The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-03-15
A GRAND SURPRISES.
The Action of the Cherokee Strip Stock
mems Association

The Action of the Cherokee Strip Stock.
mems AssOciatIPR.
CALDWELL, March "a grand sur
prise was in store for number of cattle
men this morailg, when the Cherokee
Strip StookMen'G association was called
to order, and the report of the constilu-
ton and bylaws, through its chairman,
SUBMITTED its report in the shape of ar
:icles Of incorporation, accompan-
led by the constitution and bylaws. The
board of directors and a full set of Of
ficers were elected and sworn in. The
charter was filed with the secretary OF
state, of Kansas, this morning at 8
O'Clock. This corporation is chartered
to conduct a general live stock business
in Kansas and other states and terrific
ries; toHlease LANDS, etc. A alotlon to
ado pit the cQm{aittee's report was ably
discussed and finally adopted by vote
of sixty five TO nine by the old asso-
Grafton, and upon the announcement
of the vote by the president the associa-
ton known as the Cherokee Strip Stock
mems association died, and in lis place
theCherokee Strip Live Stock association
aroGe from the ashes, with +. NJ. Hewin
of Cedarvale; A. brennan, of Kansas
SlN1 "A 81 lay W. H. DCbuCll, DCu D
Miller. Cald we'll j. w. Hamilton, Wei
lington Charles II. Eldred, Carrolit1n,
Illinois, and F. W. Payne, Mdieine
Lodge, as board of direcTors Bea s.
!. Miller is president; John 4. Blair. sec
retaEy, and NJ. II. Bennett, treasurer
Seventy three members were taken into
the corporation on payment CT Sl0 fee
| An nndispute'i stock ranch ga tho Oher-
okee strip in the lldiaa Tertiary con-
slitates the qualification of member
| 4 hoard OF arbitration IL provided for in
| the hvlaws that will settle all dis
| pHted lines of ranchmen of
ranches on these lands. No firm, cor
poration, or company can have hut one
vote in the deliberations of the corpora
| ton so that The member who holds 900
cattle on the range has Just the same
voice in all things as the ranchman who
has &C, 900 head of stock.
The corporations and monop0lies are
Outwitted in this deal, and The ranch
men who have worked faithfully the
past years on their ranches and gathered
up a few cattle have" the shine show
IS :heir moro PoSesfdl neighbors. The
small stockneE are rushing into this
Corporation peilmeIi, while the slroag
| companies are more caFsfui, bat anaily
Will have TO GoEae under the sway of itl
Workings.
| 4 meeting of the board of directors
is in session this evening discussing the
| appointing of the various committees
aud preparing for future work. The
corporation proposes leasing the Che,o.
kee strip if it can legally by done from
the Charakees direct. The following
resolution was unanimously adopted il
the meeting to-day:
/ Whereas, The association heretofore
known as the Cherokee Strip Stock
mems association is this day dissolved
! by the mutual consent of its individual
members; therefore, be il
Resolved by the members thereof, That
the funds belonging 10 that association
be aud the same are hereby transferred
to the corporate arroclatiou TIL day Or
gaLiSed and known as The Caeroket
AstrippLiye' Stock Corporation, and that
the funds be deposited with the treas
urer Of said last named association. to
be used for the same general purposes
as those for which they were originally
designed.
Resolved further, That all committees
appointed by the Cherokee Strip St sck.
mans association that have been in
stFucted 10 report their actions to thai
association are hereby requested to ra'
port instead to the president of III;
Cherokee Strip Live Stock Association
The Rssociafioh win close its labor
Ete.En0rFhyy