The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-05-03
sToCK AssocIA4Ios.
IA Adjourned Meeting Held Yes1er.
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The adjourned meeting of the Wyo-
ming stockgrowers' association, was
held in the court room yesterday.
In the absence of President Swan,
Vice President Searight occupied the
chair.
Owing to the absence of important
delegates, the meeting adjourned to
2:3O O'Clock p. m.
The first business brought before the
meeting in the afternoon, was the
proposition OF the Sioux county (Neb.)
association to join the Wyoming asso-
citation.
MIR. L. B. Bronson, representing the
Sioux county association, read the
minutes of the last meeting of the said
association.
Mr.. Lewis, from the Albany county
association. stated that that association
was heartily in favor of consolidating
with the Wyoming association.
Mr.. Adams, from the Cheyenne coun-
ty (Neb. assn. stated, that while their
association had not, as a body, decided
upon consolidating, the majority of the
members had, and they were prepared
to Join the Wyoming association.
Judge Brush, from Greeley, (Coio.)
said that at a called meeting of the
Weld county association, a delegation
Of six members was elected to attend
this meeting. He detailed the work.
ing OF the new stock law of Colorado,
and suggested that Wyoming might
proftably follow and have inspectors,
at large, to be paid for out of the terri
torial treasury. He thought, however,
that that portion of Colorado, situated
north of the South Platte river, might
cooperate heartily with this associa-
tion, owing to contiguity of territory.
He also suggested that the state board
Of Colorado might be induced to give
valuable assistance to the Wyoming as
sociation.
MI. Thos. Sturgis moved that the
number of members of the executive
committee be increased to eleven-nine
elective members and the president and
vice president, ex-oficio.
A lengthy discussion ensued on the
motion, when it was adopted.
Another point was extensively ar.
gued, to wit: The specification Of duties
of the executive committee with ref
erence to outside associations.
On motion a committee Of three was
appointed to consider the list of names
handed in for membership.
The chair appointed Messrs. Carey,
Bronson and Goodell.
Mr.. O'Connell, of North Platte, be-
ing present, said that at a meeting of
the Lincoln county association, eleven
delegates were appointed to attend
this meeting. He said that the asso-
citation wanted to be represented here,
and especially to have a representation
in the executive committee.
The committee reported favorably on
all of the names, and they were duly
elected. They are as follows: ID. c.
Russell, David Hunter, E. S. Newman,
S. d. Hunter, Austin Chambers, W. E.
Johnston, T. S. Northup, Chas. Ben
ton, Jos. Powers, D. b. Lynch, C.
Mayfeld, Clark Howard, Guy Barton,
John Pratt, J. H. Mcconnell. All but
the three last named (who are from the
Lincoln county association) are from
the Sioux county association. Also,
A. Trabing. H. G. Lewis, 1. c. Sar-
gent, Elijah Tusler, j. A. Jackson, ].
j. Kinney. Jos. Clayborne, Il. H.
Cowles, Geo. Sheidley, and E. r.
Thayer.
Messrs. Bronson and Lawrence, of the
Sioux county, and Geo. Harper and Fl.
G. Balch, of tho Albany county, and
Guy c. Barton and John Pratt, of the
Lincoln county, and ]. NJ. Adams and
D. Sheedy, of the Cheyenne county as
sociations, were named as the addi-
tional members of the executive COM
mittee. And on motion, the secretary
cast the vote Of the association, elect
ing them, excepting the gentlemen
from the Lincoln county association,
which association had not Joined this
association In a body.
Secretary Sturgis stated that the as
ISOLATION had engaged a veterinary
surgeon, DR.. Foote, to examine alIim-
ported cattle coming west, at Council
Bluffs,
Mr.. Sheedy offered a resolution ex-
pressive of the sense of the meeting be-
ing against the working of cattle dur
ing the winter and early months of
spring. This was expressly directed
against the Indian contractors neal the
agencies, who occasion much confusion
and loss.
Mr.. Bronson offered an amendment
looking to i~njunctions to restrain the
said contractors.
A lengthy discussion ensued and, be-
fore reaching a vote, the association
adjourned until this morning at nine
O'Clock.
Wanted,