The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-11-21
THE CATTLE GROWERS
Wholesome Resolutions are
Adopted by the Convention.
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE.
Washington whisps-The New York
Chamber of Commences nnual
BAuquee-OhlAhAma Convention.
The Cattle Growers Meet.

CHICAGO, November 20.-The annual
meeting of the National Cattle Grow
ers' Association began here to-day
In paper read by Hines, of Michigan,
member of the committee appointed to
investigate the contagion of Texas
fever, it was recommended the associ-
alton instruct its legislative committee
to ask Congress to enact that all rail-
roads or other transportation COM
Danies shall transport southern cattle
from one State to another between the
first day of March and the first day of
December of each year only, in cars or
compartments labeled and branded in
plain, distinct characters "fer trans
portation OF cattle from south of the
thirty-siXth parallel of north latitude
only" and that they shall be yarded
and fed only in yards distinct and
apart from northern cattle and that are
branded and lettered similar to the cars
and compartments. The committee
also recommend the enactment of
uniform legislation by various States
regulating the transportation of cattle
and their care in stock yards.
The afternoon session was opened by
DR.. De Salmon. superintendent of the
Bureau of If Animal Industry, who, IN
the course of his report said 81 ,245 head
of cattle had been inspected in search
of pleuro pneumonia, during the ear
Of this number $3.50 were found in
fected and slaughtered; also 4,17S head
of cattle which had been exposed to the
disease were killed. In a majority of
the States the disease had been entirely
eradicated.
The committee on resolutions Ere
ported favorablY the resolution of the
committee on legislation, and before
further reports were made the resolu-
ton was adopted advocating the enact
ment of
ANATIoNAL INSPECTION LAW,
providing that it shall be unlawful 10
transport from one State into another
State or foreign country any beef, pork
or mutton to be sold for human food
which has not been inspected alive at
the Strengthening place by United States
inspectors and found healthy, and that
a special bureau of inspection should
be created IN the Department of Agri-
culture.
The committee an resolutions made
a favorable report on all other matters
presented at the morning session, and
it vas adopted.
A re- olution was adopted approY ing
the exhibition of American animal
products at the Paris exposition in
1889, and urging all stock men to give
all the aid to the authorities in connec-
ton Herewith,
It was resolved to continue during
the next year the system of tests at
Chicago, or at some other point. relat-
ing to the coniagiousness of Texas or
splenic fever.
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION
relating to the bruising of cattle In ship
ment was unanimously adopted:
ResoIred, That we, as cattle growers and
shippers. realizing the great suffering of
cattle and loss to shippers by bruised and
injured meats caused by shocks in cars
while in transit, believe it oppoItune and
even duty 10 say to the great railroads
that We are inclined to give our patronage
to such companies as equip their freight
cars with such brakes and couplings as wi l
prevent the suffering of stock and loss 10
owners.