, 1889-04-02
THE STOCK GROWERS.
Seventeenth Meeting of the Asso-
citation Yesterday.
A Large Attendance of Representa-
tive Owners.
All Determined to Still Maintain the
Organization.
Lively Discussions on Matters of
Vital Interest.
Present Officers to be Reelected
Reports of officers.
SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL.

O~JOckRrOWerS ASSOclaJlOu Is DeIIer al
tended than any year since 1856. The
growers are looking better, feeling better
and anticipate a season of prosperity.
Range animals are in splendid condition,
grass is growing nicely and the calf crop
promises to be the largest ever known.
All are more than hopeful, they are con.
ident. They desire but one thing-fair
prices for their beeves.
Col. A. T. Babbitt, president of the
association, occupied the chair yesterday.
In opening the session he said:
"GENTLEMEN: We meet now for the
seventeenth session of the Wyoming
Stockgrowers' Association. We meet in
the face of many discouragements, but
still with much to encourage us in our
future efforts to defend and nurture the
great industry In which we are engaged.
This organization has been OF untold ben
eft 10 its members, and | think this SEN
timent will be so impressed upon the
minds of members that some of those
who have been DISCOURAGED will realize
the manifest necessity of keeping the as
ISOLATION on its feet.
One feature of the situation that has
hampered the association in its mission is
the condition of the board OF live stock
commissioners. That body has been COM
PEELED to rely upon the proceeds of the
sale of mavericks for funds. Last year
this source of revenue yielded a much
smaller amount than had been antici-
pated. So small was this sum that the
board was greatly handicapped in its en-
deavors to protect the interest which it
was designed to foster. The fact that the
commission existed has been taken by
some as a token that the association had
outlived its usefulness, but we still have
important work before us. That we
should cooperate with the board In its
work is most important. [ may further
say that the enactment of beneficial laws
would be induced by activity of the asso-
citation in its chosen field. We must fol-
low the lead of our neighbors. and secure
legislation, which will create a fund for
the protection of our vast interest. My
only suggestion at this time is that 1t be.
hooves the association to CO operate with
the territorial board. If the work to be
accomplished is divided between the two
bodies it will lessen the labors of each"
THE DELEGATES.
These owners and about thirty others
whose names could not be secured were
present:
r. NJ. Allen, T. B. Adams, j. B. Ar
thur, A. T. Babbitt, l. N. Bard, II. A..
Boutwell,, G. w. Baxter, Harvey Booth,
a. j. Boutwell,, f. s. r. Boughton, Al.
Bowie, Jas. A. Brown, r. G. Butler,
Jos. NJ. Carey, A. B. Clark, John Clay,
Jr., John w. Conner, James Dater, f.
o. de Billier, j. II. Durbin, L. T. David,
Frank Earnest. 9. Ferris, G. f. Fisher,
j. D. Gill, r. f. Glover, G. B. Goodell,
D. McUlvane, G. A. Guernsey, W. +.
Guthrie, A. W. Haygood, Colin Hunter,
Fl. A. Hoffman, j. w. Hammond, II. B.
Iiams, w. @. Irvine, Tin Kinney, John
K~uykendall, A. H. Reel, j. R. Rush, J.
G. Spencer, VIM. Sturgis, Jr., P. L.
Smith, Thos. Sun. II. f. Teschmacher,
John b. Thomas, R. A. Torrey, +. P.
Voorhees,, Luke Worries. E. w. Whit
comb, H. II. Robinson, J. B Crawford.
II SITUATION.
Here is the annual report of Secretary
Thomas B. Adams. 1t gives the situa-
ton in a nutshell and will be read with
interest by the general public as well as
the stockmen:
"As will appear by reference to the
financial report herewith submitted, the
association has attempted little or nothing
in the way of active detective or inspec-
ton work during the past year. Your
executive committee has confined itself to
the liquidation of the Indebtedness with
which the fiscal year was commenced and
to giving such assistance to the board of
live stock commissioners as circumstance
permitted. Immediately upon the organ.
izatiOn of the board the commissioners
found themselves face to face with the
disagreeable fact, that although the law
imposed certain important duties upon
them as territorial officials, it had failed
to provide the means with which to pay
the necessary expenses OF the board, until
SUCH time as the Maverick fund became
available. A conference between the
board and your executive committee was
held early in April, and a special fund was
created and placed at the disposal of the
secretary Of the board of live stock com.
missioners, which enabled him to meet
current expenses until after the returns
from the spring round up were received.
The amount subscribed and advanced to
ward this fund were promptly repaid by
the secretary of the commission from the
proceeds of the first mavericks sold under
the operations of the new law.
1t is certainly gratifying to be able to
report nearly all the warrants outstanding
against the association have been paid,
and that whatever may be your decision
at this time as to the wisdom OF continu
ing or dissolving our organization. our
financial obligations have been so nearly
liquidated that we may retire from the
field without leaving behind us dishon-
ored debts. The uncollected assessments