El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-16
DRIVE IN NEW
MEXICO GOATS
Goat Raisers Need Rain, Is
Report; Inspector Re
covers 300 Cattle.

Five hundred goats were driven
into e. Paso during December from
Pinon, n. NJ. by J. L. Dean, and de-
lfvered 10 she Peyton Packing COM
pany. The goats were raised by Mr..
Dean and c. F. Van Cleave. It took
six days to make the trip to FL Paso.
The goats averaged IS pounds in
weight and brought the price of six
cents a pound. The goat business is
not suffering financially on account
Of the dry conditions, but would i'm
prove if there were rain. according to
Mr.. Dean.
During the past year D. J. Mccoy,
inspector for the Panhandle and
Southwestern Stockmen's association
ut Kansas City, has recovered 800
head Of cattle for the members Of the
association in the shipments over the
country made to Kansas City alone
These were not stolen cattle, but
''strays." which got in with the
herds and to which the owners were
entitled.
New Form of Contract.
Secretary W. l. Ammonett, Of the
Panhandle Stockmen's office here,
has received a copy Of the new form
Of livestock shipping contract for
interstate shipments. which became
effective January 1, 1918 This new
contract differs from the old form,
in that the shipper of ordinary live
stock is not required to declare its
value or to pay rates dependent there
on, provided he desires to ship it as
ordinary livestock" and shows in de-
tail the number and kind OF each class
of stock loaded Breeding or show
stock should not be classed as "or-
binary livestock" II full value is ex-
al N Of -.
changes affect lines east OF the
Mississippi and north of the Ohio
rivers, and are announced by the bu-
reau OF markets.
No More Chicago Strikes.
As q result of an adjustment which
has been in progress since December
l, 1917. all chance of a general strike
and the tieup OF all employees OF
packing houses having general Of
fees in Chicago vanished when the
government officials obtained
signed agreement from both packers
and employees that no strikes or lock
outs would occur during the period
Of this var, and. furthermore. that all
difficulties coming up which cannot
be settled in the usual manner will be
submitted to a government admins
traitor, VINO Will render final decision
on the matter.
improvements at 1T. Worth.
Inc new concrete nOg ana Sneep
house at the Fit Worth stockyards
has been completed and was ready
for occupancy on January I. according
to word received in Ell Paso- The hog
capacity Ct the yards before this i'm
provement was made was 10, 900 head,
although by using the sheep pens
runs of 1900 to 1900 hogs have
been handled Without the sheep
pens 5000 hogs can be handled
easily now. and with the sheep pens
runs Of 10000 hogs can be accOmmo-
dated. The building is a two-story
structure and covers an area OF $500
square feet The stOckyards COM
pany expects to keep the upper floor
clean so that If can be used for ex-
hibits at the time of the Southwest
ern exposition and fat stock show at
the Fl. Worth yards, March II to 16.
1918.
Three cars of cows are at the Nor
ris yards. which were received from
s. 4 Birehfield. at Cambria, n. "
Z. 3. Grantham shipped one car of
horses to marlborough, N C, through
FL Paso from Arizona.