Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-15

duties as one of the employees of thej
| United States Bureau of Animal Indus
try, did much to promote the live stock
| interest of Texas; and, therefore be it
Resolved, that the members OF this
association be requested TO contribute IS
each to fund to be used in the placing
Of suitable monument over his grave,
J subscriptions to be aid to the secretary
of our association, or to W. A. Garne',
manager of the Texas Live Stock JournsI
at Fort Worth, Texas" The meeting
then adjourned until 2:S0 p. m.
NOTES.
1t is estimated that fully 800 delegates
were in attendance.
Chairman Bush is generally pronounced
an ideal presiding officer.
Kansas City sends the largest delega-
! ton to the convention.
A complimentary hop was given st the
Knights OF Pythias hall tonight, which
was well attended By the visitors.
The Texas Longhorns have met ard
resoluted.
The members OF the Northwest Texas
RGisers' Association are still willing 10
swap cattle for money.
| When the Texas cattlemen meet in con-
vention and pass their resolutions,
! Springer with his Oklahoma bill and Pal
mer with his amendment, would do we'll
to stand from under.
| Captain Frank NJ. Burrows, travelling
passenger agent of the Fort Worth and
| Denver, is in attendance at the conven-
ton.
Captain Burnett asked that his name be
Withdrawn as candidate for second
vice-presideut, out the convention could
not see 1t that way.
Captain Frank Sherwood said, "like
many of the boYs, he wss slightly dishg-
ured, but still in the ring"
Colonel Bush made graceful speech in
ackno wledgment Of the honor conferred
by electipg him first vice president.
Many nice things were ssid OF Uncle
Kit Carter, the founder of the association,
md much sympathy expressed for him on
account Of his illness.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention reassembled 1t 2:G0 p.
n The fret business WAS the Slaughter
resolution which went over from the
speech desired TO plsce himself
fhe resolution and as opposed 10
actual settlers at this time, but for the
sake OF harmony he withdrew his resolu-
ton and presented q substitute that 2
committee be appointed to csll the stten-
i ton of the Texas Congressman to the
Enforcement by the convention yesterday
OF the address oithe executive committee
20 the cattlemen of Texas.
! resolution was then adopted that the
, system which prevails with commission
men OF charging as much for the sale q
J an animal that only brings nominal
amount above the expense of Shipment
ana sale as for the highest priced steer is
; oppression and unjust and the association
) declared itself in hearty sympathy with
all legitimate efforts TO reduce the cost 81
] shipment and sale OF cattle and other live
stock.
j c. Loving offered resolution pro
viding for the opening OF 6 trail through
the Indian Territory, which provoked con
g siderable discussion, Messrs. Burnett
/ Duncan and Suggs strenuousIy opposing
il. The resolution was finally adopted by
D small majority.
= a communication was received from
r the Farmers Alliance and Knights o.
Labor now IN session at Dallas stating
g they had considered and adopted plHTs
: for refrigerstors on the co-opera'iy=
2 plan, the object being tC
- get q fair price for beef and re
duce the price to the consumer, arc
0 asking the association to jOin them. The
0 convention ordered the communication
g flied, and appointed the following com
g mittee to confer with like committed
t from the Allisuce and Knights: c c
q Slaughter, H. NJ. Taylor and John ". Bus
e ter.
The executive committee for the ensu.
G ing year was announced by the chairman
= as follows: C. L. Carter, president; a
!, P Bush, first vice president; Burke Bur
d nett, second vice president; G. c. Slaugh
= ter, John N Simpson, j. a Lsa, j. c
i Loving, S W. LomsX, a. W. Hudson
d W. B. Wofshsm, W. T. Wagner, Charlie!
Il Goodnight, J. T. Pryor and E, ?, Davis
q Each member OF the association wa:
S elected q delegate to the Denver conyen-
e tiou, and brief speeches were msde, urg
= ing all who possibly could do SO to ct
e tend.
:. Fort Worth was then put in nomination
= for the next annual meeting OF the ssso'
o citation and went through with hurrsh
After passing resolutions OF thanks t
d the citizans of Gainesville and rapresen'
S tatlVeS OF Inc press lne convention az
iourned.
n Action on the refrigeration question
S was sgsin postponed on account OF tht
r, absence of so many eff the members 0
Z the state executive committee, though
: many members spoke very warmly an'
encoursgingly Of the project
IS DENTAL ASSOCIATION.