The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-23
STANDING COMMITTEES

Improvement of Srock-Gov Joseph d
Sayers, chairman; III J Chamberlin,
John 7 Lytle, G w Littlefeld, Thomas
Ii Espy.
Protection of Stock from Theft and
Violence-R J Sledge, chairman; Lee
Hall, G T Reynolds, J NJ Day, J Hit
son.
The president stated that Capt. A. +.
Higgs, president of the
NATIONAL MEAT SUPPLY COMPANY,
was present, and that it had been sug
gested that it might be the pleasure of
the convention to hear him on the ques
lton of the transportation of dressed beef
from this state.
Governor SAycrs moved that the gen.
tleman be invited to address the con-
ventiOn.
Captain Higgs was then introduced,
anu thanked the convention for the
honor conferred, and regretted that he
had not the power of oratory to place
the matter in pleasing terms before the
convention. He said he contemplated
erecting at various points in the state
slaughtering establishments for the
purpose OF transporting dressed beef
and mutton to the north, and to extend
the business in them all over the country.
The attention of the people of the east
has been called to the advantages offered
by Texas as u meat producing state, and
the support of the stockmen of Texas in
furnishing as good and wholesome meat
as can be purchased anywhere, and
sheep and cattle in sufficient numbers to
start an enterprise Of this magnitude.
of Of IN
as TO transport dressed beef to the north
they were failures; we will not ask why
But one was that they did not establish
market before they commenced 10
ship. We propose to sell our own beef,
and TO sell il as Texas beef or refrigerator
beef. Wherever refrigerator beef is
regularly supplied to the people they
prefer it to any other kind Take New
England, for instance; the people there
will have no other kind Of beef, and the
shipments of dressed cattle from Chicago
to New England are about $4,000 Car
cases a month; and, as a consequence,
the slaughteIing of cattle there has been
almost wiped OFT. We now come to
the producers interest in this matter
He can figure out the shrinkage
and loss for himself. 1t amounts
to millions of dollars per year,
with attending inconvenience that swell
up the cost of handling the cattle and
sheep in the method now in vogue to
enormous proportions, as TO the amount
of cattle and sheep we desire to com
mence on. We should wish to com
merce operations in May, 1888, and
have a regular daily supply amounting
for the year to $4,000 cattle and 800,
600 sheep. AS to the quality, we
can utilize anything on the ranch that is
alive and healthy, though sheep must be
fat and dress forty-tive pounds. This
enterprise is, or will be, Texas institu
ton, and is deserving of the support and
good will of the people of Texas.
On motion of eX-Represertative Col
Inns, of Duval, the convention adjourned
until 3 o'clock p. m.
VISITING sToCKNIEN.
The register shows the following gen
tlemen visiting the convention:
G. Stoddard, Wyoming Territory. .
J. 5. Logan, st. Joseph, Missouri.
Geo. A. Cook, n. II. Fulkerson, G.
W. Houx, WsrIensburg, Missouri.
NJ, r. Lowell, G.. n. Gentry, Colorado
ii. L. Newman, Nebraska.
j. 5. Smith, Temp. Elliott, Spring
field, Missouri.
\. Ii. Pickering, Henry Wisner, Chi
cago.
A. w. Kingsbury, Montana.
w. p. Brush, correspondent CONNER
cidl Indicator, Kansas City.
Mark 5. Cockreil, Nashville, Tennes
see.
B. F. Wilson, Nashville, Tennessee.
Joe d. Phillips, Nashville, Tennessee.
J. w. Cooks, st. Joseph Missouri.
ID. NJ. Frost, of Ford County Globe
Dodge city, Kansas
G. NJ. Casey, Clinton, Henry county
Missouri.
A. G. Evans, ST. Louis, Missouri.
Jessie Evans, Kansas City, Missouri
p. Montgomery, Kansas City, Nilsson
w. A. Towers, Colorado.
Charles Woolworth, Dakota.
Afternoon Session.
AT o'clock p. m President Mile
called the convention to order and asket
| for
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Linn, for the select committee t
wait upon the governor, submitted tn
| following;
Hon. j. f. Miller, President of the Texa
Stock Convention:
SrR-1our special committee, appoInte,
to wait on his eXcellency, Governor O
NJ. Roberts, and present to him the re
quest of this convention, that he addres
| the stockmen of Texas, at some convenien
| time during their meeting in Austin
would respectfully report, that they hav
had the honor of meeting his eXcellency
and have from him the assurance that b
will address the convention on Thursda
morning at IL O'Clock.
Respectfully submitted,
L. d. LINN,
| Chairman
! Upon motion of Governor Stockdale
the report was received and the addres
of his excellency made the special orde
for to-day at IL o'clock
Mr.. Mathis, for the select committee
to whom was referred the resolution il
troduced at the morning session, relativ
to the American meat supply company
submitted the following:
COMMITTEE Room, February 10, 1882.
Hon. J. F. Miller, President Stockmen's Cor
vention:
1OuT cOllullllec 10 WEOm was relerTe
the within resolution, have had the sam
under consideration, ana report 1t bac
! to the convention and recommend that
be adopted.
j. NJ. MATHIS, chm.
JOSEPH PERRY,
| j. &. STRIBBLING
RESOLUTIONS.
Vice President Bentley offered the fol
lowing:
Be it Resolved, That this convection
respectfully recommends that the mex
session of the legislature shall establish
as the permanent policy of the state wit
reference to its university, common
school and asylum lands. the sale or leas
of the same, with a view to realizing 70
the university, common school an
asylum funds five per cent. on tn
value of said lands, the lessee and puI