, 1889-04-04
THE STOCK GROWERS.
Final Meeting of the Seventeenth
Session.
The Promised Lively Controversy
Ends Tamely.
Work Divided Between Association
and Commission.
The CattIemen Will Attend to Out
side Inspection.
A Complete List of the Officers
Elected.
THE RESULTS.

The seventeenth annual session OF the
Stock Growers Association is over, and
all concerned are very well satisfied with
the results of the meeting. The organi
cation is stronger than ever, and a truly
remarkable unanimity of feeling prevails.
A well defined course of action has been
mapped out, and will be followed. The
association has come to an understanding
with the board of live stock commission
ers, and the two organizations will fare
the better for it. Discussions were ex-
pected at this meeting, and a heated fac
tlonal controversy was anticipated for
Yesterday afternoon, but all was settled
amicably, and the friendship of the rep
terest are still a unit in their efforts to
foster the industry. Before the meeting
there were those who had the shortsight-
edness to predict the dissolution of the
association. Now they insist that its ex-
istence is to be perpetual. that concerted
action in the matter of protection. and CO.
operation in all things calculated to bene-
fit the vast interests is absolutely neces-
sary. The gentlemen who left the court
house on the adjournment of yesterdays
meeting were sturdy types of compla-
cency; wore the air of individuals at
peace with all the world. The gratifica-
ton was undisguised, and they laughed
and chatted like exuberant summer tour
lists around a camp fire.
THE LAST SESSION.
In converting the session President
Rabbit said that at this meeting the
members of the association were called
upon to consider matters of vital import
ance to the body. 1t was his wish that
the subjects to be considered be ap-
preached with the utmost care and
treated with fairness. Mr.. Rabbit
assumed that It was the wish of every
member of the association to sustain it.
He felt convinced that all were willing to
endorse the views of the majority. and
could not imagine a member finding him
self in the minority becoming so ag-
grieved as to retire from the association.
A REPORT.
Mr.. Clay was called upon for a report
from the conference committee, of which
he was chairman. They had asked the
board to define their policy, or outline
their course of action for the season. in
order that the association might deter
mine precisely what they could undertake.
The board must depend upon the a~ssocia-
ton for support. If it did not its reve-
nues would be small. Their income was
derived from the sale of mavericks, and
while the number was small last year, it
was the opinion of many that there would
be less this year. The winter had been
pleasant, and the rustler active. Then
the value of mavericks 1uctuated.
The board seemed anxious and willing
to comply with the wishes of the assocla-
ton if the views Of the latter could be se-
cured. The association committee made
the proposition that it undertake the in
spection of cattle at foreign points. and
apportion to the commission the work of
protecting the industry in the territory,
in short confine its operations to the
boundaries of Wyoming.
Mr.. Clay said that it only rested with
the association to indicate its wishes in
the premises. As for himself he favored
the plan of having the growers conduct
the outside work and the commission bend
its efforts in the direction of remedying
evils which menaced the industry at
home. The association could guarantee
the proper performance of outside work,
while the board had undertaken this
branch of the protective service and sig
nally failed. Mr.. Clay again assured the
association that the board would willingly
comply with its wishes.
FROM THE COMMISSION.
Mr.. Earnest, president of the board of
live stock commissioners, was invited to
make a statement anent the conference.
He said that Mr.. Clay's report was fair
ness itself. The board felt in duty bound
to comply with the wishes of the a~ssocia-
ton in all matters. and he believed that
they would gladly accept relief from the
association in the matter of inspection
at outside points.
FUNDS.
Mr.. Clay took the floor to say that
while he believed in the principles of
mo pay, no Inspection he was disposed
to give all stock W fair play.
How shall the money be .aised2'' in
quired Mr.. Carey.
by dues and assessments was Mr..
Claws reply.
Mr.. Carey submitted that the aggre-
gate of dues received was insufficient to
defray the expenses of clerical work.
The debate on dues ended here. 1t
was evident that Mr.. Carey raised the
financial question to strengthen his posi-
ton in the matter of levying assess
ments.
INSPECTORS.