El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-16
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Mexico is bound to become one oil
| the greatest markets in the world for
thoroughbred cattle" said John SchaT-
bauer of Midland this morning. "MeXi-
can cattlemen do not know yet the
| value of fine cattle and when they dc
they will buy heavily in the United
States. Ten years ago Texas ranchmcn
would not talk to a man about buying
fine cattle at $500 per head but now
they are all in the market and trying
to improve their herds in every way
possible. MeXicans will find this out
soon and when they do it will be hard
for the American farms to supply theta
Ell Paso is a good place to keep these
cattle on exhibit and every herd rep
resented here this week will profit by
the expense and make good money in
the future. l have great hopes of the
Mexican trade and in few years Mex
leo will be able to get as good prices
for cattle as the feeders in the states
are now getting"
C. w. Harkrider. travelling agent for
the New York Life insurance company,
is at the Sheldon from Abilene. Mr..
Harkrider has just made a trip over
the Texas and Pacific railroad and says
that many people are coming to the
Carnival from every town on the line.
West Texas is fast filling up with
immigrants from the east" he said to a
Herald reporter this morning. More
people are coming into Texas this year
than for several years past and a great
deal of the country in west Texas that
has been only grazing section in the
past will be converted into an agricui-
tural country in a few years. The
lands are cheap and while the seasons
or Hni
own lands and do better than they can
in the east" Mr.. Harkrider thinks
that there is great future in store
for western Texas and that few years
will bring it out.
Eel Paso is a thriving town." said G.
c. Drake. collector of the port at Eagle
Pass, to a Herald reported. but 1 want
it understood that Eagle Pass is No.
3. A new railroad is soon to be built
from Eagle Pass to the iron fields in
the Llano country and when this is
completed Eagle Pass will become a
city. The road will be 21O miles long
and will touch country not now
crossed by any road and will open up
the iron and coal fields of that couu-
try and make it one of the most pros
porous sections of Texas. The port OF
Eagle Pass is getting better all the
time and our collections this year are
larger than for many years past. 1
have the largest district in the country
now and before many years it will be
one of the most important"
Rube Shields. the world renowned
bicycle rider. is in Ell Paso to attend the
Carnival. Shields is considered the
greatest trick bicycle rider in the
world and has done more daring turns
on bicycle that any other man liv-
ing. He is here to visit friends. 1t
was Shields who rode a wheel down
the steps of the capitol at Washington
and received extensive notice all over
the world. He has travelled almost
around the world. He has no engage
ments for this winter and is touring
the west for amusement.
J. p. Church. chairman of the board
of aldermen at Roswell. New Mexico.
is at the PierSon. He is here to attend
the Carnival and learn something oe
the great metropolis on the Mexican
border.