El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22
FEEDING new INDUSTRY HERE
10 A Recognized Cattle Market
FUR INDUSTRY IS STARTED HERE

one IOr the caLLlemen OF the COulu-
west Good prices have prevailed IN
every section. the prices being gov
erned very largely by the market in
El PasO. Reports from Arizona indi-
cate that the cattlemen could have sold
more cattle to feeders if they had had
them The same is true of New Mexico.
West Texas and the Panhandle. The
year started out well, with lots of rain
and snow to put the. ranges in good
condition Then, during the summer.
good rains fell that kept the ranges
and pastures in good condition The
result was that the stock We're in fine
fettle and commanded good prices ev-
erywhere.
Prosperity Among CattIemen.
It is doubtful If there has ever been
a more prosperous year for the cattle
men of the Southwest From every
section OF FL Paso's territory came re-
ports of prosperous cOnditions-gOod
demand. good ranges and tat stock
and the prosperity of the cattle inter
ests contributed very largely to the
general prosperity of the Southwest
Cattlemen. who for years had been
struggling to get ahead. found buyers
eager for their herds, and many a
mortgage was wiped out by the insist
ent demand for range cattle The same
prosperity, IL seems, has not come to
the feeders, and the danger that in the
future the producers will suffer, is a
matter that will receive attention at
the coming meeting of the American
National Livestock association and a
matter that Will undoubtedly be dis
cussed at other cattlemen's meetings
during the next few months
More Cattle Being Fed.
More cattle are being fed in the
Southwest than ever before It is also
true that stockmen and farmers are
more and more importing blooded
stock in an effort to improve the
breed and develop the dairy industry.
A development Of the year of more
the coming Of Morris & Co. and the
establishment by them of large stock
yards in this city. The concern IS
known as the FL PasO Union Stock
yards company The company hold
ings are located on 81 acres Of land
near the river. and an investment of
about $40, 900 has been made. Accord
ing TO a representative OF the com
pany, the capacity OF the yards IS
about % 600 animals, or $1,000 cattle
and 10000 sheep, hogs, horses, mules
and other animals During the spring
an exchange office building costing
about $4,000 was built The company
also operates the Santa Ee StOckyardS-
The Southwestern yards, operated for
some time by the Cameron Cattle COM
pSny, were abandoned IN May but the
pens Of the Union Stocks Yards COM
pany and the Southern yards, operated
by the same concern, have been re-
and were IN use throughout
the year These yards are located on
the line OF the = A. III Last Ii
Paso and have capacity Of about $500
cattle.
During the sumner a corporation
known as the National Stock Yards
was granted permission by
the city to build yards on property ad-
joining that Of Morris & Co. The en-
terprise, however, has not yet devel-
oped.
FL PasO's Heavy Receipts.
How extensively FL PasO figures in
the livestock business Of the South
west and Mexico is indicated by the
number of animals handled at the va
riOus stockyards during the course Of
a year. In 1915. despite conditions in
and the foot and mouth disease
that was maintained by
Texas against the world for a time,
during the spring. 224.404 head OF cat
tie, 81, 045 head Of sheep. $685. head OF
horses and mules and 4467 head of hogs
were handled at the FL PasO Union
Stock Yards and the Union Stock yards.
The business, by months, at the yards
OF the Union stock Yards company was
as follows: