The Arizona champion., 1885-12-05
NATIONAL CONVENTION
Of the Stockgrowers of
 the United States.
A Stirring Address by Prof. Moore, of Colorado.--- Synopsis of the Reso-
 lutions Adopted.

ne ScCCnd annual convention ol
 the Cattle and Horse Growers Asso,
 citation met at the large music hall,
 exposition building, St. Louis, last
 week, and was called to order by Pres.
 iGent Col. D. R. Hunter. Large
 delegations were present from all cat
 tle-raising states and territories, Utah,
 Colorado, Texas, New Mexico and
 Arlzona being especially well rope
 sented. Fully Goo delegates were on the floor. Mayor D. R. Francis de-
 livered an address of welcome, in
 which he spoke of the wonderful growth of the cattle interest as in- s,anced by an expert during the year ending June Ist, 1884, of cattle SIS, 900, 900 and beet products SaS, 1000, ,- 900, and concluded by rendering the
 association the freedom of the city.
 Col. Hunter, president, delivered the annual address, in which he rec. ommends the confederation of cattle. men, the improvements of breeders transportation and discrimination against shippers of live stock; the formation of an internal government commission to consider the question of the restrictions upon American beet in Europe; the necessity of sub stituting some mecantile appliance to designate cattle and thus do away with the hyde destroying process; the formation of an especial association of horse growers; the necessity oi practical national legislation through which alone the existing local troubles can be settled, aud finally the consol- idation of the several national asso- ciations devoted to the cattle interests of the country.
 Prof. E. H. Moore, of Colorado, read an elaborate paper upon "The cattle industry of the United States,' highly descriptive, and bou.lding with statistics of all lands. Strong grounds were taken in favor of na tlonal quarantine laws, the point be- ing warmly applauded. Touching the subject of illegal fencing of pub lie land, the speaker said this is as much condemned by range men as il would be by Connecticut farmers. We only want 10 have what the law gives us, the right to occupy the land until the settlers come. And now that we come from our ranches to in palace cars, it IS plain that the days of ranges are numbered. and as the Indian gave way to pioneer, so must the cowboy go before the set tier, and rancher take the place of ranger, until the eight million acres of land now roamed by cattle shali teem with villages, and model farms for the cultivation of refined cattle. cared for not by cowboys with revolvers, but cowboys with brains.
 At the second days proceedings Hon. John L. Routt, of Colorado. presided. Mir. Ipus Coy, of Chicago. read paper on pIeuro-pnenmonia and other cattle diseases, and Col. T. P. Cunningham made an elaborate ad- dress on Texas and it's importance as a cattle growing state, and its relations with the north and west. The sub. stance of the address was that without harmony with the owners ot mltur- ing ground of the northwest on all questions of trail and quarantine, that Texas would be compelled to depend on her own resources, by using the Panhandle for maturing grounds. and the further developments of the re Irigerator beef interest for direct ex- port.
 l. McMinn, of the St. Louis Live Stock exchange, read paper entitled 1.-The commission merchant and his relations to the live stock industry" Tne committee on resolutions, whose report was expected to furnish the bas- is for discussion by the convention, not being ready to report, the reading of MT. McMlnn's paper closed the session tor the day.
 At the Wednesday morning session General Brisbin inthe chair, the on resolutions made their report, which in substance was as fol. ows: That Congress be petitioned 10 make the offence of setting fire 10 the public domain punishable by fine md imprisonment.
 That a law be enacted to provide Ior the appointment of commission ,y the President of five men to be charged with the duty of exterminat ng pleuro-pneumonia, with power to laughter stock when necessary and ecompense the owners for its value. The commissioners to receive salary with their duties.
 That Congress be petitioncd to ,ass such laws that will place quaran- inc regulations in the hands of the general government. instead of as at present. in the hands of the governors ,f the states and territories, thereby 1 welding conflicting regulations, and hat land belonging to the United 'tates be set apart at certain points as quarantine grounds.
 At the meeting on Thursday Col I. M. Taylor read paper on pleuro. 'neumonia. He strongly urged an ffective system of quarantine, even