The Red Cloud chief., 1890-03-21

suffered no more than other interesta.
Corn wss yelling ~ ten cents per bushel
In Kansas. and wheat st ifty cents per
bushel, and the American people would
consume every thing produced II they
had the money " buy, and would buy
the best We had.
u. y. Stafford. Of Texas. favored the
establishment Of large refrigeratOrs ~
Fort Worth, Columbus and victoris. and
n on tho Gulf coast, with adjacent
pastursgc sufficient 70 hold all surplus
sge Of cattle. Tho deficit Of cattle In
England. Germany, France and Belgium
was sO0, 900 tons per annum. II tho do.
fcit could be- supplied by Texas and
other range States, our seeming over.
production Of cattle would not make the
price for ell cattle.
The result of the discussion was the
adoption Of . resolution that the con.
vention fully investigate the bureau Of
Information plan, and that q committee
composed Of J. l.. Brush, Of Colorado; T..
j. Harold. Of Texas; A. j. Dull, Of wy.
oming; u. W. Gentry. Of Missouri, and
e~x-Govcrnor Click Of Kansas prepare .
report on refrigerators. A special com.
mittee ~ look into the question Of un.
just disc Elimination against Kansas City
and ~. Louis In favor Of Chicago on
cattle rates by railroads was appointed.
Third Dsy.
FoRT Worm, March 1A-The Ister.
state Cattle convention convened at tho
Opera House yesterday morning. bUt
fnding committees not ready to report,
accepted an invitation tn visit the Union
Stock Yards, and went out on n special
train. On converting . telegram was re-
ceived from the mayor, and Cotton Tx.
change Of Galveston inviting the mcm-
hers of the convention To visit the
'Oleandcr City" A vote Of thanks VIVA
rendered Galveston for her courtesy.
Major w. ]. Black. for the commit.
~. submitted % report on tho subject Of
creating . cattle exchange. The report
recommended the establishment Of q
bureau by tho Government, which should
Ut all times be ready to wire informa.
ton of the condition Of the different cat
tie markcts--reccipts. surplus or short
age. etc. In ranch products. Adopted.
Mr.. Rogers, Of Texas, utilized tho 9th.
crwise ~unoccupied time Of the conven.
ton with what he knew about cheese.
making. lie said he operated the only
cheese factory In the State. and that the
article could bc mado with less cost hcre
than any where else. lIc predicted that
checse-making would be . leading In.
dustry.
The pteuro-VneumOnia and Texas
fever committee reported. Tho report
rccited that pleuro-pneumonia exists
only In " counties In New York and
n In New JerScy. and nowhere elsc In
the Union; also that splcnic fever does
not exist in Texas and recommended
that the tisnersl Government have ron.
troll Of the quarantine question In this
regard; also recommended that tho
Texas Legislature make provision for Q
veterinary baard. The recommendation
that the Secretary u the Interior be re.
qucstcd toestsmp on pleurO-pneumonia
In the three counties mentioned Wal
adopted. The resolution referring 70
tho quarantine linz vas finally adopted.
Tho resolution referring 70 the creation
Of . state veterinary surgeon With four
assistants waS next discussed. Mr..
Rogers stated that u was . fact that
Texas II the h~cslthisst livestock State
In tho Union, and that NO disease exist.
cd among the esAtLs Of tho STATE, but
that conditions werv rapidly changing,
and he urged tho adoption Of the rcsOlu.
ton. II wSs odopted unanimously.
Tho committee considering the CON.
mission system rspOsted, recommending
the adoption Of . resolution favoring .
revision q the sy~tem Of commission
charges. - ~ - mako the rate . pcr.
ccntage Of tho prize tho animal brings.
instead a atty cents per head. o. ct
present The resolution VA adopted.
Colonel Taylor, ior the committee on
transportation, rsposted. reciting that
moro conventsst and comfortable cars
werc needed II tAs transportation OF
livestock sna asking that they be sup
piled. Adopted.
Coloasi J. r. Rreckinsidgc asked 70
be allowed aftesn minutes In which TO
speak ON The subjcct VI rctrigeratorA
BEING allowed tho time asked for. he
rad . sarcfully-prcparcd address. In
whiah he advocated . cooperative sys-
TEN Of r~~frtgerstors, In which every
farmer wkOSsSsA . mich cow should 30
allowed 10 take seTk. oven II only 10
the amount Of ten dollars. Tho address
was referred ~ tho committee On re-
frigeratorA
The report 81 the committee on rcso-
lutions recommended the adoption oe
resolutions nenorialixing Congress to
VssS . Las prohibiting combines, such
- the ''Rig Four" and . law giving tho
States tho right ~ pass inspection laws;
. Law reducing the tag on olcomargA-
rtnc. and . Law providing for the FREQ
snd unlimited coinage Of silver: favor
ing . r~criprority treaty with Mexico
and appropriations for dscp-water ports
Ut Galvcst0n, Sabine Pass aud Arkansas
Pass. and m~cmorialiring Congress TO
make ~ appropriation 10 pay Indian
depreciation claims The report was
adopted.
The committee on wfrigAraton no
ommcndcd the establishment Of refrtR.
orators u Fort Worth. San Aasoaio,
Victoria, Dallas and Columbia and
storage house 81 New OriesAA The
report was adopsca end the ccnnitsso
continued - devise plaza ios he carry.