The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-01-11
THE STOCKME EN-.
THEIR THIRD ANNUAL CONVENTION
CALLED TO ORDER YEsTE RDAY,
The Board Of Trade Hall the Place oil Meet
ing-Proesedings Of the Two Sessions
Held During the Day.

me Live SLOCK y S5OClaLIOi VI AVNH7
was called to order in the board OF
trade hall by Mr.. d, II. Snyder OF
Georgetown in the absence OF the
president, Hon. g. NJ. Rogers, Mr.
Snyder announced that nominations
for a chairman were in order and by
reclamation MIR. r.. j. Sandmeyer OF
Columbus was elec;ed, accepting the
honor with few very appropriate re-
marks.
Mayor Mcdonald was then intro
duced, and in behalf Of the citizens
of Austin extended to the delegates o
hearty welcome, telling them every
thing in sight was at their disposal,
and that It they mad any stock with
them to turn 1t loose, the pound
m4ster having been instructed to keep
bis hands off.
Mr.. G. r.. Breedlove OF Fisher COun.
ty, In behalf of the association return
ed thanks to Mayor Mcdonald tor his
hospitality, and took occasion during
his remarks to call attention to the
work Of the association and its future.
He said be believed bstter times were
ahead Tor stock men OF tn state,
but his advice to them was 10 organ
iZe ana stay organized. The trouble
with the COW men was that too many
of them stayed at home and expected
few TO do all the work.
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then offered resolution calling for
the appointment OF various com.
mittee's which vas adopted and in
accordance with which the following
were announced by the president:
Revolutionary. $. Reed, q. r..
Breedlove aud /. w. Middlebrook.
Cattle Breeding and Feeding-W.
II. Hughes, Seth Mabry and l. H..
Pryor
Breeding and Raising of Horses -
y. s. Snyder, q, f. Walker and Ed
Anderson.
On Breeding and Raising of Sheep
". p. Brown, Nat +. Powell and r.
NJ Taylor.
m On Swine and Swine Products
Nat Powell, c. G. Caldwell and w.
A. Oatmsn.
On Needed Legisation-B M,
Thomson, II. A. Smith ana G. II.
BreedlOve.
On Railroad Stock Yards aud Com.
mission Charges-B. j. Tlltar, G.. Il.
Shropshire and p. b. Humphrey.
On Diseases OF Live St0ck-R. j.
Kleberg, Professor Francis and l.. Il.
Allen.
On Quarantine Regulations--J. II.
Paramure, L. 4. Pryor aud j. w.
Gambel
On Packinghouses and Slaughter.
ing embellishments e Humphrey,
Ed CoOmb5 and NJ. G.. Hurley.
On Deep Water on Texas Coast-G.
II. Pierce, II, j. KIeberg and w. j
Moore.
e. On tho Future Work Of the AssociG
tlon-D, II. Snyder, Z. r. BreedlJve
and j. H. + Davis.
The convention then adjourned uh-
til 3 O'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
-r,..,,, anton was called to order
go, w ,,t,,, tx aud committee re-
,orts ,ysrs dacl,lre, in or or. Chair
man w, f.. hughes, o. he '''ii ull''ee
on breeding aud marketing V"VVie'
reported that his commltteg Wa5 u
the opiuiuu that the breeding up
through the male line OF best bulls
matter OF prime Importance As
10 ieeJ" K, they Thought Texas was |
iesllue. To be the great feeding |
ground of the country and that cot |
tOu-seed meal and huils WAS the feed |
that produced the best results.
Col BreedlOve. of Fisher county, |
was Gale on, the other committees
not being ready to report, and spoke
in FAVOR of the Fort Worth packery,
not that no was personally Interested
in bu he considered II of great I'm.
portance to the cattle raisers OF Texa
He appealed to the cattiemen to aid
the people who have brought
their means to Texas aud invested
In the packery.
Messrs Ed Anderson and Il. :.
snyder of Georgetown, for the com
niltee on the raising aud breeding of
horses, reported rapid and eucuurag.
ng Improvement of the Texas breed
If horses, the breeders at present com,
Deting with those of other states, even
Kentucky. They recommended or.
yanizatiDn and brotherly support, as
t would insure TO the benefit of every
Individual member OF the association
The committee on packing houses
md slsughtering recommended that
uch Embellishments already located
n Texas he invited TO make reports of
heir progress to the ASSOCIATION
Tho committee on sheep raising
yieVed with alarm the decline OF the
WOOL interest in Texas, especially in
REV OF the fac that Texas il the
argest wool producing state in the
lDi0n. They recommended that del. Z
gates be appointed to the meeting OF
he National Association of Wool {
drawers
The committee on the future work
4 he convention made ringing re-
'Ort in favor of more perfect OrEauiza.
lon and harder work on the part of {
he members " the association
The committee on hog raising re- i
orted great increase in the interest
D the business owing to the high
ricea b ought 10y hog products. The
Dmmittee alluded 81 the high prices
aid ia the Fort Worth packery Tor
ogs
Ga motion Of Secretary Geo, b. Low.
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