Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-03-20

ssOleander City 4 vote OF thanks vas
rendered Galveston for her courtesy.
Major ". L Black. for the commit
tee, submitted report on she subject Of
creating cattle exchange The report
recommended the establishment of a
n1reau by the Government which Should
At all times be ready 70 wire informa-
ton of the condition Of the different cat
tie markets-receipts. surplus or short
age etc, in ranch products Adopted
Mr.. Rogers. Of Texas. utilized the 9TH
erwise unoccupied time of the cOnven-
ton with what he knew about cheese
making. He said he operated she only
cheese factory in the State. and that the
article could be made with less cost here
than any where else. He predicted that
ckeese-making would be a leading in
dustrc-
The pleuro-pneumOnia and Texas
fever committee reported The report
recited that pleu1O-pneumOnia exists
only in two counties in New York and
one in New Jersey. and nowhere else in
the Union; also. that splenie fever does
not exist in Texas, and recommended
that the General Government have con-
troll OF the quarantine question IN this
regard; also recommended that the
Texas Legislature make provision for 4
veterinary board The recommendation
that the Secretary Of the Interior be re-
quested TO stamp on pleunO-pneumOnia
in the three counties mentioned xas
adopted. The resolution referring 70
the quarantine line was finally adopted
The resolution referring 70 the creation
Of Stase veterinary surgeon with four
assistants was next discussed Mr..
Rogers stated that it was . fact that
Texas is the healthiest livestock State
in the Union. and that no disease exist
ed among the cattle Of the State. but
that conditions were rapidly changing.
and he urged the adoption OF the res0lu-
ton IL was OdOpted unanimously.
The committee considering the COM
mission system reported recommending
the adoption Of resolution favOring =
revision Of the system OF commission
charges. 50 as 70 make the rate . per
centage Of the price the animal brings.
instead Of fifty cents per head. as az
present The resolution was adopted
Colonel Taylor, for the committee on
transportation. reported. reciting that
more convenient and comfortable cars
were needed in the transportation Of
livestock. and asking that they be sup
piled Adopted
Colonel ]. 7. Breckinridge asked TO
be allowed fifteen minutes in which to
speak on the subject Of refrigerators-
Being allowed the time asked for, he
read 1 carefully-prepared address. in
which be advocated cooperative sys-
TEN OF refrigerators. in which every
farmer who owned a milch COW should be
allowed 70 take stock. even IL only 10
the amount of ten dollars. The address
was referred to the committee on II
frigerators.
The report Of the committee on resO-
lutiOns recommended the adoption Of /
resolutions memorializing Congress to /
pass a law prohibiting combines, such /
Is the Big -Four. and law giving the /
States the right TO pass inspection laws; 1
q law reducing the tax on oleOmarga- j
rine, and a law providing for the free 4
and unlimited coinage Of silver; favor /
ing a reciprocity treaty with Mexico 1
and appropriations for deep-water ports
81 Galveston, Sabine Pass and Aransas /
Pass, and memOrializing Congress 70 /
make an appropriation TO pay Indian /
claims The report was 4
The committee on refrigeratOrs rec
the establishment Of refrig-
orators at Fort Worth. San Antonio.
Victoria. Dallas and Columbus. and 1
storage houses at New Orleans The
report was adopted and the committee
continued 70 devise plans for the carry
ing out Of the projects The conven-
tion then adjourned