The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-18
RANGE INTERESTS.
The Visitors Address the
Stockgrowers Conven-
ton At Length.
The Wolf Problem Consumes the Great
er Part of Todays Session
Systematic Poisoning.
AFTERNOON SESSION.

The convention re-convened at 4
o'clock p. III. with quite as large an at.
tendance az in the morning. The first
bushes was the reading Of the annual
report Of the Board Of Stock Commits
sioners. which proved TO be quite lengthy
and in some respects akin to ancient lit
erature. but Secretary Preuitt struggled
manfully through it to the end. though
he would no doubt have appreciated
motion to omit the statistical portion of
it. When concluded President Scott
called for the annual speeches of the
visiting railroad. stockyards and com
mission representatives. The gentlemen
referred TO in the presidents invitation
were somewhat slow in coming to the
front, and as usual it devoiyed upon
General Freight Agent Moore Of the
Northern Pacific to open the ball.
Mr.. Moore. in addressing himself to
the task in hand. expressed pleasure in
again meeting the stockmen Of Mon.
iana. He said that he had been trying
To think of something pleasing to say in
regard 10 their business and his connec.
tion with IT, but had failed The rail
road business in the past pear had been
such as to preclude any possibility Of
Offering better rates than heretofore.
He expressed warm appreciation Of the
splendid business given his road last
year, and believed that the road had
given satisfaction. and il in any case it
had not done 50. he would be glad to
hear complaint. There had been some
complaint in regard To delay in furnish.
ing stock cars; this was not the fault of
the Northern Pacific. and he believed
was unavoidable with the eastern lines.
At the conclusion 81 Mr. Moores re
marks. President Scott suggested the
propriety Of a committee OF stockmen
meeting a committee Of railroad men.
and having good old-fsshioned talk to
which Mr.. Moore responded that for
himself. he would Toe very glad 10 have
the suggestion acted upon.
Mr. Kenyon Of the Chicago. BurlIng
express the qualification his own road
felt al the business the Montana cattle
men had given them last summer, stat
ing that the Burlington had carried 20
per cent Of the entire shipments He,
too, reioiced IN the fact that there had
been no complaints against hIs road for
last year. and assured the shippers that
the same excellent management would
govern this year concluding by calling
attention to the three points Of excel.
lence in railroad man. viz: to keep his
eyes and ears open and his mouth shut.
Mr.. Jones Of the Milwaukee road was
brought to his feet by pressing invita-
tion from kon kohrs, but excused him
self from making a speech on the plea
Of a severe headache. and Col. Malone
OF the same road was substituted.
Col. Malone rose to the occasion with
his usual dignity and command Of the
situation. He claimed for the Milwau-
kee road that it had no grievances with
shippers that had not been satisfactorily
adjusted. that he represented good
road. and that the Milwaukee people
were in the cattle trade this year. He
was glad to see the other roads 30 well
represented at the convention, and was
pleased to hear that they had done so
much business, but, referring to his long
residence in this state. said that he did
not want the other roads to get all the
have to quit the country IL he could not
get them.
Mr.. Ober of the Chicago and North
western followed with an explanation
why the Northwestern had not been in
the cattle business for the past two
years. Owing to an excess OF local traf
tc the management felt that it could
not do the shippers justice. and $50 had
kept ,out altogether. but things were
different now. The Northwestern was
prepared to do all the business it could
get and among other things would guar
antee twenty hour run for stock trains
from st. Paul to Chicago.
Mr.. Feelan Of the Burlington Il Mis-
souri, did not understand why the cattle
should all be shipped on the Northern
Pacific. His road was right in the heart
OF the cattle district OF eastern Montana
fully equipped for business. and able to
give as good accommodations as any
other. He felt assured that any outfit
that made one trip over his road, would
never go by any other.
Mr.. Denny Of the South st. Pau
stockyards was no speech maker he said
but was here for business. The yardi