The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-11-21
STILL AT IT.
Progress of the Cowboys
Convention.
N. H. DeY0UNG'S CONDITION.
Tt is Much More Serious than at
First RePOrted-Further Parti-
culars OF the Affair.


ing of the fourth day of the National
Cattlemens Convention the chair an
nounced the following gentlemen as
committee of conference with a similar
committee appointed by the Chicago
Live Stock Convention: General NJ NJ.
Curtis, n. Y; Judge ]. A. Carroll,
Texas; General BriSbin, Idaho; Gov
erhor Hadley, New Mexico; Colonel r.
d. Hunter, Missouri; ]. NJ. COlbourn,
Kansas; J. H. Lusk, Ia; j A Cooper,
Colorado: J. M. Hamilton, Cherokee
strip. Mr.. Wood, chairman of the COM
mittee on permanent organization, re-
ported the constitution and bylaws of
the proposed national association. The
former embOdies eleven articles. The
name Of the association is to be the Ma
tiOnal Live Stock Association of Amer
lea. Its object, to promote the interests
of the Live Stock Industry and it is To
be open to any person directly inter
eSted IN said industry, on payment of
the initiation fee of $40, and annual
dues not to exceed So. The officers are to
be president, first vice president and
one vice-president from each State and
Territory, and a secretary and treasurer,
the secretary only to draw a salary
The chief Office is to be ST. Louis till
further ordered. The affairs of the as
socIation are to be in the hands of an
executive committee of fifteen, elected
annually, of which the president shall
be ex Officio chairman. The first meet
ing of the association will be held to-
morrow at which officers will be elected.
Annual meetings will be held the third
Monday of each November at such
place as ordered by the association. The
rarOrt Il a6o,faJ
Governor Stone, of Colorado, chair
man of the committee on resolutions,
reported back to the convention with
favorable recommendations the pre-
amble and resolution of Judge Carroll
relating to a cattle trail. On motion to
adopt the report spirited debate fol-
lowed. Russell, of Kansas, opposed the
trail on the ground that it was hostile
to the interests of the people of
his State, large numbers of whose
cattle, he said, had died by contact with
Texas herds on the trail now used. He
said Kansas had no objection To driving
Texas cattle through their State except
between May ISt and November 1st but
if the trail went on~the proposed route
it would be resisted by settlers. Elk
Lieutenant Governor Coleman, of Mis-
souri,, spoke in favor of the resolution,
ton to Congress at once, where the only
action could be taken on the matter.
Colonel Stewart. of Montana. objected
to the wording of the resolution, saying
Montana was quite as much a breeding
ground as Texas, and was already over
stocked and desired an outlet for its
cattle as well as Texas. General Curtis
advocated the passage of the resolution.
Culver also spoke. The resolution was
finally endorsed by a very large ma
iority. The resolution is as follows:
Whereas, One OF the objects of this
convention is to procure by all legiti-
mate means in its power such legisla-
ton from Congress as shall best protect
and promote the stock interests of the
United States, and to give to each and
every section of the country ample mar,
ket and transportation facilities, and,
WhereGs, 1t is desired by this
convention that as safe and cheap
route be opened from the extensive
maturity grounds northwest, and,
Whereas, We believe this can only be
accomplished by the establishment of
national stock trail, over which stock
can be driven; therefore,
ResOLUed, That this convention do
memorable Congress, by such appro-
pirate legislation as shall be sufficient to
accomplish the purposes herein in
teded, to open, establish and maintain
national stock trail, beginning at some
point on Red River and extending
thence in a north or northwest direc-
ton to the north line OF the United
States.
Second-That a committee be ap-
pointed to prepare and present said
memorial to Congress in the name and
by authority of this convention.
The committee reported fayOrably the
resolution relating to pleuro- pneumonia,
and other kindred diseases introduced
by Mr.. Salmon, of the District of
Columbia urging an appropriation by
Congress to aid the commissioner OF
agriculture to act In cooperation with
State bureaus and cOntrive means to
suppress diseases. The report was
adopted.
A favorable report by the committee
followed, on the resolution introduced
yesterday by DR.. Moore, of Colorado,
regarding Indians, the text of which is
as follows:
Wliereas, Large tracts of the public do
main have been reserved for the exclu-
sive use of American Indians, and.
| Whereas, Each year permits are
granted to large numbers of said
! Indians to leave their reservations and
hunt over the range stocked with cattle,
and,
Whereas, In addition to depreciation
on our cattle by these roaming bands,
! criminal carelesSness yearly results in
the destruction by fire of vast acres of
pasturage, and,
Whereas, These things ave tendency
! to exasperate rangemen and provoke
/ hostile collisions that inevitably result
| in the loss of life and great destruction
of property, and nt1ict heavy expense
on government; thesefore,
ResolUed, That we respectfully and
earnestly request the Secretary of the
Interior to restrict all, except those In
dams in Indian Territory to the limits OF
| their respective reservations.
On motion to adopt. General Porter
of the Creek nation, Indian Territory
himself an Indian. took the platform
yaoIa OF, a,,,aooI 70 fba convention