Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-19

ton pro rata on their membership for the
purpose of defraying the expenses OF a
committee TO be sent TO WASHINGTON In
the interest OF legislation for the cattle
industries, carried after lengthy dis
cussion.
Resolutions we're submitted reciting
the advance IN livestock aud dressed beef
rates from Chicago and denounciug the
acton OF the railroads as In direct oppo.
sitlon 20 the interest OF cattle growers
and feeders Of the West and an extcrtion
which should not longer be endured
The resolutions called on all the different
livestock exchanges Of the country TO Join
la protest 10 congress to prevent the
unjust discrimination. The resolutions
were unahimously adopted.
A resolution was also adopted urging
the president TO embody 10 his message
to congress a clause urging action by
congress to insure the stamping out OF
contagious diseases.
| A series Of resolutions offered by Gran
willie Stewart OF Montana were adopted,
calling upon congress TO remove the In.
dian tribes living along the Canadian
boundary line, and thus prevent inter-
national complication aud allowing the
land to be entered for settlement. The
resolutions also demanded that the lands
! be given to the indians In severalty &C.
cofdlng to their needs, aud change the
/ present system Of caring for tho Indians.
The following was also adopted.
| Resolved, that this convention, com
posed Of men from more than thirty of
the states and territories u the Union,
representing the farming and stock.
growing interests OF the entire country,
and especially of the Western
states aud territories, hereby de.
clare they cordially endorse the state.
ments OF Gov. Houser OF Montana, GOV.
Warren Of Wyoming, aud Gov, Steven
son OF Idaho, Ia their recent official re.
ports to the secretary OF the interior
upon the questions OF the use aud dis
position of the land and the injury ana
injustice to the men who are endeavor-
ing TO create homes and support their
families under priyations and trials OF
frontier life.
to the commissioners against these inen
are not founded on fgc.s,
That the isolated instances OF fraud
present no ground for the universal pros.
cription he has declared against these
men, and lastly,
That under cover OF an intention to
preserve these lands for the actual set
tiers he IL In reality conducting through
his special agents system OF espionage
foreign to our institutions, unworthy OF
American citizenship and by the sus
plcion Of illegality, thus cast upon the
entries and titles OF the farming class at
a whole, vast injustice is done TO them
by which no public goot is secured OF
obtained.
In the afternoon consolidation with
the "Natlonal Cattle aud Horse Growers
associations" under the head OF "Con
solidated Cattle Growers Association oil
the United States" was affected and the
following officers were elected without 4
: dissenting voice; ID. w. Smith of Illinois
presidents w. A. Powers of Missouri, frs
vice-presidentt Elmer WAshburne o
IllinOise, second vice-president; Henry Il
Award, Jr., of Massachusetts, third
vice-presdent A, II. Sanders o.
Illinois, secretary; John Clay
Of Wyoming Territory, treasurer
An executive committee was chosen,
consisting of fifteen members from as
: many dine ent states. The convention
adjourned subject to call of executive
committee.