Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-09
The Afternoon session.


It was after 3 O'Clock when President
Bush called the delegates to order. The
attendance was not so large as at the morn
ing session.
An invitation from the brewery to visit
and partake of its cheer was read and &C
knowledged.
A communication was received from the
Dallas branch of the National butchers and
meat cutters association regarding the
establishment of an aoattoer somewhere on
the Texas coast, and requesting the cattle
mems association TO appoint committee to
meet with the butchers at meeting to be
held at Dallas on May 26 next. Mr.. Wilson
of Wichita county moved the appointment
of such a committee, and President Bush
announced the following names in accord
dance Herewith: MeSsrs. r. L. Ellison,
T. L Wilson and G. G. Slaughter.
communication was read from the
managers of the art exhibit inviting mem
bers of the association TO visit their rooms.
It was received and vote of thanks was
voted in return.
GOING TOR THE sTocKYARDs.
The regular order of business being
passed the most interesting features of the
entire days proceeding was taken up con-
sequent upon-a resolution offered by Mr..
Wilson, who demanded that the asso-
citation take some action in relation
to the practice of swindling now
practiced at the yards at Chicago and Kan
sas CITY, particularly in what is called the
'sbroken-ribbed cattle" scheme. Inspectors
were appointed to refuse to pass such
cattle, and he was not quite sure whether
there were not many cases of alleged broken
ribs which were cases of downright
robbery. Efforts had been made to secure
relief at the hands of commission men and
packers, but he for one hoped for no relief
from that quarter. Applause. 1t was
high time that cattlemen interested them
selves in the matter and he desired an ex-
preston from members on the subject Of
better protection against the constituencies
inspectors and their unprincipled employ
ers. Applause.
The discussion Of the matter became
quite general, and there seemed to be "a
general desire to take some future action
regarding this very important matter. The
debate was postponed. however.
AND THE RAILROADS, TOO
MIR. Wilson having secured a hearing
opened another pertinent and in
teresting discussion upon the ques-
ton of freight rates and the
ways, as to the different qualities Of cat
tie. He was surprised to see such degree
of apathy exhibited on the part of members,
and said that it seemed TO him that there
ought to be brains enough in the body to
make the association heard and felt upon
subject of such paramount Importance.
Mr.. Fenlon remarked TO the same effect,
stating that complaints having been found
of no avail, he would like to see the asso-
citation become aggressive and make itself
heard.
A speaker who announced himself as a
new arrival and resident formerly of Chi
cago, made very spirited speech. He
took for his subject the excessive and I'M
necessary burden Of expense which cattle
men were subjected to by reason of unjust
rates and charges at Chicago and
Kansas City. Among other things he
said that the interest on the
SSI. Ooo. GOO of wateredE stock issued by the
Union stockyards and transit company at
Chicago was being filched from the pockets
of men who seemed blind to their own
best interests. This pronounced wrong.
as well as numberless other causes
of present depression, could be
eradicated if the Texans would make an
honest and manly eSort TO help themselves.
Said he: {" It IS the easiest thing in the
world to do so. Look st the paekery right
here in Fort Worth. That's the proper
way TO beat the grasping shyiocls of the