Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-12-03
Horses and Cattle.
,nnuaI Convention Of Breeders
of these Animals at
st. Louis.
Lengthy Discussion of the Best
Measures to Promote their
FavOrite Industry.

Tbe second annual convention of
the National Cattle and Horse Grow
as Association met in ST. Louis Mo-,
On Tuesday. There were large dele.
Da.;ons present from all the cattle
SSrowing States and Territories tah
dorado, and Texas being especially
strong. There were on the floor about
60O delegates. the representation from
inc Eastern States being nominal.
Mayor d. r Francis delivered an
address of welcome, in.whicn he spoke
of the wonderful growth of the cat
tle interest, as instanced by the ex-
mort during the fiscal year ending
lime /. 1884, of cattle worth SIS, 600
AGO. and beef products aggregating
s2S 600, 900, and concluded by tender
ing to the ASSOCIATION the freedom Of
the city.
General J. H. Brisbin, United States
army. First Vice President of the as
ISOLATION, responded fittingly to the
welcome.
General Curtiss, of New York, Sec
ond Vice President, also responded
1ttipgly to the welcome on behalf of
the association.
Dol. Hunter, president of the assoc
jation, delivered the annual address,
in which he recommended considera-
ton of diseases of cattle, improve
ment of breeds, transportation and
discrimination against shippers of
live stock, formation of an internal
government commission to consider
the question of restriction upon Amer
lean beef in Europe, the necessity of
substituting some mechanical appli-
ance to designate cattle and thus do
away with Understanding brands,
the formation of an especial associa-
ton of horse growers and the neces-
sity Of practical national legislation
through which alone existing local
troubles can be settled, and finally the
consolidation of the several national
association devoted to the cattle inter
ests of the country.
Prof. 4. II. Moore, of Colorado,
read an elaborate paper upon THE
cattle Industry of the United States.
Strong grounds were taken in favor
Of national quarantine laws, the point
being warmly applauded. Touching
the subject of illegal fencing on pub
lie lands, the speaker said this was as
much condemned by ranchmen as it
would be by the Connecticut farmers.
1--WE only want what the law gives
us, the right to occupy these lands
until a settler comes, and now that we
can come from our ranch to the con
yention in palace cars, it is plain TO
see that the days of rangers are num-
bered. As the Indians gave way to
the pioneers so must the cowboy go
before the settler and the ranches take
the place of the ranger untiltne 5000,
600 acres of land now roamed by
cattle shall TEEN with villagers and
model farms for cultivation of refined
cattle, cared for not by cowboys with
revolvers but with cowboys with
brains.n
The chair announced the following
committee on resolutions: Gen. Cur
its, New York; B. B. Groom, Ken
lucky; II. @, Hooker, Arizona; AIR.
Taft, Ohio; John w. Simpson, Texas;
Thomas f. Houston, Missouri; John
Staller, Kansas; Elmer Washburne,
illinois; JoseTh Jennings. Utah; Viii
liam |. RyDerson, New Mexico; JOS.
Van Meter, Virginia; James M. Wal
lentin, Idaho; j. II. Jackson, Wyom-
ing, and A. g. Clark, Nevada.
There was breeze over the motion
TO increase the committee to sixteen
IN order to give Indian Territory a
representation, General Pleasant Por-
ter being suggested as a representa-
tive OF that territory. This led to an
effort to enlarge the committee to one
from each state and territory, which
was defeated, and then General Porter
was added to the committee.
The executive committee reports 1,
552 active. interested, bona fide repre-
sentatlves, with as 900 600 cattls, TO-,
VO0 O5O horses and 81 600, 900, 900 cap
llal, The report says that the associs-
uon is recognized as the most powerful,
Wealty and influential organization of
the kind in the world The establish
ment of national bureau for the
animal industry connection with
the agricultural department is warm
~ recommended. A united and i'm
mediate appeal to the national govern
ment is advocated for the enactment
Of such laws as will enable cattlemen
10 prevent the introduction of disease
ana quickly and effectively eradicate
~ should it develop. This report sug-
gesIs the enlargement of the powers Of
the board OF animal industry even to
sne point of empowering its agents
70 ,ouy and destroy inflicted cattle,
ana not con6ne its efforts to simply
q Quarantine.
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