St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-04-19
THE BEEF RAISERS.

Second Annual Convention of the Western
Kansas StOck-Growers'A ssociatiOn--Eight
Million Dollars Capital Representative
dress of President McCoy-What the Ins
dustry Needs to Promote Its Success.
DODGE CITY, KAN, April.
The annual convention of the Western
Kansas Stock-growers' Association met
in this city yesterday, and will remain in
session three days. This Association is
formed of the stockmen of Southwestern
Kansas, Northern Texas, Colorado and
New Mexico, and the membership here
tofore has been about seyenty-fve, each
member owning from 100 to 10000 head,
the VIII de number of cattle aggregating
some 800, 1000, valued at 100000. Extern
siye preparations have been made for this
meeting, as it will be one of the most
important meetings ever held by
the stockmen of this State, and
the citizens of Dodge have left.
nothing undone that would go to make
the meeting success. The meeting was
called to order in the Opera House, which
had been handsomely decorated with
eyergreens, pictures, etc. Among the pic
of our leading stockmen, who is worth
about $75, 600, and just beneath the pic
ture hung @ violin, which was his sole
capital when he came here about ten
years ago.
The President, Mr.. A. III. Mccoy
opened the Convention at 80 p. m, and
spoke as follows:
Gentlemen of the Convention: | am
wholly unprepared to make you
q speech on this occasion, but,
will endeavor to assure you OF the
pleasure it gives me to call this meeting
and welcome the visitors who have hon
ored us with their presence. 1t affords
me great pleasure to call your attention
to the prosperous condition OF our asso-
citation. A good beef market and in
creased values of stock are evidence
of the good results of organization.
We have come together again to remedy
such defects in the workings of the assoc
citation as experience has pointed out
to US. Less than year ago we came
together that we might indelibly Drand
and stamp out the men who are prey
ing upon the property of honorable own
ers, and may we continue until burning
brands and mavericking shall be a
thing of the past, and we prove
that the cattle business can be carried
on as legitimately and safely as any
other. We want the next Legislature to
pass laws to punish the origlnators OF
fires and put an end to the doging OF cat
tie in the range. There is no need OF Cit
ing instances of loss caused by these two
evils. You know their extent and the
need of legislation on the subject. | de-
sire to say in behalf of the Executive
Committee that they have done their duty
in the consideration of all matters cialm-
ing their attention and action. Ihere
will have to be revolution IN the legaL
fraternity before proper enforcement Oh
the law and conviction of cattle-thlePes
can be secured. On behalf OF the asso-
citation desire to welcome our Vlsltors
and express the pleasure felt at their
presence with us to-day. We Will now
proceed with the regular order OF Dusl-
ness.
MIR. Mccoy spoke in an easy, graceful
manner and his remarks were greeted
with warm applause.
The regular order of business was pro-
ceeded with, and under the head OF new
members the following were elected to
membership: Arkansas Valley Land ana
Cattle Company, J. E. Biggers, Y. =.
Mulls, r. B. Clark, c. Z. Bigelow, r. b.
Latham, J. T Given, j. d. Dixon, J. i.
Wettick; Lee Summit Cattle Company,
C. Woodward, T. L. McCarty, Frank
Biggs, S. R. Taylor and J. H. MISsett.
The names, d. S. John, A. w. lnderhed,
John w. Jones and III. A. Latham were
laid over for future action by the ArDiVra-
ton Committee. A Committee on noIil-
nations was then appointed, and aleeF
few remarks on important affairs
the Convention adjourned until 10 q. Ia"