St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-18
MONTANA STOCK GROWERS.
An Interesting Meeting Being
Held at Miles City.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the GLOBE.
MILES CITY, Mont, April 17.-The
fourth annual meeting of the Montana
Stock Growers association was called to
order at II o'clock a. M, President
James Scott in the chair. Fifty men,
bers answered to the roll call. A. B.
Harrison, secretary and treasurer of the
association, read his annual report,
Showing the membership at the last
meeting to be 316, five deaths and nine
designations during the year.
Receipts from all sources, $3,3l1.-
III. disbursements, $2,530.20. Wy
oming, following Montanas lead, has
created a board of stock COM
missioners, and the stock interests of
both territories will undoubtedly be
much better taken care of. Dr.. Hubert
Holloway, territorial veterinary, has
been very successful in the discharge of
his duties. Our borders are so pro-
tected that there is no danger of dis
ease being introduced. Competing
railroads in the territory makes vOlun-
tary reduction of freight rates One-third
over the old tariff. No seizures of cat
tie by customs officials at the Canadian
boundary are reported this year. Mr..
HarriSon's report closed with all in
telligent and favorable forecast OF
the future of the beef industry. The
standing committees report were then
read. Representatives of various round
up districts were then selected. Recess
was then taken until d. m. for commit
tee work. In the afternoon President
Scott called attention to the fact that
the street car company and the Ripley
Car company had sent cars here for in
spectiOn and it was suggested that a
committee be appointed, which was
done. A committee was appointed to
report nominees for officers and eXecu-
tive committee for ensuing year. The
question of
RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION
for the year, brought out Col. Malone,
of the Milwaukee. He did not believe
rates would be any lower than last year,
but certainly not any higher. McDan-
iels, of the Manitoba, had no statement
to make regarding rates, but would try
to furnish the cars this convention
adopted. T. G. Power did not consider
any chance for steamboats, to COM
pete with railroads unless the
the Improvement of the great
veterinarian, addressed the convention
on the subject of CHAMBERS in Montana
He had killed 200 head of diseased horses
during the year. Maladie du colt. dis
ease of recent introduction in the terri
tory, he said, was more to be feared than
CHAMBERS, and unless completely Grad
icated would spread all over the
territory with disastrous effect. The
disease is now confined to Fergus
county, where it was introduced by
Washington territory horses. Holloway
then delivered a long dissertation OH
horse diseases. j. j. Thompson offered
resolution that this association with
draw from the National Cattle and Horse
Growers association, which was re-
ferred to the proper committee. Mr..
Thompson made this in the interest of
economy, the membership having
cost this association $3.50, and
no substantial benefit received.
The wolf question was introduced
by T. c. Power, who stated that in Jul
dith county mortality in young calves
through wolves was greater than the
hard winter. The repeal of the bounty
law left no inducement to kill them,
and they were multiplying rapidly. He
suggested that a committee be ap-
pointed to try and have the legislature
restore the bounty on wolves, bears,
coyotes and mountain lions. Scotch
stag hounds were recommended as a
sure medicine for wolves. The commit
tee was finally appointed to look after
the matter of restoration of bounties.
Adjourned to 10 a. m. tomorrow, which
will be the last day,