Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-03-21
THE BARBER COUNTY INDEX.
Cherokee Strip Live Stock Association.

Cherokee Strip Live Stock Association.
Last week, owing to the late hour at
which the report of the Caldwell meet
ing was received, we could barely NEIL
ton the proceedings, but now produce
the more important points.
The governor was urged to call spe-
cial session of the legislature to consid-
er the foot and mouth disease, and it
appears that Immediately on hearing
from the association last Thursday af-
ternoor he complied with their request
and the lawmakers are now in session
at Topeka.
The association appropriated $500 to
the quarantine fund to be used in stamp
ing out the dread disease and also
authorized 81 900 in case of contingen-
cy:,
The old directors of the association
were unanimously reelected by accla-
nation without opposition, and the
opinion OF constitutional lawyers pres
ent was that the election was legal.
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
The association took up and discuss
ed the subject Of holding a national
convention of stockmen this season,
and adopted the following resolution
offered by j. L. McAtee:
WHEREAS, 1t has been recommended
by prominent stockmen that national
convention should be held for the COIL
sideration Of matters relating to the
general welfare Of the stock interests
throughout the United States, and to
consider the propriety of national
stockmen's association, it is therefore
RESOLVED, That the Cherokee Strip
Live Stock association approves of the
calling Of such convention and Of the
formation of such union, and consid-
ers the same to be highly expedient and
to be affected at as early day as prac-
ticable, and that the president of this
association be and he is hereby author
lied and requested to name twenty per-
sons, members of the Cherokee Strip
Live Stock association, who shall be the
representatives Of this association at
the said national convention, and the
representatives so named and selected
are hereby authorized to correspond
and cooperate with the representatives
OF other stockmen's associations for the
purpose Of arranging a time and place
for the holding of such convention, and
TO determine other matters relating to
the organization of said convention and
association.
The president and vice president of
the association were also made a part
Of the committee of twenty.
1t was agreed as the sense of the meet
ing that st. Louis should be favored as
the place of the convention this year !;
but that Kansas City should be selected
for next year.
COMPLIMENTARY.
A just and appropriate compliment
was paid the directors of the association
who have been so untiring in their eff
forts in behalf of the association, by the
adoption of the following preamble and
resolutions:
WHEREAS, 1t became manifestly nec-
essary one year ago that the interests of
the stockmen of the Cherokee Strip
should be included in a closer union.
and that the security and promotion of
these interests should be entrusted to a
general management and direction, and
WHEREAS, These circumstances and
necessities were embodied and made ef-
fective by the appointment and selec-
ton on the part Of the Cherokee Strip
Live Stock association, of a board of
directors consisting of nine members.
to whom were entrusted all matters re-
lating to the further and continued well
fare of the stockmen included in this
association, and the nature of the trust
was undetermined and its successful ex-
ecution required very full and unde-
fined authority and power to be reposed
in the said board, and
WHEREAS, In the various steps which
have been taken by the said board of di-
rectors in the ful6lment and execution
Of this trust, in obtaining lease which
guarantees adequate and liberal COM
pensation to the Cherokee Nation, while
it insures security in the undisturbed
promotion Of their business to the
members Of this association in the
provisions made for the adjudication
and settlement of all matters in contro-
versy between them; and they have in
all other matters which have concerned
in any way the interests committed to
their care, acted with prudence, wis
dom and unremitting energy, and with
q view solely to the welfare Of the
whole stock interest, and in doing 50
have ser, ed and advanced the interests
Of more than two thousand persons who
have interests in the Cherokee Strip
represented in this association, and
have IN all RESPECTS ~ 1t,cttd and adj
vanced these interests ~ maiIu.r
which commands only ouT entire appro-
bation and gratitude, therefore
RESOLVED, That we. the members of
the Cherokee Strip Live Stock associs-
ton, take this. the first suitable OppOr-
tunity afforded to us of a full annual
meeting, Of expressing to the board of
directors our high appreciation of their
services in the past year, and to tender
to them the sincere and hearty thanks
of each aud every member of the asso-
ciarion for the devotion and success
with which they have served the inter
ests Of all whom they have represented,
and
RESOLVED, That the acts and tran
sactions of the said board heretofore
done and performed i'm the execution of
the said trust are hereby ratified and
confirmed.
Mr.. Hewihs introduced the following
resolution which was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the sincere and