Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-30
DISCUSSING MEXICAN RANGES.
The Incompetent Policy of the In.
terror Department Working
Against the Cattle Men.

DENVER, COL, January 29.-The third
day OF the International Convention was
called to order at 10 O'Clock this morning.
A. ii. Swan, of Wyoming, who was
asked to deliver an address on sPooIino
the Shipments of Beef Cattle in the Arid
Region" sent letter saying that he did
not believe it could be made generally
satisfactory, on account of the vast
amount of territory to cover, and advised
the convention to take no action upon the
subject. O'' '-'o
Letters from Norman J. Coleman.
Washington, d. c., and Ex-Governor
Bent, of st. Louis, were received, regret
ting that circumstances were such that it
prevented their attendance. They were
heartily is sympathy with the object of
the convention, and wished it the greatest
success.
ii. M. Munday, of Ell Paso, sent a pa
per on "The Live Stock Interests OF
Northern Mexico" He stated that Old
Mexico would soon ask the United States
to allow her to take steers across the
country to British America in bond by
rail; that there were one hundred million
acres of
FINE GRAZING LAND IN MEXICO,
Which will support three times more cat
tie than are now on it, but that the set
Element was retarded on account of In
dams. Upon this subject he says the
United States is not only imposing upon
Mexico and the pioneers of the United
States by leaving the barbarous Indians
on the reservations scattered over the
frontier, but she is imposing upon the
multiplied thousands of her laborers
East; who need employment in the man
ufacture of machinery and other imple-
ments to develop the mines and other re-
sources OF Northern Mexico and the from
tier of the United States. That these
enemies of civilization, industry and
economy are terrorizing the settlers |
through the incompetency of our present |
worthless Indian policy.
Congressman Belford introduced the |
following upon the land question: 'tThat
the Committee on Resolutions be di-
rected to inquire into the necessity of re-
vising the land laws of the Government
SO far as appertain to the occupation of
the public domain, and report to this con-
vention." Mr.. Belford then in a speech
severely attacked the land policy of the
Interior Department, and heartily sup
ported the leasing of the arid region by
the Government to cattlemen, and trusted
the convention would not adjourn with
out taking action upon the subject. He
stated that
DRIVING CATTLEMEN OUT OF THE INDIAN
TERRITORY
Was because of "stock-jobbing New
York, F" and not because the welfare of
the Territory demanded it,
The convention adjourned to visit the
Government Mint and witness the melt
ing of 100000 of gold bullion.
In the afternoon committee of five
was appointed to examine the different
models of stock cars present, and report
which in their judgment was superior
The Committee on Permanent Organi-
sation rose to report the name to be the
international Range Association and
The object the promotion and develop
nent of cattle and horse-growing interests
IF the country, to prevent the introduce
ion of contagious diseases and securing
reasonable rates of transportation of live
stock; the basis of representation to be
,ne delegate to $4,000 cattle, but Dorsey,
If Mexico, and few others, desired the
basis to be one delegate to 10000 head.
The Convention was involved in dis
,ussion upon this clause, when it adj
burned till tomorrow without settling
he question.