Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-12
To the Cattlemen's Convention
on important Subjects.
GoLOEN'S ARBITRATION BILL
George Clarks Commission Blu Has been Put
10 tie Hands Of lis Friends
Cochran Is Tor he Administration and the
House Committees wll Be Built That
Way -GossBH Woni Take IHdi-
ciay No. 2.-- Some Bills.

Austin, Tex, Jan ILL., Spccal).-At
noiock this afternoon thc Caitlemeue
convention WAS called 90 order 10y Chair
inan lone. and the FIRST business trlns-
oetei was The appointment VI coui-
Wtlee 90 wait upon the governor aud
nupAy niln tAat the convention was watt
ing Tor the address hc had promised TO
make. The povcraor Arrived aud was
introduced Ey The chuirWJh.
lie spoke Tor about half Ah hour mud
was istcuod TO with respectful attention
by the convention His tals was direct
cd mainly io he questions OF % market,
cattle quarantine aud enforcement Of the
criminal laws He stated that he had
boon misc0nst ned la manyl lot hig official
acts; thul be- was a crank On the euhitet
ol liberal construction of laws and fol-
lowed them hliudly Make your laws
ana III enforce them' he snid There
SHOULD be no conflict Ia the Interests "
thc citizens OF Texas; there should hc
lgWe for the largc and suall stock ownci
alike. lie spoke 10 q complimentary
manner Of Secretary Of Agriculture I,usk
and proclaimed him an homes, mnu. hut
condemned the fUdurnl cattle quarantine
line Thought il should be- an Irregular
huo following un altitude of 1000 feet
above sea lCvll TO bc scientifically de-
tcrninod, and this would cNompta grcnt-
or area II Texas than The present line.
he rcfcrrcd To- the railroad commits.
sipu pH the means hy which cattle could
hc transported cheauly Cor either long or
short distances tbs applied especially
10 transportation 10 toe lcNns const No
the cNcui 0i the csAhli shmput Of pack
rr,es ut Texas harhOIs, which wHg only
n question of time He tiion enlarged
on reaching the markets Of che world
10y way Of The sen, and spoke Of the
advantages thnt would accrdc 10 Teyoe
from ihc completion OF thc Nicaragua
canal.
After thinking the convention for its
respectful atiHntion. DE governor lagl cd
o. hc excused Co uttcnd 20 pressing of
dciul business
a Communication FROM The radies'
Worlds Fair association. usldug for
assistance 90 iuish tie TeNus building.
was received end road
MIR lee w Fulton. Ir.. offered the fol.
lowing resolution, which was ununi-
mousy adptcd
Resolved, That he noble efforts Of the
women OF Toxins n crctiifnhly repre-
srnt our state at the Columbian eXpo-
sitiOn nt Chicago. meets with the hearty
c0mnieudDtion Of this convection aud
Che convention urges its individual mem
hers to respond libcrally 60 their call for
aid
ON motion Of MIR Fulton, q rosolutioa
wpH adopted dclegatirC mn 6iscrciou
tol Pie legislative committee 10 pursue
such course as il deems proper 20 me-
compiish lho purposes Of the oOnven.
ton
On motion OF Mr. Bennett the thanks
of the convention were rendered Mr.
Doc Day for the use Of the hotel parlor
for tile convention
ON motion Of Mr. Hughes the following
resolution was ndupted 10y q rising vote:
Resolved That tie thtnks of flis com
vcutnn bc extended Co., Hon ~ w. Lane
and MIR Chas, q Caldwell Tor the able
aud courteous mancr in which they
have discharged their Official duties az
oiiic0r of this convention.
There being no furhorrhudnccs before
The convention Il was adjourned sine
die.
After Adjournment thc legislative com-
wilieo met and fully 1iscussol The Ntua.
ton and sub-cOmniite appointed 90
carry on the work