Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-04-16
sTOCKMEN In COUNCIL.


First Days Proceedings Of the stock Grow
err Convention.
The ann ual session of the MOltsna
Stock Growers associs ton opened this
morL ing ut the court house with over
fifty enrolled members present,
President Scott il the chair.
Ca motion the chair appointed Jno.
Buster, WIN. Ferdon, Z. Loud, J. NJ.
Holt, Frank Robe; tson, David FIatt,
Clinton d. Graham, Capt. Howes, H.
X. PHILLIPS, Jepp Ryan aud Henry
'Tusler, committee on round-ap. CAPT.
Harmon rendered the Use of the city
council rooms as place for the com-
mittee to meet. aud his being accepts
ed the committee were instructed 10
report at the Garlic 81 moment conven-
lent. An adjournment VA. th,n had
until 2 D. m, at With, h nour Mes-rs.
Jacobs, Dole. McGurl aut S,'ott were
added n additional m-Inbers Of round
up committee. Speeches being then in
order from the railroad snd stock
yard men present., they were with
great difficulty in n majority OF the
cases. got on their feet aud responded
as follows:
8. L. Moore, general freight agent
Of the Northern Pacific, said that like
Senator Davis. of Minnesota, when
ever be roee to speak In public he felt
Q fine, smsll chill steal down bis
spinal column. This soon wore of.
however, and he proceeded to say that
he was glad to note the differences In
this section Of the coultry to-dsy %
compared with what Il was two or
three years ago, and the hopefulness
with which the stockmen present
were looking forward to y prosperous
year and better times. He had noted,
he said, that In Kansas City, Omaha
and Sioux City, in fact throughout
Minnesota and eastern Dakota. the
stockmen have been gl"sning out all
of the tat cattle there and at the same
time shipping 10 fresh meat. All this
indicated to him that q great change
was taking place. As TO rates, Mr..
Moore said there would b. a few
changes on the Northern Pacific. and
also. he presumed, on the Great
Northern. Al 10 the stock yards at
st. Paul. Minneapolis and Minnesota
Trabsfer. he stated the Northern Pa
cific had aud should maintain . neu-
trail position, but wished to i'm.
press upon shippers the import
ance Of properly copsigning ship
ments when they were sent for
ward. Mr.. Moore further sid that
II any person had grievance to pre-
sent he would be glad TO zee him at
his hotel, and would give the matter
bis prompt attention.
Mr.. Hughes, representing the traffic
OF the Kansas City & 81.
Paul read, said: We expect this Of
you, gentlemen, that those Of you with
whom we did business during the past
year will tell OF US to your friends aud
that they will do business with US this
year. We expect this from our pat
ronage In the past and from our efforts
to merit II at all times. This road
permea.es nearly 1900 miles of terri
tory with only shout 800 miles Of road.
We have no branch lines of any ac-
count, nearly all of our road 10 main
line.
Col. Malone: 1 hardly know that l
could say anything that could be Of
interest to you on this question Of
Minnesota transfer. will say, how.
ever, that we have not taken our rails
up; they are down aud are going TO
stay there. We have been very we'll
treated by the people Of Montana.
We expect to be In the field this year,
and also expsct 10 beat any road west
Of the Miunsso.A transfer. That 10
honorable; dishonorabls competition
do not think We want 10 meet.
Mr.. Jones: I do not know that We
have anything 10 offer In particular.
We have an increased equipment this
year and expect 10 operate on all the
lines between here end ChieaGo. and
frou the experience Of the last two
yean I think We shall b able 10 take
care Of the shipmsnh In proper shaps.
DR.. AIloway: THIS sftsrnooa II
heard remark on the strsss that Tie
railroad men were 10 DO The Kilksnny
cat act and Ne stock yards msn wsss
70 have n cut b . Anish. Rspssssnt-