The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-02
Montana Stock Growers In Ses-
sion In Helena.

The convention of Montana Stock Growers
was called to order at 10 o'clock Monday morn
ing by Col. William B. Hundley, who was
chosen Temporary chairman. Temporary Off
GERS were chosen, and committees on crecen.
/, tials, on permanent organization and to prepare
constitution and bylaws for the permanent
| Organizs ton. By a una.imous vote the tenn
! p0rary officers of the convention were made the
| permanent officers of the same, The conven-
ton then took recess until the afternoon At
/ the afternoon session attent ion was called to
the fact that there had been more cattle steal
ing during the past year than there had been
during all the five years preceding and that in
view of the impc rance Of the cattle growing
Interests OF Montana the territorial government
should afford those in the work more protection
than it had done.
The question of organization was then taken
up. 1t was decided that the orgsnim ion should
be . territorial association Ill which all stock
men should be members direct instead Of being
composed Of delegates from county orgauiza-
tions.
The following resolution was introduced and
adopted:
Resolved, That it Is the sense Of this conven.
ton that its members should at once resolve
themselves into al association for the better
the stock growers tf this Territory, to be called
the Stock Growers Association OF Montana.
roll Of membership was drawn up by the
Secretary and signed by all those present.
At the evening session the committee ON by
laws reported. The reading of these and the
discussions following therefrom occupied all
the time.
At 10 o'clock q. m. the chairman called the
meeting to order. The first order Of business
was the election Of officers of the Montana
Stock Growers Association. The election re.
suited a. follows
President-Granville Stuart.
Vice President-Governor Potts.
Secretary-Russell B. Harrison.
Treasurer-J. 2. Woolman.
The articles of association were read and
signed by all those who had not signed it
the dav before. The following executive col
mlttee waa appointed:
Lewis and Clarke-John 7. Murphy.
iellowstone-SamuelG Garvin.
Ch0teau-R. y. Ford.
Observation-Disclosures Barrett.
Deer Lodge-Conrad kohrs.
Custer-J. M. Holt, II. Ryan, Jr
Meagher-William Gordon, Rexiu Anderson
Miss0ula-E. P. Higgins.
DawsOn-C. B MendenhaN
Silver Bow-Nick Bielenburg
Madison-Alex. MattsOn.
jeff. rson-S. s. Huntley.
On motion Meagher and Custer counties were
allowed two members ON the executive CON-
mittee in consideration Of their large stotk
interests.
Fer the benefit of cattle buyers the report that
the foot and mouth disease prevailed among the
Montana cattle was denied.
The following proviso to the bylaws was
agreed to: Until the ne 1t annual meeting any
member Of the executive committee or the
officers of the association are hereby au-
thori7ed to receive applications for member
ship. and also empowered to admit members to
the association at their discretion, on payment
of the prescribed fees. The person admitting
any member shall at once report the same to
the secretary. The convention then took re-
cess till 3 pm.
No later accounts Of the proceedings have
been received.