El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-10

Representative. cit is the greatest
country in the world, bar none. II tn q
people fail in their wheat crop down
! there, they have corn; il they fail in
corn, they have cotton; If they fail in
cotton, they have cattle, and If they
fail in cattle, they have whest. 1t is
practically impossible for them to fail
in ell these principal sources of reve
nue. In the same year. 1t has never
been done. and do not believe that it
will ever be done. On the con trary, it
is nothing uncommon for all four of
the crops to be good. This year there
is every prospect that the wheat crop
will be the finest that was ever gath
cred in Texas. The outlook for cattle
is not so good, for there has been too
much rain, and the grass ia in danger
should fail, you can't down Texas
II am the first man that ever sold
two head of Texas bred and born cat
tie for $500 each,' he said, "and I am
proud of the fact. They were two bulls
that were bred born and raised on one
of my ranches. Their sires were Mis-
souri, animals, and the best breed
ing animals in the world can be found
in Missouri. There has been q strong
impression that Texas is all right for
beef cattle, but that the climate is not
good for fine cattle. This is mistake,
and think L have demonstrated it. I
am going to demonstrate it some more,
too; for have q lot of fancy stock that
is going to surprise folks who have not
yet learned the possibilities of cattle
raising In Te1 as.
THE raising Of fancy cattle is one of
the most fascinating things that man
who has any kind of love for animals
can do. 1t is like work among flowers
after day in the corn. And there is
money In the work, too. There is q
market at good price for every high
ly bred cow or bull that can be raised
in this country. 1 would not give up
that part of my business for all the rest
of it,
When one looks at and talks to Mr..
Lazarus, he is inclined to wonder who
ever started all the stories of what q
millionaire looks like and acts like.
Mr.. Lazarus Is not imposing in appear
ance, like pictures of rich people are.
He is rather below the medium height,
and If no wears diamond in his shirt
front he wears it down low so that only
vest cut for evening wear will show
1T. He has slight stoop, and his low
err face Is covered by short and in
tensely black beard. His nose is per
fectly straight and we'll chiseled. His
gray eyes are nearly hidden between
lids that are wrinkled as though from
being habitually half closed.
The clothing that this man from
Texas wears is we'll made and well
fitted, but no more so than is that of
the clerks in his Office. His manner ia
pleasant, and his laugh is jovial one.
Riches may weigh heavily on some
that possess them, but Sam Lazarus is
not one of those who feel the burden.
He is forty-four years old, according to
his own admission, and he has worked
hard all his life; but not q gray hair
shows either on his beard or his head.
He does not like to talk of himself al
all, and what ia here told of his wealth
and how he made it comes from other
sources than himself. What he ex-
poets to do in the future is a for hidden
subject with him. His friends say his
motto is: snake your boasts when you
take your armor off, not when you put
1t on.''
Mr.. Lazarus owns three ranches in
Texas, one at Abilene, one at Lazarus
and one near Wichita Falls. All are
of extensive area, and are we'll stock
ed, but Mr.. Lazarus is not the great
est of the Texas cattle owners. There
are two others who own more cattle
and ranches than be does. Che of
these is Dan Vaggoner, who owns
ranch land to make several
even in Texas; the other is
Mrs. King, whose holdings are so
great tb at it is related that it is eigh-
teen miles from her front gate to her
front door.