The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-02-04
CATTLEMEN's CONVENTION.
List of Delegates Appointed and Expected to
be Here.

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6 A committee from the delegates ap.
J pointed by County Judge Won Rosen'
berg, with Mr.. c. 6. Caldwell chair
man, met yesterday morning in the
} office of County Urea surer Ed Ander-
son and appointed the following com
mittee to meet delegates at the trains
last night and this morning:
II. G. Williams, Ed Anderson, w.
B. Blocker, r.. T. Hill and John Darl-
ington.
| Messrs. Ed Anderson, H. G Will
liams and George Heisner were ap,
pointed a committee on finances.
TIE CONVENTION
The convention has for its object the
promotion of the live stock interests
Of the state, and with that object in
view will discuss any and all matters
of interest to stockmen, among which
may be mentioned improved methods
of breeding, raising, feeding, shipping
and marketing all Kinds of live stock;
the encouragement of the establish
ment OF Strengthening aud packing
houses in Texas; the establishment Of
| just, equitable and uniform railroad
rates on live stock throughout the
state. The enactment, by the state
legislature, of proper quarantine reg
iulations, and an equitable arrange
ment of quarantine, fines, etc.
( Tho convention will organize per-
manent State Live Stock association,
through which the live stock industry
in future will have an organization
that will look after and protect in
general way it's interest.
THE PROGRAM.
1. The convention will be called to
order in the hall OF representative at
il O'Clock this morming on above
named date by Dr.. B. a. Rogers of
Williamson county.
2. Temporary organization.
3. Address of welcome by Hon. Jno.
Mcdonald OF Austin.
4. Response by HOa. II. 7. D. An
drews of Fort Worth.
5. Address on "The Liv6 Stock In
dustry of Texas" by Hon. James S.
Hogg, governor.
6. "The Sheep Industry of Texas,n
by Hon. H. l.. Bentley of Abilene. as
sOciate editor of the Texas Live Stock
Journal.
I. "Stock Farming in Texas" by
Worries P. Brown, editor Texas Stock
man end Farmer, San Antonio.
s. "TeXas Fever and the Quaran-
tine by Gudge H. III. Campbell of
Matador.
8. Give Stock Freight Rates." by
Hon. G. G.. Caldwell of Austin.
10. "The Improved vs.. the Scrub
Bull" by w. $. Ikard of Henrietta.
IL. "rhe Future of Texas Lands,u
by Hon. G.. u. Connellee of Eastland.
Il. "Needed Legislation and How
Secured etc., by Judge J. B, Rector
of Austin.
70. The Refrigerating Interests of
Texas" by Jno. 5. Andrews of Fort
Worth.
IA. Other and important subiecys
touching the livestock industry will
be discussed by prominent stocknlen
from different portions of the state.
The above program will be inter-
spersed with the Regular Order of
Business, which will be formulated
by a committee appointed for that
purpose Immediately after the tenn
porary organization. This committee
may also make some changes in the
above and add to it.
Following is list of delegates ap-
pointed by the different county judges:
Chas Goodnight, J E Harrington,
Armstrong county; J & Carpenter, III
II Harold, Wise; w w Featherston.
W r Curtis, w S lizard, 7 J Atkin-
son, c w Easley, John NJ Belcher, j
a Frazier, Sam Davidson, G II Cow
an, Geo Brumley, Jimey Wilcox, b r
Cobb, A A Spangler, J M Loving,
Mark Boyer, A w Byars, Clay: Nj
Hart, S G Graham, Johnson: ! r
Critics, Abe Green, Hood; l. IT
Browne, w o Hutchinson, w ]
Jackman, } M Nance, Hays: .Jno S
Andrews, r E Maddox, Tarrant: w
P H McFadden, L J Herbert, Jeffer.
son; n S Tom, j w Timberlake, vii.
son; 7 H Jones, CT Herring, Will
paTTger; f Z Hunt, c H Ray, Eastland;
II II Dover, Joe w Davis, Liberty;
L. Stringfellow, J X Milhouse, G
M IIltord, G c IgO, Derrick Logan,
crosby; Hon V Weldon, Col r M
Bennett, Dewitt; S f Allen, j D Sta
pies, Isaac b Baker, c d Allen, Frank
Wllliiord, Harris; Frank Mitchell. All
Popham, Oldham; r Driscoll, D M
OConnor, Refugio; Oliver Bland, RI
ozark, Geo Foreman, J Van Ratcliff.
U Blands, c B Pevots, Orange; c
Crosby, c G Smith, ] w Camel. ]
w White, Mason; d Houston, w B
Houston, j B Wells, l. M Kokernot,
Y Dilworth, G Burnett, R C Bolts
Gonzales; A S Gage, NJ w Dubois
Jno w Kokernot, NJ Half, Brewster;
A w NJ Crownover, D G Sherrard