The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-11-18
COWBOYS. CONVENTION.
Gathering of the Cattle Kings in St.
Louis.

VeutlOD lIOlH OOlOTauO, New MEXICO,
Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Kansas, Neb-
raSka, Montana. Indian Territory,
Texas and Louisiana. accompanied by
great crowd of outsiders. arrived TODAY
and tonight, and have made the hotels
very lively. The delegates generally are
an unusually fine looking and repre-
sentative body of men, OVERLOOKING with
physical and mental vigOr and activity.
and evidently mean business in its
fullest sense. From various statements
given By officers of various cattle COM
panies the convention will represent the
Following: Four million eight hundred
thousand cattle. 100000 sheep, ACC, 900
horses, $50. 200 600 invested in stock and
81, 375, 900 acres of land.feneed and used
for grazing purposes. Delegations held
private caucuSeS during the day and to-
night at which it is understood the
question of establishing a national trail
from Texas to the extreme north was
chiefly discussed. Texas is unanimous
for the trail, the more central and west
ern States and Territories have no par
ticular objections to it, but there
appears to be good deal
of opposition in the northwest. The
subject will no doubt be vigorously dis
cussed in the convention and will be one
of the principal questions before 1t.
Quarantine also received some attention
and was strongly opposed by the Texas
delegation, who advocate freedom in the
movement of cattle. The organization
of the convention was also incidentally
mentioned, and the general impression
seems to be that Colonel Hadley, of
New Mexico, will be made permanent
chairman. Ex-Governor Routt. of
Colorado, and General Brisbin, OF Idaho
are among those spoken of for chair
man. The Chicago Live Stock Exchange
opened headquarters at the Southern
Hotel, and are actively looking after
their interests. They will have no voice
in the convention. not being delega-
ton, but they expect to exert strong
outside influence.
ST. LOUIS, November 1.-THE first
national convention of cattle men ever
held in this country opened its sessions
this morning. Delegates were present
representing nearly all the western
States and Territories, and several east
ern States, Mexico, England and Scot
land. Colonel r. D.. Hunter, of st.
Louis, the originator of the project,
called the convention to order, and ap-
nOunced as the object of the gathering
the formation of a national league of
cattle interests for mutual good. After
urging unanimity of action he intro
duced Colonel o.. c.. Raiawater, of st.
Louis, for temporary chairman. On
motion of ex-senator Dorsey, OF New
| Mexico, Delegate Thomas Sturgis, of
Wyoming. was made temporary secre-
tary. Mr.. Sturgis then read the call
! issued in January last. pursuant to
which the convention met. A heated
discussion ensued, participated in by
! Messrs. Dorsey, OF New Mexico, Curtis,
, of New York, Judge Lindsay. of Texas,
and many others, upon the resolution
of General Curtis as TO the method OF
making up committees on credentials
and permanent organization, western
delegates contending for a representa-
| tive from each stock association, and
eastern delegates for one delegate only
from each State.
| The former finally prevailed by an
/ overwhelming vote. AT this june ure the
chairman announced that Governor
| CrittendOn and Mayor Ewing would ap-
pear before the convention and welcome
| the delegates in behalf of the State of
Missouri and the city of st. Louis. The
| gentlemen appeared with military es-
cort, Governor Crittendon leaning on
the arm of General w. T. Sherman and
accompanied by his staff, Ex-Governor
| Thomas G.. Fletcher, Colonel Meyers of
the State Guard and others. Mayor
Ewing being first introduced, thanked
the delegates for the honor of selecting
st. Louis is the place for the conven-
ton, and extended to ell the hospitality
of the corporation. Governor Critten-
den followed, adding his welcome to
that of Mr.. Ewing, and speaking at
some length of the nature of the Ques-
tons 10 be discussed by the convention
Among other things be said: 81 think
Congress should set aside public domain
sufficient fog national or international
trail from Red River on the. north to
Red River on the south, and wide
enough to accommodate 600
600 cattle. Now is the time
to memorable Congress to that end. :"
He spoke also of the growing de-
mand for meats throughout the world,
of the necessity of proper breeding and
| the adoption OF conditions of existence
to each particular breed. General Sher-
man also responded and made brief
address of general nature. He con-
Guided as follows: al used to regret to
see the buffalo, elk and antelope disap-
pearing from the plains and to see in
their stead a race of scrawny, long
horned Texas cattle; can now see,
however, it was decree of nature, and
that you, gentlemen, have reared a race
of 20,000, 600 fine breeding cattle which
supply the world with meat"
The convention took recess TIL
! O'Clock this afternoon. An amusing
feature OF the convention is the cowboy
band, of Fort Dodge, Kansas, twenty
linen strong, and in full frontier costume.
They played several selections during
this mornings session. eliciting great
applause. The leader yields in the place
OF a baton, his silver mounted derringer
nearly foot long.
/ The convention reassembled, and
after accepting an invitation from the
Merchants Exchange and several other
public and private institutions, to visit
them, adjourned till 10 O'Clock to-mor-
row morning, Wnen pel5ltdLaell. TI s.alL,
begun.
Thin People.