The Dickinson press., 1895-04-20
Saturday. April 20, 1895.
Stockmen's Day.

Stockmen's Day.
The North Dakota Stockmen's AS.
sociation held its fourth annual
meeting in Dickinson Thursday at
ternoon in the opera no USE.
Daniel Manning. president. pre-.
sided.
Roll call showed % members pres.
ent. 6 coming in later. The books
showed a membership of about ITO.
Secretary Green, read minutes of
April 10, 1894. meeting, also those of
executive board meetings.
Mr.. Green stated that the board
made an assessment of one per cent
to defray expenses, a small amount of
which had been paid. He also made
mention of the fact that he had been
authorized to draw sight drafts upon
all delinquents, but he had not
thought it best to carry out instruc.
tions and was ready to stand the con.
sequences. A committee of investi.
cation consisting of Louis Connolly
and V. H. Stickney had examined his
books and had certified to their cor.
rectness.
V. H. Stickney moved the adoption
of s%ecretary's report. VIM. Ray sec.
onded. Carried.
V. H. Stickney believed that a
clause in bylaws prohibited delin'
quents from voting, and wanted to
know if all whose names had been
called were in good standing. Score.
farv cfofo6 oil ar uoor1u o11 x,,oro
The secretary reported $8,188 col.
lected into the estray fund the past
year, $5,89l having been paid out.
G. F. Merry moved that chair ap.
point a committee of five to submit
names for officers. Carried.
Chas. Krauth, VIM. Connolly, H. G.
Christensen, s. M. Ferris and V. H.
Stickney vel appointed.
Mr.. Moore, representing the N. p,
spoke of the smiles he noticed on
stockmen's faces; thought it a sure
Indication of prosperity. He prom.
Used that freight rates on his road
would not be advanced this year.
v. II. Stickney, as chairman of the
committee out gave the following re-
port: For president-W. G. Badger
and Louis Connolly; for vice-H. l..
Dickinson and VIM. Ray; secretary.
treasurer-W. L. Richards and w. A.
Mcclure.
J. S. Green moved acceptance of
report.
Chair appointed Geo. Beisigl and
G. C. Mead tellers, and announced
that the members would vote for the
fhroo nG7 an nno hO110t
j. H. Caldwell moved to vote for
each officer separately. secretary
calling names. Carried.
Ballot taken-Badger and Connolly
each receiving II.
Caldwell wanted to know who were
members. Merry moved that Prest.
have deciding vote. Stickney said
that Prest. had had a vote.
After some discussion it was
agreed to take rising votes.
President--Badger received 81 and
Connolly 10 votes. Chair declared
Badger elected.
Vice-Dickinson received 20 and
Ray IL votes. Chair declared Dick.
inson elected.
Sec'y-Treas.-Richards received 30
and Mcclure l vote. Chair declared
Richards elected.
Richards moved that chair appoint
committee of 5 to present names for
executive board. Carried.
Chair appointed its former com.
mittee--Krauth, Stickney, Ferris,
Christensen and Connolly.
While the committee was out Badg.
er was called to the floor. He spoke
pleasantly, complimented his prede.
cessor, and thanked the members for
honors conferred.
Mr.. Keenan,. a commission man,
spoke. Did not agree with man at
Miles City who said beef would ad.
vance 81 in price; thought 30 or 40
cents per cwt. advance would be
good.
Stickney reported the following
names for executive board: Norton
s. P. Weekes, II. r. Lyon and J. s.
sigl and Dan. Manning. Billings
Howard Eaton. Oliver-Louis Con.
molly. DUNN. L. Connolly.
C. F. Merry moved adoption of re.
port. Carried.
j.. S. Green talked about inspection,
spoke of difficulty in collecting
assessments, etc. He suggested that
inspection this year be given only to
those who pay dues.
A resolution presented by J.sS.
Green in regard to live stock passes,
asking r. r. Co.'S. to favor owners
only, was passed.
r. Finger wanted initiation fee,
whatever it might be, to cover an.
nual dues; make assessments for all
necessary money.
Richards did not think it would be
a good thing, as, besides, it took 9
two.thirds vote to change bylaws.
The following resolution intro
duced by Stickney was adopted:
Whereas, during the year 1894 8
terminal charge of 50 per car was
collected by the railway and transit
companies at Chicago, we, the NORTH
Dakota Stock Growers Association
believing such charge to be unjus
and uncalled for and an unwarrante(
burden laid upon the producer; there
fore, be it resolved that we ask th,
cooperation of all railroad companie'
SOllclGlng our shipments into Chlca
go to the end that the said charge o
any charge whatever over the regu
lar published tariff rates, be not col
lected.
A spirited discussion followed
The members knew that they PAL
the 81 and that someone got the Der
eft. But they were unable to def
nitely determine who.
Fred r. Paris explained the effor'
of the Live Stock Exchange to ha1
the terminal charge abolished.
Stickney made a motion that exc
utive board be empowered to arranl
for inspection in the same way
they did last year. Carried.
G. F. Merry wanted to know no
much money association would max
Green said he was not prepared
give such information. He though
however, that an assessment of l pc
cent would bring in $1,000 and du,
would probably amount to $3.50.
Caldwell thought it would be
good idea to publish number of catt
owned by different ones. G. F. Me
~ objected, intimating that it ";
not every cattloman who cared