Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-13

tne cattie represented in your associa
tion, payable quarterly in advance
instead cents per head, which ws,
the amount of the assessment levied
during the past year. 10"
Your committee would recommend
that the markets Of Memphis. Tenn
and New Orleans, La. be looked afta,
In the future In the interest of the assn.
citation, We also recommend that tba
association, through their executive
committee, select one man 10 emplnv
control and have the entire MANAGE.
ment of all the protective and detertiva
forces of the association, with a salary
sufficient to engage the services of -
man competent, reliable and otherwise
ntteu Tor the very responsible posi-
ton, requiring him to report regularly
AS often as deemed necessary, TO the
executive committee, of the Operations
of the force under his control.
Your committee would further rec.
omnend ss u means of protecting the
substantial and paying members of
this association that all members i'm ar
rears for dues and assessments for more
than twelve months be suspended a4
the bylaws provide, and that the sec.
rotary withhold the marks and brands
of ali such suspended members from
the inspectors and detectives of the
association until all dues and assess.
ments are paid.
The committee have good and sufli
cient reasons for believing that much
good has been accomplished during
their term of office in the way of pro-
tecting the cattle interest OF this asso.
citation, prominent among which is the
fact that cattlo-thieves have of late in
making their RAIDS respected cattle
under the protection Of the association;
that they have actually stolen cattle
from rangers where three.fourihs oil
the cattle on the range were associa.
ton cattle, and only taken
such as was owned by parties not
IN. mbers of the association.
AS another and further evidence oi
the above facts, our inspectors and de
tectives report to have seen hundreds
of cattle that had been and were then
being stolen from their rightful own
ers, for which they, the inspectors and
detectives, had no authority to stop OF
control.
The president recommended the fol.
lowing members for election rs the tx
ecutive committee for the ensuing
year: A. Nj. BrittOn, Fort Worth
G.. *. Elkins, Colorado; j. +. Evans
Sherman; G.. G. Slaughter, Dallas; j
y. simpson, Dallas; S; b; Burnet
Fort Worth; w. II. Bourlsnd, Gaines
vile; G. w. Merchant, Abilene; j. w
Wilson, Gainesville; g. l.. Carter, Pail
Pinto; j. G.. Witherspoon, Gainesville
j. c. Loving, Jacksboro; J. j. Hit
son, Weatherford.
MIR. Ike Cloud offered the follow
ing resolutions. LIST. Resolved, that !
national convention of the stockmer
of the United States should be or
ganized and hold annual meeting a
some convenient point in the
United States.
2nd. Resolved, that this association
appoint committee of thirteen mem
bers as delegates TO attend such con
vention at such time rs may be agreed
upon.
Mr.. John n. Simpson thought th'
nlace
Mr. West of Jack then moved [,
amend hv incraasin~ from thirteen I,
deIegates and includin.
pne nrsside,t and secratarv
ma rasoIntions we're further ann
norted Inv Judve Lindsey.
NJ Si5,nson t,iInwnd not onnosin,
but ast ina "arions tbnm1ht bafara nc.
,,on van " Q
- q SLAUGHTER smoke in sunnort o,
fha resolutinne
''i IT. rasoin.inns wera tban adonted
M n Evans offered the fnIlow
ina, rasoIn,ion. Th.t commitlae n
Zen members he Amounted nv IN,
nrssidant Of This convention and con
t;1or racommand and renort upor
such trails VS. NAV he desirable for th,
nassape Of Texas cattle north through
ihe Indian Territory. Adopted.
NJ Rriitnn Moved that MT thre,
o,aiool - n, to.dav The nInre shoulr
ba saIantai for INC naYt annual meet
~,
n, r,otion tho convention adjourned
't;i n y 'he w" 'D''''' ~ iva -
.,r,,,,oo,- sy,s,oy
The convention met at 2 p. M; Off
GERS all present.
The following names were presented
for memberships: w. j. Morphy, J. p
smith. n. f. ID. Andrews William
Hudson and j. q. ID. Boyd, and were
elected.
The president announced the follow
inc gentlemen AZ delegates to the ma.
ti9nsl convention: c. l.. Carter, j. r
stevens, c. G. Slaughter, j. @. Loving,
r. r. Sherwood, A. NJ. Britton, J, n.
Simpson, b. b. Groom, Judge j. Nj.
I indsay Isaac Cloud. j. j. Hittson,
W r. Rourlana. w. i. Lewis, G. w.
uarcbant w Il. Worsham, w. X.
Cnrtis / II. Evans. j. q. Halsell, w
H. Washington, II. III. East, =, IL.