net ns secretary at each OF tho
stations established. and lie may also as
sign for duty an assiptnR, to such seere-
tary whenever he may think the public
, service requires II.
Sec. g. That each station shnli be sup
Piled with properly arranged bulletin
boards. on which shall DO poetcd daily
nil information concerning the amount OF