The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-17
THE CATTLEMEN.
Their Meeting at Dallas Dis.
cussinn the Trail and
Other Questions.
The COnvicts stiII at Large but
Closely Chased - More De-
tails of the Escape.
The Governor Offers n Reward
of $500 Each for the Liber.
atOrs-Their Description.
A severe Storm Plays Havoc
with the wires and Cuts OFT
Nearly eil Dispatches.
=. NJ. simpson Makes the opening
Addrcss--Conterenc Committee
Considering tho Trail
Question.

- W. sihpson Wakes the opening
Addrcss--Conteren Committee
Considering tho Trail
Question.
Dallas, May l6.--The Stockmens
convention, ninety-siX members pres
ent, was called to order in the Mer-
chants exchange at 10 o'clock a. IN.
yesterday by Mr.. j. NJ. Simpson, of
Dallas, president of the Texas Live
Stock association, who proceeded to
countenance moderation, saying:
ADO not forget the fact that the alb
sence of several cattlemen from this
movement does not affect their stand
ing. When IL comes to the COW they
probably have as much right to drive
over the public highway all the width
of Texas, as you have to go to Craze
your cattle on the lands thereof. | do
not know of any law that effects us
which does not effect the men of
South Texas. do not know of any
law that gives us men of north Texas
control of that entire country to the
| exclusion OF everybody else. This
question, to my mind, is one of the
more serious that has ever come up,
and the prosperity of the live stock
business of Texas depends largely on
what y Ii decide to do in regard to II,
| | would advise that you go to work
in dispassionate way and, if posi-
BILE, agree upon rule. II you do not
Ito this the stockmen of south Texas
will work out route and you will
have TO submit. You should avoid
trouble. Trouble in the stock bust
ness means money out of your peck
cts. A little blood does not amount
to much, but when IL comes to loss OF
money you know all about it,"
The president concluded by remind.
ing the convention that a necessity
existed for immediate action looking
to the relief of several herds of cattle
that had been stopped, including the
cattle oil Abncr Taylor II Co.
Mr.. j. II. Cunningham was elected
secretary.
The following committee on ere
dentials was appointed: w. II. Cavit
j. Z. Loving, George West, w. f.
Lewis and j. II. Hamilton, who, after
a recess of ten minutes, reported the
associations represented as follows
The State Live Stock ASSOCIATION, the
Southwest i've Stock association, the
san Antonio and Guadelupe associa.
ton. the East Texas Live Stock asso
ciatlon, the Central Texas Live Stock
association, the Colorado and ConchC
Live Stock association, the Panhandl,
association, he Cheyenne and Ara
pho Live Stock association, of the In
J dian Territory.
The committee recommended that ,
number of cattle present, no
representing associations but utter
csted in shipping and driving, be in
yited to participate. The report wa
adopted, and, subsequently, on motion
Mr.. Iedford, of the Il. and p. associa
ton, was admitted as delegate.
, Col. Hughes, of Dallas, introduced
the following resolutions: That com
mittee of eight be appointed to con
slider and report to the convention
whether il is practicable to lay out
trail from Harold and other point
: to the capital lands in the northwes
= over which cattle can pass from souti
4 ern Texas TO the northwest. and,
4 practicable, to report and recommen
a trail that in their opinion will NJ
# prove injurious to the cattle interest
!. The resolution was adopted, but r.
e considered on the objection bein
4 raised that each association should |
y represented Oh the committee.
- A resolution was then offered |
"a Mr.. Cavitt that the number of Il
~ committee be increased to twelve
:, one from the representation of eve
Il association present--ledtoa protract'
y. controversy, in the course of viii
~ the issue at stake was defined.
~ Mr.. w. A. Towers, of Colorado CT
~ representing the Cheyenne and A
y, rapahoe association of the Indian I,
% ritory, took the position that the co
M mittee should be appointed from I
ds territory through which II. was pi
No posed to drive the cattle, he content
that stock-raisers in southern Tel
we're not familiar with the rang
water courses and other features
IT. the northwest.
'as Mr.. NJ. g. Cavitt, of Bryan, disse
an ed from this view, saying it was of
ed' utmost Importance that the mat
pl. should be looked at from the br,
iot standpoint of Texas interest, to wi
IN end he contended the commit
say should be drawn from every port
'o- of the state.
After some further discussion,
void of Interest, an amendmentby
on" Lindsay, of Sherman, was ADO
adj that conference committee OF
'ur- each from northwest and south
C in Texas be appointed TO consider
: to practicabiIity of trail.
ce's The president appointed the fol
liar ing as such committee: North
ents Texas-Messrs. Lindsay, Towers,
Dis son, Slaughter and Gunter. 81
663 west Texas-Messrs. West, llami
Cavitt, Wood and Newsom.