Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-02
DALLAS,
Proposed Meeting Of Texas Cattie'nen
to Agree Upon Course OF Action
al the 81. Louis Convention.



DALLAS. TEX, oct. i.-llenring that
there was a movement on foot among the
cattlemen of Texas to hold general
meeting prior to the assembling OF the
stockmens convention at st. Louis. The
GlzyTTE fastened TO make inquiry re-
uardinp the object thereof, and for that
purpose a representative was sent 70 ma
out the object thereof and the opinions
of the cattlemen who could be found IN
regard to the matter. Mr.. j. y. SimP-
son, president of the Texas Live stock
association, was the FIRST man interviewed,
Mr.. Simpson was found in his office
in the Exchange bank, and, having the OBJ
icct OF the call upon him explained, said :
al have been applied TO by various
cattlemen OF the state TO call meeting
for the purpose OF adopting some course
OF action to be pursued by the Texas cat
tlcmen who attend the st. Louis conven-
ton, but have declined 10 take such an
important matter into my own hands,
and will only issue the call In obedience
to the request OF the stockmen oi the
state generally, and not at the behest OF
any set or section. Will say, however,
that since the matter has been agltatcd !
have received expressions of opin-
ion from very considerable num-
as they all seem TO he
in favor Of IT, there is good reason to
suppose that enough OF them will so eN-
press themselves us to warrant me in
calling the mecting.'
"What are your own views, Mr.. Simp-
son, regarding the cNpcdlcncy Of holding
such mectingt'
~ think IL good idea. II Texas men
are going to the st. Louis convention to
ask any favors or demand any rights
from the representatives of other states,
u Is of the first importance that they
shall first agree among themselves upon
what they want Take for example the
trail question. How can Texas ask
for an outlet for her cattle
through other states, when there
Is no trail by which cattle
I'm some sections of the state can be
driven to the borders. Let them meet
and decide whether they want trail, and
II they do want it, where 1t shall be, and
also where the trails running through the
state to connect with il shall be. Let the
delegates then go TO the convention as u
unit for every measure agreed upon, and
there is no doubt but they will be able TO
accomplish what they 90 for This is the
only way II can be done, and | hope the
rattlcmen will take this view of the mat
ter aud authorize me to call the meeting"
sc the live stock exchange of Mcssrs
irvine & Johns the reporter found besides
the members OF the firm NlesSrs W. A.
Briggs aud Geo. II. Brigham, who have u
ranch in Lubbock county, ,Iot j,
Smith OF GrandviCw, Charles
Goodnight of the Palo Duro ranch, in
the Panhandle, O. bp. Wood OF Harold,
and Col WIN. Vcule, OF Breckenridge.
All these gentlemen strongly favored call
ing meeting of the cattlemcn, aud
thought that great good would come of
It, Col. Nc0le says that there Is Il local
organization OF the stockmcn In his sec
ton, and he il sure they will indorsc the
call and do what they can to aid in max
ing IL success,
Mr.. Goodnight, who Is ono Of the
largest stockmen In the Panhandle, was
earnest IN his advocacy OF the meeting.
Speaking Of IT, he said;
''Thc cattle business in Texas has more
money and less brains invested in It than
any other branch OF business
know of, aud IL Is in the
most unorganizcd condition. The
time has been when man OF little OF no
business capacity could buya COW, pony
aud branding iron and, using the public
pasture without money and withoutpricc
make a fortune. But that time has passed
Now it takes some AGILITY to successful!
conduct the stock business, and IL is iounC
necessary to take advantage OF every cir
cumstance favorable to the cheap raising
aud transportation ofcattle. Experience
teaches us that in all such ma tiers thor
ough organization and the intelligent co
operation of those whose interests ar
Identical will thn la Land IN hn
end The stockmcn of Texas have surcl
felt the need of organized effort. Whc
the legislature has been IN session nun
bcrS OF MS have appeared beior
the committees TO assist them In framin
the proper laws for the advancement {
cattle interests, and have been surprise
mt the different views entertained and cl
pressed by those who had interests whic
were the same The consequence h,
been that the legislators, finding oppoSin
opinions among those who should kno
most about the subject, have had to rel
solely upon their own Judgment, and ii
laws passed have frequently been fault
ON that account The same has be,
true In regard To other matters. III
most important question TO Texas Cptt
interests which arose in the last )
Louis convention was the establishmci
ul tilll, Nnu though lhcrc were MAJ
representatives from other section
who were ready aud willing to a
rs in getting all we asked, yet SO tllVld,
were we In our opinions that we coultM
give them any idea of what we did wan
aud the consequence was we got nothin
am glad 20 say that believe the cattl
men of Texas are getting closer togeth,
and have strong hopes that we viii So,
be so we'll organized that we can NAL
our power felt In these national conVe
tiuns. The stockmen OF other stat
stand together; why shouldn't those
TcNasy | am In favor OF the meeting.
think the mecting held here last spril
was productive of good, aud ! am 81
this one will be. Let us get together, d
eide on the course 10 pursue at ST. Lou
stick together when we get there an
my word for IL, great good will be accol
plisbcd, | hope the meeting viii be he
only few days before the conyentlo
so that we can take in both &C one tri
II would be Il great saving Of time al
trouble to me and 90 many others vi
live a long distance from the railroad''
4. w. Dunn of Colorado City and
II Nplsnn. &c thn DuuhanIIn ,,aNn Ia.