Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-28

Andrews. It was shown that the in
nuences at work are the same that has
always been fighting Texas aud
c dorado, and the same that
is responsible for the loss of
over 100000 worth of cattle three
years sgo, and their conduct is gross
violation of confidence and of q compro-
mise agreement agreed to by the contend
ing factions sometime ago. The fol-
lowing ringing resolutions were unani-
mously adopted:
Whereas, the legislative committee of
the consolidated Cattle Growers Associs-
ton have transcribed their powers Ia
causing to be introduced in Congress g
bill which abolishes the Bureau Of Animal
Industry as now constituted, anH creates
in It's place board of +h-ee persons, to be
appointed by the President, which board
is to have all the powers now vested in
the Commissioner of Agriculture; and,
Whereas, the Consolidated Cattle Grow
ers Association, st it's l.st annual meet
ing held in Kansas City, unanimously
recommended the passage by Congress Of
bill known as the Miller-C Carey bill,
with the change that the Commissioner of
Agriculture should be member of the
and tx { ficio its chairman, said bill ex
pressly providing for the maintenance Of
the present bureau of animal industry
and
Whereas, the Commissioner of Agricul-
ture and the Bureau OF AnimsI Industry
have given evidence OF their ability to
protect and promote the c6ttle interests
of the country,and have been commended
10 y, -, ,,
by sll stock associations in the United
States; aud
Whereas, it is unreasonable to believe
that new and untried N who might
constitute the new board contemplated
by the Objectionable bill now pending in
Congress, could better serve the cattle
industry of the nation than the present
officers of the 3ureau, who have had
years of training in their work; and
Whereas the controlling spirits Of the
| legislative committee who are attempting
to mislesd the authorities at Washington
as to the true wishes of the cattle owners
Of the country are men who have notori-
ously sought, under pretext of disease,
to shut of healthy Texas cattle from the
markets of the country for selfish and mis-.
| chieVuus purposes, and who were mainly
| instrumental in creating the blockade q
Texas cattle at Camp Supply in the In
dian Territory three years go by which
the entire drive OF that season wss block
aided and held on short grass, reaching
northern ranges after being released by
the efforts OF the present officers Of the
Bureau iu such an impoverished condition
50 TO die during the winter following.
causing loss over million dollars tC
citizens of Texas, Colorado and else
where. Therefore be it
Resolved, that we cEll on oil cattlemeI
in Texas, and cfficers of live stock $3.50
ci.tions to write Immediately to Con-
gressmen expressing their objections &c
the bill referred to, and ssking that it be
amended by substituting the present Bu
rssu of Animal Industry instead of new
board to be appointed; be it further
Resolved, that ne call on Texas cattle
men to attend the meeting Of the Interns
| tion2l Range Association to be held II
Denver, Msrch IS, 1888, en- masse to sic
the friends Of Texas in Colorado, New
Mexico and else where, who have hereto
fore successfully defeated the mschina-
tons OF the Echemers CT the Legislative
committee of the Consolidated Cattle
Growess Association in previous efforts
1 to prevent ths wishes Of the etockmen O.
the west for their own selfish purposes.