Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-12-25
AOATrLE CONVENTION.
Annual Meeting OF tn short HON Breed
srs OF Kansas.

Annual Meeting OF tn Short HON Breed
srs OF Kansas.
TOPEKA, December 15.-The fifth annual
meeting OF the Kansas ShOrthOru B-eedsrs'
association convened at 8 O'Clock last even
ing in the parlOrs OF the Windsor. Presi-
dent W.. A. Harris opened the session with a
brief address. Hon. e. Y. Young read a
very entertaining paper allow the Fairs
may be Made Useful to the Cattle Interests -
A general discussion followed, and the
merits Of expert judging was brought out.
The matter was referred to the CON mittes
on resolutions to express the sentiment of
the association regarding the lone judge"
system. j. j. Mails, of Manhattan, read a
paper on Raising Short Horns for Profit, -
which was thoroughly discussed by the
breeders present
December 16.-The morning session of
the Kansas ShOrthOrn Breeders association
was called to order at $50 O'Clock, in the
parlors Of the Windsor hotel. The chair laid
before the association a communication
from the secretary Of the Consolidated Cat
tie Growers association Of the United
States. The communication asked the as
slstanCe OF the Kansas association IN the
matter Of some cattle legislation which it is
proposed to obtain, If possible, from the
next congress. 1t is also asked that the
Kansas association take a membership in
the national association. On motion of
Governor g. W. Click, a share in the
natiOusl association was subscribed for.
A committee on nominations was appointed
DN Lll5 CL46lEa BEa A. A. hOLCOn Dc then read
an interesting paper on ''PleurO-PneumO-
MA from a Professional and Practical
Standpoint Dr.. HOlcombe, in reply to a
question, said that the appropriation made
by the last legislature was too small. In
stead OF $4,000 1t should be $1,000 to
$lS,O 600, with $50, 900 to DO available IN case
of a sudden or general outbreak. In regard
to the fund that should be available
for emergencies, DR.. Laoky said it
should not be less than 500, 600, and We
should go before the legislature asking such
a sum. Joshua Wheeler thought $4,000
would be ludlciOus sum for such purposes.
captain Huber inquired Of the state v6ter-
marian how pleurO-pneumonia could be eE-
tinguished, and he also desired TO know il It
was not an i1npOssibility to cure it. DR.. HOl-
c0Lnbe replied that if any animal once had
the disease, no matter If it had apparently
recovered 1t could not be trusted. The only
absolute safety was in its destruction, The
doctor also ADDED that veterinarians could
not detect, with any certainty, aR animal
that had once had the disease. Governor
Click stated that he thought the present sani-
tary law was good enough as iE stood. He
would have however, a sufficient fund at
hand To DO available IN case Of an outbreak.
An adjournment was then taken for dinner.
A lot OF lengthy resolutions were adopted
and the next business IN order was the
election Of othcara5 as follows; Rresi
dent-W. 8. White, vice presidsnt-C. NJ
Clifford secretary and trsasurer-E. N
Shelton executive committee-GeOrge ~
- gglaassau. W. A. Harris. i. l.. Coburn. Dele
gates 70 the aqzaq3L meeting Of -
Consolidated Cattle Growers association
Il. II. Shelton and A. ii. Eaeksy. The is
ISOLATION then adjourned until 1881.