Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-01

sengers would rush up the other side,
and so on until they were all drowned
Ihat when cotton was up, every man
planted his place In cotton. and when
some other commodity was up, they all
rushed to that commodity, ALWAYS
Keeping year behind catching UP
with prosperity.
Ihe McLennan county farmers have
organized q local asso ia ton that en-
tertained and cooper nted with the
state association, and II every county
IN the state In the agricultural belt
organize similar associations good
would result for the hog that never can
from the politico-famer organizations
throughout the state II the day ever
comes when the farmer viii shake off
the yoke that professional politicians
have placed on him, I'm their attempts
to make him believe that the money
power has its hand Mt his throat. then
land.
THE question was suggested at the
meeting that packing houses Interested
desired an increased raising Of stock
to take advantage under the gulse OF
oNer-production and attempt TO frown
down the men who have Their money
invested in such Industries. hut the at
tendance AZ this meeting was too intel
ligent to believe any such clap-trap. II
the farmer will intelllPently investigate
for himself the Industry as handled
under present means. he win find that
he is In much better position than
ever before. II Is a common occurrence
to see 10000 hogs day in the Chicago
market and there II no other place in
the world where II would be possible
20 sell that vast amount Of stuff in one
day and have the market advance on
that day. as has frequently occurred at
that point. And while the farmer fost-
ers and encourages a similar Industry
In the state of Texas, history will only
repeat itself when Il proves to be a
berefactor to them.
Every farmer in this state should
carefully Investigate the constitution
of this association and either join the
state association or found county or
CARNATIONS for the mutual benefit. The
farmer who hus his dairy herd his
chickens. his diversified crops. will be
the man to have his front gate painted
while the farmer who leans to one
commodity will possibly not have any
gate at all"
The receipts OF hogs at the Fort
Worth stock yards have been unusually
large this week, and with today's con-
signments the total will foot up at
least $500. Yesterdays receipts were
slightly above 700. This has been the
banner hog week at the yards. the re-
ceipts of hogs being larger than ever
before. The market has been gener-
ally better, but has fallen Off some dur
ing the last of the week, and yesterday
the best price paid for tops was 1915
with the heavy receipts the packing
house has had ample material for a
good run each day. About sixty head
of cattle were slaughtered yesterday
in addition to the usual large number
of hogs,
The consignors Of carload lots OF
hogs from outside points yesterday
were w. L. Patton. Bowie; NJ r. Bird
well, Mineral Wells; L. c. Cobb. Gain.
esville ]. T. French. Santo; W. b
Robb, Wynnewood. l. T.; c. ]. Grant
Pauls Valley, / T.; C. A. Hancock
Caddo. /. t.: ]. C. Sumner, Vernon; w
NJ. Cauley, Sulphur Springs, two loads
Ben Hackett OF this place marketed 1Ol
hogs.
Colonel a. ]. Thompson, accompanied
by President G. W. Simpson of the
stock yards. who recently arrived IL
the city, went up yesterday to Ard
more, |. T.. to look at the cattle on feed
at the oil mills there with view &c
buying for export. As there are said tc
be no better cattle on feed in Texas
than these, live stock men were heard
to say yesterday that II no export cat
tie could be found among them there
was hardly any use In looking further
The arrangement committee OF cattle
men will meet again this afternoon Il
receive the reports OF the various sub
committees appointed at the last meet
ing to look into the details of the ar
rangements for entertaining the cat
tlemen in March. The finance commit
tee is working daily in their Inc.
Alex Hamilton, ]. j. Summers and
". Weldon, all of Cuero, became mem
bers OF the Cattle Raisers' Association
yesterday.
Frank Moody is back from visit OF
some length to points in South Texas
President A. p. Bush OF the Cattle
Raisers' Association went out to his
home at Colorado City, but will be IN
the city again before the convention
Mr. James of James Bros. & Brown
Childress, was In the city yesterday
en- business trip.
William Hittsoi. prominent cattle
man OF Mineral Wells, was here or
business yesterday.
]. w. Barhee Of the Cotton Belt ant
T.. w. Krake OF the st. Louis stocF
yards spent yesterday in Waco.
NJ. C. Hancock was down from Sey
mour yesterday.
r. J. Godair has gone out 10 Dunllf
to make shipment of 1000 fat sheeI
TO market.
b. c. Lightfoot, n Grandview cattle
man. spent yesterday in town.
]. Slssons OF Pauls Valley, l. Il, wal
in the city yesterday.