Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-05
LIE REFR1GEEAToRs.

The Full Report of the Committee APP
pointed by the Convention.
The committee appointed By the cat
| Elements convention to examine into the
contract of the refrigerator people, and
to inspect the refrigerator plants in
Texas, have finished their work, and the
following is a copy OF their report made
70 Chairman Stoddard.
! Gen. H. B. Stoddard, President of the Inter
state Cattle Convention, held at Fort Worth
Tex, on March IL, 1890.
SIR-EOur committee appointed by Won on the
! 18th instant for the purpose of examining into
! the matter Of arranging and bringing about q
OF the state (and II possible the adjoining states
| and territories) with the now established re-
frigerator works in this state and in view of the
furtheTance or the prosperity OF the cattle inter
est at large, we beg to submit the following, our
report, to you: ~,
and ice company and associates have exhibited
| to rs a contract with an English syndicata for
the sale and delivery to them, at some American
port, Of 600 tons, of l240 pounds per ton, fort
nightly, Of dressed beef and the offal of same
This contract we have thoroughly examined It
is a good one, and in our opinion the opening
wedge to solve the question as to how best to
lieve the cattle interest. The contract is a
stringent one each way. 1t is a business one,
but remunerative.
We beg TO say that your committee proceeded
TO Columbus, Tex, examined in detail the re-
frigeratOr works and cars, found them in good
shape, and fixed upon the value and agreed with
the COlu mbus, Tex, meat and ice company as
to price, and unqualihedly recommend the ac-
ceptance OF the same. Further we beg to report
that we have agreed upon the value of the Vic
toria refrigerator works, and recommend ats &C.
ceptAnCe.
And also recommend the operation of plant
at Fort Worths
With the facts before us, We do most earnestly
recommend that new company be formed un-
der the name and style of the Texas dressed beef
and packing company, with capital stock of
early organization of said company be effected;
in view OF this we beg to recommend that a board
of twenty-three directors be selected -
In conclusion We beg to say that we have.acted
in this matter Is If 1t was our own. We have
made no casual examination. Realizing the
gravity OF the situation of the cattle interest of
the state and the corresponding burden on u.s.
we have given our time earnestly to the study
and investigation Of the contract and plants
and wish to assure you that If the cattle interest
of Texas Will respond with the same spirit that
we have found in the owners of the contract and
refrigerator plants, new market for our beef
will be opened In a few months The co-oDera-
tiOn Of the cattle industry is deemed necessary
and as it is a matter Of their personal interest
we hope and trust they win appreciate our labors
and Join US heartily in the Organization of the
Texas dressed beef and packing company Be
specuuuyB CHAs. GOODNIGHT,
IKE 7. Pryor,
R. E. MADDOX
j. L. BRUSH,
A. L. MATLoCK,
Tom O. CoNoR,
Committee.
The foregoing report is earnestly recommended
to the favorable consideration of all stockmen in
Texas. The remedy to better your condition is
within your reach. Will you avail yourself of
1t? You have the power, now use it.
The committee will reassemble at Fort WORTH
Tex, on April 10, 1890, and take such steps as
are deemed necessary to complete the organiza-
ton. II. B. SToDDARD,
PreS't I. S. G. c.