Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-12

| than n committee report lhPPI""oN,l
The question was thcn put 10 ap'
point committee 10 prepare tesoi!u'
lions, aud the house unanimously as
sented. ffoud applause
President Garter lated that the CON-
mlttee appolni.d OF the last meeting 70
procure Il .narter for the association
had lone nothing yet as. there wsft
Go,ibts us TO It's right TO charter. The
I tnieston had been submitted 70 able
: lnwyers. but had not been decided.
MIR. j. G. Lowing, secretary oil IN,
executive committee, asked untii
morning to makcits report. Granted
The following communication was
read ffom the Wyoming Stock crow
ers association:
cHEYrsNE, WSo., February %, iss'
! 10 he Pre-, dent and Oniccrs Cattle ConNcn'
tlon Dallas, Texas;
GENrtE,fRN- Mr. a. $. Mercer Il
hereby authorized to express toyou the
unanimous views Of this association on
tho subject Of pleuro'pnoumonia. we
have had territorial veterinary inspec'
ton here for two years, ana nave
stoned large number of fatally dls-
eased bull. from Eastern states. we
cordially invite your cooperation III
getting government aid In this matter
and will cheerfully net with you on all
things for the benefit Of slockmen.
WYo. SroCK GROWERS Asso,N'
i. NJ. Cnrey, President.
Thos. Sturgis, Secretary.
sAs motion two committees were APP
pointed to establish round-ups, one to
oct for the territory between the Brazos
and II "a rivers, aud the other Tor me
section north Of the Red river. The
first is composed Of w. -. Worshanl,
w. II. Curtis, II. G, Bedford, J. O.
Witherspoon, j.. il. East and j. w.
Wilson; thcsecond OF w. f.. Washing
ton, Il. G. Suggs. Thes Wilson, w. II.
Williams, :. -. Burnett and a. Al
dinptOn.
The meeting then adjourned to meet
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
DETECTIVE SERVICE.
The protective and detective COM
mite. met in secret session THIS even
ing IN the office Of tho Exchange
bank MembersEpresent: A. Nj. Brit
ton, chairman, J. G. Loving, secretary;
C.. &. Slaughter, John n. simpson
w. X. B0urlnnd, j. J. Hittson, q. Is
Elkm, q. q. WltherspOon, J. i. Ev-
ans. IL ia learned that tieir.report,
which will be presented tomorrow,
will show an expenditure since last
meeting of something over SO'oVO.
Efficient detective service has been sc.
cured, extending from Chicago ana
st. Louis west TO Dodge Cily and
south TO the gulf Much theft
has been fcrreted out, resulting in the
reclamation of cattle, and breaking mp
organized bands Of thieves which have
20 long deprecated upon the cattle IN
terests. II i proposed TO extend tins
work and render IL still more effective,
with the hope that cattle stealing viii
soon be entirely rooted out ON account
of the certainty Of detection.
me FEELING TOWARD lllE LAND
HOARD.
The reception of the telegram to-day
by Mr.. j. y. Simpson from Randolph
Lawrence, secretary of the state land
board, has been the most absorbing
theme vet presenting Itself for con
sIderatiou or discussion by the cattle
men. The telegram stated that the
land board had refused to reccdc rom
lis recent ruling, asking eight cents
annual rental per acre for unwalered
lands and twenty cents for watered
lands. The catllemen appear unHnl- |
nous in their determination not To !
pay that amount, aud If toe land |
board stands firm in Us position there !
Is interesting, II not exciting times |
ahead. \ GAZETTE representative
took souuding8 Oh the matter. He
found many who said before they
would pay that price for
Ieni of the state lands thoy would
drive their cattle to New Mexico, Col
orado Wyoming. Mexico or any
other section giving relief; that the
! price was ruinOus and equivalent to
| making the Cattlemen work for the
state give up all the profits of his
| business, Others, notably Mr., &. &,
! Slaughter, declared their intention to
| fight the board and test the legality Of
| It's ruling 10y every legal resort. The
cattlemen, lac said, We're willing and
felt able to pay four cents per acre all
around for the use Of the state lands,
but the eight and twenty.cent prOpO.
sitiun was altogether ont OF the ques-
ton of favorable consideration. The
question will undoubtedly come mp in
open convention on the floor tomorrow
as the convention to day refused
to allow the matter 10 go To IA special
committee To prepare resolutions on ",
aud when the debate opens to morrow
the cattlemen's policy will no doubt
be fully set forth. From what the
GAzRTrs "sounderh can learn Of the
situation IA II presents itself now, The
cowInan Who has no land or materla
interests in the state outside of hi
herds will quietly drive to fresh iield'
and pastures green rather than con
test with the state land board abon
: the price at which to rent state lands
but the largely Interested element
= The men who own live stock, ranCl
, property, city aud town real estate ant
haves Identification with o'he
interests In Texns is not prepared 70
. this sort of "A movement and will con
test TO the last point for what II con
Hiders It's right and Just privilege
should the move TO drive out of TeXa
l. To other ranges assume anything lil(
D large proportions, IL IL plain TO be see
3 that an immense amount Of wealt
\ will he withdrawn from the state, an
an industry very renunerative TO III
q state treasury have less identity
q that particular direction than III
I. casual observer would realize mt I'm
T. glance. Tomorrow will probably a,
n volop something tangible aud intcres
4. ing under this head.
W SENATOR Ginns tNrERVlhwgD.
The prospective candidate for liel
H. tenantgoyernor, Senator Gibbs. r
Z turned to Dallas yesterday. after
u three weeks absence In Georgia, Sout
ID Carolina, Mississippi and L0uisian
ID and to-day expressed himself freely q
/, the action of TIE land board He sa,
10 that he believee the b5nrd has plac,
" the mininum rental too high, M