The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-08
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Texas is a state of ranches. Great leve
! tracts of scarce-grown verdure stretch
out mile after mile. broken here and
there by low range OF forbidding hills.
! but only TO resume in brownish monotony
on the other side 1t is the ideal home
for the cattle raiser.
! Hundreds OF ranches-or in other words
tracts OF land for the raising OF beef-are
inclosed within the states boundaries.
Some comprise millions Of acres, while
others embrace but a comparatively small
area, and are variously owned by indi-
viduaIs. companies or corporations.
Among the biggest OF big ranches may
be noted the X. l. T." in the Panhandle.
This monster tract embraces over three
millions OF acres OF the best feeding
grounds OF the country. and absorbs six
counties. This ranch is controlled by the
Capital Syndicate. an organization which
received the territory some thirty years
ago in return for the magnificent state
house at Austin.
\ system Of management is employed
here which is unknown in the lax meth
DDS Of ranching a decade ago. No great
city corporation has more energetic and
moro complete methods or intercommuni-
cation and cooperation than has this mon
ster tract
1t is divided into seven sections. each
managed By a foreman Telephones con
meet each division with the central estab-
Ishment. and all weather changes. STAN
pes<s. riots. ard Ike catasfrophes arc
known simultaneously at al vital points
There are two other ranches IN this
state which aggregate over one million
acres and both are conducted on the
same style.
As might be expected. the lot o. the
COWBOY. the main factor in ranch life. f.
not as il Sxas IL the '71s and early 'sos
The story-Dook character. with its pic
turesque attire and bearing. while IL may
have been true years ago. Il noN a thing
unknown. Witness the oyersii-cizd nE-
ure. the plain. or az best slightly ora
mented high boots topped OF with the
dan gray shir; and tatsered sonbrsro.
and where Is cur fsvorfte character Of
fction7 The bright flannel shirt. the b.
zsrre handkerchief. the frings6 ''chaps'
or trousers. at The end y which musical
IS Jingle the wonderful spurs and 5ris-
the Formidable Colt are not much seen
and Their only On gala occasions
The chaps are occasionally seen ~
the roundup. when IN IRE drive The rurh
j. liks1y 20 tear The trousers from the
ufwsry one. but a. 4 sercrzI thing ever
these servicessie attendants q tbs gsc-
TIRE cowboy have been reiegatso 81 favor
II the sensibIe working oTeTsls. A. Tor
the Colt ar snrud@nt GOTTEN tai o.
lonely prairie dag may serve = bring
Il forth Bat TIE bad man of western
history = a past aEure. and q eo7raFison
with the hard working psrehsre e TO +
DAY Is un@uss-
Ire sverzEe vase - TIE co~boy -
about - a noah A f5rerssa rrohzhir
rec~zves twice O. thrice that saoa1t- on
he great ranches shese aEsres are r,uch
.arze- = corssserssioa q fhs dezres q,
executive abiity rsc~szry. For exam
pie. ere toreraz On she x Z !. receives
suo,u-nsnts = TIE way q f1sse . year.
) large houss. pTovisso1s zad srss rset-
.csi a6
Bet ne average osvbey 1orks CT a
als hrrAss t5lizr DAY he - Esrslnx
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plfh re fres lzace q ecss5a C-eSU-
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