The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-26
ST0CKMEN AND BUTCHERS.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS OF THE
COWBOYS AND KNIGHTS OF
THE CLEANER.
An Effort Will Be Made to Either Revive
the Old Texas State stocSmen's Assu.
citation or Create New One.
Committees Appointed.

The stockmen and butchers met
yesterday morning at 1880 and were
called to order by Chairman b. A.
Rogers.
The question of feasibility and
practicabillty of packing houses and
refrigeratorS was the question for dis
cuSslon, but it was postponed to hear
! the report of the committee on trans
portatlon. The committee reported as
follows:
AUSTIN, Tex, Nov. Is, 1891.
To the President and Members of the Stock.
mems and Butchers Conventions
We your committee on transpOrta-
ton freight rates, etc, beg to make
the following report:
We find it impossible in the limited
time allowed-and for want of the
necessary data, to make any recon-
mennation or suggest any changes as
to freight rates on live stock, but we
would recommend the appointment of
q committee of seven with full power
and authority to act.
That this committee be required to
take immediate and active steps to
obtain the necessary data in regard to
the rates now being charged by our
Texas railroads, and should this COM
mittee find that said rates are Excess
sive or eXOrhitant that they be re-
CURED to properly present said facts
to the Texas railroad commission and
ask said commission TO establish q
fair and equitable uniform rate
throughout the state.
We also recommend that the COM
mittee above referred to be authorized
and empowered to appeal to the diff
| ferent railroads for a reduction of the
| freight rates to our principal markets
should they feel that the live stock
industry of Texas demands such ac-
ton.
We also recommend that this COM
mittee be appointed by the chairman,
but that he select and appoint only
such parties as will take an active and
lively interest in the work and give
their prompt and personal attention to
this important work.
We regard this as an important
move to the stockmen of Texas, and
would recommend that your commit
tee be requested to collect the neces-
sary information and meet in this city
at any day they may agree upon; pro-
vided, said meeting must be within
the next thirty days.
II. ii. CAMPBELL, Chairman.
Mr.. w. J. Johnson moved that the
report be adopted, and it carried.
The chairman appointed the follow
ing committee: M. SAMSON Of Alva-
rado,J. b. PumphIey of Taylor, j. w.
| Snyder OF Williamson county, Geo. b..
Loving Of Fort Worth, c. G. Caldwell
| J. 3. Rector of Austin and w. j.
! Owens of Dallas.
The question of establishing pack.
J ing house and refrigerator was ther
| taken up and Mr.. Gardner of the
speech in favor Of tho enterprise, set
ting forth its advantages to both
stockmen and butchers. No action
was taken on it though the resOlu-
ton relative to it adopted Tues
day being considered sufficient.
Mr.. Frank Murray, Of the Austin
Butchers Association extended an in
vitation to the convention to attend
the Dallas Butchers convention on the
Goth day of May, 1892, which was ac-
copied with thanks.
On motion of Judge Campbell, OF
Motley county, the question of quar-
antine Was passed over for this meet
ing.
Mr.. Geo. B. Loving suggested the
organization of state stOckmen's as
ISOLATION to include all stock raiser
and after some discussion Mr.. SAMSON
of Alvarado, moved that the chair ap-
point an executive committee Of ten tC
call or not to call q meeting Of the
stockmen at some future date as they
saw lit for the purpose of organizing a
state association. The motion was
passed and the following committee
appointed:
NJ. SAMSON, Johnson county; Geo.
B. Loving, Tarrant county; V. p.
Brown, Bexar county; J. G. Ralston,
Waller county; ID. II. Snyder, Will
hanson county; Geo. Pierce, Bastrop
county. II. b. Stoddard, Brazos co IN
ty; H. Fl. Campbell, Motley county;
Jno. B. Rector, Travis county; DIR. w.
L. Black, Menard county. On motion
G. G. Caldwell and b. A. Rogers were
added to the committee.
Resolutions were adopted extending
thanks to the citizens of Austin, the
Board Of Trade, the Austin Rapid
Transit company, the chairman, the
secretary, the reporters and the fol-
lowing papers: THE STATESMAN,
Galveston and Dallas News, San An
tonic Express, Fort Worth Gazette,
Texas Live Stock Journal, Texas
Stockman and Farmer, Houston Post
and Austin Evening News.
The convention then adjourned sine
die.
The committee on transportation
and organization were requested to
remain behind for a few minutes, and
after consultation they agreed to meet
in Austin on December Z.
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