The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-14
CATTLE CHATTER.
FOURTH ANNUAL SESSION
TEXAS LIVE STOCK
ASSOCIATION.
FIRST DAYS PROCEEDINGS SLIM
ATTENDANCE-THE ROUNDUP.

The fourth annual session of the Texas
Live Stock association convened at IL
O'Clock yesterday, in the hall of the house
Of representatives. and was called TO order
by Hon. John n Simpson, IF Dallas.
president. In addressing the association.
Mr.. Simpson said
MR.. SIMPSONS ADDRESS.
1t might be well to look back and see
what the paot year has been of good and
evil to stock interests; how it has effected
our interest, and what caused that effect.
II is necessary to call attention to quaran-
tine. All know its operation. 1t is I'M
necessary to say anything about the
trail and its troubles, for you know all
about that matter. | will only call your
attention to one thing, which, believe is
the primary cause of the greater rart OF
all our troubles. and that is the want of
friendly and united feeling amogst stock
men of our own state | believe that the
chickering's and prejudices, and, | might
say, its want of real good business man
agement upon our own part has done
US more real harm than all the uuaran-
tine that other states and territories have
established against us. | believe that if
the stOCkmen of the state would unite for
the common interest of the whole state.
laying sectional prejudices and differences
aside, all our troubles with regard to
trails and quarantines, would be done
with. We had meeting of the stockmen
of the state of Dallas last spring and the
trouble then was as great as can ever be
again. That meeting was composed
almost altogether of stockmen from the
northern part of the state. There were
only two or three southern stockmen pre-
sent. In calling the convention to order.
| called attention to that fact that south
Texas was not represented and that il
was part of the state and had AS much
right to representation and consideration
as northern Texas. In this convention |
see there are few men from north Texas
There are nine out of ten from south
Texas. But that ought not to make any
difference. This is state convention
and you cannot pass any resolutions
ag anst one section. Your action is for
the entire state and should work for the
good of the entire live stock in
tere5t, as | believe was done at Dallas.
Will Lambert secretary, called the roll
Of officers and members, when the follow
ing were found to be present;
THOSE PRESENT.
Jno. n. Simpson, of Dallas. president.
II. b. Stoddard, of Bryan, first vice
president.
VIM. f. North, of Austin, second vice
president.
Jno. 7. Lyle, of Lyle, third vice -presi-
lent.
Will Lambert. of Austin, secretary.
G. Il. Anderson. of Austin. treasurer.
f. NJ. Maddox, of Austin, sergeant-at-
lrms.
G. W. Littlefeld of Austin. chairman
executive committee, and Messrs. j. NJ. |
Day, of Austin: A. H. Pierce.
If Galveston; Jno. Il. Lytle, of |
IYtle; o. II. Nelson, of Clarendon, and L. !
W. kOkernote, of Gonzales, members of |
Executive committee, and the following |
MEMBERS:
3. f. Bu2ard, of Uvade; j S Clare, of |
Seeville; G Crosby, of Mason; c Cade, |
If New Iberia, La; p Cunningham. !
)r A f Carothers, San Antonio: w l.
'rawford, Austin; II w Crawford, Hous-
on; A l. Casparis, Round Mountains; J w
)riskill, l. Driskill. W W Driskil, j NJ
Jay, G = Day, Austin; Thos + Fisher,
ialveston; w l. Gatlin, Waco: ] NJ
iatlin, Waco; ID w Hinkle.
Half, San Antonio: John
hancock, Austin; W b Hamilton, San An
Onio; Henry Jones, Corsicana; A John
on, Burnett; p Johnson, Johnson City;
l NJ KOkernote, Gonzales; Nj r Kennedy.
ilendine; w II Kyle. Victoria; W c Lewis,
Jason; G b Lucas, W Lott, Goliad; Chas
Levi, Victoria; A W Moore, Bastrop: w
Moore Galveston; L Menielle. +
Iitchell Austin; 7 j Moore, Click Ike 7
ryor, Austin; A II Pierce, Galveston: j
Presenall, Floresville; A q Peery. Round
fountain; W A Poag, Waco; A p Rachel
orpus Christi; E r Rachel, San Antonio: G.
Rogers, A NJ Robinson, AUSTIN W Say
IS, Gonzales; James + Scott San Anto-
10; Henry Seligson, Galveston; j
NTH, San Antonio; James W Taylor r
Thomson, Austin; Sid futile, Leonore;
G Williams Austin; Yoakum. San
ntOnio. {
Mr.. Nelson moved to dispense with
aiding the journals of the last session I
al adopt the same as printed. Carried
REPORT o. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
George W. Littlefe,d. chairman of the 5
ecutive committee, submitted the fol- q
wing report:
REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Hon. John \. Simpson, President. and Gentle \
men of the Association: \
Your executive committee would res |
'ctfully report; That since the time of +
If election, we have carefully watched I
er the affairs of the association. v
Calling together when necessary. such /
our committee as could be had. and L
ting upon each and every measure when L
believed the interest of the association !
action. v
The first call was early after our install L
ent i'll office, when messages came over a
c wires that pleuro-pneumonia had been t
lnsmitted from Kentucky to this city in Il
herd of Jersey cattle, owned by MesSrs. \
'lsby Lake. We were repeatedly h
ged to do something, that all Texas "
)uld be ruined unless something was y
me TO prevent the spread of the dread f
onster. Your committee not being v
st men, were little slow in moving. c
ny after day, and weeks came and went q
fore we arranged to go with our resi- Il
mt cattlemen and three doctors to the a
where the Jerseys were said to be DIV. +,
:. Doctors A. +. Carothers and NJ. A. W
Iylor were our experts assisted by our 81