Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-05-16
The Executive Committees Of the Texas
Live Stock Associations In
Convention.
President Simpson Outlines the Object Of
the Meeting The Laying Out Of
a State Trail.
A General Committee Appointed TO
Consider the Praotioability
Of Trail.


E0lhuKnlfIg VI hAiO ANpANhW C0A
Texas Cattle Raisers' association; Q.
Goodnight, president Of the Panhandle
association; j. 9. Loving, president Of
the Northwest Texas association, and
John o'Neal Of. the Southwest Texas
Cattle association, President Simpson
of the Texas Live Stock association
issued call for the assembling OF the
executive committees OF the several
subordinate live stock associations OF
the state In this city at 10 o'clock to-
day.
The object of the call was TO obtain
a free exchange Of Views on the live
stock Interests Of the state, and espe-
cially TO determine definite cattle
trail through North Texas. The cattle.
men OF the Panhandle, fearing conta.
gion from Southern cattle, have been
opposed to the opening of trails from
the Southwest. The stockmen Of the
Southwest have long desired north
ern outlet, and TO harmoulze these
clasLing interests IL the work OF the
body now assembled In this city.
The arrivals yesterday were few, but
asst nights and the morning trains
were loaded with representatives OF
one Of the grandest Industries ofTexas,
every one OF them fine specimens OF
physics. and intellectual manhood.
The corridors OF the hotels presented
animated scenes. Gathered In groupa
OF twos and threes, talking Of trail and
ranch, the time swiftly passed and the
hour OF assembling was soon ut hand,
The meeting was called TO order by
President Jno. N. Simpson, who spoke
as follows:
81 don't think IL IL necessary for mo
to speak at length AS TO the reasona
why this meeting Is called, as you are
all doubtless M familiar with the
questions to be discussed by this as.
Hemblage AZ / am L have this TO aay
In regard TO this meeting: II the
question OF trail through the state ia "a
very important one, IL Ii not only Inn
portant 10 those men who are driving
cattle on the trail, but 1t Is important
TO the stockmen whose ranges this
trail passes through. To the men who
live In the North, whose ranges are
AT, cted by this trail, ! will say this,
that you are here, and you are here
largely in tue majority; the Southern
Texas men--the men who are driving
on the trall--are represented by two
or three men. Don't forget this fact.
Their absence from this meeting don't
affect 1t at NIL, don't in any way affect
their standing In regard TO u trail.
When 10 comes to the law, they have
~ much right 10 drive over the public
highways Of North Texas as you
have to drive over the public high.
ways Of Northwest Texas or us
you have to Craze your cattle on the
public land you are on. So when II
comes to law, | don't know OF any
legal enactment that does not afiec
the men In South Texas; | don't know
Of any law that gives us Of the NORTH
tho exclusive use Of that entire country
TO the exclusion Of everybody else, anC
would like In your deliberations her,
that you would bear this fact In mind
Now this question, in my opinion, 4
one OF the most Important ever CONF
up before tue live stock associations
The prosperity Of the stock business II
Texas depends largely on what yol
decide here to-day In regard to thi
trail. Now, | would advise that yov
30 to work In calm, dlspassionat
way and II possible agree on rout
for these Southern cattle TO pass.
you don't do this they will make on
the route and you will have to submit
that IL all there IL about It., III YOU d
not agree where they shall travel the,
Will mark out their route and travel Il
Well, that IL going to create trouble
and trouble In the stock bushes
means money out of your pocket.
am satisfied you do not want 20 ios
any money over this. In thls / 70,
certain You fairly agree with m,
Laughter. With these few remark.
gentlemen, will now call the NEE
Ing To order.n
Col, Slaughter nominated Col. s. !
Cunningham rs secretary, Electe
unanimously
President Slaughter parentheticall
remarked that one OF the most fnpol
tsnt questions which would come II
Tor consideration was the stonpipu 1
the shipments ofoattle by the Capitt
syndicate by the Panhandle associl
ton. These were en- route to Da
lam county and had been stopped 4
Coz, w, II, Cavitt of Bryan move
that y committee OF five on uredentia
be appointed. Carried.
The chair appointed Col. Cavitt. II.
g, Loving, w. H. Lewis aud ]. /
Ialnllton,
On motion of Col. Cavl,t recess
twenty minutes was taken IN order
allow the committee TO formulate 4
report.
On Resembling, the report OF Ii
committee WAS read by She secretar,
and on motion unanimously adopte
as follows;
We, your committee on credentlal!
report the following associations no,
resented: The State Live Stock ass,
citation, the Southwest Live stock asa,
citation, the San Antonio aud Quad,
lupe association, the East Texas lin
stock association, Central Texas LIN
seek association, the Colorado an
Saooho Live Stock association, IN
Panhandle association, the Cheyenu
and Aranahoe Live Stock associ,
tion OF thu Indian Territory. IA,
ing all called for by the publieatinr
We further find number of cattl
owners not representing association
but Interested in the shipping an,
driving Of cattle. The exeentive con