The sun., 1914-09-27
CHEAP TEXAS BEEF
MAY LOWER PRICES
Organization of RanchcrS Plans
to Sell Supply Here
Direct.
NOW HAVE 5000. 1000 lEND

In these days Of high beef prices. v1.,-
are attributed by experts n lh. ha.,
packing business to a scarcit, or r.f..
II is interesting to know that r o..
Gulf coast country Of ToNps. ir vr..
known AS tn" black prairie cpts' '..
there are 100000 head of c.ttl.. w......
to he slaughtered
This statement Is made D.. ...
UartiPan. Commissioner Of Wcrr,. ..I
Measures and secretary Of the Nt..rs
committee on food supply who fu.
adds that AN organization OF T.s
ranchors and packers Will iu o., r...
future undertake the distribution ...l
sale of Texas beef in this city 'or tho
benefit of the rot.-ll butcher aud .pn.
sumner.
The great herds II cattle iu trr h.,,;
prairie coast lands are owned uu mon
who are not controlled in any WY bv
the interests that go to make mp tn" su.
called beef trust" which is no; ropu.
lar Institution I'm the Lone star Slt,
1t Il planned that the rHuchof. organ.
zation shall carry on the business "
sending Texas beef to the New Y.k
market Independently Of any alleged
monopoly.
Commissioner lIartigan makes be
statement on the authority NJ f. j.. Ipt
ter, agent for Arthur 5. Hoyt. HU N,s.
broadway, this city. who called t. IN
form the Mayors committee hs to a
proposed enterprise Of pushing mca'
canning project IN connection with the
Texas ranchers plans. Tho Mayors
committee, while trying In every wHs
possible to aid IN the solution Of IL.
problem of lowering the cost of EyUnE
waa not able to take up the canning
project
IN the black prairie coast lands o.
Texas" said Commissioner lIartgan
there has been development during
tht last ten yeats toward tho building
up of cattle industry. This develop.
ment has come about through N" com.
bined crorts of the state Government
tho various counties making up th#
section and the farmers and r'nrh'rs
therein.
..'rhe Texas beef raiscrs advise Us tha'
cattle shipped tS'tn the Gulf coast coun-
try to thc East ultimately come INTO th'
hands nf those who control the supp"
and output Of beef and beef products
with the Establishment oi limo ~ re-
frigerator steamships beef can be shipped
TO New York city In less than two weeks
An organization is now being formed o.
Texas ranchers to provide for the rer'iv-
ing, distribution and sale oi Texas bee
in New York city, independent "i "n'
monopoly.
"ft is asserted by beef experts from
Texas that Teas beef Of the pros .i'
day IL superior in every way TO Sou
American beef That In quality tro'
,lr, great improvements made during q
last ten years) Texas stands foremost
beef production OF the world.
The close proximity Of the cattle r..
ing section in Mexico to Texas perm Is
of another outlet for independent cat
and packers TO add 20 the 81
plv 81 beef for shipment To the East
Il said that soon after January they
be in a position to sell beef direct
New York
"a plant has recently Dcen star
near GALVESTON. az a new town cali.
which has Il new process 20
The packing and canning of meat T..
concern already Is doing business IN N,N
York. having recently established dire
connections.
During the past two weeks Argent
has sent llO553 quarters or beef to Eu.
rope, but no domestic beef has go
abroad from this country. In tne pa.
week 5.222 quarters Of Argentine be,
were received In New York uh Septom
n.r Argentine chilled hind quarters
b, ought - cents per pound In Lgydou. g-
against l1at cents in New York