The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-02-04

tion for its attention and sat down
amid applause.
Mr.. Snyder then moved that the
chairman appoint three committees;
one on credentials, one on rules of
order and one on permanent organi-
zation.
Carried, and the chair appointed
the following gentlemen:
Credentials-Wm Hudson of Cooke,
Seth Mabry of Mason, CG Caldwell of
Travis, c w Merchat of Taylor, NJ
SAMSON of johnson and J G Ralston of
Waller.
Rules of Order-D H Snyder of
Williamson, r r. Wylie of Runnels,
II Pryor of Travis, J l. Brush of Pecos,
H HI Halsell of Wise, Geo B Loving of
Tarrant and Judge Delaney of Colo-
RADIO.
Permanent Organization j B
Baker of Harris, John T Lytle of
Medina, w H Featberstone of Clay,
Henry Martin of Comanche. julie
Guhter of Cooke, RBlack of Bexar
and B + Cobb of Jack.
The convention then adjourned un-
til O'clock.
AEIEKNOON SbSSlON.
The convention was called to order
at 4:30, and the committee on rules of
order and program was read and
adopted as follows:
/. Report of the committee on Gre
dentials.
3. Report of the committee on per-
manent organization; after which the
discussion of the following subjects in
the order named;
/. Railroad rates on live stock.
=. Texas fever and quarantine regu-
lations.
8. Needed legislation on live stock
interests in Texas.
| 4. The advantages of deep water
Texas coasts to the live stock inter
tests.
5. The improvement of live stock.
6. Stock farming in Texas.
Z. Slaughtering and refrigerating
| in Texas.
8. The reckless handling and un-
necessary delays on the part of the
railroads in handling live stock.
8. Exhorbitant charges of live stock
commission merchants and feed
yards.
10. Other subjects of interest to the
live stock industry.
The committee on permanent or
/ ganiZation reported, recommending
Hon. John B. Rector for president and
Geo. B. Loving secretary. They also
recommended the permanent organi
zation of the Texas Live Stock Asso'
citation, to be incorporated under the
laws of the state, and that fifteen di
rectors be elected, one by each con
gressional district, and four by the
convention from the state at large.
Report adopted.
The committee on credentials re
ported seating all delegates present
numbering about 130 and represent
ing As counties.
The subject of railroad rates wa
taken up and Mr.. George Loving
moved it be postponed until toda.
and that Judge Reagan be requested
to address the convention on the sub
iect,
! Carried and Messrs. Loving, Ryal
and Delaney were appointed to wal
. upon Judge Reagan.
The question of "Texas fevern wa
then taken up and Mr.. Rogers mad
very interesting address on the sub
liect, reading from official reports
He showed there was no such thing
as Texas fever but that it is commu
nicated by ticks. Mr.. Rogers Offered
resolution that the Agriculture
and Mechanical college be requested
to experiment with a view Of finding
some treatment to clear Texas cattle
of ticks before they are forwarded tt
market, and that a commit
tee be appointed to correspond
with the officers at the station in re-
gard to it.
Resolution apopted and Mr.. b. M
Rogers, Col. Snyder and Mr.. Charlie
! Caldwell were appointed.
Mr.. Delaney for the committee tC
wait upon Judge Reagan reported
| that he had been seen and would ad-
dress the convention this morning at
at 10 o'clock.
Chairman Rector appointed the fol-
lowing gentlemen committee to draft
charter for the association: Judge
Delaney, r. A. Smith, Ike T. Pryor,
j. l.. Brush and Mr.. Sandmeyer.
Mr.. Loving moved that the order
of business be suspended, and that
Hon. McGuaghey, commissioner OF
the general land office, be requested
| to address the convention.
The motion was carried, and Mr..
McGuaghey made brief and happy
little speech.
Mr.. Mercer, editor of the Northwest
Live Stock Journal of Wyoming, was
called on and made q few brief re-
marks upon Texas fever, in which he
asserted the fever was genuine
disease, and that it caused the death
of thousands of cattle in other states.
He combatted the tick theory
advanced by Mr.. Rogers, and
claimed that the ticks were
not the originators Of the disease. AS
to the quarantine law he stated that
there were about fifty counties in
Texas now on the danger side of the
line that ought not to be there. The
cattle from those counties should be
free to go to the markets of the world.
He suggested that Texas should have
quarantine board to act with the
boards of other states in establishing
a quarantine line and in investigating
the fever. He also advised those
present to breed up and raise better
stock.
The convention then adjourned un-
til $50 this mornipg.