The Coconino sun., 1921-04-29

through severe winters and a short age of feed and poor prices at the stockyards the rancher would face a severe loss if the cattle were dumped on the market irrespective of condi- tion and price, so another country of fering cheap feeding facilities must te looked for.
 The Texas range is generally pick ed in this case as it offers abundant feed and in the cattle countries of the United States is known as an excel lent winter range. From Texas the cattle after wintering may be put on the market at Chicago, Kansas City, or St. Louis, and for the far west Denver, Colo, or Los Angeles, Cal.
 This shows that the average travel of cattle raised for market consump- tion is considerably greater than the average mans. With the high freight rates in existence today this shipping to the different seasonal ranges and markets cannot be undertaken, and when new range is found necessary. as is in Arizona today, because of feed shortage, the situation is serious to the cattlemen.
 Today feed is so short on the Ali- Zona range that no more cattle could be added to the herds. The market is in such condition that very few cattle were shipped last year to the stock yards and consequently Arizona is overstocked, while to the east abund- ant feed is going to waste in Texas because the herds there were sold and the range not restocked.
 As Senator Cameron is a cattleman and mining man he readily under stood the problems facing the Ari- zona cattle growers. He made in- quiries concerning the condition of the Mexican range but conceded it would be impractical to ship American cat tie into Old Mexico under bond at the present time. While in case of last resort this could be done, reports showed that feed conditions were bet ter in Old Mexico because of less crowded range conditions, shipping old cattle into new unfenced range coun- try was always attendant with risk, unless the range was fenced and very little fenced range is available in Mex ico.
 A study of the freight rates pre- vailing in Arizona and the southwest generally, showed up some glaring discrepancies as to amounts charged for average mileage. Using Tucson, Ariz., as shipping point the rate per cattle car to Butte, Mont, is $25S; to Denver, Colo, $l77. Shipping east ward to make available the excellent range in Texas the rate to Fl PaSo Tex, is s69; to San Antonio, S304.50, and Fort Worth, $301.50.
 Between San Antonio and Fl Paso is the Big Bend country of Texas, probably the best stretch of winter cattle country in the United States, and at present is under-stocked, and with a fair and reasonable freight rate to this range country shipments of cattle from Arizona would soon stock this range.
 Senator Cameron with his knowl- edge of this condition, is giving the matter study and informed the dele gation that he realized the conditions they were facing not only in the cat tie industry, but in the mining indus try as well, and said he would give the matter of freight rates relating to cattle shipments his attention and would also take up with the mining men of Arizona program of lower taxation as most all of the large min ing companies were finding it impos- sible to continue operating with costs of production and taxes constantly mounting.