The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1901-12-27
Mr.. ~. +. Sotham SAWS In III

Drovers' Telegram that there
are two 10 estimate what the fu.
ture of the cattle business will
be. One is by lust simply going
blindly by the past and saying,
what has been will be again; and
the other is to lake advantage OF
what is past and note the signs
of the times and the changes
that are taking place every here.
and try from the two together to
estimate what may, or what is
likely to follow. Some people
say that because we had q panic
in 1893 that we have got to have
another; these pessimists say
there is no possible way out of it,
aud yet they don't stop to est
mate The fact that In 1893 we
were considered among the Dor
rowing nations, and in 1903
with yet two years TO reach IT.,
we are already q loaning nation
| We lend our mouey to England
herself who Is supposed TO be
the lending nation o. the world
We have u balance of trade in
this country amounting TO fifty
millions Of dollars per month, OF
5000. 900, 900 per year. After we
have paid Tor every thing this NIL
ton buys from other countries
we still have six hundred million
dollars due us from them each
year. That is, more money IL
: one years balance of trade
: comes to US than came to US dur
ing the entire first century OF GU
existenceas u government. Now
you have q factor TO deal witt
that you did not have before, ant
. it is impossible to estimate thu
future with this factor in it by
.. the past, because you did no
F., have that factor before. Tha
icovers our entire industry-in
; dustries of the United States, o
i which the cattle business is
e very large factor, much large
S than most people realize.
;. Our American cattlemen ar
a purchasing lands and cattl
/, down in old Mexico and Texas
i and Mexico is already the cente
d for large cattle growing plants o
= this country, and the only plac
d on the North American continen
j where they can be carried o.
+ successfully, permanently. Nov
z the Eastern and Southern state
I have awakened up TO the fac
e that they must have beef cattle
@ They find that they have mad
J. tho mistake of putting all thei
e money into high priced CONNER
y cial fertilizers when they shout
n have had cattle and made thei
- owe fertilizers at home. Their
} is going to come day when tn
South is going to keep cattl
whether the cattle make none
directly or mott Just to max
IN cheaply and at home the onl
% real and permanent fertilizer
m They are tired of having thei
~ eggs all in one basket. The
is are tired of having one industry
y cotton alone. But that chang
l. is going to be "a slow process
- - the whole Southern agriculture
N system has 10 undergo change
D The Southerners are going to b
d slow, because the land is all he'll
" by small owners, just as il is &c
ing to have a big supply Of Ca
tie in Livingston county, Nilsson
: ri, where you had a shortage be
z fore. The hope OF the future i
I in the young people. They re
4 grasping the situation intell
1 gently where the prejudice O
. the elders prevent progress.
\ AS / have said before, tn
4 sheep have encroached on tn
q range cattle industry. and tn
4 result is that the cattle are d,
& creasing, while the demand fc
I beef cattle is constantly increa
y ing. Therefore, give it az n
4 unh esltating prophecy, that Il
4 Am erican cattle industry Is on
) sou nd basis. one that it pev'
4 knew before, Until now, the,
has always been new territory
Z occupy, new ranges TO stoc
& Now all the PIONEER work is con
I Where in America. Mexico, Ga
4 ada, can you so and stock RAM