Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-02-05
THE RANGE CONVENTION
As seen Through the journal Correspon
dents Apeotaclss.
DENVER, Jan. % 1886.

riders were Il little slow III coming 10
Tie score tbis morning, ana II was III
O'Clock before Temporary Chairman
Roult called the convention To order.
RtS Chls. ii. Marshall opened the
steer dance with "a bIief but appfopri-
ale payer.
On motion the reading Of the min
ates OF the preceding meeting was dis
pensed with.
Col. Dyer, OF New Mexico, offered
tho following u solution:
GRASS FED CATTLE PRICES.
Whereas, During the year 1855,
aud prior thereto, the prices which
grass fed range steers have brought III
the Kansas CITY, It. Louis and Chr
cago markets have frequently been far
beIOw what the range owners here be-
lieved To have been their true value,
thereby causing great loss to them
and proPurtIonate gain 10 the packer
anu feeder: and
WHEREAS, The range owners, after
carefully Investigating the manner OF
shipment and sale of steers heretofore
In vogue, have come 10 the conclusion
that such loss Is largely caused by the
frequent glut in the market by over
shipments, the fact that The commits
sion men receive the same commission
per head no matter for how little they
sell the cattle consigned u them, and
the extortlOnate charges Imposed on
the shipper at the stock yards when
the cattle are refused for sale aud
WHEREAS. Ii IL believed that if he
commission men were paid commls
sion on the amount for which each
steer is sold, instead Of fifty cents per
head, as at present, that they would
find IL
TO THEIR INTEREST,
as well as to the interest of the range
cattle men, 10 advance the price of
beef cattle as much as possible; and
WHEREAS, 1t is believed that the
range cattle men can by agreement
among themselves, 50 arrange the
future shipments Of cattle that no time
will there be put upon the markets
more than enough beef to supply the
immediate demand, thereby greatly
enhancing the prices;
WHEREAS, Ii is believed that by
concerted action on the part Of the
range cattle men, the charges now i'm
posed by the owners of the stock yards
at Kansas City, St. Louis and Oh. cago
can tie reduced at least fifty per cent
or more, so rs to enable shipper to
hold his cattle there for such time as
he may see fit without ruin to himself,
therefore be il
"REsoLvED, That these complaints
be made a part of the business of the
convention, and that q committee OF
persons be appointed by the chairman
TO report such or some plan by which
our grievances may be remedied.n
Referred TO the committee on reso-
lutions.
Letters Of congratulation, ETC., were
read also the reading Of several papers
that were of interest 10 cattle men.
The following by Mr.. Stnrgis will be
of interest tU Montana cattle growers:
A general discussion oftopics akin to
the convention followed, when Judge
Bellord, who held Tom Johnson's
proxy as a delegate i'm the convention.
offered the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the committee OH
resolutions be directed 10 inquire into
the necessity of the revising of the
land laws of the United States SO far as
they appertain tn the occupation of the
public domain, ana Ia report TO this
convention 10y resolution or otherwise"
Having been escorted TO the plat
form, Judge Bedford made n speech in
support Of his resolution, IN which he
attacked the land policy OF the interior
department, anu gave Land Commits
siuner Sparks AN elegant turning
OVER Jim Bedford II aggressive Ii
anything, and he made the fur fly.
but he could not close his speech with
out sonie political allusion, which 10
my mInd-red-inOUthed Republican
that | AIMING ht better have been
left out.
The silver resolutions were brought
up by the committee to whom they
were referred, with the recommends
ton that no action be taken as they
were Irrelevant to the convention.
Mr.. Moore, of Colorado moved that
they bee recommitted with instructions
TO report invorably. The motion was
carried unanimously, the whole con-
y,ntion being In accord with them.
The convention then took a recess
till = o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Before the committee on permanent
OfgtUlLutiDu were FfduN W ftDbTt
there arose quite debate upon the
objects To be gained by International
organization of the cattle interests.
The following figures will show some
thing Of the growth Of our trade with
foreign countries.
In 1872 there were exported home
cattle representing $685., 7l9, in 1881 IL
had increased to IA yearly expectation
of Sl4,S04, l03. The expectation of
sheep had increased from $76,592 in
1872 to S762, 1872 in 1881. There wns NO
fresh beef exported in 1872. but In 1881
the expectation of fresh beef amounted
to s., $50, 2s4; of sailed beef there was
exported in 1882 81 $40. Sa8. In 1881
81, 665, 76l. One OF the provinces or
the association Is TO facilitate and pro-
tect this vast business. While thip
general discussion wss IN progress the
committee on constitution and by
laws submitted their report.
Upon motion they were taken up
section by section. and 30 wore the
afternoon away I'LL time 10 adjourn.
MAVERICKS.
The sympathy of the whole west
will be With che silver resolution.
Gov. Routt 10 good parliamentary
ian and splendid presiding ofIicer.
p. J. Kennedy goes east tonight
and will be In Montana in the sweet
and balmy spring-time. l.-