Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-03-23
GREAT STOCK CONVENTION
or the Southwest, on the 18th Inst.
MORNING SESSION.


noon of the 18th Of March.
The meeting was called to order by f.
w. Payne, acting chairman, and w. +.
Houghton, sec.
On motion Of r. w, Phillips, w. p.
Brush, of the Kansas City Commercial In
dicator, Halsey Lane, of the Forth Worth
Live Stock Journal, Tell Walton of the
Caldwell Post, G. Il. Hickman of the We'll
ingtonian, T. A. McNeal of the Medicine
Lodge Cresset and NJ. l.. Sherry of the
Medicine Lodge INDEX, were elected hon
orary members and assistant secretaries of
the convention.
A very appropriate address of welcome
was delivered by Hon. Geo. ID. Orner, in
which he stated that the stock interest
was the one great industry of the south
west, and If the trade Of these men should
be taken away from Medicine Lodge, 1t
would become bowling wilderness.
w. z. Brush, of the Kansas City Com
mercial Indicator, then responded in be-
half Of the Kansas City Stock Yards Com
pany.
A response In behalf Of the Commission
men and the excursion was delivered by
z. g. Means
An election of officers for the south
western stock association was then held
and resulted In the election Of f. w. Payne
Pres, Vice-Presidents, David Stith, ID. A.
Greever and +. b. HINT. Treasurer, w.
w. Cook and w. f. Houghton, Secretary.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Committee on credentals:-R. w. Phil
lips of Comanche county, ID. A. Greever,
Cherokee strip, F. b. Hunt, Barbour coun-
ty, Wash Musset, Ind. Ter, A. Watson
Medicine Lodge, David Stith, Ind. Ter,
Werk Randolph, Camp Supply.
A motion was made by r. w. Phillips
that the initiation fee be the sum of one
dollar. Motion carried.
Committee on round-ups:- Jesse Evans,
Comanche county, VIM. Lindsey, Ind. Ter.
David Stith, Ind. Ter, Tony Day, Ind.
TCr., Capt. Hurst, Barbour county, G. d.
Nelson, Comanche county, Dave Greever,
Cimaron, l, T., Chas. Douglas, Barbour
county, l.. Wilson, Comanche, county
Nick Sherlock, Barbour county.
Committee on brand books:-F. B.
Hunt, Barbour county, r. Kirk, Conan
che county, ,;S. X. w. Field, Barbour county
Thomas Greer, Ind. Ter.
Resolution by w. z. Brush:
Members of convention in meeting as
sembled.
wHEREAs:-The present management OF
running trains on the X. G. L. & s. rail
road, Is not to the best interests of the In.
creasing business both In passenger and
freight traffic of the southwest, and
wHEREAs-The present terminus of the
passenger run Is Wellington instead OF
Harper, the end practically of the road, and
be IL therefore
REsoLvED:-That we the members
of this convention petition the general
managers of the X. G. l.. & S, and the
A. Il. Il s. +. roads to change such
management for the following reasons
First the detention of mail matter botf
ways. Second, saving of at least p
hours to stockmen and passenger traffic
and give the business of the objective ter
minus an equal footing with intermediate
points on the line of the road, be it further
RESOLVED: That a copy of these res
olutions be forwarded to the genera
managers Of both roads, and that they
be published by the representatives of the
press at this meeting.
The following resolution was offered b!
Tell Walton, Of the Caldwell Post, and ad
opted by unanimous vote:
RESOLVED. That it is the sense Of th
stockmen and ranchmen of the cattl
growers ASSOCIATION of the south est, tha
the six-shooter is not an absolute necessi
" and necessary adjunct to the outfit @
cowboys working on the ranges OF thi
association, aud we deprecate its use, ex
cept in extreme cases of necessity Will
on duty Of protecting the rights of proT
erty against Indians and outlaws, an
further We condemn. the habit Of carryin
Six shooters by cowboys or others, e
peciAlly while visiting any Of the towr
along the border.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SESSION.
Meeting called to order by President.
Report of committee on round ~
called for; moi. ready to report.
Report of committee on inspection Gale
for; not ready to report.
Report Of committee on brand boz
called for.
Your committee on brand book respec
fully submit the FOLLOWING report
After confering with the commit
from the Caldwell organisation. We b
heve It will be to the best interests Of q
associaation 10 unite with the Caldwt
organizRt alton in getting up brand boo
said book 10 be without advertisements.