El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-14
TO MAKE THIS CITY
\ Main Market for Fine
Stock, and a Herd viii
Be Kept Here t
All lines.

William Humphrey. vice president
and principal owner of the Riverside
Hereford cattle ranch at Ashland,
Nebraska, who is in Ell Paso to attend
the Carnival. is the largest owner of
thoroughbred cattle in the world. He
a child and has devoted his entire life
to the breeding and improving of
Hereford cattle which are now ack-
nowledged to be the best range cattle
in the world.
Mr.. Humphrey began the cattle busi-
ness in Missouri many years ago.
There he had small herd of Herefords
which made a reputation in the mar
kets and in few years made him a
wealthy man. Desiring to increase
his business he went to Nebraska and
bought the Riverside farm, which ev-
en- then was known as one of the best
cattle farms in the country. He in
creased the ranch to 5000 acres and
has added to it every month until now
he owns the largest fine stock ranch
with the largest herd of thoroughbred
Hereford cattle in the entire world.
Mr.. Humphreys is a practical man and
has managed his business to make his
as has been the case with many other
stock farms.
After buying the Riverside farm in
Nebraska, Mr.. Humphrey bought small
herds over the country until he now
has almost complete control of the
Hereford business. He has increased
his herd by buying every bunch of
Herefords that have been put on the
market and is still buying whenever
he can find full blooded cattle for sale.
He first bought the Redhead herd at
DeS Moines, Iowa, then the Garrett
herd at Clearmount, Mo-. the Cook
herd at Ode Bolt, Iowa, the Scroggins
herd at Harristown. ILL.,. the Shadeland
herd in Indiana the Shadeland herd
of Indiana, being his last purchase
The Shadeland herd was founded by
the late Adam Earl of Shadeland- one
of the great nurseries of Hereford
blood of the world 1t was based on
Lord Wilton blood. Along with the
Wilton blood was combined that of
Colorado Sir Richard End and Horace,
the latter through Garfield and The
Grove 3rd. In pursuance of the am
bitions of Mr.. Humphrey to make the
Riverside herd as notable for its quail
ity as for its numbers. the purchase
of the Shadeland herd was negotiated.
His ranch now has over 1000 tho
roughbred Herefords after the enor-
nous sales he has made during the
past year. The value of the cattle
alone on the Riverside farm is a little
over $780, During the year Just
ended the company sold over 5000, 900
worth of cattle the average price Der
head being $24O.
Mr.. Humphrey has brought 20 head
of these cattle to FL Paso for sale and
will have them on exhibition here dur
ing the Carnival. The average price
of the cattle he has here is $3.50. the
herd being worth about $40. 1000
t'TheSe cattle were not brought here
for exhibition" said Mr.. Humphrey.
for | did not know that there would
be an exhibit They are brought here
for sale and are only an average of
the Riverside herd. We propose keep
ing a herd here regularly to supply
our trade in this section and will soon
have large ranch near here The
ranchmen in Mexico are now
seeing the advantage in pure bred
cattle and the demand for Herefords
in that country will be great in the
future. The object of keeping herd
here is to allow the cattlemen in Mex
leo to see them more often and not
have to visit the ranch in Nebraska"
braska.''
Mr.. Humphrey is well pleased with
his prospects for business in Mexico
and will help to make Ell Paso one of
the best markets in the country.