Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-21
THE CATTLE GROWERS.

CHICAGO, NOV. HU.-l0e annual meeting
of the National Cattle Growers began here
today. After having elected Mr.. w. A.
Towers of Kansas City, chairman, and Mr..
W. H. Sanders, editor of the Breeders
Gazette, Chicago, secretary, the associa-
tion was welcomed to Chicago by Mayor
Roche The committee made the follow
ing recommendations: "That this asso-
citation instruct its legislative committee
90 ask congress to enact that all railroads,
or other transportation companies shall
transport southern cattle from one state
so another between the first day of May
md the first day of December of each year
only in cars sor compartments that are
labeled and branded in plain and distinct
characters for the transportation of cattle
from south of the thirty-sixth parallel of
north latitude only, and that they shall be
watered and fed only in yards distinct and
apart from northern cattle, and that are
branded and lettered similar to these cars
and compartments, and that no native of
northern cattle be admitted to these cars,
compartments or pens, between the first
day OF March and the first day of Decem-
Der of each year, unless the same shall
lave been thoroughly disinfected, and the
EARNING placard removed"
The committee also recommended the
various states regulating transportation
of cattle and their care in the stock yards.
The evening session was opened by DR..
f. Salmon, superintendent OF the bureau
of animal industry, who, in the course of
his report said pa, rs head of cattle had
been inspected in the search of plurO-pneu-
monia during the year. OF this number
1880 were found infected and slaughtered
Also IT'S head of cattle which had been
exposed to the disease were killed. In a
majority OF the states the disease had been
entirely eradicated and the rest, although
lot entirely free, were almost so. The
committee on resolutions reported favor
ably on the resolution of the committee
on legislation. Before further reports
were made the following was adopted:
Whereas, The inspection of cattle and
other animals and the products thereof
which are to be sold for human food
should be uniform and national in its
character so as to insure an inspection
which shall be thorough, honest and free
from local prejudice, therefore be it
Resolved, That this convention advo-
Gates the enactment of national inspec
lion law by congress providing that it
shall be unlawful to transport from one
state into another state or foreign country
any beef, pork. mutton or veal to be
sold for human food which had not been
inspected alive at the place OF slaughter
ing Dy an inspector Oh Jne nlUeu SUdueS
and found healthy and ahat the authority
for such inspection shall be created into q
department of agriculture; and be it
further
Resolved, That copy of these resolu-
lions be transmitted to each member of
the house of representatives and to each
senator in congress by the secretary of the
convention.
1t was resolved to continue during 1889
a system of tests at Chicago or some other
point relating to the contagiousness of
Texas orsplenic fever.
The following resolution relating to the
bruising of cattle in shipment was unani-
mously adopted;
Resolved, That we, as cattle growers
md shippers in national convention as
sembled, realizing the great suffering of
cattle shipped and the loss to the shippers
by bruised and injured meat caused by
shocks in cars while in transit, believe it
opportune and even duty to say TO the
great railway companies that we are in
clined TO give our patronage to such COM
panys as equip their freight cars with
such breaks and couplings as will prevent
the suffering to stock and loss to owners.
Adjourned.