Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-15

The executive committees report was
then read, as follows:
To the members Of the cattle raisers Of
Northwest Texas:
We, your executive committee for the
year now ending, would most respect
fully ask 20 submit the following report
covering the business done 10y this ASSOC
citation since our last annual meeting:
We find from the report Of the mama
ger that our inspectors iu the last twelve
months did find, take aud recover for our
members cattle to the number OF 900
or this number lIie head were sold for
the sum of S2j,lJi,j4
Sold In Chicago. ............S G00i
Sold In st. Louis. 2l02
Sold in Kansas City......, ASA
So 452
OF the number I01 head were not sold,
but u portion Of them were returned TO
the owners and some put in pastures,
where they are kept until they can be
returned or shipped TO market for the
benefit OF the owners.
The I9l head Of cattle not sold would,
at the same price the others sold. be
worth $1,000, which added 10 the sales
of the 1749 head. would make the sum
total Of $50, BO359. az the value OF the
cattle caught by our inspectors for the
past year. These cattle were caught by
the following inspectors
~ j. Moughan. nj t'hicngo. l93 head,
b. II. Dawson, nc Kansas City, 700
Thomas W. Snow, at st. Louis, 157
head
q. u. Grissum. ON Fort Worth and
Denver railway, l0I head.
j. r. Kennedy. on Fort Worth ana
Denver railway l31 head.
w. H. Keen ON Fort North and Den
yer railway, 2G0 hend.
W. L. Lyon ON Southern Kansas rail-
u. W Allen on Texas and Pacific
railway, 3lG head.
j. w, Holt ON Texas and Pacific rail
way, head,
w. II. Crump in Indian Territory VI
l' i. p. Wade in Indian Territory. 81
William Smith in Indian Territory,
j. J. Stewart in Indian Territory AZ
head
Total. 25AO.
,1ere N stin ia the hands Of the
treasurer the sum Of Sil32SB Of the pro
ceeds of the sales of cattle during the
quarter ending Feb %. and due to mem
bers
We find from the report 10 this com
mittee covering the expense Tor tue luHl
twelve months that the entire expences OF
running the association amounted 20
So M 80. and that the income from all
sources. including the balance on hand
M last annual meeting, amounts 20 Vic
S72 Is lenying a balance IN hands OF
the treasurer OF Sll4ODS
The membership has been largely IN
creased the past yeur aud me hssoc,A-
ton now has l.lOO.Wn cattle ON the
assessment rolls and is better organized
and equipped for DONG eoon service lhAH
ever before.
II Is the opinion Of this committee that
thprp no longer exists n necessity Tor q
local name for this assOciution We
therefore recommend that the name be
Changed from tho Cattle RaiserE' Asso-
citation of Northwest Texas 60 thnt OF
thc Cattle Raiscrs Association " Texas,
aud that we invite an cnttcmen in Eoon
standing Ia Texas Indian Territory,
OklohDmn and New Mexico 10 join as,
who are not already members.
| We recommend that The Office 81 the
ee,.ratarv aud treasury ana general
manager be- moved tO some central locn-
/ ton on the railroad.
AN " which Is respectfully submitted
this the l4th day Of March dR,i,,IIS s,e
Secretary Of the Committee.
A. p. BUSH. llL,
Chairman
The report was accepted and approved.
Here The local Worlds fair assQein-
! t,on entered, about twenty-five making
I up the delegation. They were seated on
( ti,e front rows Of the center section,
I lust n front Of che president
FOR THE WORLDS FAIR
President Bush introduced ne Worlds
I fair question by calling on Mr. Thorn
] Andrews 10 present the plea Of ne
{ women of Fort Worth for aid 20 enable
\ them 10 help the state board oi lady
managers Of the Worlds Columbian "a.
positiop In properly representing Texas
I M the Worlds fair
Mr. Andrew said be deemed 4 Q
I pleagant duty that had been assigned
Z IN presqnt the proposition asking The cat
/ tlentan ~ the state a. aid ln q proper
I REORGANIZATION Of Texas az ihe World p
/ fair. He gave q -eyicW Of me several
/ nffempis from the preientioas one Of
I Fort Worth contemplating g $4,000
7 hulding. The irst failure on through ihe
Waoo failurr, 10 the hnai collapse d
ths Efforts nf the men ~ she state in ine
I Cnlve.fon failure. though the city pledg
"a half Of the needfpi sum floVyOy
I IA ~ headquarters Were renofea 70 that
aty.