, 1884-04-12
BACKING WATER.
Chicago Commission Men AcknoWl-
edge Their Error.
They Inexperienced the Position
of Western Cattlemen.

The Cattlegrowers' Convention ut Chey-
ennc brought out from Chicago quite Il
number of the live stock brokers of the
Union Stock yards. Some of these gentle
men had signed the first remoDstrance to
the Animal Industry Bill before Con
gress. They had afterwards Withdrawn
their names through one of their senator's,
after they had discovered that they had
stirred up a hornets nest among the cat
tlegrowers in the west. Some of these
commission men who came to Cheyenne
had refused to sign the protest at the first,
but they saw hat all alike would suffer in
their business unless this matter was ex-
planned away and otherwise fixed up.
This party of gentlemen consisted of
Mr.. Robinson, of the firm of Robinson &
Son, one of the Oldest houses in Chicago
DR.. Woods, of Woods Brothers; Mr.. LII.
Hubert, of Adams, Eldredge & jackson;
Mr.. G. W. Harper, of Rosenbaum Bros.
4 Co, and Mr.. HORNE, of HORNE Bros.
& Co. They tarried at Cheyenne until the
convention was over, and then came down
to Denver to hobnob with the shippers of
Colorado, and talk down the bad impress
sion hat was abroad. They all called at
the Cattlegrowers' rooms yesterday, and
made considerable talk on the subject.
Said one of the gentlemen, who was
spokesman for them all:
THE ~remonstrance that was sent to
Congress protesting against the passage
of the Animal Industry bin, was signed
by some of the Chicago brokers without
fully understanding the subject. We had
supposed that western cattle men, where
pleuro-pneumonia did not exist, would
also be opposed to such legislation as was
contemplated in this Animal Industry
bill. We also thought that Texas men
would be opposed to it on account of
THE RED TAPE
that would be required to get their ami
mails into market, with the g%auntlets of
innumerable inspectors to be run. We
were mistaken though, so far as Colorado,
Wyoming, New Mexico and Kansas men
were concerned, but were right with
Texas"
Some of us, when we found we were
wrong, made the necessary correction, but
others did not. When the remonstrance
was circulated, it found ready signatures,
from the fact that the cattle brokers had
been sorely perplexed by an o%ficious State
Veterinary Inspector, who had interfered
with business at the yards to the detriment
of the shippers and dealers. He came
near raising a pleuro-pneumonia scare
several times, when nothing was the
matter with animals, but fatigue and ex-
| element.
"Our people saw how easy it was to be
injured by ignorant quacks when in Off
cial positions. And at first blush they
thought it would be better to have no leg
%islation in this matter. They never aimed
to do any injury to a Western cattle grow
err, but meant to protect them"
Said another of these brokers: "Mr.
Robinson, in his speech before the Wyo-
ming convention, did not mouth our SEN
timents when he made his bitter attack
upon the dressed beef men and buyers of
Chicago. Those men are our customers,
and we cannot afford to antagonize them.
If they form a ring and agree, as was
charged by Mr.. Robinson, to not bid
against each other, l can see
NOTHING IRREGULAR Or RAsCALLY
in hat They will be almost sure to form
a ring around Mr.. Robinson's business in
the future. Surprising the men he at
tackled in his speech should say, We will
buy no more of Mr.. Robinson, | am sure
you gentlemen who have cattle would be
10th to ship him any more, and he would
be compelled to shut up shop. 1t will not
do to throw a stone in your own window.
Do you understand"