The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-09
Old soard Of Trade Letter.

II. u. Levy. secretary o. the Chamber
Of Comm cree. has found in his old papers
a copy Of . circular ssnt by the Wichita
Board OF Trade il Is7s. TO shippers and
dealers OF cattle" The circular is as
fellows:
Wichita, Kansas. March x ISL
The board Of trade OF Wichita. kan
sas. have authorized Us 70 call your al
tentiOn 70 the Texas cattle trade for the
season OF $50 for this place.
wichita, as you are doubtless aware.
was the principal point for the trade last
year, and the drive now on the way and
soon 20 arrive will Be much larger than
that OF 1S72. We have been 50 informed
~ letters from many OF the principal
drovers. who have herds or the way 10
Dc shipped from Eere. among whoul We
might mention General Harris with IS o.,
aead. James Dryden. with 10 40 head for
Captail King. besides O. large herd OF
MS Own. also Pierce and Reed md others
with large herds. Judge ssribblins. Of the
san Antonia bank. Is also coming here
10 spend the summer. as usual. and rites
that Wichita viii be the place for the
Long Horn trade
The following extract from q letter
Just received from James Dryden. OF
Corpus Christi. Texas. viii give some idea
CT the magnitude OF the drive this sea
son and TO the point 10 which they are
heading.
We shall not start with or herds so
son as We expected on account Of the
condition Of our horse stock. they no-
Ia Wing yet go, over the effects OF ths cpl
zooHc, bat are stfu coughing and very
weak That. along with Other combined
reasons, have caused the 2eth q March
10 be the time set 70 start the first drovss
from our country. have had a herd o.
hand for nearly i month ready 70 start.
ard hope TO get two herds started by
said date. Grass q now good. in fact
our prairies are beautiful
brought Up from below looks well T
Franks is getting ready a large herd:
John Wade, two large herds. NcC0llunl.
one: Clark. two herds; and Allen. two.
and great many others win drive from
this section. and Wichita may expect 20
randevOuz Us all. and also a great many
herds making ready 10 start n G0liad
and Refugio counties
we iabored under several disadvan-
new point and the unexpected magnitude
OF the trade. and want OF proper railroad
connection az the Missouri river. which
have now been removed. as shown ~ the
following letter from Geo. II. Nettieton.
superintendent OF the A. T. & s. T. r. z.
-Atchison this year viii be much better
point for resting than II was last year.
as splendid large feeding and sales yards
have been put up On the east side OF
the river which are provided with scales,
water ard feed barns. TIE rates from
Atchison east. 7 am informed. win BE-
precisely the same a. from Kansas City.
Since January, The Hannibal and and St
Josept railroad company has opened ifs
line into Atchison. and competition VII
zoe as sharp from that point as Kansas
city. 7 am assured. too. that an The
Chicago commission men VII have their
agencies az Atchison this year. We are
already arrauging 10 pun additional cars
en- the road and we shan be able 70
move stock promptly. This we DID not
% last year on account q the vast
amount of material that We were Obliged
to move during the construction q the [
line up tire Arkansas valley.
In addition 20 the above We also have /
his assurance that freight vii be as low /
from DWichita and from any point q 1
shipment
Our hotel accommodations are much 4
stter. our stocks % goods are cheaper /
md larger; our Eras sand water are 4
more abundant ard We no doubt possess I
better facilities for accommodating that 4
trade than any ether point. and every 4
hing conspires 70 make Wichita the I
nucleus for the Long Horn trade for TIE 4
season Of 1s73. notwithstanding the asser-
tons n some interested parties thst cur
ranges are fenced up. cts. which is
7o1seuse. hardly worth q bare mention
In view % The many advantages that
Wichita possesses ove- any other point }
or handling Texas cattle. We have 10
iesitati1u fu extending a cordial invita-
ion u come and make your purchases
rom orr extensive herds RE couinr sea-
.ou. W. J. HOBsON
President q the Bosra a. Trade.