The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-02
FIRST CATTLE SHIPMENT.
Prominent Cattlemsn Matched Load
ing of the Cuban.
SUCCESS SEEMS TO BE ASSURED.
Beeves Arc Very Fine Iot-Those
From Houston Objected to Going
Abonrd-TnLen Home.


Europe through this port arrived from
Houston abou; O'Clock this morning but
ii sas considerably later in the lay when
The eeeves were safely stored on hoard the
steamship Cuban. which was waiting to
receive them, There were TWO carloads o.
the Houston cattle. all bulls. and although
very entieing and seluctiye walk or
chute had been arranged for their especial
beoetii In getting on shipboard. they man
Tested no disposition TO emblrk II fac;
hey we.e very backward about 1t. aad It
took 10; OF punching and pushing and
coaAiag 10 get the animals on board. and
sometimes. even after they were got on the
I Geek they turned around and SID down
tie chute again on tho hack track. There
/ vas big crowd in the shea and on hoard
( the ship 10 see the operation o. getting the
cAWle into their quarters AID the noise
made hy the spectators had tendency 10
e1eie he cattle. so Captain Berthe was
/ obliged 10 order every one no; connected
Win the ship or the shipinen. ashore. and
he police hustled the crowd OF, Of the
shed. lLea the thing was ez-ler
De cattle which tame from Houston
4 were bought BIZ W. Z. Skinner. manager o..
/ ne Fort Worth Stock Yards. for scrot,r,t
o. Mt JoSepa Gould. and were : fine
lr'Ains !oi AMI IN splendid condition They
were luhp' oisd by Or. 4. y. Mcqueen vet
erinary Inspector OF he bureau Of snirnaj
! INDUSTRY ot thu Agricultural department,
who rane mere from his heaialar.ers an
Ne" orleans Tor the special purpose As
eaeA o. the oeeves was INSPECTED he was
pFuferl! i4Esed and then q rope was Tied
+ around his horns and he vas securely tied
/ alteT beng got into his zen on tht shfr.
" was thought YESTERDAY afternoon ma.
the cattle from the lndiau Territory could
hoi re - aere in time 10 be- loaded On
: the vessel today. but As ta,tlfle ro 10 a
| Would mean .emurraee tho Saeta f.. mamie I
I determined TO use every effort to -eb ~
shipment through. two special trains b,in-
ctnployed. The first section arrived a,
i@.-V D M. aui the second about an hour
!a'er' and the trains were run ilre,,i. /
TO the wharf whore the .sip lay with 4, |
iittie delay az possible
attached 10 the second section wer,. two |
fu'Iioai. cars In which were lhe c;tticrn.a |
VINO had been invited 70 accompsrv Inc |
| SuIpil'nt and 10 see the cattle loaded Oh !
shly o9arl' In these coaches We're Col /
ohel l.. j Pennington. general Ice stock /
! agent OF the Santa re Joseph could o, |
Boston. Who ruakes the shipment. Daptai- ,
\. y. Grant Weathcriorl Marion San
som OF A!yarado * president OF the Texas !
Live stock association: W Maud Of Bns- I
! @'-.h'' oH44'l OF me ldfNnuS fAnnAnlle Moon ]
ranch r. y. Graham of Fort worth;
Dodge Mason Of Kemp; John Horribly. pres
/ idcnt Of the Fort Worth and Rio Craude /
/ railway; Captain s. p. Burnet president (
OF the Aardmore oil Mil company. which |
( prepared the cattle NJ, r. LLOYD. president
n the First National bank Fort Worth:
T J. Powell OF Fort North. sam Davidson |
/ OF Henrietta; W e. Moore manager Ard
more oil mills Colonel W. B. Wors ham Of
Henrietta: l.. NJ Barley OF Fort Worth;
" Hardwiek OF Fort Worth Jot
Slnyth 81 Grandview w. L. Skinner man
acer Fort Worth stock yards J. C. Low
ire toT twenty one years secretary Of the
Cattle Raisc.s association 81 Texas, 4 |
P Brush, lr. president for ton years past
OF the same association; Ed b. Carver Of !
Henrietta; Tom T. stevens Of Fort Worth
Charles l. Ware. general live stock agent /
Of the Fort Worth and Denver railway;
I Page Harris n son Of United States Sem
ator " \. Harris ~ Kansas and general |
live stock agent OF the Texas and pacific;
( " p Weekes. general live stock agent OF
che Cotton Belt; ". II. Featherstope Of
Henrietta; Hon A. :. Reed OK president
of the State Bankers association; ~. D.
fullism OF San Angelo; John 5 Charbau
~ Milaud W. Carter. general live /
stock agent OF the Rock Island Nash
Harding. cashier OF the Fort Worth Ma
agent for the Chicago and Alton railway;
=. I BiV3crick OF Fort worth. Budd Dag
grlt Of Fort Worth. Captain James D.
Farmer Of Fort Worth, Colonel oliver II |
Brown and son, Texas representatives OF
the Kansas City stock yards; II. +. Friends
hey, William Graen, Wiley salisbury. Polk
Andersen, II French, j. G Chidcrs,
senator James " Lynch OF the Oklahoma
legislature Colonel 9 g Coggeshcll OF
Helena Mont. c. c. French Of Fort
Worth J r. shy OF Kansas City; Clntln
Thomas $ Yves, Of Fort Worth; Colonel
:. c. Slaughter Of Dallas; w c, Forbes,
general freight and passenger agent OF the
Weathsriord, Mineral Wells and North
western; Judge -. p. Euhank OF Fort
Worth: w D. Jordan, National quarantine
the Fort Worth Register. and Graham
Young OF the Fort Worth MaiTelegram.
The cars were decorated with streamers
announcing that the cattle were natives OF
the Territory and that they were for eN-
port 10 England.
When the train pulled into the shed the
cattlemen quickly disposed themselves
about the wharf and on board the ship
and seemed 10 take a lively interest in the
work OF loading the cattle on the ship. II
was done somewhat more successfully than
with the first arrivals, for there were ex-
perlenced cattlemcn there to suggest ind
those who had been at work with the 9th
ers had learned something from experience.
Sixteen OF the cattlemen go TO Liverpool
In charge OF the shipment,
Several OF the cattlemen watched the
loading and Inspected the vessel to their
hearts content and then took a look about
town while others seemed disposed TO see 1t
through.
Mr.. C. W Simpson OF the Fort Worth
stock yards. who has done more. perhaps,
than any one else 10 bring about the eN-
portation OF cattle through this port. was
not here as was expected. having been de-
tanned in Washington, but was represented
by MIR w f. Skinner, manager OF the
Fort Worth stock yards. Mr.. Simpson,
however sent the following telegram:
Hon. Julius Runge. Galveston Texas.
Washington. April III congratulate
Galveston and the stock rasers OF Texas
upon the opening Of direct water connec-
ton between the greatest producing and
consuming markets OF the world benefit
ing thereby both consumer and producer.
May this trial shipment lead to the estab-
lishment of regular sailing ships. with ia
cilities equal 10 those sailing from North