The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-11-20
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81. LOUIS CATTLE CONVENTION.
'rhe largest aud mos, important cattle
convention that over convened on Earth
assembled yesterday In ~ Louis s"ne
no ~ An delegates, and perhaps 10000
stuckrsi-era are In attendance, whilst "
IL estimated that two billions aud half
NJ capital aro represented. Tho objects
II tho convention ara various The
formation Of personal acquaintance, the
organization ola National StockgroworH'
association, the adoption OF action Ia
bear upon the national government, the
establishment of national trail, the
discussion OF the cattle distomper aud
tho means of combining It within limits,
tho purchase or lease ~ large pasturago
in the northwest from tho United States,
arc, perhaps, the most important Of the
subjects 10 loo considered.
II must bo remembered that there are
about three sectional interests that will
| he represented in this council: That vi
the northwest, comprising Wyoming
Nebraska and perhaps Colorado; the
middle section, embracing north Texas,
| the Indian Territory and Kansas, with
New Mexico aud hers partly divided,
and the southern portion of. Texas. Our
people are concerned principally IN the
| trail and disease questions, with n gem
eral interest in all the other subjects to
he discussed aud acted on. These in
forests are diverse and in n measure
conflicting, but by wise and judlcious
adjustment can readily DO reconcilcd. IL
! is TO be hoped that such conduct will be
advised ~ will rebound TO the good OF
the country and tho promo
ton Of these vast enterprises,
1t is claimed by many that the cattle
from the southern portion of Texas
breed the disease and carry 1t with them
on the trail. They do not suffer from IL
themselves, but impart 1t to other cat
tie, whom il kills. On the trail they
leave it after passing the Kansas bor-
ders, and when they reach Wyoming or
Nebraska fail to give 1t to others. When
passing from the Gulf coast through our
section, they infect the stock. Last year
great damage ensued from the disease
in the north, contracted from the cattle
that were shipped. Now the northwest
ern cattlemen desire quarantine
which would prove very detrimental to
Texas ranchmen. BY this they hope to
hold back our young cattle until they
accumulate on our hands, when they
expect TO purchase IT reduced prices.
Not that it is desired by the north
western cattlemen to cut Off the
trade; because they do not raise, but
only fatten lowing to the rigor Of
their climate), and draw their sup
plies from the great breeding depot OF
Texas. The disease question is the lev
ersge by which they hope to accomplish
their end, and there will DO found large
and strong advocacy Of this idea. Last
year tho Gulf coast and southern Texas
cattle, owing to the fact that settlement
had almost clogged the trails, lad to be
shipped in csrs-thus giving them no
opportunity to divest themselves Of the
disease and the consequence WAS that
much loss ensued among those who pur-
chased and turned them in among their
own steers. The discussion Of these
questions, it will be seen At Q glance,
will evoke considerable feeling and
some conflict.
The personnel Of this convention is
said to be remarkably striking. That
held a. Dallas some years since was re-
markable for the fine appearance Of its
members as we'll as the general intelli-
gence displayed in their deliberations.
The st. Louis papers are making the
same comments, and the HERALD rests
in the conviction that tho great ques-
tons will be prudently and satisfacto-
rily disposed OF.