New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-20
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
MEETING OF DROvEaS.

MEETING OF DROvE2S.
A meeting Of dealers in cattle horses, sheep, and
swine, was held lsst evening at Tsmm'ny Hall. Mr..
CgAs. W.rRors, Of the firm Of Van Brant and Wa
rous. occupied the chair, and Mr. j. MILES acted
as Secretary.
Tbs President read the cal for the meeting, the
alleged object Of which was to abolish the order OF
cattle brokers' TO patronze the lr es of railroads !ha'
will ADOPT uniform and reduced tariff ofraes for next
', ar and 10 select organ thst will impArisy report
ihss ole. Of cattle, sheep, end hogs Toe MAJ pro-
ceeded TO comment on the prsclice OF the rafoafs
leacipg TO the city, complaining tina, they impo.e
nost eievous scale Of prices vhou, any uniformity,
and prJvice the mes, inferior accommodates ilr
those having charge Of stock in transit While ciue
dealers remain silent this subject no hope need be
entertsiDad that rsioad corporations will eosts tbeir
charges or furnish the desired iasiiities il united
and decided stand is taken by those Interested IL
believed that the various railrO sds sill consent to re-
duee their raes.
MI A. C. BRYAYT a member Of COMMITTEES ap-
pointed at a meeting OF the dealers he'd on thsstn Of
the pre sen monto, at Columbus, ONO read report
which get forth The great Losses and inconvenience 70
which thoee sending stock TO the market e subjected,
not only by the present high rats, but also by the
frequent chan ge sGe in Dealers are frequent
" conn eleo 10 purchase stock months before il is sent
to market and il s vitality mpo tant that they should
knoR TIE 1rices Of traDspora lon 50 a. to bay acc I'd
pglv Fl eigh.age had been lately raised to higher
euie than is warranted by the expense involved The
report went on TO suggest that COMMITTEES be ap'
poioed 10 confer with the different lines OF railroad lead.
ilg 10 Ire West with view of agreeing upon more
equitable and permanent rates. The ca,.lebrokers
WI re pronounced super fuous csss, aud the butchers
| of New.Yok called on 70 return to cash purchases,
que1y 10 direct tra sections sit1 droves, thus
THROWING the middlemen' overheard. As an IN
ducfment il proposed that dealers sho1ld divide
the brokers' p offs with TIE butchers. The report,
with accompany ing resou ors 10 substances a, ABOVE
stated, was subsequently adopted.
Mr. JAMES McBkiDE of Mansfield, OHIO, was called
On by the Charm an TO express bis views and CON-
mel ced with rapid review of the Bible history; max
rg out that at ont half of the old Pa rsrchs and such
yOrthi,s were eithtr drovers or b1tchers. tie ha1
Sc great many cattle and swine TO tbi, ma ke', AMI
in comm on with others had fe the exactiOns OF the
| large railroad mODOpoes. Mr.. Mcbride went con-
siderably into detail on some matters OF this S'nd IN
his experience and excl ed good deal OF laughter by
| his comica style Of orstory.
MIR a, C. BRYAST gave some account of his trans
actions SIS dealer and sate that prices OF csttle,
swire &c as far ives; as LIMOS, are not such as TO
wsrrsn the sending Of stock 10 this city under the
present rates of freight As an evidence OF the vast
amount received by railroads for consignng live stock
the receipts OF the Erie road ia one year from this
SOU CO 40 ourted TO near million OF dollars, aud
t1ote of the New York Central TO about as much
mora. The SPEAKER complained of the reports Of the
tie Cattle MsIBet es Published in The TRIBUNE,
ci aIscteizu them as Incorrect and most iJurioua IN
their tendency. In fact considerable portion OF his
remarks coLsisf of denuncistions of that Sheet With
an urgent sppe to those present to disclam sins
it on all occasiols and reduce its circulation as much
az possble If the gentleman had possessed one 1.-THE OF
the shre wdnf sc Of Mark Antony, he wonld not have
taken specisl pains to proclaim that he was Simon
Pure Democrat, aud that I o. ofhe Pierce s:hool.
Mr.. McNsIL of Ohio followed with few remarks
| and then the Columbus Committee, Composed Of
Messrs james McBire of OHIO, Joseph MCPHERSON
OF New jersey, j. T.. Rush of Ohio, and \. c. Bryant
wss incr, a.ed by the aGoon Of aessrs Edward A'er
and w. II. Harris of Illinois, L! jah Little end Joseph
provinces Of Inoiapa, G. Woodraf and J + Mites Of
New.York, and M,ssrs. Tucker snd Mar of Kea-
lucky.
TIE meeting then adjourned, subject to the csl Of
the Chairman.