The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-08-01
MONTANA STOCK GROWERS, ASSo-
CITATION.
Its Organization in Helena This Week.

The Convention of Montana Stock Grow.
ers met at Helena, Monday, July 18th. w. B.
Hundley was elected temporary Chairman,
and Russell b. Harrison temporary Secretary,
in which offices they were made permanent.
The Stock Growers Association Of South
ern Montana, Beayerhead Co.; the Mussel.
shell Association and Helmville Deer Lodge
CO.. Roundup, sent delegates. There were
forty-two representatives of stock-growing
firms and corporations in eleven counties
present, as follows:
BEAvERHEAD COUNTY.
Phil. ri. Poindexter, DR.. Azel Ames, A. b.
Valentine, w. e. Hawkes., representing the
Ames Cattle Company.
cHoTEAU COUNTY.
ID. A. G. Flowerree, r. b. Harrison, Thos
Ray
CUSTER COUNTY.
j. N. Holt, NJ. Ryan, J. Scott, Rosenbaum
Brothers, by j. P. Smith
DAWSON COUNTY.
NJ. Ryan.
DEER LODGE COUNTY.
Conrad Kohrs, John C. Moore, williaa
Wallace.
GALLATIN COUNTY.
Charles Anceny, William Martin.
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
U. f. Zeigler, Valentine Staubach, Ross
Deegan, j. H. Freezer.
LEWIS AND CLARKE COUNTY.
John T. Murphy, John Schuyler Crosby;
Charles ID. Hard, Ross Deegan, Robert S.
Hamilton, Il. L. Potts, representing Potts &
Harrison; Conrad Kohrs, L. A. Walker, rep
resenting Dearborn Sheep Company; j. J.
FAINT, John Thomas, Ed. Whitcomb VIM. b.
Hundley, representing Hundley & Prsuitt,
ID. A. G.. Flowerree.
MADISON COUNTY.
Phil. Fl. Poindexter.
MEAGHER COUNTY.
Granville Stuart. A. J. Seligman, Percy
Kenneth, Potts & Harrison, Cans & Klein,
II. y. Sutherland, Conrad Kohrs, Hundley
& Co, Stadtier & Kaufman, Ryan Bros, T..
G. Bailey, J. II. Freezer, Mullery & Cannon,
Valentine Staubach.
YELLOWSTONE COUNTY.
d. A. G. FlOwerree, Ryan Bros, John r.
Murphy.
On motion of b. +. Potts, the following
were appointed to prepare constitution
and bylaws for the permanent organization
of Territorial Stock Growers Association:
b. +. Potts, Lewis and Clarke; Azel Ames,
Jr., Bsaverhead; J. s. Crosby, Lewis and
Clarke; j. c. Moore, Deer Lodge; j. NJ. Holt,
Custer
On motion, by unanimous vote, Granville
Stuart was elected President, and b. F. Potts
Vice President, of the Association. Russell
b. Harrison was elected Secretary, and Jos.
p. Woolman Treasurer.
The following were appointed the Execu-
tive Committee for the ensuing year:
Lewis and Clarke, John 4. Murphy; yell |
lowstons, Samuel Garvin; Choteau, r. S. |
Ford; Beaverhead, Martin Barrett; Deer |
Lodge, Conrad Kohrs Custer, J. NJ. Holt, |
NJ. Ryan, Jr.; Measher, William Gordon,
Rein Anderson; Missoula, E. p. Higgins;
Dawson, g. b. Mendenhall; Silver Bow, n. |
J. Bielenberg; Madison, Alex. Hattson; JEFF |
ferson, s. S. Huntley.
Custer and Neagher, in view of their large |
stock interests, were allowed each an addi- |
tional member.
A committee was appointed to contradict
the false impression published that foot-and-
mouth disease existed among Montana
cattle.
The following article Of association was
signed and provisional bylaw adopted:
1--WE, the undersigned, hereby associate
ourselves as the Montana Stock Growers
Association, for the better protection and
of the stock interests of Montana
Territory"
Until the next annual meeting any men,
Der of the Executive Committee, or the Off
,ers of the Association, be and are hereby
to receive applications for men,
,ership; and also empowered to admit men,
,ers TO the Association, at their discretion,
IN payment of the prescribed fees. The per.
on admitting any member shall at once
eport the same to the Secretary.