The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-04-09
Meeting Of the Montana Stock
l; t.S;fiE growers Association.

Meeting Of the Montana Stock
KS growers Association. 4
FRIDAY MORNING SESSION. 81
e The annuaI spring meeting Of the
Eastern Montana Live Stock association
was called to order by chairman Bryan
at 11:1O last Friday morning. The
chairman made a few remarks to the
effect that two years ago the association
consisted Of seven members and met in a
little back room but now the largest hall
in the city was scarcely able to seat the
association and its friends who had ceme
to tile meeting. IA
Fltty-seven new names were read for
membership and with one exception
were unanimously elected by the secre-
tary's ballot. # 5..5. ,.et ri { n 5 4
A conference committee on consoIida-
tion was appointed to meet one from
the other association already appointed.
Adjourned. tzs5
FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.
At three O'Clock, chairman Bryan
called the convention to order and
appointed districting committee Which
together with the north side members,
should form roundup districts. Among
the rest, John Goodall was appointed for
the Little Missouri, Henry Boice for
Beaver and A. Cole for Glendive.
Messrs. Green and Burleigh were
appointed committee to draft memo
rial to the secretary of war to allow the
erection of stock-yards on the Ft. Keogh
reservation.
After few remarks on the Indian
question by which nothing definite was
reached the meeting adjourned.
FRIDAY EVENINGS SESSION. ~.
About eight O'clock the meeting was
called to 6rder by chairman Bryan who
stated that the conference committees on
consolidation were ready to report.
In brief the report was entirely in
favor of consolidation. That the name
be changed to the Montana Stockgrower's
!he assasiatians tn that the executive cemmitte
Dakota shall have two, that the annual
dues shall be $40, that tho association
meet sen i-'rnua'ly an | that the spring
meeting be in Miles City and the fall
meeting in Helena. The report was
unanimously adopted.
The by-laws of. the new association
were then read and in brief are as fol-
lows: That the mama Of this association
be the Montana Stockgrower's Associa-
tion, that its object is in every way to
advance stock interests in Mantana and
adjoining territories, that the officers
shall be a President, 1st. Vice-President
End. Vice-President, Secretary and Treas
ure combined and an Executive commit
tee, all these officers to be elected on the
first day of the semi-annual meeting in
April. No person can become member
except he be stockgroWer, defined as
follows: A person owning OF controlling
cattle, horses, mules or asses and en-
gagged in the business of herding, grow
ing and raising the same for profit. By
a very forcible speech of Gov. Potts anG
lhe hearty concurrence of the association
the bad custom of electing honorar,
members was done away with. Mem
bership shall also be personal and not b,
firms. The entrance fee shall be fifteel
dollars, the annual dues ten dollars, ant
and all members are subject to an assess
Inent, not oftener than annual, of on
cent a head on not over seventy per cent
of all his stock.
The following officers were then unan
imously elected:
President Col. T. ]. Bryan.
1st Vice President-Gov. B. F. Potts
End Vice President Capt. Vim. Har
mon. go, ~ ~. - -..-a-.--.
Secretary and Treasurer-R. B. Harri
son. ,55 s;5s.s "a s., -
/ .y. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Beaverhead Count y-Dr. Azel Ames
Jr.
Choteau County-Jesse Taylor, R. P
Walker, John Leplcy.
Custer County Joe Scott, Frank Bob
ertson, E. S. Newman, ]. ]. Thompson
Dawson County,. S. Day, Davit
Hunter.
| Deer Lodge County-Conrad Kohrs
Gallatin County Charles Aucency.
Jefferson County-s. S. Huntley.
| Lewis and Clarke County,. T. Mur
ply, R. 8. Hamilton. r..
4 Madison County Alex. Metzel.
| N, agher County Granville Stuart,
8. HUDSON, ]. II. Freezer.
1 Missoula CountyC. P. Higgins. -.
4 Silver Bow County Nicholas Bieler
berg. l5$s
Yellowstone County Sam. Garvin,
n A. Ellis. 4 !
Dakota Territory Marquis BE- More
Jno. N. Simpson. r
Oa motion q yot !, Of thanks rendered
I HIN. Granville Stswart and &. B. Hair
!. son for efficient work done at Heller
during the meeting Of the Iegislaim
Secretary R. B. Harrison then read
report on hulls which we are sorry not j,
Il be shle to publish. It ives . maslcrl