The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-03-20
THE CATTLEMEN.
YESTERDAYS PROCEEDINGS IN TIE
INTERSTATE CONVENTION AT
FORT WORTH.
ADDRESSES AND COMMUNICATIONS
The General Sentiment Is That a Deep
Water Port Must be Secured on
the Texas Coast.

AIRY Chairman o. A. Hadley called the In
terstate Cattlemen's convention to order at
9:45this morning. The committee on Gre
dentials reported the following states and
territories represented and presented the
following as the basis of representation of
the different states and territories: Kansas
Is, Missouri To- Illinois 10, Arizona 8, New
Mexico u, Texas 80, Colorado r. Arkansas
6, Nebraska II, Indian Territory 6, Wyo-
ming u.
On motion of A, P. Bush of Texas the
basis Misrepresentation was trebbled. The
report was then adopted.
The committee on permanent organiza
ton reported the following as permanent
officers of the convention.
President-Hon II B Stoddard of
Texas.
Vice Presidents Arkansas, 7 Hender-
son; Arizona, E J Simpson; Colorado, J L
Brush; Illinois, J S Smith; Indian Terri
tory, L NJ Heroins; Kansas, Campbell ;
Missouri, c E Leonard; Nebraska, G
Meek; New Mexico, Charles Springer; Wy
oming, G F Mills.
Secretary-L E Finch Of Kansas.
Assistant Secretaries-E H Hood of COY
orado and Chas Gould of Nebraska.
Judge Brush of Colorado, Col Gentry OF
Missouri and Mr. I 7 D Andrews of Fort
Worth were appointed as committee to
escort the permanent chairman to his seat
Gen. Stoddard in taking the gavel stated
that he looked upon his selection as an
honor to the State rather than a compli
merit individually as there were many
men in the convention who were much
more able to fill that important office.
The following committee on resolutions
was. appointed: W. BowIes, Colorado
Louis Luntz, New Mexico; J G Pratt, Wy
oming; Gov G w Click, Kansas; A Lis
nard, Missouri, G Johnson, Illinois; A |
Matlock, Texas; J Wales, Arizona; [
Enon, Nebraska; John l. McAdee, Indian
Territory; L Minor, Arkansas.
A motion was made to have all resolu
tons read before being referred TO the com
mittee, which being put to vote by States
was carried, 32l for and 81 against. Here
followed flood of resolutions in favor o.
deep water at Galveston, against the cleo
margarine bill, for deep water at Arkansas
Pass and Sabine Pass by private enterprise
as is successfully being done at the mouth
of the Brazos. A communication from Col
J, w. Fulton of Texas. on the ANNA
industry, was read.
The following committee was appointed
on pleuro- pneumonia and splenetic fever
Arlzona-J: W; waters.
Colorado: u. Lamp.
lllineis.,H. M. McGhesnv.
Indian TerritOrv-COl. Cragan.
Kansas-C. p. Elder.
Missouri-Paul Paquin.
New MeXlc0-GoE' y. A. hauley'
Nebraska-J: A. Axe; ,,,.,
Wyomlng-JudgeJ. ~ Whltehead'
leXas-C. NJ. Rogers.
Mr.. Connolly OF IeNaS introduced Che
following resolution:
Resolved, Ihat 1t Is the sense OF thls con1
ventlon That deep water upon the gun
coast is absolutely esSenual 10 Ihe present
ana future prosperity OF the i've STOCK III
terest OF Texas ana the great northwest
ana TINS convention iaVors INC aPpToprla-
ton by congress Oh $o,ZU1,?UO as recon-
mended by the board OF engineers lor the
portot Galveston; ana ,,--.-
whereas, Six years are deemed necessary
to proiitably expend the ~ ooO9 10 pro-
cure deep water AZ Galveston; ana
N w - q ~ 80 ,rtI 80 +L,t Ian,.