The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-19
THE CATTLE-GROWERS.
Papers Read and Discussed-A Protest Against
the New Railway Charges.

CHICAGO, Nov. 18-The convention of cattle
growers devoted the greater part of the morning
session to the reading and discussing of papers
by Mr. Sturgis, on 1.-THE Western Ranchman
and His Mission" and by Dr. Ames, of Iowa, on
Branding"
A telegram from Colonel Head, president of
the National Ranch Association, pledging the
support of this association in stamping out
pleuro-pneumonia, was received by the conven-
ton.
A letter from the Hon. Warner Miller. of the
Senate committee on agriculture, promising his
support to the cattle bill now before Congress-
was also read. as was a communication from the
Retail Butchers Association, of New York and
Brooklyn. expressing sympathy for the efforts
being made to stamp ont pleuro-pneumonia
A motion that the executive committee assess
all the associations represented in the conven-
tion pro rata on their membership for the pur-
pose of defraying the expenses OF the committee
to be sent to Washington in the interest of legis
la.lon for the cattle industries was carried after
lengthy discussion.
Resolutions were submitted reciting the ad-
varce in livestock and dressed beef rates from
Chicago, and denouncing the action of the rail-
roads as in direct opposition to the interests of
all me cattle-growers and feeders of the West.
and an extorton which should no longer be
dured. The resolutions called all the different
livestock exchanges of the country to join in
protest to Congress TO prevent unjust dlscrimi-
nation. The resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
resolution was also adorted urging the
President to embody in his message to Congress
o clause urging action by Congress to insure the
stamping-out of contagious diseases.
A series of resolutions offered by Granville
Stewart of Montana, were adopted, calling upon
Congress to remove the Indian tribes living
along the Canadian boundary line, and thus pre-
vent international com plications, allowing the
land to be entered for settlement. The resolu
tions also demand that lands be given to Indians
in severaty according to their needs, and ask
for a change of the present system of caring for
the Indians.
The following was also adopted:
Resolved That this convention, composed Of men
from than thirty of the States and Territories
of the Union. representing the farming and stocF
growing interests OF the entire country and especially
of the Western States and Territories hereby declare
that they cordially ndorse the statements of the Gov
ernor of Montana, the Governor of Wyoming and
Governor Stevenson of Idaho in ther recent official
reports to the Secretary of the Interior upon the
question of the injury and injustice to the men who
endeavoring to create homes and support their
families under the privations and trials of frontier
fe that the broad charge of fraud made to the Com
missioner against these not founded on
facts that the isolated instances of fraud present
ground for the universal prescription he has declared
against these men, and lastly that under the of
intention to preserve these lands for the actual
settlers he IS in reality and in fact investigating and
conducting. through his special agents, system of
espionage foreign to our institutions. unworthy of
American citizenship, and by the suspicion of illegal
ity thus cast upon the titles of the farming class
whole vast injustice is done to them, by which no
public good is secured or obtained.
In the afternoon a consolidation with the
National Cattle and Horse-growers Association.
under the head of the Consolidated Cattle grow
ers' Association of the United States was effected
The following officers were elected without dis
sen,ing voice: D. w. Smith, of Illinois, presi-
dent; w. A. Powers. of Missouri, first vce-presi-
dent; Elmer Washburne. of Illinois. second vice.
>resident; Henry E. Alvord. jr.. of Massachu-
seEts, third vice-president: A. FL. Sanders. of
Illinois. secretary; John Clay, jr., of Wyoming
Territory. treasurer.
An executive committee was chosen. consist
ing of fifteen members from as many different
States. The convention adjourned subject 10
the cali of the executive committee.