McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-11-27
THE CATTLE CONVENTION.
Review Of the Health Represented by Dele
gates Thereto.

The committee on permanent organization
of the st. Louis Cattlemen's convention, pre-
sented the name of Gov. Routt, of Colorado,
for permanent chairman; Gen. Curtis, of New
York, first yice-president, and one vice-presi-
dent from each state and territory represented;
Maj A. G. Atwater, of st. Louis, secretary
An idea of the enormous wealth represented
by the delegates to the convention may be
gained from the following reference to part
of the companies and associations that have
sent delegates, the statement being obtained
from officers of the various companies. The
largest and richest association in the country
perhaps is the Texas Live Stock association of
Texas, which extends nearly all over the state
and embraces in its membership large num-
Der of the members of fourteen of what are
known as district associations. William Lam
bert, its secretary, says the association owns
million head of cattle, the same number of
sheep and $50, 900 horses and a moderate esti
mate of their value would be S45,000,0 900.
Delegates of this association wear a
blue silk badge attached to the coat, with
a large FIVE pointed solid gold star, under
which is artistically wrought silver COW,
weighing about two ounces. The largest of
the district organizations in the state is the
Southern Texas Live Stock association, which
owns 400, 600 head of cattle, 45 600 horses and
a large number of sheep, all valued at over
land, valued at 81 .625, 900, making their en-
tire property worth about S21, 100000. They
employ 1,500 men as herders Other large
district associations in Texas are the North
west Texas Cattle Raisers' association, the
Pan Handle Live Stock association, the Colo
RADIO and Concho Stock association, all of
which own immense herds and send large dele
cations to the convention. From New Mexico
seven associations are represented, the largest
of which is the Northern New Mexico Cattle
Growers association, whose range practically
covers ColfaX, Mora and San Miguel counties,
and embraces 100000 acres of land, on
which 100000 cattle Craze, besides large
number of horses. The other associations of
New Mexico are the Acque Caliente. with 240,-
600 cattle and a capital of S2,5O0,0O0; the
Wagon Mound association. with 1900 cattle
and capital of $4,000 900; the Lin
coin County association, with 100000 cat
tie and a capital of $4,000. 600: the Central
New Mexico association, with 100000 cattle
and capital of s6000,000; the Donna Anna
association, with S. 900 cattle and capital of
S1.0O0.000. and the Southwestern association,
with 1000 cattle and capital of $4,000, COO.
OF the ranches owned or controlled by st.
Louis men, and whose headquarters are in that
city, the largest interest is that of Hunter u
Evans, which embraces several ranches in Tex
as, Indian Territory, Kansas and Nebraska,
and has $4,000 cattle, capital 1861, 900, and
owns or controls by lease and otherwise 4,464,-
600 ares of land. Next comes the Continental
with 95, 900 cattle, capital of S2,700.0 600 and
924, $50 acres of land; the Clark Cattle and
Land company. with 81, 5000 cattle, a capital Of
$4,000 and S00, 900 acres of land; the Mo
brara Cattle company. with 81 900 cattle, cap
ital of 100000 and 900 900 acres of land; the
Raynard Catlle company. with Il, 600 cattle, a
capital of S250,000 and 100, 600 acres of land;
the st. Louis Cattle company, with 1900 cat
tie, capital of $780, 1000 and 200,000 acres of
land. These, with one Or two small concerns,
bod
of 521 600 head of cattle, S4 437 600 capital and
$685. $50 acres of land.
In the convention on the Goth, General
Stone, of Colorado. chairman of the committee
on resolutions, reported with favorable recon-
mendation the preamble and resolution relat-
ing to the cattle trail. After several speeches
for and against, the resolution was finally en-
dorsed by large majority. The resolution is
as follows:
WHEREAS. One of the objects of this con-
vention is to procure BIZ all legitimate means
in its such legislation from congress as shall
best promote and protect the entire stock in
terests of the United States, and to each sec
ton ample market and transportation facili-
ties: and
WHEREAS. This convention desires that a
safe and cheap route be opened from the
breeding ground TO the maturing grounds of
the northwest; and,
WHEREAS, We believe this can only be ac-
complished by the establishment of national
stock trail over n hich stock can be driven,
therefore.
RESOLVED, That the convention do memorial
ize congress for such appropriate legislation as
shall be sufficient to accomplish the purpose
herein intended, to open, establish and MAIN
tain national stock trail from some point on
the Red River to the north line of the United
States.
Second: That committee of nine be ap-
pointed to prepare and present said memorial
to congress in the name and by the authority
of this convention.
resolution was presented which requested
the secretary of the interior to restrict all ex-
cept those Indians in Indian Territory to the
limits of their reservations. After considera-
BILE discussion the resolution was referred back
to the committee for further consideration.