The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-07
RAINWArER'S TALK.
COMING CATTLE CONVENTION.
What the New Mexico Rans emen WIZ
Want, and What 1hsy WIN Prsba.
bly, Not Gst--rhc Men That
Had to Move--1hs ukla-
homA Boomers, Etc,

b. q. Rainwater returned to the citv
from hisranch in the Indian Territory
this morning, after u months absence,
He was met at tho his oAlcs by Post
Dispatch reporter. Discussing his
trip, he gave the result Of his observa-
ttons as follows:
"Thc cattlemen have, in every In.
stance, complied with the presiuenvs
order, excluding them from the Chick
ssaw and Arrspshoe reservation and
requiring them to remove their fsnces
from the pubic lands. should esti-
mate that IN all some 2Oo.0O0 head Of
cattle were driven from tho Territory.
or course great loss will result TO the
ranch men owning them; how much I
am unable even to guess"
SIS there any dsnger;of. the NewMex-
lean range men capturing tns coming
National cattle couYsntion to bs held
hore this month";"
"No, l think not; although an at
tempt will undoubtedly bs made by
them TO do 40. All tbs States sni Ter
ritorles OF the Union will be repre-
scented In the convention, and sns ba-
ais OF representation Is OF such nature
AZ TO preclude the possibility Of their
accomplishing their object by mere
force of numbers. The convention In
a legislative aud delibsrativs body,
and unless some scheme presenting
undoubted advantages TO the cattle In.
'erests OF the entire country ia pre-
sented, 1t will fail OF adoption. Under
the circumstances, hardly think that
there IL any Likelihood of d serious
split or division in the coming meet
ing"
"Doesn't the attitude OF the New
Mexico mon suggest the interference
of the Chicago convontion?"
"Well, yes; 1t is very prob
ablo that when we yet to the
bottom OF tho movement, something OF
that nature may develop in tbs convepa,
tion. Last year strenuous effofts were
made by the prominent members 10
obtain recognition for the C alnana.,
crowd, aad for two days dnriag thU''
temporary organization OF tue consen-s'
tlon every possible msaas waa re-
sorted to to swing the various cum~
mittses IN tho same interest, but after
a hard asat ws fiaally beat tn sm, and
succeeded In defeating Chicago. am
confident that despite any aud all 1t.
tempts wo viii be ablo to do the same
thing this year"
"Dld you SEQ any Oklshoms boomers
on your tripf'
f, '0h Yea; quito number Of them.
When left they were pouring into
Inc Territory from all di-
rectlons at tho ratio OF
from 30 TO 40 wagons q dsv.
Telegraphic orders havs bsen reosiyed
from the acting commissioners Of In
dian affairs a. Washington, however,
that will put atop to oil Of that. The
Iacaian police are being p,.tad III
along the Oklahoma limo for the sx.
press purpose OF ksspius the boomer,
out, and thlak they ore we'll able TO
do 30. should estimate the total
number Of boomers a. present In the
neighborhood OF Oklahoms at 1000. II
has bsen charged that oastlemen were
occupying the Oklahoma lands, but I
am quite positive that the charge ID
false. It may be that some fow head
OF cattle have strayed from adjacent
ranges and boon caught grazing on
the prohibited ground, but that cannot
DO helped, and does not really amount
to anything. IL Is msnifsstly to the
interest of the rauohmon to keep their
cattle as Ear away ~ pos,iols from the
boomer Infested districts, for the rea-
son that the boomers being as u gem
oral rule very poor, d, not hesitate 10
appropriate fow head Of ca.sio from
any stray herds that may fail In their
way.
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