The semi-weekly miner., 1886-02-03
KINGS OF THE FAB WEST.
Third Days Session Of the
Denver Gait le Convention.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
Plan Of Organi8atlon-Work Accom-
plished Papers Read-The
Basis OF Representation.

| DENVER COL, January ZS.-Ihe thlrd
! day Of the International Range Cattle Con-
| vention was called to order at 10 O'Clock
this morning After some preliminary bus
| mess the Com ,nittee on Resolutions report d
| favorably upon resolution to appoint
committees to confer with eastern livestock
merchants to secure q change Of the COM
missions from per capita, to per head, and
the investigation OF the possibility OF a
speedy completion Of the Denver & New
Orleans RaiIr Dad to the Gulf, and several
| minor resolutions. A. H. Swan. of Wyom-
ing, who had been asked to deliver an
address On the Pooling Shipm nts of Beef
Cattle from the Arid Regions" sent n
letter sta ting he did not believe it could
be made generally satisfactory on account
of the vast amount Of territory covered
and advised the convention to take
no action npon the subject. Letters
from Nurman J. Coleman, OF Washing
ton, District of Columbia. and ex-
Gov. Bent, of st. Louis, were received,
regretting that circumstances had pre-
vented their attendance. They had
hearty sympathy with the objects of the
Convention and wished it the greatest sue
cess:s H. NJ. Murdy, of Ell Paso, sent a
paper on the Live Stock Interests of
Northern Mexico" He stated Old Mexico
would soon ask the United States t. al
low her to take steers across the country
to British America in band by rail; that
there were Zoe, 600, 900 acres of fine graz
ing land in Mexico which will support three
times more cattle than that now upon it,
but that settlement was retarded on &C.
count of the Indians. Upon this subject
he says the "UnitedStates is not imposing
upon Mexico and the pioneers of the
United States by leaving barbarous Indi-
ans on the reservations and scattered over
the frontier, but she is imposing upon the
multiplied thousands of her people East,
who need employment in the manufacture
velope the mines and other resources of
Northern Mexico and the frontier OF the
United States; that these enemies of civil
alton, industry and economy are terroriz
ing the settlers through the incompetency
of our present worthless Indian policy"
Congressman Belford introduced the fol-
lowing on the land question:: THAT the
Committee on Resolutions be directed to
inquire into the necessity of revising the
pertains to the occupation of the public
domain and report to this committee"
Mr.. Belford then in a speech severely at
tackled the land policy OF the In
terror Department and heartily supported
leasing Of the arid region by the Government
to cattlemen, and trusted the Convention
would not adjourn without taking action
upon the subject. He stated the driving of
-Ho II ;or 1t Of the Indian Territory
stock jobbing in New York. |
-'nd - because the welfare of the Terri |
tory demanded it. The Convention adj |
journed to visit the Government mint and |
witness the smelling of 100000 in gold |
bullion.
At the afternoon session a committee of |
five was appointed to examine the different |
models of stock cars present, and to report |
which, in their judgment, was superior. The
Committee on permanent organization re-
ported the name nf the organiza ton should
be the international Range Assocati tion,"
and it's object the promotion and develop-
ment of the cattle, horse. grazing interests
OF the country, 20 prevent the introduc-
tion Of contagious diseases and secure rea-
soma BILE rates of transportation for live
stock the basis of representation to be
one delegate to $4,000 cattle.
Mr.. Dorsey, of New Mexico, and a few
others. desired the basis to be one delegate
to each 10000 head. and the convention
became involved in discussion upon this
clause, and adjourned until tomorrow
without settling the matter.