Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-04-29
Arizona Cattlemen Ask Aid at Washington, Citing The
 Conditions Here.

ed on the marke. irrespective of con- dition and price, so another country offering cheap feeding facilities must be looked for.
 The Texas range is generally pick ed in this case as it offers abund- ant feed and in the cattle countries of the United States is known as an excellent 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 Ari- 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 stockyards and consequently Arizona is overstcked, while to the east ab-, undant feed is going to waste in Texas because the hefds there were sold and the range not restocked..
 As Senator Cameron is a cattleman and mining man he readily understood the problems. facing Arizona cattle growers. He made inquiries concern ing the condition of the Mexican range but conceded it would be impracticable to ship Arizona cattle into Old Mexico under bond at the present time. While in a case of. last resort this could be done, reports showed that feed conditions were better in Old Mexico because of less crowded range conditions, shipping old cattle into new unfenced range country was always attendant with risk, unless the range was fenced and very little fenced range is available in Mexico.
 A study of the freight rates prevail inr in Arizona and the Southwest generally, showed up some glaring discrepancies. as to amounts. charged for average mileage. Using Iucson' Ariz., as a shipping point the rate per cattle car to Butte, Mont, is $25S; to Denver, Colo, $177. Shipping east ward to make available the excellent range in Texas the rate to Fl paso' Tex. is $69; to San Antonio, $3ol.eo' and Fort Worth, $301.50. Between San Antonio and Fl Paso is the Big Bend country of Iexas' probably the best stretch of winter cattle country in the United States, and at present is under-stocked, ana with a flair and reasonable freight rate to this range country shipments of cattle from Arizona would soon stock this range.
 Senator Cameron with his know ledge 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 trv as well, and said he would give the matter of freight rates relatlng to cattle shipments his attention and would also take up with the mining men of Arizona a program of lower taxation as most all of the large mining companies were finding it inn possible to continue operating with costs of production and taxes con- stantly mounting.