Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-04-18
(Contiaued from hrst psge.)

son that the mileage exacted by pri-
vate car companies would be saved.
For this aud other good reasons he
was In favor Of the Ripley car. Stuart
moved that IL be considered the sense
OF the meeting that from all ilfOrma-
ton at hand the Ripley car was a
great improvement In the matter of
transportation and that the members
Of this association should individually
%patronize the Ripley a This closed
the question Of palace stock cars, the
motion of Mr.. Stuart being practically
the adoption of the Ripley car to the
exclusion Of all rival vehicles. Last
year the Street car was given the pre-
ference over the Ripley car, which lat
ter was at that time q rather crude
affair. Since then the car hes been
very much improved and 10 by many
good judges deemed superior to the
street car in some important respects,
and inferior in none.
At the conclusion of the talk In re-
gard to cars. Pres't Scott introduced to
the convention Mr.. Briscoe, agent OF
the Crow Indians, who spoke at some
length Of his management OF the Crow
indians and his relations rs agent
with tine neighboring stockmen. Mr..
Briseov's remarks related principally
TO his management OF the Crows and
what had been accomplished during
his term Of office. When he concluded
Mr.. Scott expressed the thanks OF the
association to him for his able man.
ageuIent of the Indians and the pro-
lection Of stock interests.
The committee on the shipment of
cattle by weight, through ius chair
man, Mr.. Buster, here claimed the at
tention Of the convention, with a re-
port which was in substance that the
committee rec ommend the shipping
of cattle by carload lots In preference
to slipping by weight, but If it must
come to shipping by weight that the
transportation companies accept the
weights that the cattle are sold on by
the commission houses. On motion
the report was accepted. Stuart then
offered a resolution requesting railroad
companies to allow cabooses TO 20
through to destination with cattle,
which was adopted.
Pres't Scott read a letter from the
Wyoming Stock association sSking
that the Montana association cooper
ate with them In the inspection of
cattle ut the different stockyards, and
share expenses of such inspection.
The president said that such cc-opera-
tion was desirable and that the board
OF stock commissioners, in whose
hands the matter properly Gene,
would accede to the request.
The annual dues Of the association
ives on motion reduced to IS and the
membership fee to $40, instead of $40
for dues, and SIS for membership, as
heretofore.
A resolution was passed insisting
that the commission men hereafter
charge one per cent On the net price
that cattle sell for, with the proviso
that such charge shall in no case exceed
so cents per head.
A resolution Of thanks 70 Pres't
Scott. Secretary Harrison and the
board of stock commissioners was
adopted by scclamatien.
The matter Of reimbursing Pres't
Scott for travelling expenses incurred
IN visiting other cattle associations
when In session, for the benefit Of the
Montana sssociotion, being under con
siderstion, Mr.. Scott politely but firm,
ly declined TO be Reimbursed and Il
had to be left that way. A resolution
was passed providing for the printinl
of the report of stock commissioner
Of 1888, for distribution amoag tn,
members Of the association and tax.
payers generally,
Tne last business transacted was the
pfsssge of a resolution requesting th,
various railroad companies engaged
in the transportation Of live stock, t.
take steps to stop the practice Of feed
ing poor and ~unwholesome feed 10 an,
imsls AZ fec u ~ stations. and the sec
rotary was instructed to forward x
the proper officials of each company {
copy Of such resolution. This finished
the work ofthe association as a whole
and on motion itsdjourned sine die.