Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-12-03
Horses and Cattle.
Annual Convention of Breeders
of these Animals at
st. Louis.
lengthy Discussion Of the Best
Measures to Promote their
FaV0rite Industry.

The second annual convention of
he National Cattle and Horse Grow
er's Association met In st. Louis Mo-,
on Tuesday. There were large dele
cations present from all the cattle
growing States and Territories tab
colorado, and Texas being especially
strong. There were on the floor about
90 delegates, the representation from
the Eastern States being nominal
Mayor d. r. Francis delivered an
address of welcome, in. when he spoke
of the wonderful growth of the cat
lie interest, as instanced by the ex-
port during the fiscal year ending
June /, 1884, of cattle worth $18, 600
600, and beef products aggregating
s28, 600, 900, and concluded by tender
.ng to the ASSOCIATION the freedom of
the city,
General J. FL Brisbin, United States
army, First Vice President of the as
ISOLATION, responded fttingly to the
welcome
General Curtiss, of New York, Sec
ond Vice President, also responded
ittingly to the welcome on behalf Of
the association.
Col. Hunter, president of the assoc
iation, delivered the annual address,
which he recommended cOnsidera-
zion of diseases of cattle, improve
nent of breeds, transportation and
discrimination against shippers Of
i've 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. E. III. Moore, Of Colorado,
read an elaborate paper upon 1.-THE
Cattle Industry of the United States. "
Strong grounds we're 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
vention 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 $1,000
900 acres of land now rcamed by
cattle shall TEEN with villagers and
model farms for cultivation of refined
cattle, cared for not by cowboys with
.evolvers but with cowboys with
brains"
The chair announced the following
committee on resolutions: Gen. Cur
IS, New York; B. B. Groom, Ken
lucky; Fl. Q. Hooker, Arizona; cir.
Taft, Ohio; John w. Simpson, Texas
Thomas E. Houston, Missouri; John
Staller, Kansas; Elmer Washburne,
Illinois; JOSEPH Jennings. Utah; Viii
liam [. Rynerson, New Mexico; Jos.
Van Meter, Virginia; James M. Wal
lentin, Idaho; J. Fl. Jackson, Wyom-
ing, and A. G. Clark, Nevada.
There was q breeze over the motion
70 increase the committee to sixteen
"a order to give Indian Territory q
representation, General Pleasant Por-
ter being suggested as representa-
tive of that territory. This led to an
effort to enlarge the committee to one
from each state and territory, which
vas defeated, and then General Porter
was added to the committee.
The executive committee reports I ;
552 active. interested, bona fde repre-
sentatives, with 100000 cattls, TO-
100000 horses and So, 900, 600, 900 cap
Ital. The report says that the associa-
lion is recognized as the most powerful,
wealthy and influential organization Of
The kind in the world The establish
nent of 8 national bureau for the
animal industry connection with
he agricultural department is warm
' recommended. A united and i'm
mediate appeal to the national govern
nent is advocated for the enactment
Of such laws as will enable cattlemer
to prevent the introduction of disease
and quickly and effectively eradicate
it, should it develop. This report sug-
gests the enlargement of the powers o.
the board of animal industry even tc
the point of empowering its agent:
TO buy and destroy inflicted cattle
nd not conine its efforts to simply
quarantine.