The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-10-07
LASSO THR0WERS
Comminnllng of Brands A B C,
MOP and xYZ Yes
terday.
Second semt-Annuap session OF
the Central Texas Live
stock Association.
Important session-Reports Of
Committees and Other
Business nsacted.

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The Central Texas Live Stock ms.
ISOLATION met IN second semi-annun
session at the McClelland Operi
House yesterday morning, at l0:3l
O'Clock; Mr.. W. w. w. Sclcy, first
vice-president being unwell, the sec
ond yice-prcsidont, Mr.. John Onstott
OF Hubbard City, called the meeting
TO order, and Mr.. q. b. Caldwell, OF
Waco, was elected secretary, pro TEN,
in the absence of Mr.. Z. II. Burney,
who is also unwell. The roll was
called and about twenty.fiy
members answered to their names.
Heading of the minutes was dispensed
with, aud the convention adjourned
to meet at 2:30 o'clock p. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Convention met at 2:3O p. m. Mr..
John Onstoit called the meeting to
order; Bart Moore acted as secretary.
Reports of officers being called for,
Mr.. A. Wheeler, treasurer, reported
S158.57 cents on hand. The report
was then deferred until further time.
The secretary read reports of
executive committee, who had
held meetings since the
spring session of tho association.
The reports referred to special bust.
ness of the committee, which was to
secure rates over the railroads to
northern and eastern markets, for
members of the association, and the
secretary was instructed to address
the general managers of railroads in
regard to this subject.
Also that rewards had been offered
by the committee as follows: For all
conviction of felony cases $3.50, and
$25 for cases of nisdemeanor, which
will be paid by the ass ISOLATION on GER
ti1cate Of fual conviction by the
judge for the theft, branding or illc-
ga'ly handling OF any stock belonging
to members of this association.
The committee also RECOMMENDED the
following article in their report OF
tho August meeting, 10 be approved
by the association. The article reads:
Resolved, that 1t is the sense of this
the executive committee that w. A.
Jackson has willfully aud knowingly
members, aud that he has thereby
forfeited the confidence and support
of the association.
On motion the report of executive
committee was adopted.
Mr.. q. w. White, who had been APP
pointed to investigate the cattle trail
question and the Texas fever in the
western states and territories. The
report is as follows:
To W. W. seley. Esq. President of the Central
Texas Stock Association:
SIR:-Your committee appointed
TO investigate the national trail ques-
ton, and the Texas fever and its eff
fects ON northern cattle during the
present years drive, beg to report as
follows:
find that nearly If not quite all
the cattle driven from central and
southern Texas this year have been
confined to the route agreed upon
this spring at Dallas, and now known
as the Dallas trail. l fluid also along
this trail. that the native cattle have
been driven back aud kept away
from the herds moving along
it so that the loss 10 them by contact
with our herds is comparatively
small, amounting, In fact, TO mere
bagatelle. Our herds, after leaving
Texas were not confined to any spe-
cial trail, but nearly all travelled over
the most accessible and best waiered
routes for about one hundred to one
hundred and fifty miles north of the
north line of Texas, crossing the Ar
kansas river at Coolidge near the
liue of Kansas aud Colorado, and then
al L.. IL nd IN
their respective places of delivery
some going to Nebraska, some to
Wyoming, few to Montana, but tho
large bulk of the cattle were deliver
ed to Colorado ranches, principally
in central northern aud the extreme
northwestern part of Colorado Aud
from all the herds driven in all
directions through Colorado and in
northern Texas have as yet to hear
of the first case ofTexas fever. i find
on the contrary, however. from New
Mexico and the Pccos river country
In Texas there has been considers
BILE all along the said Pecos river be-
ginning at or near the Pacific railroad
crossing of the Pecos In Texas, and
following up the river as the trail
runs for from three hundred to
three hundred and seventy-fivc
miles to point, say fifty miles above
old Fort Sumner, in San Miguel
county, New Mexico. When the al
titude rises to from four thousand to
forty-fve hundred feet above the
sea level, the fever ceases. No cattle
arc found dead, aud the trail herds
from here on north are not feared by
the local ran, hmen.
From the above facts, / draw tho
following conclusions: That there Is
such fever as the Texas or splenic
fever there can be no doubt, and that
cattle of the infected districts com.
ing In contact with cattle of a higher
altitude, say from two thousand to
four thousand feet above the sea
level, will endanger the above high
altitude cattle. There can be nc
doubt OF this. But l do not thinR
that after the low altitude
cattle have reached by trai
the high altitude they can dis
seminate the disease to any cattle
whether driven or shipped from tina
point to the place of destination, ant
/ further think the results of THU
wears business will bear me out IL
this statement.
What, then, shall we do to avoit
the danger of injecting and killing
the cattle ranging immediately Il
the north of us? would recommen,
that the Texas legislature be petit
toned to give us trail beginning
at some point ON the Texas and Pacih
railroad and running to the northern
boundary of the state. From Their
TO the Colorado or Kansas line, tn
lands belong TO "No Man" and tn
Texas herdsmen have as much RICH