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

North. The lion and lamb story was being
repeated daily, except that in this later
day fable, the party swallowed body and
breaches was the over-conhdinz and guile
less cattleman, who ought in Justice to
strike blow for himself occasionally,
especially whenit was apparent that his
future prosperity depended upon freeing
himself from 4 set OF unprincipled a. =
wealthy people, who were slowly
but surely bringing ruin about him.
His remarks were loudly applauded, and as
a result Of the rather desultory discussion
a motion was made and adopted for the sp-
pointment of acommittee of five to take
up the subject matter OF the afternoons
debates, and President Bush announced
that he would name the committee after
further consideration. An effort was made
TO relegate the matter 10 the executive COM
mittee, but this was defeated by very
close vote.
President Bush said he had personally
made several efforts to bring about better
understanding between the cattle raisers
and shippers and the powers that be, but
had invariably found that while
they are polite and exceedingly courteous,
when it came to an issue the result was a
statement to the effect that things would not
and could not be changed
Secretary Loving said the association
had sresolutedn on this matter until the
when the agitation first began. He saw no
objection to the resolution, but as they had
never been hurt or helped by previous
wordy attacks, he supposed it would be
just as well to ''resolute'' some more.
Mr. Burnett tried to table the resolution
providing for the committee referred to,
but his motion was defeated.
The following preamble and resolutions
were introduced by the secretary and
passed midst whirlwind of excitement.
To the Members OF the Northwest Texas Cattle
Raisers Association in Convention Here
Assembled
Whereas, there exists at the Union stock
yards, Chicago, ILL.,, system of robbery of
the Texas cattle owners and shippers, known
as the ''broken rib STEAL" whereby
there is dockage of So
per head on so-called broken-ribbed cattle,
which system is worse than highway rob-
berry and perpetrated only on Texas cattle
men, and is not done at any other market
in the United States, to our knowledge, and
which system is caused to be car
ried onby the leading buyers, to-wit:
Armour, Norris, Swift and others, who
employ men known as 'dockers'' to con-
denim any cattle which they may choose to
call or classify as 'brollen-ribbed, - which
condemnation is made after the cattle have
been sold and weighed; and,
Whereas, it is known to all
shippers of Texas cattle that
the proportion of broben-ribbed cattle does
not exceed 10 per cent of the number so
condemned by the aforesaid ''dockers'';
therefore, be it
Resolved. that we, as members of this as
ISOLATION and shippers of Texas cattle,
do pronounce such a system as dis
honest, dishonorable and unjust, and
request that the livestock exchange
of Chicago, take immediate steps to abolish
the practicing of such system of robbery
and to adopt measure whereby all
bruised cattle, if any, be condemned before
being weighed and then sold separately and
on their merits.
And be it further resolved that should
this matter not receive the immediate
attention of the livestock exchange of
Chicago we, the raiserS and shippers of
Texas cattle, will divert from the Union
stockyards to other markets of this coun-
try as much of this stock as it is possible
for US to do. ]. G. LOVING.
Mr.. o. W. Crawford addressed the con-
vention upon the subject of Velasco, as
safe harbor and the coming Texan seaport,
and closed by inviting the members to visit
that place on March 10.
A communication was received from the
state railroad commissioners inviting the
association to confer with the board in rela-
ton to many subjects of interest, and the
chair appointed as such committee Msssrs.
Mckenzie, Burnett, a. Is. ROBERTSON, VIII
son and Herring. The conference will take
place in the Hurley building this evening.
The convention then adjourned until this
morning at 9 O'Clock, at which hour MIR.
Wilson of Wichita county announced that
he would insist upon getting at the voice of
the association regarding freight rates.
The order Of business as announced for
to-day is the election of officers and execu-
tive committee, and the selection of place
of meeting for the next annual convention.
At II O'Clock to-day the grand barbecue
will occur at the stockyards, and greater
portion of the delegates will attend