Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-04
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while III Kansas City this week we met
aud eonyersed with large number Of cat
tlemen from nearly every part OF the graz
ing country; from Colorado, Montana, Ar.
iona, Texas and New Mexico, besides ma nv
from this portion Of Kansas and the In
dian Territory. Matters of general inter-
est to stockmcn werc discussed, bat one
subject In particular came up for consider
alton, and that was the advis.bility ofhold-
Ing national convention Of c.ittlemcn,
which 1t Is generally believed should be
held ut some time during the present year,
not later than May or June. Not local
or sectional affair; but convention TO be
made up OF representatives from every por.
ton Of the gr,zing country; Of nncn who
are engaged in gnlzing, breeding and hand
ling clttle-in fact cattlemen generally, no
matter from what portion of the country.
AT this convention would be discussed the
many and variOns subjects OF such vital In
tcrest to rsiDchmen and breeders; how they
cin best secure proper recognition from the
national and state governments; how the
products OF their industry may be realized
on to the best advantage; the best breeds
to accomplish particular results: the pre-.
vention and cure Of disease; the trouble
some question Of inter- state commerce
shipping rates: commissions. and an hund-
red other subjects. All these would prop
erly come before the convention In Ques-
ton.
When Il Is considered that every other
Important industry cln boast Of the most
perfect stste and national organizations,
formed and maintained for the mutual ad-
vantage OF the members, and when it Is
known that there are more persons and a
greater amount Of capital represented In
the cattle business than In any other indus.
try west Of the Missouri river, there ND
pears sufficient reason for holding nation
al convention.
Such convention would b. something
new. and would certainly excite great in-
tercst. 1t would be made up Of the shrrwd.
est men Of the country, who could and no
doubt would give expression to their views
on the many and important questions con-
nected with the cattle business; and this in
terchangc Of opinions and relating of expe-
riences would undoubtedly be as profitable
as entertaining.
Where should this convention he held
We would without hesitation say Kansas
City, but for one reason: The hotel accom-
modations there are inadequate. being bare
~ sufficient now to accommodate the orii-
nary demands made on them. But Saint
Louis is n central point, and could accom-
modate the crowd In good style. That city
belongs more 10 the west than Chicago and
We believe will be selected slonld the con-
vention be held, of which there now ap-
pears to be bnt little doubt.
The representative stockmen mentioned
in the beginning of this article have gener.
ally agreed to agitatc the question Of this
proposed convention, and have promised to
have the press Of the country give Its rs.
sistancc. With two sIch engines. the press
and the stockmen, demanding that the con-
Eention be held, we have no doubt about
the result. Andif it is held we confidently
expect that 1t will be the most important
gathering Of the year, only excepting the
two national conventions.