Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-28
RANGE cArrLEM.ElllS,I.,


GATHERING of eArrlnMEN.
DENVER, Colo, Jan, "a --Oyer IVA
Hundred delegates aud several hnndFNa
visitors are in the city TO attend fhe IN
ternatlonsl Range conventon, which cor.
veDes to-day. 10 IL UNDERSIGNED thsf
nothing except the eftccting OF tems
porary organization rs expected 10 be
done to-day,
rnE CONVENTIONS IN sKsaIoN.
DENVER, Co.'S, Jan aT..s-T The First IA.
ternatiunal Range Cattle and Horse
Growers convention waA called 10 ortlefIn
the Grand opera-honse here this morning
at l2 O'Clock byH. NJ Taylor, who was
chosen temporary secretary. Nearly a0o0l
delegates and visiting stoekmen were proa
ent, representing Texas, Wyoming, Utah.
Nevada, Colorado, Idaho, Ne lraska. Ar.
zona, indian Territory, Kansas New Mcx.
leo and Mexico, The secretary on calling
the convention 80 order read the cal, IN.
der which the delegates aaaemblei, stating
that while the convention had no lidssre 10
cut loose from the national association
at st. louis, we realize that the people Of
the East are not familiar With the cattle.
growing interests OF the plains. They
know little Of our systemic OF breeding and
maturing CATTLE Witch II wholly
different from that followed IN Tie agrls
cultural regions, and therefore they can
not with wlsdom participate Ia the de-
liberations concerning our business. The
interests of the entire range country
are SO homogeneous that we are
confident an organization united 10
members engaged IN IGnge duty will
prove TO have the greatest beneficial ro-
suits.
Mr., Sturgls OF Wyoming put forward as
temporary chairman GOV Routt, who ably
presided az the Sc. LouiS convention.
Mr. Routt was unanimously chosen chair
man, with u H., Brooks Of New Mexico
secretary, a committee on credentials
WAS then appointed BY the chair, com.
posed of one member from each deluga-
ton present.
Gov. Eaton OF Colorado welcomed the
cattlcmen on behalf OF The state, and jos.
Bates followed on behalf Of the city, after
which A. B Matthews Of Kansas City
brought on the stage u maminoth Gallo.
way steer, ''Jumbo,n weighing 1900
pounds, and presented u to the conynn-
ton IL was intended that tho steer
should be slaughtered and divided among
the delegates, but upon nipIlon Of
Col. J w. Dwyer Of Mexico The animal
was sent 10 the Colorado agricultural
farm. The committee on credentials
retired, and the convention took reccss
until 2 O'Clock.
Upon reoonvcnlng j, u ferguson
read paper upon the ''liall-
road Rates Of transportation,
advocating the policy Of the association
collecting rebates, securing freight rates
and transacting all business ior The meme
bcrs relating 10 the transportation OF liyo
stock.
u. %. Light read paper on branding.
He bcld that the present method Of burn
Ing cattle deprecated the yalne OF o hide
so TO 100 per cent, and recommended
putting the brand on cheek or
neck. Cattlemen say that in
Eastern markets 1000 cattle VIII not
bring 81 more than the same number
burnt all over, and until there Is Differ
ence made In the value Of such cattle
there Is little prospect OF any action on
the subject. The committee on credcn~
tials being still out the convention adj
iourned until tomorrow.