Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-04-26
HERE'S A KICK.
The cattlemen Resolve that They
Have Wrongs for the Rail-
roads to Right.
Instructions to the Voters as 4
How 10 Ballot at the CcnYen-
tion Election.
A BILL oFPARTICULARS.

ABILL OF PARTICULARS.
Formulated by Cattlemen Against The
Transportation Companies.
IL will be remembered by those in.
terested in the matter, that at the
recent meeting Of the Montana Stock
growers association. there was much
complaint made by shippers against
the manner in which the railroad
companies handled their beeves.
These complaints were met by the
railroad representatives with the re-
quest that the association formulate
specific list of grievances, in order
that the transportation companies
could know what wrongs they were
expected TO right. To this end a com.
mittee was appointed to compile the
most serious grievances, and present q
copy Of their report to the traffic man.
ayers OF each Of the roads interested.
The report Of the committee is as fol-
lows.
Whereas, We are reliably informed
that the rate on improved cattle cars
on the Elkhorp railroad is the same
as on the common car of equal length.
Therefore
Resolved, That this association re-
quest the Northern Pacific railroad
and the Manitoba railroad to make
their rates the same.
And as the condition of some of the
yards is not good at tunes, in this,
that, lacking proper drainage,
they get muddy; that the water
troughs and pipes are often out OF re.
pair; that the help In many of these
yards Ii raw and inexperienced; that
the hay at certain places Is uniformly
of poor quality and we believe. not
properly weigh 4 to US, all of which
damages our bc ives and causes Us se-
rious los. Therefore
Resolved. That the attention Of the
proper officers of the railroads carry
ing our cattle be called 10 the forego-
ing with the earnest request that these
grievances may be remedied.
3.
And as there are no proper accomo-
dations for ourselves or men at the
Minnesota transfer; that the billing
out at that place 10 very inconvenieut;
that owing to mistakes in penning
and reloadipg, errors occur In rebil-
ling TO beextent that cattle consigned
to Chicago have been delivered to the
wrong )ngignee at that place; that
the yards are not always In good con-
dition, being times very muddy ut
the water traughs caused by defects In
them, that the help is too rough with
the cattle, that we are not at all salts
fed that In all cases we get 1000 lbs.
for q ton, Therefore
Resolved, That the attention OF
the railroads owning said transfer be
called to the foregoing with the urgent
re -uest that speedy reformation be
made in these matters. causing serious
inconvenience and loss.
A.
That cars are not always furnished
as promptly as desired, that attaching
cars Of dead freight is Objectionable
when done TO the extent Of overload
ing tho engine and always when
placed at the rear of the stock cars.
That as oil delays on the road cost
US serious loss we request that every
effort be made by the railroads to for
ward our cattle. and In this connec-
tion ask that the changes OF crews etc.
at division stations be made as prompt
ly as possible.
5.
That in all this we disclaim any In
tentlon or desire to dictate TO the rail-
roads what they shall do or not do, but
as the shrinkage on beevcs at the best
is very great, causing us heavy loss
we call the attention OF the transpor
tation companies to matters mentioned
feeling that a remedy can be found
FOR these complaints, and believe tha
Il IL TO the interest OF the railrosds n
well az ourselves that IL she Id b,