The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-16
Mr.. A. 4. higgs, President of the Na.
t'onal Meat Supply Company.
Delivers an Address,
Committees Appointed to Which arc
Assigned the Several Subjects
to be Passed Upon.
decisions Of the Commissioners of An.
peals Yesterday.
Wedding in High Life at Marshap...
Houston Notes.
Other Interesting State Items.
Austin,
Special to the Herald.

AUSTIN, February l5.-.Thc stockmens
convention was called to order at a. M.
Mr. August +. Hliggs, president of the Ma
llonal Meat Supply company, st. lonis,
having been introduced by ex-Lieutenant.
Governor Sayers, addressed the convention
ON the advantages of his company TO Texas,
which he said contemplated the erection in
several points III the state OF slaughteriny
establishments and the shipment to tho
eastern markets of beef in refrigerator cars
All they wanted was the support of the
stock raisers to supply all the beef and NUT
ton they would demand.
me following resolution was referred TO
special committee of five:
WHEREAS, The National Meat SUNNY
company of America concentrates ihe
erecting OF butchering establishments
in different sections of the state
of Texas, for the purpose of XIII.
ing cattle and sheep, to TRANSPORT
the meat in refrigerator cars to the north
Resolved, That this convention heartily
endorses such an enterprise, believing II to
be OF great interest TO the stock-rase of
Texas and the public generally, and each
ana all VIII 30 all in their power TO make il
success anu iurther protect its interests.
The committee on the basis of representa-.
tion recommended one vote for every mem.
Der OF the convention, and that each county
be entitled to one vote, rs basis of repre-
sentalion for future conventions. Adopted
The committee on credentials repsrted n
recommendations TO admit all present.
Adopted.
Standing committees were appointed as
follows: (ll on representation, (2) on leasing
OF the public lands, (3) inspection, az ps.
tray l5l trail l6) raising Of finances az dis
Z az
stock, llO) protection of stock from theft.
The following permanent executive com.
mittee were elected: II. G. Head, of Cald.
we'll chairman; G. w. Davis, of Liberty.
r. Il. Stafford of Colorado; j. Il,
keeran, of Victoria; J.. N. stephens,
OF Victoria; II. Il. Lane, of Lasalle; Bu.
gard, OF Dimmit; J. r. Lyele, of Medina;
l.. NJ. kokernote, of Gonzales: c. Crosby,
Of Mason; ], II, Paramore, of Runnels, o.
iaGss' N. @ Fs4dl n e f,aalsss sss9 aS ,,s sSsl
of Bastrop; Sanford Johnson, of NIcLennan'
ii. II. Campbell, of Medina; A. II. Johnson
OF Potter; A. Conkle, of Wheeler; G. II.
Simpson, of Parker, j. o. Johnson OF
Travis; N. G, Collins, of Duval r. Good.
man, of Chico; A. Chamberlain, of Bell,
and o. s. Newell, of Kinney.
Resolutions that each member re g ster his
address, and the quality of his stock,
and that the governor be invited to address
the convention, were adopted; and also that
the present legislature be requested to repeal
the inspection law. A resolution was of.
tered by Bentley, of Tom Green county,
that the convention respectfully recon-
mend to the next session Of the Legislatures
to establish, as u paramount policy of the
state with reference to its university and
common schools and asylum lands, the
selling or lease of the same, with the
view OF releasing, for the benefit of the
university, common school and asylum
funds, at per cent. on the value of the
said land, and allow the purchasers. with
out discriminating in favor of or against
either, to have the privilege of letting and
ENJOYING the same SO long. as they will
pay interest regularly, The purchasers
to be requested to pay at date OF purchase
not exceeding II per cent. ON the value of
the land purchased or to be purchased by
them.
Resolved, That the governor he and IL
hereby requested TO call the attention Of
the Legislature TO this subject in his call for
special session, should he make such n
cal, Referred to the committee on leasing
public lands.
A resolution was offered by Upton and
Bentley that II is the sense of the conyen-
ton that no public cattle trails should bo
established Referred to the committee ON
trails.
Linn, from the special committee, which
wrote TO the governor 10 address the copyen-
tion, reported that his excelency will do so
at II O'Clock tomorrow
Mathis, from the special committee ON
the resolution as to the National Snpply
company of America, recommended Tho
adoption oil the resolution. Adopted unani-
mously.
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