The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-23

was, and it has the promise of great
| advancement.
/ Mexico is without pure bred stocb-
| What have thus far said has been an
| endeavor to point out that such gen.
| eral changes have taken place, and are
going on, that this kind of stock will
| be wanted.
Taking up the subject of cattle, we
| will bear in mind that during the epoch
of revolutions the wilder and f1eeter of
foot the steer, the greater the proba-
| bility of his owner maintaining prop
| erty interest in him Again, he must De
good traveller to reach a far distant
| market. Today he does not have 10
| continually run for his life, and he can
| ride TO market in palace car. so lt
| is that stability of government and the
| railway enter into the shaping of the
/ characteristics of the cattle ofS a coun-
! try. The requisites of the past become
| the deficiencies of the present Again
the ranges are being fenced. This
| makes it possible for the owner to Sc
| cure for his own use the improved stock
| that he may have imported. The diff
| ferent elements of progress have to go
| hand in hand.
| President Diaz welcomed the builder
| of railways to Mexico. More keenly
| alive to the stock interests of Mexico,
| he sent his son-in-law as ambassador
] to Kansas City, who took back with
| him by special train a fine delegation
| Of blooded bulls, which were paraded
| through the principal streets of the
| city OF mexico with royal nOnOrS.
| AS to the demands of the range
| trade, it will be almost identical with
| that of New Mexico and Arizona This
will apply to kinds of cattle, age and
| the time of shipment. Like these terri
| tories, the high altitude parts of Mex
| leo are free from Texas fever ticks.
| My own preference for a range bull is
| the Hereford. Year before last 80
breeding bulls were shipped to Mexico.
| Last year there were ], 1876. This is en-
| couraging, and demands attention. All
| kinds of improvement in Mexican stock
| may be looked for along the male line;
! that is, in the near future
! while the hogs of Mexico are in
| great need of betterment, with the nor
| there is not much trade to be looked
| for in this direction Even with a
more extended growth of alfalfa, the
price of corn will doubtless affect the
value of this plant. Conditions are such
in Mexico that Kansas ought always
to be able to sell Mexico her pork
| cheaper than she can raise it While
/ Mexico can grow some cattle, she is not
| a beef producing country, for the same
reason. When the ideas of this conven-
| ton become formulated by the United
! States and Mexico into laws IN con-
| formity with natures products, Mexi-
! can cattle will be sent to Kansas to be
| fattened and returned dressed beef to
Mexico.
Concerning horses, Mexico needs
larger and better horses and mules
| This is particularly true of the agricul-
| tura1 parts of the republic, and for city
use. The strictly grazing parts of Mex
leo. where little grain is used, are not
suitable for the maintenance of heavy
draft horses or good roadsters.
Regarding sheep, the best wool pro-
ducing varieties ought to be in demand,
as wool will doubtless maintain rela-
tive high value in Mexico.
ITO sum up the Mexican condition,
activities have been at work that lead
those people to realize that improved
stock tn desired me forces
are bringing forward the idea that such
stock must be procured if it be possible.
The American stock raiser is the one to
supply this demand. AS far custom
duties go, he finds no bar to the entry
of pure bred stock into Mexico. for, as
rule, such stock is admitted free. But
there is another consideration he must
not overlook Mexico is not a rich
country. If we sell to her we must
take som ething in return by WHICH she
can pay for what she buys. That L
take it-reciprocity-is the idea of this
convention.
49,, 1T has been cen, an accepted precept with
States that willingly, cheerfully, they
have permitted themselves to be taxed by
Notwithstanding indusfries that home home man iie
ufactor1es might be built up in these
been created and, such is. their marvel
Gus prosperity today that they selling
ket than at home What was given as a
boon is now being claimed as a right. The
maintain manufactures. The grand total
of live animals and animal products ex-
United States reached almost one quarter
of billion dollars in value AS a rule
need protection. No more does the man
ufacturer, especially at our expense. What
to sell what we produce. We do not sell
our products cheaper in Europe and South
folks have the benefit of our lowest prices.
Mexico is not large country; it is not
and it should be duty to look after
that market and see what we can do
hogs free of duty we could admit her live
cattle and the Omitted States would not
apples and we could take her oranges.
when the surplus for foreign export
billion dollars year all the protective
duties that can be assessed can not adj
throwing of that product back upon the
this reason it is markets we want.
Some of our industries, manufacturing
eliminating competition, and by this
means have fixed an arbitrary price for
sell cheaper in the foreign market than in
the home market. In this way the protec&
tive duties enjoyed by them are made to
serve as a bounty upon the articles they
export Neither the live stock producers
come formed into any trust pool now,
nor at d any future tine ne aenee Pr4tec,
bounty by them. AS far as the farmers or
live stock men of this country asking a
direct bounty for their products from the
government, they would have tons of
righteous political economy thrown at
their faces if they did
1.-The nourishing of infant industries in
the United States was the developing
theory for the century that has gone The
agricultural interests of this country did
their duty and their whole duty by the
manufacturing industries by the railways
and by every form of struggling effort
! tai faT +J,;e-
country are proud of the part they have
taken in that upbuildng and glory in that
success. But as protection was the cry of
the last, the watchword of this country
is a market for surplus And those
engaged in agricultural pursuits az SIX thai