The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-18
THE CATTLE INDUSTRY.
Meeting of the National Cattle Growers, with
the Veterinarians as Auxliaries.

CHICAGO Nov. 17-About one hundred per-
sons assembled this morning at the Sherman
House. Before they assembled they spent an
hour or two standing in groups about the CORR
| doris of the hotel taking cattle. 1t was a ma
| t;onal convention of the cattle growers of the
| country, assembled under the auspices of the
National Cattle growers Association. The OBJ
ject of the convention, which is the third of a
series of similar annual meetings of stock men.
was to discuss the interests of the cattle indus
try. Delegates were present from all the organ
izations of breeders of fancy stock, dairymen,
ranchmen and stocknen of every State and Ter
ritory. The convention was called to order at
1870 by d. w. Smith, of Bates, Ill, president
of the National Cattle growers Association.
At the opening of the afternoon session, COM
mittees on permanent organization presented
| the names Of the following gentlemen, who were
elected officers OF the association for the ensuing
year: President. Major Fl. E. Wood, Massa-
chusetts; vice president, VIM. Il. Swith Iowa;
Col. Edward Lloyd, Maryland; Granville Stewart,
Montana; Theodore David, Dakota; T. c. Jones,
Ohio; secretary, Professor Morrow. Illinois; as
sstant secretaries. w. j. S. Dean, Michigan:
sin
DR.. D. E. Salmon. Chief of the Bureau of
Animal Industry, read his report, in the course
of which it was shown that the annual cattle
l,UU
head; the export trade, 122, 900 head; annual
product of the swine. industry, 90 000 900 head:
value of the product which goes into interstate
commerce, $243, 000,0 900.
Ex-Governor Grinne, of Iowa, spoke in favor
of the presentation of the needs of the associa-
ton to the government, so that adequate meas
ures might soon be taken to stamp out disease.
Other speeches were made on the subject, which
showed the general feeling that ample funds
should be provided by the government to stamp
out pleuro- pneumonia.
Henry E. Avord of New York, was made
temporary chairman, and j. S Dean, of Michigan
secretary The rol-call showed that there were
delegates present from twenty States and
Territories, as we'll as Canada Hon. Norman
j. Colman. United States Commissioner of Agri-
culture read an address on 1.-The Cattle Indus
try OF the Country and Its Needs" which
was sss listened nsan,. to b, with great inter
idea of the magnitude of this industry.
column of cattle twelve deep, with end
resting on New York city, and extending to San
Francisco and back again to Boston, would con-
tain about the number of cattle there are in the
United States. The value of this vast herd is
ST., 200. OO0, GEO. The annual product of these
animals exceeds in value four times the yearly
earnings of all the railroads of the country.
The great danger which threatens this
great interest is contagious diseases What is
needed, the speaker said, is national law for
slaughtering diseased cattle and stamping out
disease by determination. For this purpose
Congress should be asked to appropriate money
Governor Grinnell, of Iowa, moved that Vice
president Hendricks and Senator Allison, of
Iowa. who are in the city. be invited to take
part in the convention. The invitation was ex-
tended.
The veterinary surgeons and representatives
of the veterinary associations in number of
States and Territories are holding convention
in this city. Prominent among those present
were Dr. Salmon, chief of the Bureau
of Animal Industry, of Washington; DR..
PaareE. of the Illinois State Association;
DR.. Hopkins, veterinarian, of Wyoming and Dr.
l.. Mclean, OF the American Veterinarian Col
.ege, of New York. The object of the conven-
ton is to take into consideration the contagious
disease to which animals are subject, and to
hear discussions on the pathology of hog cholera,
Texas fever, contagious pleuro- pneumonia and
CHAMBERS; to ascertain the best means to control
or eradlca tie contagious diseases; Also to adopt
uniform code in place of the conflicting sanitary
regulations of the different States which will
do away with the Instructions to commerce.
Dr. Hopkins this morning presented report on
quarantine stations, and the routine work done
on the arrival of affected cattle at the Canadian
| stations. The Doctor commended that the quar-
| antine stations were farce. Their rules were
not lived up to- and they should be done away
| with After hearing DR.. Hopkinss report, the
| convention adjourned till this evening.
At this evenings session President Haidekoper,
| OF Philadelphia, reported the existence of a
| number of contagious diseases affecting domes-
| tic animals. Most of these were imported and
confined to the Eastern States. The majority of
| these diseases could not be cured but their
spread could be prevented. The speaker advo-
Gated the complete determination of all ami
mails afflicted with, or exposed to these diseases.