The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-02-19
CATTLE MEN.

horn Breeders Association At Topeka.
Commonwealth: About thirty persons
were present. representing very large
interest IN all parts Oi the state They
we're a substantial body of practical men
of great enterprise, seeking to learn as
well as Instruct in business.
The meeting was opened with short.
appropriate address by President Bill
OF Manhattan.
Prof. Shelton read the proceedings Of
the last meeting.
w. A Morris, Esq, Of LinwOod, read
a very interesting paper on "Wnai Shali
We Breed torg' aiv catIng as nee
u for shorthorn bre -dsrs 10 return 10 The
example and practice of the oh breeders,
the men who made the breed, 10 breed
for useIui qualities, early maturity and
q tendency 10 fatten TO make the most
money Tor tue least cost
Mr.. F. D Coburn Of the Live Stock
Indicator delivered an entertaining adj
dress ON The Trouble with ShorIhorns
some OjlOus Comparisons" We tx
tract couple OF paragraphs from his
address:
Tue veteran anctiOneer, Colonel L. p.
MUIR, as l read MS report, says that of
| the thoroughbred cattle ne solU In 1854,
the GaIloW ,Ys averaged 1915 eao b; The
Angus, 1899; the HerefurGs, 1926, aud
the ShorIhorHs, $2lS; or the latter not
within 50 per cent. OF the lowest average
| made by any Others, and only about hall
what The HerefOTds averaged. l fear
! the books OF our friend and auctinneer,
Colonel 8. A Sawyer, would chow q
similar or even worse state of affairs.
Now these prIces-and / say 1t with
due deliberation-taktn comparatively,
are simply shocking. do not at all
mean by this that Shorthorns, and good
ones. cannot be raised and yield very
fair profit at 500 or $2l9 each, big and
little, but do not mean that ! do not
believe the five other breeds mentioned
is from fifty to one hundred per cent.
greater than the average value Of
Shorthorns, as would appear, or that any
man In possession of a well-bElanced
mind believes II yet taking the years
together. the average OF prices for which
property sells, IS ordinarily considered
as fair criterion for judging its rel alive
value.
We say we do not believe there is any
such difference in actual values, yet IL
will not do TO fly 10 the faces of the
thousand and one men just as intelligent
and capable of forming correct concln
sIons as ourselves, and insist that they
are fools or Bnaves, when they go on
year after year. backing their judgment
with coin; men. too MANY al whom in
times past. have pinned their faith To
what was sold them for ShOTthOrns, of
architecture like their pedigrees-RoD-
derfullY ana frartully fashioned. l be
lieve in ShorthOrns; to do this 1t is 10
no wise necessary for me TO argue that
they are the best IN the world or the
only cattle worth having; but as their
friend am disgnstrd t. see them, So far
as selling prices are concerned, skulkIng
At the tail end OF the great cattle process
sion. when they ought to be right up in
the forefront.
The committee on resolutions reported
in substance as follows:
Whereas, For the advancement and
protection OF the stock interests ut Kan
sas, which are its paramount interests. We
demand the continuance of the sanitary
commission; and
Wnerta-, We believe it to be the sen.
riment ami wish OF tue great body ol
taxpayers in the state that this be done.
Therefore,
Resolvei, That the association OF the
Shortnorn Breeders of the state OF Kan
sss express To the legislature their mag
unanimous aud emphaiIc opinion and d."
/ -Ire that the present sanitary laws an1
sanitary commission should rot be- IN
{ risred with, hut allowed Ia w"rk on
III futur the good results It has
achieved IN the past.
r splvet, That the legislature be re
| a ~ % tnr fhf
-xprnses and ltgIrmte wu kings at this
cummissi. n the m nv needed tor Al
eronnm cal AMI wise management ~ It's
work e-feri lily since the money tor the
present fiscal wear has been levied anC
paid into the treasury
The report was adopted.
The following, offered by Col. w. A
, Harris, was adopted:
Resolved, That the ShoTthnTn Breed
ers' Association of Kansas Is positively
ard firmly opposed la the idea OF 1
Pex4s cattle trail through any part of The
state aud il desires and demands of the
legislature now IN session the passage o
proper and efficient laws to protect thu
stock of this state from the effects o
Texas, Spanish or splenIc fever.
The committee on nomination of Off
GERS for the ensuing year reported ss FOL
lows:
President-W. n. Harris, Lawrence
Vice President-J. B. McAtee, To
peka.
Secretary and Treasurer-E. NJ. Shell
ton, Manhattan.
Executive commIltee-G w. Click
Atchison; .. w. Bill, Manhattan; S. I
Bennett, ElInnr. Chase county.
The new members joining this asso
citation were:
A. H. Lsckey. Peeboly; A. W. Brew
ertou, Marion; ]. g True, jefferson
county; A q McCasslin, Topeka; f NJ
Gift ,rd, Mulford; NJ Waltmire, Carbon
dale; Ii w. McAffee, Topeka.
The tine of holding the annual meet.
ings was changed from February to thu
, second Tuesday in December, and OF
that date one year hence the next meet
ing Will be held at this city. The assO
81 90; sine die