Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-10-30
TEXAS CATTLE IN AFRICA.
Their Introduction There Is Highly
Satisfactory.


consul at Lourenzo Marquee, in
writing the state department, says;
| forward herewith a very inter
esting newspaper clipping, for the
use of the department OF commerce
and labor, concerning the lmportA-
ton of cattle from Texas by the
Anglo American Live Stock and
Trade company, the pioneers IN
what is apparently destined to be
one Of the means by which South
Africa is to make good the ravages
of war and the vast waste and loss
Of live stock during the unhappy
struggle which has only recently
terminated.
Prom the coast plains of Texas
to Delagoa Bay in a far cry. but ap-
piled science has in these days OBJ
liberated distance and enables the
astutc man of commerce to draw his
supplies from the ends of the earth,
the mere question of mileage beng
one of the minor conditions in the
problem OF transport. Texas, as
the state which ranks first in the
Mon in the breeding Of cattle, nat
urally suggested itself as the source
of supply. and the success OF the
first two shipments has been so con
spicuously encouraging that the
company arc following up their re-
cent arrivals. numbering 1850 head
of cattle. with seven more conSlgn-
mcnts, which will bring to these
shore, $500 more. With view Of
! indicating what is really the birth
of new branch of the trade, the
writer paid visit TO the Port Ma
tolla. where the steamship Cranlcy,
British vessel. is now disCharglng
cargo of 1900 hcifers and few
well-brcd bulls. Owing to an ac-
cident to her machinery in the Gulf
of Mexico. the ship was delayed al
Barbados. but not withstandlng
the somewhat long voyage OF forty
DAYS she arrived at Lorenzo Mar
ouez with record Of only l3 deaths
among the cattle. There were,
| however. Is new arrivals" TO re-
mort en- route. so that the result
NAV be described as cmincntly sat
isfactory. The first shipment by the
Albanian. which brought the rec
ord cargo for South Africa, consist
ed of $3.50 with % casualties. so
that it would seem that the COM
panv has in a measure solved the
question Of cattle transport and
put to shame those who were re-
sponsiblc for the disgraccfui results
attending many of the attempts to
bring live stock from Argentina and
elsewhere during the war.
"Thc Cranlcy'S cargo consisted
entirely OF breeding stock. all from
the hinterland Of the port d Gal
weston. Tex. and made up Of Short
horn Hcrcfords. Jerseys, ilolsteins,
and purc-brcd Ecyons. As to con-
ditions it nay be fairly said that
the vast majority were in far bet
ter condition than most ycldtfed
Africandcr cattle after Il moderate
winter season. In the hundreds Of
animals seen in the MatoIlo yards,
the writer did not soc one showing
signs of damage or hard treatment,
and the manner in which the newly
released hcifcr> skipped about the
kraals suggested anything but a
seven weeks confinement in a ships
hold. 10 say nothing of the long dis
tancc travelled ere they reached the
port Of debarkation. Most Of the
hcifcrs are 2-vcar-olds. and many
are in Young. The bulk of the cargo
is to order OF the repatriation de-
partmcnt. All the animals 90 first
to MacE4dodorp. where they under
90 the dipping process preparatory
to being dispatched to other dis
tributing centcrs. The importing
company have dcpots at Pretoria. at
Yokeskcy river, and elsewhere, and
liz is to thee places where other
than government stock goes before
reaching the ultimate purchaser. Ii
may safely be raid that apart from
the commercial aspect OF the case
the company is doing useful and
benclicent work. and that the i'm
portations of such useful strains of
breeding stock will eventually tend
to an all-round improvement in
South Africa herds. The promoters
are TO be congratulated on their
port OF discharge. and the cooper
alton of the bingham company is
q valuable factor in the undertake