Bisbee daily review., 1903-03-18
IMPORTANT TO sTocKMEN
The Beef Trust Drives a 1 .ocaI Dealer
 Out of Business

! c. Gatti, wholesae butcher at Morenci. who has been an extensive { buyer of cattle throughout this section | for the past two years, has been com pelled to temporarily retire from busi' ness on account of the Swift Packing company invading the market. MT. Gatti. however, does not intend to give up altogether. and will therefore make an attempt to organize the cattlemen of this section, in order to make a fight to retain the market for local men, who buy beef of local growers. MT. Gatti takes the position that un- less the stockmen take an interest in the business. it may be that the local markets will eventually be closed to them, which would prove a great hard ship, as their stock is seldom in condi- tion to ship to outside markets as first class beef, and would necessarily have
 to be sold as feeders, which would
 compel them to take chances on the
 market, or go to the expense of feed { ing for six months or a year before their stock would be sa able. It is a question of deep concern to the cattle
 men. as the local markets have here
 tofore consumed their entire beef pro
 duct at good prices. Mir Gatti is con l siderably exercised over the matter and will do all in his power to bring the stockmen together, and see if some arrangements cannot be made whereby the markets can be saved to them.
 An Era representative interviewed
 Bay Shannon. the principal buyer foi the buther business of Cromt & Shannon. who also handle a large
 amount of local beef stock. For sev eral months past MT. Shannon, having practically exhausted local markets
 has put in his time in Texas, and haG
 had great difficulty in securing gooc
 beef cattle. His firm is now maturing
 most of their cattle on alfalfa pastures in the Gila valley. He fully agree with MT. Gatti that there is a grav possibility of the local markets beinI , lost entirely to local stockmen. an , thinks the stockmen are themselve |, largely to blame for this condition 0 , affairs. He says that local stockme take advantage of local butchers know . ing their pressing needs, and alway
 ask more than the same stuff woul sell for in any cattle market in tn :, country. He says his has been nor Q especially impressed upon him durin Q his trips through Texas. as he wa
 frequently on the markets at Fol
 Worth. and saw the same class ( o stock sell for from s to S6 per hea less than he was asked for them in tn IT country. He says that ordinary bet '. cattle are sold for less money near tn big cattle markets than in this sectiol
 as the owners are more familiar wit
 values, and are satisfied to take whs
 their stuff is really worth.
 These statements from one who hs <, had a vast deal of experience in bu ,l ing for the past two years are worth :. of very careful consideration by loc' :. cattle growers If they are indirect :, responsible for breaking down an driving out local butchers, then the
 will be the heaviest losers in the Tor {, run, as they will ship to outside ma kets and take chances on results. r MT Gatti will at no distant day isst call to local stockmen, at which u ., matter will be discussed in its vario, ' details. It is certainly to be hope = that arrangements can be made to ' |. tain the local markets for home grow q, beef.-CopperEra-