The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-11-24
HORNS ANO H00FS
A Fine t!ody of CattIemen
and Horse Growers Cor.
aIed at St. Louis.
The Delegation From Texas On 0
OF the Largest and Finest
in the Convention.
spine Siinens SO she
slRshes Her sister state Ne.
rIOusly, Says Her Story.
Riel's Wrath RORms Round
Raising Revolutionary Riots.
--Ructions In Canada.
HORNS AND HOOPS.
The Great Coral of Cattle ana Hors
Grower~ az NJ. Louis.

GrOWerr at NJ. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. November 23.-Thc Sec
ond annual convention of the Ma
tional Cattle aud Horse Growers asso-
citation, met in the hall of the expo.
siiion building at ll:20 to-day, and
was called to order by the president,
Colonel Il. ID. Hunter.
A large delegation was present
from all cattle. raising states, those
from Utah, Colorado and Texas be-
ing especially strong, aud fully 600
delegates were on the floor.
Mayor ID. II. Francis delivered an
address of welcome, in which he
spoke of the wonderful growth of the
cattle interests, rs shown by the ex-
port during the year ending June LIST,
1884, that of cattle amounting TO SlS,-
OOO, 600; aud of beef producer, S2S, 000,-
900, and concluded by tending the as
ISOLATION the freedom of the city.
General j. A. Brisbin, first vice pre-
sideDt, responded iittlugly to the well
come; & eneral Curtis, OF New York,
second vice president, also respondt d
upon behalf of the eastern wing of the
association.
Colonel Hunter, the president, then
delivered the annual address, in
which he recommends the considera-
| ton of the diseases of cattle; the I'M
provement of breeds; transportation
aud discrimination against shippers
of live stock; the formation of an In
tcrnational government commission,
to consider the question of restriction
upon American beef in Europe; the
| question of the substitution
ofsome mechanical appliance to desig-
nate cattle, aud thus do away
with hide-dcstroying brands: the for
nation OF special hOrse-growing
| n sociation; the necessity Impractical
I, national legislation through which
| alone, exciting local troubles can be
settled, aud, finally, the consolidation
| of the several national associations
devoted to the cattle interests of the
country.
Professor L. II. Moore,of Colorado,
read az elaborate paper upon "The
| cattle industry OF the United states,"
highly descriptive aud Astounding
with statistics OF lands. Strong
| grounds ere taken by the author in
favor of national quarantine laws, the
point being warmly applauded. As
to the illegal fencing of lands" says
the speaker. "this is az much con-
demned by range men as it would be
by Connecticut farmers. We only
want what the law gives us, namely,
the right to occupy these lands until
the settler comes. And, now, that
we can come from our ranges TO the
convention in palace cars. ii is plain
that the days of rangers are number
ed. As the Indian gave way TO the
pioneer, so must the cowboy go be-
lore the settler, aud the raucher take
the place of the ranger until the 5000
600 acres of land, now roamod by
cattle. shall TEEN with villages and
model farms for the cultivation finn
proved cattle, cared for, not by cow
boys with revolvers, but by cow
boys with brain"
the chairman was authorized to
appoiut a committee OH credentials
and a recess was taken until 8 p. m.
The convention did not re-convent
till 3:l5, when the chair announced
the following committee on resolu'
tons: General Curtis, of New York
In. Is. Coon, of Kentucky; III. q
Hooker, OF Arizona; Taft, of Ohio
John NJ. Simpson, of Texas; Thomas
#. Houston, of Missouri; John Stallei
Jennings, of Utah; William l.. Ryner
son, of New Mexico; ii. NJ. Mundy, o.
the Republic of Mexico; Joseph Val
Meter, of Virginia; james M. Ballen
tine, of Idaho; j. IL. Jackson, o
wyoming; A. Z. Cleveland, of Nevada
There was little breeze over mo
ton to increase. committee to sixteer
l .,txfa thn Indian TaFpit N
concentration, General Pleasant Por
r ter being suggested rs q representa-
tive of that t.rritory. his led u
I. au effort to enlarge the committee Il
T.. one from each state aud territory
, which was defeated and then Genera
Porter was added TO the committe,
n The executive committee of the a,
ISOLATION made report of their 81
q forts toward perfecting the nations
:. organization, during the year, az
compauying it with divers recommer
r. dations. The report states that sine
"a its organization, one year ago, the a
4. ISOLATION has grown rapidly, IN men
.. bership now including nearly oil
h. thousand persons with thirty-one Il
n, cal associations, torty-one state an
territorial vIce-presidents and 4,
n members of the state and territori
~ executive committees, making a tot
In of 1852 actively Interested bona ii,
Of representatives, with further repr
seutation of45,000,00O cattle, 1900
IN 900 horses and $1,000, 000, 600 capt.
be The National Cattle and Horse Gro
nm ers association is recognized as t
In most powerful, wealthy aud influe
Ia. i st..,. IS l.a -, q
mi world. The report warmly reco
"a meuds the establishment of u l
in tional bureau of animal industry
connection with the agricultural ,
partment aud says, shat the bure
is right in some thing and wrong
others, cannot be benied," but, decl
Try ing 10 take issue on either side, bI
lie, to suggest that the province of d
ra- association lies in moderate, cons
vas vative aud united effort to guilty.
uit tne proper recognition and enco
adj agement of the things that are rig
zee in the policy of the bureau, aud
lay correct, AS far as possible, all wro
administration of its affairs. A u
led and immediate appeal 70 the
tional government Is recommend
VII for the enactment Of such laws, as '
j. enable oattlemen to prov
by tho introduction of disc
on and TO quickly and efiectu
aud eradicate IL, should II develop.
INK report suggests an enlargement
the the powers of the bureau OF ami
race industry, even to the point of
AVE powering its agents 10 buy and
,ner stroy afflicted cattle and not con
hey its EFT cts simply to quarantine.