The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-10-01
Season Opens Year Earlier than
Last Year = 1000 Cattle are
Now Fattening and More
are Coming Daily
MANY NEW PENS
BUILT THIS YEAR
Location on the Washita River is
Ideal Lots Cover ITS Acres
Feed Bill will Reach an
Enormous Sum


As the heat OF summer wanes and
the cool autumn breezes have given
warning that time has come for the
preparation Of winter quarters, mark
ed activity has been shown in the cat
tie industry, one Of the largest indus
tries in chickasha. and recognized as
floDably the largest station Of lis kind
ia Texas or Oklahoma. II has grown
through years Of nursing to its pres
ent gigantic proportions, from small
individual pen OF an acre or two.
Beginning almost month in ad-
vance Of last seasons run, the Chicka-
sha feed pens are now open and run
ming in full blast. with total of more
than 1000 cattle on full feed and near
ly every day bringing new consigE.
meuts.
Anticipating the big increase that
would be needed in the capacity of the
pens this year, the various owners
have had men at work since early in
the summer constructing new pens
until now they cover about IT'S acres.
some OF which extend into the timber
along the banks Of the Washita river
being considered choice locations be-
cause Of the protection from the win
ter storms that the trees and brush
will give to the cattle.
The other pens. less fortunate in
their location, are suppliesd with
sheds along their northern boundaries.
which protect. in measure. the cattle
during the cold winter months All
the pens are equipped with feed
troughs. the entire number running
into the hundreds. and to every pen
is piped city water. which is distribut-
cd to various parts of the pens wnere
huge galvanized iron tanks are placed
and where the cattle drink. A small
army of men and teams are employed
throughout the season in hauling feed
to the thousands OF cattle stationed
there.
Among those who own pens in the
huge plant. most of whom have erect
ed additions this year. are such we'll
known cattlemen as II. B. Johnson,
Thos Johns. Ed F. Johns, b. P. Smith.
W. H. Driggers. Driggers & Bell, Wal
ter Long. Arthur Slaton, T. s. Hen
bricks and Geo. r. Beeler. The entire
output represents an enormous amount
of money and the total investment in
cattle represented in the yards at the
present time is something like $780,
Geo. The feed bill alone would soon
reduce a milIionaire's bank roll to
about the dimensions OF a fountain
pen and an idea of the magnitude OF
the proposition may be gained by the
fact that now, with the season only in
its infancy. it is estimated that the
cattle eat on an average of 1880
worth of cottonseed meal. hulls. cake.
corn. etc. daily.
Headquarters tor most Of the cat
tlemen whose interests are represent
ed in the enterprise. are at the Citi-
zens' National bank. where daily they
receive by wire the latest quotations
on cattle, hogs and sheep. from the
principal markets in this section OF
the country. Others receive private
quotations.
Shipping this year will begin from
the first to the 18th Of November.
fEom which inns le tie LOSE 81 the
season. eaiiY 50 n.e1.s 81 ~ cattle
viii besmade TO the markets and feed
ers viii be received from various
points in Oklahoma and Texas.