, 1888-03-31
CATTLE CONVENTION.
The Annual Territorial Stock
Growers Meeting.
Association and Commission to
Meet Here Next Week.
General Convention Tuesday and
Maverick Sale Thursday.

The Wyoming Stock Growers Associa-
ton meets at the court house at 10 o'clock
Monday morning. The resident officers
believe that the accumulated business can
be disposed of in one day. The attend
ance promises to be large and arrange
ments have been made for the
dalton of several hundred delegates. The
present outlook for the industry is very
encouraging and those engaged in the
business realize that an exchange of
views cannot result otherwise than bene-
fcially. The prediction that the next
meeting of the association would be the
final session of the society has been freely
made since the creation of the live stock
board. Yesterday a LEADER representa-
tive was reliably informed that the
organization of the pioneer asso-
citation would be maintained. The
cattlemen believe that by continuing to
act in unity to a certain extent much
good can be accomplished. 1t is readily
conceded that the organization of the
territorial live stock board will almost de-
story the usefulness OF the existing asso-
citation, but the stockmen are 10th to see
their organization go by the board.
Next Tuesday a general meeting of
stockmen, a mammoth convention, will
be held in a hall in the city yet to be Sc
lected On this occasion there will be
addresses and suggestions applicable to
the subject of greatest Importance to the
attendants. All stockmen who can con-
veniently visit the city on the day named
will be expected to be present at the
meeting.
The stock commission will meet at the
capitol building in a few days and effect
permanent organization. The gentlemen
composing the board are: r. +. Glover,
Laramie county; Dan G. Bacon, Albany;
Frank Earnest, Carbon; Abner Luman,
Sweetwater; Harvey Booth. Uinta; R. H.
Hall, Fremont; f. G. S. Hess, johnson;
]. G. Spencer, Crook. The commission
was appointed by Governor Moonlight
during the recent session of tie legisia-
ture and confirmed BY the council. The
members are range cattle growers of ex-
perlence and are thoroughly convcrsant
with the duties they will be called upon
to perform. The line OF action to be
pursued by the commission is clearly de-
fined in the famous new maverick law, a
synopsis OF which has been printed in
this journal.
An important event next week is the
sale of mavericks, as prescribed by the
new law. The unbranded animals will
become the property of the highest bid
der taking part in the public auction sale
to occur in front of the capitol building
next Thursday, between the hours Of &c
a, m. and 2 D. m. The sale will be con-
Quoted by the secretary of the commits
sion and the proceeds covered into the
territorial treasury. The purchaser of
mavericks will be called upon to furnish a
bond to the territory in the sum of s., 900
conditioned upon the faithful performance
Of his portion Of the contract.
The official announcement of the stock
meeting next week appears in another
column. I. b. Adams, the efficient Sec,
rotary of the association, is leaving moth
ing undone to make the convention a
grand success.
While no arrangements have yet
been made for the entertainment of the
city's guests, it is probable that an i'm
Dromptu reception will occur.