The Dickinson press., 1894-05-12
West Missouri R.ula.up Association.

West Missouri Roundup Association.
As per call duly published, tn
small stock.owners met in Dickinson
Saturday afternoon, May S. to perfec
the organization of roundup asso
citation. The need of such a NOV,
has been obvious for some time. TIL,
meeting was called at two O'Clock
and from the number present it wa.
plain to see that a live interest ha,
already been created.
A. G. McGillivray stated the OBJ
ject of the meeting. and said that he
had had numerous letters from stock,
growers living at a long distance. VIII,
were in hearty sympathy with any
move on the part of small owner.
which would tend to concentrate
forces for mutual protection, of which
all so clearly saw the need. In fact
it was the cry from nearly all owner.
of 100 to 500 head of stock, "we must
band together for our own protec'
tion."
understand, said F. P. Stone, that
we are here for the purpose of form,
ing a roundup association; we need q
wagon of our own that we may moi
be rushed around the country taste,
than we want to go.
NJ. Wadsworth: 1 am sure the cause
is right. Go ahead, gentlemen; 1 am
with you.
Sam Bierline and some of the 9th,
ers proposed that they proceed te
elect a chairman and secretary and
then enter into a general discussion
of the best manner of organization
whereupon R. Finger was elected
temporary president and Robert
Craig secretary.
Mr.. Finger said he thought it would
be a good idea to have a spring and
fall roundup until they could gel
Strengthened up, as u great many cat
tie had been scattering for a number
of years. Every small owner must bt
out q few head, and he would feel bet
ter satisfied if the country was looked
over twice a year.
Somebody wanted to know how
many wagons could he run, and two
from another part of the room spoke
up and said there would be no trouble
in getting men to run as many wagons
as would he needed-they were ready
to join hands at the first opportunity
John Gunwall said the people down
his way we're ready to take hold, and
thought it would be well to let one
wagon work the lower country and to
have it arranged to meet a wagon
from the Bad Lands country and cut
out.at the meeting point.
Sam Bierline stated that it would
cost about 800 to run a wagon three
weeks, and that the work should be
planned with US little expense as pos.
sible-adequate. of course, to do the
work.
G. H. Pearl and r. Finger spoke OF
the country south, and it seemed to
be the concensus of opinion that the
southern country was much easier to
work than the country north, and that
one wagon south and two north would
probably do the work.
VIM. Kennedy moved that A. G
McGillivray be elected permanent
president. Carried by unanimous
vote. G. H. Wiley was elected secre.
tary and Alex. Montague treasurer.
1t was moved and carried that the
treasurer give bonds in the sum OF
$1,000.
A motion was made and car ried
that a committee of four be appoint
ed by the chair to formulate articles
for the guidance Of the association,
| VIM. Kennedy. Samuel Bierline, w.
S. Prior and John Gunwall we're ap.
pointed. After being out u few min.
utes, the committee made the follow
ing report, which was adopted:
The West Missouri Roundup AS.
ISOLATION is organized for the mutual
protection of small stock. owners, hav.
ing for its object the gathering Of all
cattle and horses.
No officer of the association is to
draw any salary.
A membership fee of 50 is charged
to defray actual and necessary expen.
ses; and to meet any additional ex.
pense, an assessment will be made
upon the members according to the
number of cattle or horses owned.
A little discussion showed that !;
great majority of the people present
were in favor of an early roundup
for nearly all of them would have
haying to do after this stock had been
gathered.
The next meeting Of the association
will be held May Is, when definite ar
rangements will be made for thu
spring roundup.
500 Reward, 800.