The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-18

/ local regulation, OF from any cause the
other feels the blow. The closest sym
pathy should prevail between these
two great factors I'm the business and
commerce OF the United sntca and
while The packers OF the country may
feel that their marvellous development
from a comparatively small besinn.ng
IS attributed 90 the energy honesty and
commercial activity OF cattle dealers
as much as TO their own, IT may be
equally ,rue that 20 the successful ef-
forts Of the packers Is the cattle inter-
est largely indebted FOR It's present I'm
tluence ana prominence in She com
merce Of the country
SID CLARKES ADDRESS.
Hon Sidney Clarke Of oklahoma
city read an address at this mornings
session on: "Oklahoma; Its Relation TO
the Livestock Industry Of the South
west" He said among other things
Mot the least important in All that
goes 10 make up the wealth and pros
perity Of Oklahoma is the livestock in-
terest represented i'm this national ass
sociation. We cannot and would not f
we could change our geographical slt-
uation or the character OF our natural
| resources. That par. of oklahoma, Tex
as, Kansas. Nebraska, Colorado and
| New Mexico which was the home OF .he
buffalo the deer and the antelope be-
fore the advent II the white man Is
now and will be IN years to come the
great t-producing region OF the Un-
hed states,
"The livestock tha: can he raised in
oklahoma alone would feed the entire
population Of the original thirteen
states, and in addition furnish the 9TH
er markets a liberal supply. In the
year 1899 the number Of head OF live
stock returned for gaxatlon was 1857
079 and doubtless an equal number es-
capped taxation or were driven into the
territory for range and feeding pur~
poses after being taxed in the states.
The methods Of raising and feeding
cattle which nave been prevalent in the
past must give way 10 other and better
methods incident to she rapid settle
menas OF the new lands heretofore ex-
clusively devoted to range purposes
Many million acres In western Okla
homa not altogether fitted for home-
steads viii be devoted 10 raising cattle
and horses OF improved grades The re-
, lation Of Oklahoma to all The South
western cattle raising section Will be
more intimate and important as time
goes on.
, The increase OF the livestock trade
Z at Kansas CITY is a striking example
r Of our rapid advance to the front rank
< in the race for commercial supremacy
In my Judgment, with the possible ex-
4 ceptlon OF wheat, no S-ain should bt
e shipped out Of Oklahoma, but II should
be fed to livestock AT home and there.
, by double the price which would other
wfte be obtained. Both the large and
q small ranges and the homesteads OF
the farmers can be stocked with in
, creasing numbers OF cattle dn the sum.
r mer while che supply of feed IN the
winter is practically lnexhaustible.
In the space Of ten years Oklahoma
q has come to be a commanding factor
: I'm the material development and com.
p mcrcial progress Of the southwest. II
is now more than five times as popu.
} ious as a large majority of the terri.
q tories mat have been heretofore ad.
!. mitted into the union as states Its ter
. rtDrial area is larger than one1hird
OF ehe states Of the union. IN no Other
country and at no other time has n
been possible TO build n state In g,
SHIRT a time.
i, The result In Oklahoma Is the cul
, minatSon OF that grand westward marcf
j OF civilization and free governmen
SACRAMENTO, CAL. JAN l7.-All
I the railroads interested in the question
: OF the routing OF fruit, have issued a new
e routing tariff ON east bound freight.
mo 9 c." which applies TO all commod-
itiea, merchandise, green and dried fruits
etc
u The tariff become effective tomorrow Is
Z thar stringent IN ta terms ar the pre-
p cedlng routing orders to which such
&c strenuous objection have been made by
- shippers Of citrus fruits in Southern Cal.
J. ifornia Accroding to the terms Of the
y tariff In guaranteeing the through rates
d named herein, the absolute and unqualln-
Il "a right OF routing beyond its own ter.
r mimi is reserved 20 install carrier glwua
10 guarantee.
r The tariff applies NO east bound freight
re only 70 Is supposed that the refrigerator
n lines, win bo oonaulted or allowed some
'e privileges in selecting routes.
e Amara the railroads signing tho tar
in are as follows:
j. AtchisoH Topeka and Santa Pc. Chica-
"a go RurImgron and Quincy. Chicago
ID Rock Island ana Pacific Denver and Rio
e. Gundc. oregon Railway and Nav cation
b Oregon Short Line, Southern Pacific sys-
n tenn. So Louis and San Franclsco and
Ig Union Pacific,