DUBUQUE CATTLE COMPANY - Revision history

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	On August 11, 1885 [[BEACH, James\|James BEACH]] was reported as traveling to Las Vegas on business matters related to the company. (4) A week later than the tone of the ''Dubuque Herald'' toward the company changed.		On August 11, 1885 [[BEACH, James\|James BEACH]] was reported as traveling to Las Vegas on business matters related to the company. (4) A week later than the tone of the ''Dubuque Herald'' toward the company changed.

	In 1885 the company was caught up in the accusations that millions of acres of public lands had been illegally seized by western cattle companies. In 1885 the ''Dubuque Herald'' reported that a prominent member of the Dubuque Cattle Company which had been implicated in illegal seizure of public lands, told a reporter of a city paper than the report as to his company should not have been published by the Herald because "it did not concern the public." (5)		In 1885 the company was caught up in the accusations that millions of acres of public lands had been illegally seized by western cattle companies. In 1885 the ''Dubuque Herald'' reported that a prominent member of the Dubuque Cattle Company which had been implicated in illegal seizure of public lands, told a reporter of a city paper than the report as to his company should not have been published by the ''Herald'' because "it did not concern the public." (5)

	In that year documents provided to the Committee on Public Lands indicated that in Colorado alone two foreign companies had fenced more than one million acres each of public lands. In New Mexico the Dubuque, Cimarron, and Renello companies had very large enclosures one of which was declared to be thirty miles square. Armed herdsmen prevented settlers and homesteaders from access. (6)		In that year documents provided to the Committee on Public Lands indicated that in Colorado alone two foreign companies had fenced more than one million acres each of public lands. In New Mexico the Dubuque, Cimarron, and Renello companies had very large enclosures one of which was declared to be thirty miles square. Armed herdsmen prevented settlers and homesteaders from access. (6)

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	[[Image:cattlecompany.jpg\|right\|thumb\|350px\|Photo courtesy: Jim Massey]]DUBUQUE CATTLE COMPANY. The Dubuque Cattle Company was established by [[HANCOCK, John T.\|John T. HANCOCK]] and his son, [[HANCOCK, John Samuel\|John Samuel HANCOCK]].		[[Image:cattlecompany.jpg\|right\|thumb\|350px\|Photo courtesy: Jim Massey]]DUBUQUE CATTLE COMPANY. The Dubuque Cattle Company was established by [[HANCOCK, John T.\|John T. HANCOCK]] and his son, [[HANCOCK, John Samuel\|John Samuel HANCOCK]].

	Capitalized at $500,000 by investors from New York, Chicago, and Dubuque, the company was located in New Mexico on between 7,000 and 8,000 acres of land. Officers of the company in 1882 were John T. Hancock, president; [[LARGE, William P.\|William P. LARGE]], vice-president; [[VAN ~~DUZE~~, Alonzo J.\|Alonzo J. VAN DUZEE]], secretary/treasurer, and John S. Hancock, general manager. (1)		Capitalized at $500,000 by investors from New York, Chicago, and Dubuque, the company was located in New Mexico on between 7,000 and 8,000 acres of land. Officers of the company in 1882 were John T. Hancock, president; [[LARGE, William P.\|William P. LARGE]], vice-president; [[VAN DUZEE, Alonzo J.\|Alonzo J. VAN DUZEE]], secretary/treasurer, and John S. Hancock, general manager. (1)

	Indicating the size of the operation, a report on January 1, 1885, stated that the Dubuque Cattle Company had ten miles of fence cut down during a recent raid of fence cutters in Texas and New Mexico. (2)		Indicating the size of the operation, a report on January 1, 1885, stated that the Dubuque Cattle Company had ten miles of fence cut down during a recent raid of fence cutters in Texas and New Mexico. (2)

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	[[Image:cattlecompany.jpg\|right\|thumb\|350px\|Photo courtesy: Jim Massey]]DUBUQUE CATTLE COMPANY. The Dubuque Cattle Company was established by [[HANCOCK, John T.\|John T. HANCOCK]] and his son, [[HANCOCK, John Samuel\|John Samuel HANCOCK]].		[[Image:cattlecompany.jpg\|right\|thumb\|350px\|Photo courtesy: Jim Massey]]DUBUQUE CATTLE COMPANY. The Dubuque Cattle Company was established by [[HANCOCK, John T.\|John T. HANCOCK]] and his son, [[HANCOCK, John Samuel\|John Samuel HANCOCK]].

	Capitalized at $500,000 by investors from New York, Chicago, and Dubuque, the company was located in New Mexico on between 7,000 and 8,000 acres of land. Officers of the company in 1882 were John T. Hancock, president; [[LARGE, William P.\|William P. LARGE]], vice-president; [[~~VANDUZE~~, Alonzo J.\|Alonzo J. ~~VANDUZEE~~]], secretary/treasurer, and John S. Hancock, general manager. (1)		Capitalized at $500,000 by investors from New York, Chicago, and Dubuque, the company was located in New Mexico on between 7,000 and 8,000 acres of land. Officers of the company in 1882 were John T. Hancock, president; [[LARGE, William P.\|William P. LARGE]], vice-president; [[VAN DUZE, Alonzo J.\|Alonzo J. VAN DUZEE]], secretary/treasurer, and John S. Hancock, general manager. (1)

	Indicating the size of the operation, a report on January 1, 1885, stated that the Dubuque Cattle Company had ten miles of fence cut down during a recent raid of fence cutters in Texas and New Mexico. (2)		Indicating the size of the operation, a report on January 1, 1885, stated that the Dubuque Cattle Company had ten miles of fence cut down during a recent raid of fence cutters in Texas and New Mexico. (2)

Randylyon at 19:21, 23 October 2018

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	[[Image:cattlecompany.jpg\|right\|thumb\|350px\|Photo courtesy: Jim Massey]]DUBUQUE CATTLE COMPANY. The Dubuque Cattle Company was established by [[HANCOCK, John T.\|John T. HANCOCK]] and his son, [[HANCOCK, John Samuel\|John Samuel HANCOCK]].		[[Image:cattlecompany.jpg\|right\|thumb\|350px\|Photo courtesy: Jim Massey]]DUBUQUE CATTLE COMPANY. The Dubuque Cattle Company was established by [[HANCOCK, John T.\|John T. HANCOCK]] and his son, [[HANCOCK, John Samuel\|John Samuel HANCOCK]].

	Capitalized at $500,000 by investors from New York, Chicago, and Dubuque, the company was located in New Mexico on between 7,000 and 8,000 acres of land.		Capitalized at $500,000 by investors from New York, Chicago, and Dubuque, the company was located in New Mexico on between 7,000 and 8,000 acres of land. Officers of the company in 1882 were John T. Hancock, president; [[LARGE, William P.\|William P. LARGE]], vice-president; [[VANDUZE, Alonzo J.\|Alonzo J. VANDUZEE]], secretary/treasurer, and John S. Hancock, general manager. (1)

	Indicating the size of the operation, a report on January 1, 1885, stated that the Dubuque Cattle Company had ten miles of fence cut down during a recent raid of fence cutters in Texas and New Mexico. (1)		Indicating the size of the operation, a report on January 1, 1885, stated that the Dubuque Cattle Company had ten miles of fence cut down during a recent raid of fence cutters in Texas and New Mexico. (2)

	T. H. Lawrence, general manager of the Dubuque Cattle Company, came to Dubuque in early July 1885. The Herald noted:		T. H. Lawrence, general manager of the Dubuque Cattle Company, came to Dubuque in early July 1885. The Herald noted:
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	attention to the detail work of the company,		attention to the detail work of the company,
	which accounts for much of the thriftiness		which accounts for much of the thriftiness
	of this standard organization. (2)		of this standard organization. (3)

	On August 11, 1885 [[BEACH, James\|James BEACH]] was reported as traveling to Las Vegas on business matters related to the company. (3) A week later than the tone of the ''Dubuque Herald'' toward the company changed.		On August 11, 1885 [[BEACH, James\|James BEACH]] was reported as traveling to Las Vegas on business matters related to the company. (4) A week later than the tone of the ''Dubuque Herald'' toward the company changed.

	In 1885 the company was caught up in the accusations that millions of acres of public lands had been illegally seized by western cattle companies. In 1885 the ''Dubuque Herald'' reported that a prominent member of the Dubuque Cattle Company which had been implicated in illegal seizure of public lands, told a reporter of a city paper than the report as to his company should not have been published by the Herald because "it did not concern the public." (4)		In 1885 the company was caught up in the accusations that millions of acres of public lands had been illegally seized by western cattle companies. In 1885 the ''Dubuque Herald'' reported that a prominent member of the Dubuque Cattle Company which had been implicated in illegal seizure of public lands, told a reporter of a city paper than the report as to his company should not have been published by the Herald because "it did not concern the public." (5)

	In that year documents provided to the Committee on Public Lands indicated that in Colorado alone two foreign companies had fenced more than one million acres each of public lands. In New Mexico the Dubuque, Cimarron, and Renello companies had very large enclosures one of which was declared to be thirty miles square. Armed herdsmen prevented settlers and homesteaders from access. (5)		In that year documents provided to the Committee on Public Lands indicated that in Colorado alone two foreign companies had fenced more than one million acres each of public lands. In New Mexico the Dubuque, Cimarron, and Renello companies had very large enclosures one of which was declared to be thirty miles square. Armed herdsmen prevented settlers and homesteaders from access. (6)


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	1. "~~Caught on the Fly~~," ''The Dubuque Herald'', ~~January 23~~, ~~1885~~, p. 4		1. "Cattle Company Officers," ''The Dubuque Herald'', August 2, 1882, p. 4

	2. "Caught on the Fly," ''The Dubuque Herald'', ~~July 10~~, 1885, p. 4		2. "Caught on the Fly," ''The Dubuque Herald'', January 23, 1885, p. 4

	3. "Caught on the Fly," ''The Dubuque Herald'', ~~August 11~~, 1885, p. 4		3. "Caught on the Fly," ''The Dubuque Herald'', July 10, 1885, p. 4

	4. "~~The Public Land Stealing~~," ''The Herald'', August 18, 1885, p. 2		4. "Caught on the Fly," ''The Dubuque Herald'', August 11, 1885, p. 4

	5. Ibid.		5. "The Public Land Stealing," ''The Herald'', August 18, 1885, p. 2

			6. Ibid.

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	Indicating the size of the operation, a report on January 1, 1885, stated that the Dubuque Cattle Company had ten miles of fence cut down during a recent raid of fence cutters in Texas and New Mexico. (1)		Indicating the size of the operation, a report on January 1, 1885, stated that the Dubuque Cattle Company had ten miles of fence cut down during a recent raid of fence cutters in Texas and New Mexico. (1)

	T. H. Lawrence, general manager of the Dubuque Cattle Company, came to Dubuque in early July ~~1880~~. The Herald noted:		T. H. Lawrence, general manager of the Dubuque Cattle Company, came to Dubuque in early July 1885. The Herald noted:

	...bronzed and rugged from outdoor life with		...bronzed and rugged from outdoor life with
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	of this standard organization. (2)		of this standard organization. (2)

	On August 11, 1885 [[BEACH, James\|James BEACH]] was reported as traveling to Las Vegas on business matters related to the company. (3) A week later than the tone of the Dubuque Herald toward the company changed.		On August 11, 1885 [[BEACH, James\|James BEACH]] was reported as traveling to Las Vegas on business matters related to the company. (3) A week later than the tone of the ''Dubuque Herald'' toward the company changed.

	In 1885 the company was caught up in the accusations that millions of acres of public lands had been illegally seized by western cattle companies. In 1885 the ''Dubuque Herald'' reported that a prominent member of the Dubuque Cattle Company which had been implicated in illegal seizure of public lands, told a reporter of a city paper than the report as to his company should not have been published by the Herald because "it did not concern the public." (4)		In 1885 the company was caught up in the accusations that millions of acres of public lands had been illegally seized by western cattle companies. In 1885 the ''Dubuque Herald'' reported that a prominent member of the Dubuque Cattle Company which had been implicated in illegal seizure of public lands, told a reporter of a city paper than the report as to his company should not have been published by the Herald because "it did not concern the public." (4)

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 Capitalized at $500,000 by investors from New York, Chicago, and Dubuque, the company was located in New Mexico on between 7,000 and 8,000 acres of land.
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-"Prominent People," ''Dubuque Daily Herald''
+. "Caught on the Fly," ''The Dubuque Herald'', January 23, 1885, p. 4
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Randylyon at 05:29, 4 December 2016

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	[[Image:cattlecompany.jpg\|right\|thumb\|350px\|Photo courtesy: Jim Massey]]DUBUQUE CATTLE COMPANY. The Dubuque Cattle Company was established by [[HANCOCK, John Samuel\|John Samuel HANCOCK]].		[[Image:cattlecompany.jpg\|right\|thumb\|350px\|Photo courtesy: Jim Massey]]DUBUQUE CATTLE COMPANY. The Dubuque Cattle Company was established by [[HANCOCK, John T.\|John T. HANCOCK]] and his son, [[HANCOCK, John Samuel\|John Samuel HANCOCK]].

			Capitalized at $500,000 by investors from New York, Chicago, and Dubuque, the company was located in New Mexico on between 7,000 and 8,000 acres of land.

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			"Prominent People," ''Dubuque Daily Herald''

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Randylyon at 21:13, 21 April 2012

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	[[Image:cattlecompany.jpg\|right\|thumb\|350px\|Photo courtesy: Jim Massey]]DUBUQUE CATTLE COMPANY. The Dubuque Cattle Company was established by [[HANCOCK, John Samuel\|John Samuel HANCOCK]].		[[Image:cattlecompany.jpg\|right\|thumb\|350px\|Photo courtesy: Jim Massey]]DUBUQUE CATTLE COMPANY. The Dubuque Cattle Company was established by [[HANCOCK, John Samuel\|John Samuel HANCOCK]].

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Randylyon at 03:51, 2 March 2010

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Randylyon at 15:02, 16 July 2009

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