Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-03-20
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second DNy.
FoRT WoRTH, March 13.-The Inter
State Cattle convention organized yes
terday by electing II. b. Stoddard, of
Texas, permanent chairman. Nice-Pres-
idents-Arkansas J. 4. Henderson; Ari-
zona, Il. j. Simpson; Colorado, j. L.
Brush; Indian Territory, J. 5. Smith;
Texas f. w. Hewins; Kansas, Il. w.
Campbell; Missouri, o. +. Leonard; Ne
braska, j. +. Meek; New Mexico, Charles
Springer; Wyoming, G. l.. Miller; SEQ
retary J. T.. Finch, Of Kansas; assist
ants, f. H. Hord, OF Wyoming, and
Charles II. Gould, of Nebraska. The
committee .on credentials. rerurt--1-499
delegates entitled to seats. A letter
from Governor Ross of Texas was read,
expressing his regrets that he could not
he present. He touched upon the OPP
preston of the cattle industry by the
big Four" and hoped that the conven-
tion would find a successful solution in
packing-houses in Texas. A flood
of resolutions came in, cover
ing every conceivable matter per-
tanning to the cattle business,
from the tariff TO how TO breed male or
female cattle at will. Colorado dele
gates introduced resolution favoring
the payment of commissions on cattle
sales on the percentage plan. Some dis
cussion ensuing on this proposition, the
commission men from Chicago, Kansas
City and St Louis announced that as
they seemed to be on trial they did not
wish to be on any of the committees,
but wished the jury that was trying
them to reach an unbiased verdict.
IL. Il. Israel introduced a resolution in
favor of the United States Government
at once appropriating the sum of 81, 200,-
900 for deep water at Aransas Pass,
81, 400, 900 for Sabine Pass and 50, 200, 600
Cor Galveston. In the event that Con-
gress would not make this appropri-
alton, that the Government make spe-
cial concession to private corporations
to get deep water at Saline and Aransas,
where deep water could be had in
twelve months, whereas 1t would take
six years to make a harbor at Calves
ton, the object of this action on the part
of the Government being to afford an
outlet TO European markets Of the sur
plus cattle of the range country. The
resolution brought forth the feeling of
the delegates on the depression OF the
cattle industry. Hon. Charles f.
Leonard, of Missouri, took the position
that if Texas could kill and refrigerate
her cattle at home and find profitable
foreign market, the problem of obtain |
ing better prices for the cattle in other
States would be solved. 1t was the i'm
mense numbers of Texas cattle placed |
on the market, frequently glutting it.
that forced prices down and made il |
possible for the dressed-beef men in
Chicago to fix the price Of all the cattle /
in the country. Ii. w. l.. Black, of /
Fort McKavitt, Tex, advocated the es-
tablishment of bureaus Of information |
N each State, these bureaus to be con-
Quoted by the National Govern
ment il necessary. 1t should be
the duty of this bureaus officers
to collect statistics and information
Of the state Of the market, giving the
number of cattle offered for sale dailyl
and the number in transit to the great
cattle markets of the country. With
this information in his possession the
would not ship when the
market was full and it could meyer be
glutted. Each State should have CEN
tral point at which this information
could be obtained at any time. Cattle
exchanges should be established and
cattle graded. In selling cattle could
he sold by grade and the scalawags in a
shipment OF cattle would not fix the
value on all the cattle.
B. +. Stafford, Of Texas, favored the
Of large refrigerators at
Fort Worth, Columbus and Victoria, and
one on the Gulf coast, with adjacent
pasturage sufficient to hold all surplus
age Of cattle. The deficit Of cattle in
England, Germany. France and Belgium
was 900. 600 tons per annum. If the de-
icit could be supplied by Texas and
)ther range States, our seeming over
production Of cattle would not make the
price for all cattle.
The result Of the discussion was the
ldoption Of a resolution that the con-
lention fully investigate the bureau OF
plan. and that a committee
composed of J. l. Brush, Of Colorado: Il. ]
B. Harold, Of Texas; Al. Dull, Of Wy
,ming; G. W. Gentry, Of Missouri. and .
Ex-Governor Click of Kansas prepare a ,
eport on refrigerators. A special com |
nittee 20 look into the question Of un- ,
ust discrimination against Kansas City
Ipd ST. Louis in favor Of Chicago on 4
attic rates by railroads was appointed. &
Third Day
FoRT WORTH. March 1.-THE Inter-
tate Cattle convention convened at the !
lpera House yesterday morning. but
nding committees not ready to report
ccepted an invitation to visit the Union
took Yards, and went out on a special
rain. On conyening a telegram was re-
eived from the mayor. and Cotton Ex- {
hange Of Galveston inviting the mem il