The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-21
CATTLE CHATTER.
FOURTH ANNUAL SESSION
TEX AS LIVE STOCK
ASSOCIATION.
ROUNDING UP THE OLD DEBTS
AND CUTTING OUT BAD STOCK
DALLAS GETS THE SENT
MEETING.
srooNp pAY's pRocEEDINos.


MEETING.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The association met promptly at the
appointed time and was called to order
by the president John n. Simpson, oil
Dallas.
Mr.. North moved to dispense with call
ing the roll of members Carried.
Mr.. Maddox moved, that in view of the
very excellent and correct report OF the
preceding days proceedings contained III
the STATESMAN, that the reading OF the
same be dispensed with, as every member
can procure a copy. Carried.
THE DENVER MEETING.
The chair laid before the meeting, for
information, the following telegram;
DENVER. Col, Jan. II, 1856.
Hon John ~ simpson, President Texas Live stock
Association, In session at Austin.
have assurance from all cattle assocl-
atoms in the range country, that they VIII
send full delegations to Denver meeting,
one delegate for every fifty thousand head
of stock. / trust your association will
send full delegation. H. NJ. TAYLOR,
Agent.
Secretary Lambert then read the official
call for the convention at Denver; also a
communication from S. II. STANDARD, sec
rotary Colorado Cattle Growers associ-
alton. relative to railroad fare to Denver
and return.
RECRUIT.
Mr. Lyle, chairman committee on mem
bership, submitted the following report:
COMMITTEE Room
AUSTIN, January 49, 1886.
Hon John n. Simpson, President Texas Live
Stock Association;
Sir Your committee on membership
seph w. Maddox, of San Antonio, be
elected member of this association.
Respectfully submitted.
john r. LYLE,
Chairman.
The report was adopted, and Mr.. Mad
dox mustered in.
HEALTHY STATE OF AFFAIRS.
Mr.. Scott, chairman of committee on
protection of live stock from theft and
fraud, submitted the following report;
COMMITTEE Room,
AUSTIN, Texas, January 10, 1856. !
Hon. j. W. simpson, President Texas Live Stock
Association,
SIR-Your committee on the "protec
lection of stock against theft and fraud,
beg leave to report that they have care
fully considered the matter of the protec
ton afforded the live stock interest of
Texas, by the penal laws of the state, and
that they have arrived at the conclusion,
that the law, rigidly enforced, affords am
pie protection to our property.
The committee congratulates the asso-
citation upon the evident decrease, from
year TO year, of the depredations upon
live stock in our state, and believe that
this happy state of affairs is due to the
zeal and efficiency of our public officers
JAMES Il. SCoTT, Chairman.
On motion of Mr. Robinson the report
was adopted.
GOING FOR THE LASD BOARD.
Mr.. Henry Seeligson, for the commit
tee on public lands, submitted the follow
ing reports
AUSTIN, January 10, 1856.
Hon. John II. simpson, pres. Texas Live Stock
association:
SIR Your committee appointed on
public lands, after due consideration of
the subject, beg leave To report as fol
lows:
First-The law regulating the sale of
the school and public lands of the state,
and the vascilating action of the land
board, and the strained Interpretation of
law of the land board have proved them
selves inefficient agencies for the pro-
lection of hose who have sought, in good
faith, to lease the lands or to purchas.
them as actual settlers.
Second-We must earnestly recommend
n settled state policy i'll regard to the dis
position of our public domain, to the end
that the jesty of the law may hold SUI
preme, and n favored class of stockmen,
by usurpation of the rights of the school
lands, be compelled to abandon possession
of them or pay remunerative rental for
the same. To this end, we recommend
that the grass commissioners be sent out,
and the lands classified and leased rs re-
quired by law.
Third-The rapid increase i'll the i'm
migration of small farmers to our state,
the construction of large pastures which
has resulted in throwing vast namber of
herdsmen out of employment, the illegal
enclosing of hundreds of thousands of
acres of our public domain 10y foreign
and domestic landed companies, who own
large herds of cattle and but little orno
land and who invade peaceful neighhor-
hoods and consume the grass, are among
the prominent questions of the hour, and
call loudly for redress to prevent
lawlessness, which, To a great
extent has been cherished and fostered
in our state by free grass, and for which
some speedy remedy should be applied.
Fourth-Our state has of school and
public lands, 30,OOO,OOO of acres, out of
which but about three and one-half mill
ion of acres have been leased. This shows
n loss of something over one million of
dollars TO the tax payers of our state, and
is the best argument against the past land
policy. We are of the opinion that, for
the present at least, the land should be
sold only TO actual settlers, and the great
est safeguard should be thrown around
our land policy 10 prevent their acquisi-
ton by foreign companies.
Fifth-Recognizn that ourstate can best
be developed by the fostering of good
class of farming immigration, aTording,
as they WILL protection to the stock and
grass of the pasture men, we would rec
ommend that they be dealt with in the
sale of lands on the most liberal terms.
The stock raiser who rents or owns his