The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-02-23

for the use of their hall and the ex,
cur-ion to the dam the convention adj.
journed until 2 p IN, to meet again al
the Driskill hotel
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention was called to order
at O'Clock by Col. G. Nj Rogers
| First business WAS report of committee
on deep water on Texas coast, and
the hartman reported that his COM
miltee had not been able TO get to-
gether, and the comm ittee was grant
ed further time.
Mr. V. p. Brown submitted a report
from the committee ON diseases of live
stock and quarantine regulation.
recommending the appointment of a
state sanitary officer.
The committee in railroads, stock.
yards and commission charges made
the following report:
To the Hon. John 7. lyt,e Vice President
Texas Live Stock ASsO ton:
we, your committee on railroads,
stock yards and commission charges,
beg leave to submit the following re-
port:
From the best information attain
we are inclined to the opinion that the
rates now being charged by the rail
road companies for transporting our
live stock To market are fairly reason
able and that The service given has
for the past year been, as u rule, sat-
isfactOry, consequently we do not feel
Justified in finding any complaint in
that direction.
We are of the opinion that or stock
yard charges at our principal markets
have heretofore been excessive and
ought, in justice to the shipper, to be
reduced. Especially do we complain
of the national stock yards at East
st. Louis, H., which we are reliably
informed persists in charging ST so
perhundred for prairie hay which is
so cents per hundred in excess o. the
charges for similar hay at either the
Kansas City or Chicago yards.
Your committee is of the opinion
t hat it is unjust and unfair for Texas
cattle shippers to be required to pay
ao much commission on the sale of
I heir cows which have for several
years sold from 81 to 50 per hundred
as is charged for selling native corn
fed and well bred steers that often
bring $40 to $780, and sometimes as
much a. $40 per head. With view
TO meeting this unjust charge we find
that the live stock exchanges of Kan.
sas City and Chicago have placed the
maximum commission charges
on cattle at $12. per car.
Attic national stock yards at East st.
Louis. however, we find that the full
IN icDi N,N ,NI fttx -,
exacled. This we regard as extreme
Iy unfair and unjust 10 Texas shippers
and would, therefore, recommend
that the executive committee of this
association be not only requested but
required to take prompt action
towards remedying the evils herein
complained Of
w. H. FEATHERSTONE,
Chairman.
The report was discussed thorough
ly. during which the railroad COM
mission came in for considerable COM
mendation. 1t was moved that all
that part of the report relating to
railroad rates he stricken out, as not
expressive of the views OF the stock
men of reXas, Ordered accordingly.
L'ii' Shii -" Oil vi otlCi q
resolution which was adopted, direct.
ing the executive committee to confer
with the East st. Louis Lives took ex-
change and yards for the purpose of
securing reduction in charges com
missions, etc, and report results to
mem bers Of the association. Adopted.
Colonel Rogers, for the committee
on future organization, reported as
To the Hon. D. II Snyder, President of the
Texas Live Stock Association:
We, the committee on the future
OF our association, realize |
that the live stock interest OF Texas is |
as wide as our grand state itself, and |
in order that our association reach |
and promote this interest it is neces-
sary that it be so organized as to work
every county in the state.
We. therefore, recommend that the
of this association he 80
changed as to provide for subordinate
associations to be- organized in every
county and immunity if practicable,
And that IN the future the State as.
sociatiOp be composed of delegates
chosen from the subordinate assucia.
iUus. We further recommend that
he drafting of the constitution and
bylaws for the g ate aud subordinate
associations be left to the executive
of this association, and
hey be authorized to take such meas.
Tres as they may deem best for the
of the interest OF the assO-
station. We further recommend that
he executive committee be- author
zed to employ q state organizer upon
erms satisfactory to them.
c. M. ROGERS, chairman.
After the report bad been read Col
mel Rogers proceeded IN his enthu-
iastic and entertaining manner to set
orth the benefits of stock associations.
lie was followed by Mr.. Geo. b. Low
ng, who moved that the executive
committee he authorized to consOli-
late this association with the North
Western Texas association, provided it
IAN he done on satisfactory terms.
Objection was made that the objects
II the two associations not being s
IDENTICAL, he consolidation would l