Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-04-17
SINE DIE.
The Montana Stock Growers
Convention Closes its Delib-
erations and Adjourns
Finally Yesterday.
Bright Prospects for the Horse
Sales Association Through
the Aid of the North
ern Pacific.
STOCK GROWERS CONVENTION.
Proceedingn Of the second Day.
STOCK GROWERS CONVENTION.
PrOceedingH of the second Day,

sAoSn uEAo" AsRo SoNs hS AAoN.
ProceedingH Of the Second Day.
Al 1880 Yesterday morning Pres't
Scott raped the convention to order.
Russell b. Harrison, secretary of the
association, having arrived on the
previous night. the tir-t business
trans ,cted wa. the reading of bis re-
port for the ra-t year, which We give
in substance as follows:
To the President and Members of the
Montana Stock Growers Associa-
tion:
With this meeting our association
enter, upon the SIKH year of It's exist
ence. and 1t becomes NY duty rs Sec
retary and treasurer, to present to you
for your attention and consideration
the supunI financial report called Tor
by the bylaws; also to review the
work Of the association for the ast
year, aud at the sam. time To call
your attention to such matters As need
action on your ! art for the welfare Of
the association and its nemb. rs.
MEMBERSHIP.
At the close Of our last annual meet.
Ing We had upon the roll 0 ms dera-
BILE number of nsmi-- OF part ~ who
were behind In payment of their dues,
and whose evident int-nt,on II was to
~ gard themselves ss having resigned.
Thirteen have sctuslly notified me to
that effect; seven more have been
dropped for the reason that i have
been unable to find them by letter u
notify them Of their unpaid dues. II
remains with you gentlemen TO take
action In regard 10 the members who
are in arrears one, two. aud three
years. Unde' the provisions Of sec. 10
Of these by.laws, several Of these par.
ties have already forfeited their mem.
bership owing tn non.payment, but
have considered II Advisable TO await
oficial action on your part before
dropping them from the list. Perhaps
some Of them will desire 1t this meet
ing to continue To afi1liate with u.
have Incorporated the list ri delin.
queuts 10 this report. and hope you
will take some sfrps In rid my books
of the names of parties who have
either left the country or gone out OF
business and can therefore have no
further interest In our association: The
list OF delinqueDts was here appended.
The following members were adj
mitted since the last meeting: f. F.
Nave, Tbomss Couch. NJ. ]. Dunno,
Marshal King. T. J. Graham. Hugh
Whitcraft, J. C, Brennrr, VI. g. Will
isms, c. Stoddsrd. n. B. Enstis, c. NJ.
Jacobs and @. l. Smith, while w. c.
Lindsay has sueceeded Z. p. Elm.
hirst. and J. r. Mckay bis late part.
ner. A. NJ. Dole, deceased.
BRAND BOOK.
As there has been no regular brand
hook Of the association issued since
1885 I deem II of the greatest import
snce that q complete brand hook
should be Issued this year. There
have been msny changes in brands,
Ownership. etc.. OF old brands. and
new members will expect 10 have
their brands. ETC.. brought before the
public. II would he well slso to have
the by laws printed separately for the
information u any parties desiring "a
join our association II the future.
The total receipts snd expenditures
Of the sssociation during the psst yeaI
are NJ followp: