The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-03

A sTockMEN's CONVENTION
The movement on the part of many
Of tho more prominent cattle men Of
the western portion Of our State to OBJ
tain from COLONEL JOHN N. SIMPSON,
president Of the Texas LIVE Stock as
ISOLATION, a call for q convention Of
Texas cattle men, some time this
month, to consider ways and means OF
benettting the live stock business Of
this Ssate,is move in the right direc-
ton and such a pressure should be
brought to bear on the president as
will secure tbs call.
1t is no secret that there are differ.
encea aud wranglings of serious
character between our own cattlemen.
The Northwest and Southwest do not
pull together, to use a common sx-
preston, az eveniy AZ could be de-
sired, aud tho want of unity of opinion
and purpose between them has result.
cd in losses of no trifling character,
especially in the national con-
vontions where they appear
with a divided house and fail to
obtain measures Of relief greatly
needed. The cattle of this Slate have
fallsn in price, the business has been
handicapped and its future clouded by
these unfortunate differences, as well
81 by opposition from without, affect
Ing the driving and sale Of our stock
in the North.
The entire Northwest, Colorado, Wy,
oming, Montans, etc., are in arm:
against Texas cattle, and are not dis
tracted By any internal differences
The Northern cattlemen have been, o
late especially, vigorously fighting til,
Texas interests, opposing the drives tt
the North, the national trail, and othal
matters Of gurpassing Importance t,
the cattlemon OF this State. The ion,
struggle over the right OF wa,
through tho Territory, whicl
was only settled by the promp
and decisive action Of the interio
department, the various quarantine
and 9th or measures adopted TO keel
out the composition of Texas cattle, sr
sufficient illustrations OF the opposition
and animus OF tho cattlem en- of othe
sections towards those Of this State
and suggest some Of the obstacles tina
must BIO contended against and over
come.
The cattle or live stock intorenr |
one Of the largest and most importsn
OF this State. II represents many mil
lions OF dollars, land its decay woul
be heavily felt in all channels of bus
moss. But the very sizs and import
ance Of tho industry are additions
reasons for complete unanimity G
feeling and purpose on tho part @
those engaged no extensively In II
Diacord, or want OF singleness OF efiort
or the presence and play Of ,je alousies
csnnot but prove disastrous. In uniol
thorc Is strength, and as the creates
cattle. growing State In the country
Texas oan carry its points and impress!
Its views upon. national convention
only In proportion as it knows cloarl.
its desires and presses its demand
persistently aud through solid, lper
fectly harmonious and wide-aWak,
delegations.
| In November tho National couyen
ton will moot again in st. Louis. AL
tho QUESTION: nt issue heretofore be
tween Texas and Northern catllemer
will again engage the attention Of tn
convention, and it Is TO be hoped tina
the success of our men this year ms
be more marked and satisfactory tha
1t was NJ tho last convention. Wan
of harmony and want of knowledge, Il
is said, resulted, az might have beer
expected, in failure to secure that rec
ogniiion to which ths magnitude o
tho interests they represented woult
seem 10 hsva entitled them.
To avoid another disappointmon
next month, to so with united ant
strong delegation, with clear CONGO p
tion OF their wants, and 80 impress,
themselves and their vlows and de
mands upon the convention, are tn
reasons for desiring tho call fer
Texas conference this month-a con
ference in which opinions esn bo OK
changed, mutual concessions, IL neces
sary, BIO msdo, and line of policy b
unanimously agreed upon.
COLONEL SIMPSON does not care :
take tho responsibility upon his owl
motion OF calling such n convention
but he ought to bs easily innue nc et
In view OF tho large interests at stalk
aud the manifest Importance of som
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