*"~\ --- ---._.*._.._, l~ _ CHA_RL0T'r1_eTowN, P W _ RINCE EDWARD ISLAND a RLOTTET Ui WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 2l1._=g.°s- i.a.‘i.“»*ss»*;=r.ea'a's1. ____.._Z.._1_-__- era ni ranching is dawning in which is sounding thp, death iheoctnpaiionoi the cowboy, his \\irc fence, the mil- thc industries which follow and thc trust-controlled u with their starvation country-in the South- lsgraat an extent almost as in .lust as an indication of I oithlnus there may be cited the famous Lea Ranch of he lim- of the Santa Fe ~\. For two years past ._ - . progress the crumbling half n Iiollar per acre are today being sold ting \vars to‘lowcd in which thc [ences my “nd me du. as,fi\_r|n land at $i>.ii0 per acre. were repeatedly cut or broken down, but pareaig eg familim, -The big muciicr is,in many instances, as finally the free rangers \\-ere worsted and ..,._ _ _ __ _ ____ __ ___ V __ ttmgtad by me mmap. h_a.s,h,eep explained, abandoning his old uoxupelledto eitl1cr|n_ovc on toward the U ' 4 to butter than mm. Pursuits willingly because hcie selling mountains where the grazingwas poor of the isnd holders \ figure in Amen The farmer the boob are .nil-1.114 , have helped to pai: thé`r'f'_ ` `- n . chaps and somhrcros 7( f»\/1/l after all the iurn of , , most surely crowding out- “ A ‘/\ ( ‘ )“"'7“"""Ll“ __ oi the plains, is x oi settlers who are ranges of other days oi thc big ranches and , ranges is going on , DIDDJNC. J1~1f;E1 » _/`2@5"\/ENT /°\»\ l_D/;>_F,A;1C sion of. the 0id NEW iN WEST Breakii1fg_UPi Qi. tht Big Ranches and Siliidivi- Ranges- Going on. Immigrants Pouring a_ Flood oi Wealth into the Hands of the Land Owners---Cattiemen With Capital Buying up Choice Tracts For Their Exclusive Use--- , Sheep Driving Out the Cattle. ' Slate of (ircguli has been i.1~r\'orizeIi by il large ami wi-ii organized hand nt rusilevs, w io i\a\ e vairriedon wi ulcsale niimir str-nl lngiliasysli-u|ai.i<: innlinvr. This gang until reeinlily openly deiied ihe n.n|.l|uri- ties. held their rciznlnr round ups and lnliiy hrninirrl \\‘iih iiieirowii irons siosk which they did not care lo dispose ni pl-omptly niicr ii had been stolen. _-\r~ a Hifieiille Lliese ggenlry have iniiiiiizvii in |li\\'i‘ l sl :va high as l,iiiiil head ata single ~i|<»uii|i;;. lint, save in a few isnintril wiscs, the rusiler is being; exterminnlvd i-vrn :nerr rapidly than thc milcli-liuni-,nteii eo\via|_v. ._ f§€;f'~;'f;"» va W/ /,f ` ii 5 #MJ _ 'I 5 .., ..- - /I ' -1 ¢U? uniil ii' ii`_r,..-$--1-"T11, Ju.; .-i¢»..\» il \. .au 2 \ t` m"‘_v__.~‘ "`;;; I _ 'i'lil<] \\'lii‘I'i`Cll. Mrs. Appieworni-llirrsyi My l1u.sl»n|.d has lcit me and cnicn hail iho lluure bc- iore be went. now Southwest. Already Outhis holdings at fancy prices. The smul- or else lense fenced tracts. acren 0( ¢,| |¢]' iercattiemonare however being pushed Many of the cuttlemen pursued the been sold lsiegstigeoilto the wail by stress of ,circumstances latter coarse, but of late they have been “°£mmz to nn. md' Eve" me wwboys is|~apidiybe||-|g¢ppm1. 'and are quite unreconciled to the ehanae receiving notice to vacaic even this leased 0 are yet' m the “dm” me dedmem' Upysjg \yQj,1_-J égwfp/\1\_1__/‘]f,'1_1_Ja'1;.; - 1 ' __ _ _; ¥ .5 -.-5 ~____ _ ’_. /‘ /W »' .>, J _"J1_f'_if ranches his tenure of ofiieois rapidly which has como over things i‘he troubles land lianeh owners \vho have been lens d of these smaller cntiieimn bc-gun some ing their pnstnrages to cattlemen for M S of me wmmus' T0 lm 5"" they tim?/Tis yenrsagowhen the mea of ‘free grass about iilreats per aeie have discovered dw" me sums as in mb halayim days' WF on they ride the same wiry cow ponies and Smtem The began to bc curtailed time they can $i0'ord$i2 ‘per eerie for they ride and shoot M we" as any of me forincrens-i In the old days the great expanses of "_s s"_'."° “nf un? nu 0" S fm” bronco bustcrs in days or yore but in for agricultural purposes, and naturally ’ ‘ , _ _ in some respects according to the stand- |Wcsterngrazing ground were virtually the ummm" udwmm cot the Umor many instances their hands have lost ii wellsct common propertyand any cattlemcn could Lu ii _‘if .Kim I "gm . t HH` their cunning in the raping of cattle- lstrlcis is i1umens'ei’y"grat- feed his herd when and where he pleased.” " u` or H 4 'sci I 0 8'1"” "5 wp( ' possibly for want, of continuous racticc. - 1 u -- .t- i. _ 1’ 0V¢l.Yl»0dy snvoihe These were the palmy days of thc c0\\'- y'i‘\|?¢ l;?ii,»v?ii\1~=~1 \<-\.\' i>°i>\"f\f C1lIl"I"QN in livery cicpnrtincni fully :\:~a:~‘m'ir|i fm lla- i"/\i.l¢ SEASON. J ' “ii ` w D; r ` 1`illingie-itcr Orch-rs :i ‘ir Will)- _a _ ..D§_»,_ `i _ i - ' is orc of tlw most ii iiia-ii na i\ii»i-is of that vcry im-es.~firy f 1 new ri <§rr:‘ilioq vaiicil \vo\\`riii|. ami :ie surli abr- iii-ninnds that ber / . , . , . , ` .\, to-\\'¢'!1i' Di-p:\rtm<-ni, mai in our llRi-,bb (-()0i).\ Depart- MIXTURES, iii-:iNi-3 L‘<>S’l_`I’Mi'I C\.0’l`HS and BROADC]'()T|{,,l;i;,451},¢ Qiiiui-.N Ol' l'ALi, W it/\R. D JAMES PATON & C0. increased number of cowboys will. be re- quired to look after their herds. Even this respite, however, wiii~be a very tem- pornrv one. The invading army of farm- ers-tiilers ol thc soil, who, by the aid oi irrigation, can earn a comfortable iiveiif hood on a 10-ours tract-will-in time ren- dcr thc cowboy and his occupation but a memory. Even the long-horned steer is i disappearing along with the other featur- es of the Western iiic of the lust gener- ! lation. Tin: “lcnigvhcrns” ara still to b V found to some ext/ent In Texas and thc Southwest, but the days of the old-i`ash- i onsd breed of hee( cattle appear to bee numbered. I Another factor that is discouraging cat~ tie ranching on a large scale is found in the advent of increasing numbers of sheep. \\’l\en the sheep make their np- pcarnnec i|\ aloenllty they drive out the senbeii-tl»w4sa\4i-Luitcr. wiru~eui.- i , | k' .. _ to ilic snu_lil_|`reelanec stookrncn andnn i in for i.hci\‘ exclusive nse. The U0“,|,0,~_,, Service |n|mu(|||ng uw herds boundaries will in consequence bc torn _*__ __` _ ' __ __ _ __ _an nah _<1-i_~_ _»mn__"_'i.__ \\i» _ef We _'am cattle, and with wool bringilig iavorublc i il, 1-,". '.1 9 i _*'95 " . ,%;,_°.. A ‘ A YOU ,_. ¢_-:QJ \ I f ;»i"1»;i~.`¢i--:_ 1"'i~ i . /`\, _it ( ` ii ffa Qs. \\- Gloves prices and lambs bringing more than $ in the meat centers (as has frequently been the case ollntc) it is snmil wonder that sheep ranching is being carried on much more extensively than ever before. To be sure, the wool-growing or sl\eop» raising industry is doomed to decrease be- cause of the encroachment of settlers purposes, but the sheep arc helping to \ J e 1, .I ‘ i ii l i ns _I Iii, A \ \ _ 'H who are taking np the land for farming /- / ( drivc out tho cattle erc they tliemseivus have to make way for the tillers of the soil. Onc of tho reminders of the old days in cattle ranching that is still tobo found is the "rustling," which still continues In many parts of the country. Both cattle rnisers and sheep men yei, suffer to a greater or less extent from the thievcry of these pirates ot the plains. 'i‘c ilias» trato, it maybe cited thai. for fully live / / \ / \ K \VISi<`. BOY. She-Is he really so very \'|\irr|1|'i.~i|n_'- lic -i should say so. iii-`s 1-n|pin_»i-ii n 3// years past u considerable scullon ol the ross agent io boon: l\i|n. 1 G:r_.ovJ-as 0 ’l`here’a s Difference in °J§€;,A. 5;;-_.Q ' “ Gloves. ‘ " SEE THAT 'ia r »¢‘e€~=»;"~’ GET THE RIGHT KIND. V g 1’nim\'s Gloves are standard for ex- \ ` rclienrc of material, fit, style, workman- ' ship and durability. Y D ,S They never disappoint. _ JAMES i>AI0N&c0. ,Y I. 1'“~*f§ |n»......!!.. .l§_...$-.._- A___ _`_. 1 Q ' ` id E ._ ir. ni' i. im -'nr ,. .ii .i i 1 » ii ri 1 iii In l i r Y ’ . », ,_ ,g v,,,_,... _ r i .,\ .~ if ' `:_._--._$*_ _ ._‘ mac ~._ sc; -».~.- _.W ».- :.~» v- iff awe# -» av _, _ H ,,._ .. ._ re'-