The Anaconda standard., 1895-04-14
srockoRowERs. MEETING.
This Weeks Gathering OF stock men
Promises to BE q Rouser.

This Weeks Gsthering OF Stockmen
Promises to he q Rouser.
Special Correspondence of the Standard.
MILES CITY, April 12.-The Stockgrow-
ers' association, which meets on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday of next week,
promises to be the largest attended one
since before the hard winter OF 1857, and
far more interest is beng manifested In
every way. There is good cause Tor this
extra interest, as never before In years
have the stockmen such cause to feei
good, as many of them are out OF debt Tor
the first time in their experience. This
has been caused by a continuation OF good
winters, light losses and q good market
for the past year. Every indication now
is that the market will continue to be good
this year. A good sign Is that very few
punches of cattle are offered for sale and
southern cattle are higher than they
have been for years. Reports are that
about 10000 head have been already
bought to be brought in here and west
ern Dakota this year, very few of which,
however, will come from Texas, as since
they have commenced feeding cotton seed
meal and fattening their stock for mar
ket there has been a good home market
for all their stock. And again, since the
long depression many breeders have gone
out of the business, hence the supply is
far less than a few years ago. "a.
Stock business in this section is also
manifesting a decided change and 1t Will
be in the near future when they will pay
more attention to breeding their own
stock. Only this week il was reported
that one of the largest raisers had just
closed deal for 5000 cows and calves.
The impression has been that there was
no money handling she stock on the
range. No bulls have been turned loose
for years, all dry cows have been shipped
and now the inquiry for bulls is SO great
that it brings the old timers back to 1857
1884, when it was possible to sell anything
that had four legs. 1t is easy TO see that
good times in the stock business is near
at hand, but not such a boom as once, as
IL is hardly time for those who were
caught 10 years ago to forget. st
Feed never was any better at this time
of year than it Is now. .sHq .s
Among the many people who Will be
here for the meeting and who have Al
ready engaged rooms are; d. u. Nelo
ringhaus, St. Louis. Mo-; w. h. Searis
live stock agent, 800" Line; Z. q. Jaf'
fairy and w. II. Boden, with Clay Robin
son & Co., Chicago; John II. Wood and j.
p. Smith, with Rosenbaum Dc Bro, Chi
cago; w. L. Keenan,, with Keenan, d Sons
Chicago; Woods Bros, Chicago; Paris
Burgardt & Allenberg, Chicago; j. w
Drummond and wife, Murphy Cattle com
many; NJ. ID. Flower, South St. Paul Stocl
yards; A. Gray, assistant general freigh
agent, Great Northern railway; w. M
Briggs, general agent, Oregon Railway
Navigation company; I. j. Laughlin, iv'
stock agent, Wisconsin Central railway
H.. L. Strahorn, Union Stock yards, Chi
cago; Ed Marion, Glendive;J j. M. Rhodes
Glendive; j. d. Finn and wife, Livings
ton; j. A. Campbell, Fort Custer; Pau
Mccormick, j. w. Watson, w. A. Mur
ply, L. II. Parker, Billings; E. Sharp, c
ID. Greenfield, w. G. Preuitt, John L
Murphy, w. ID. Flowerree, Helena.
kilograms have been received that tn
following railroads would be represente'
with parties who would come in privat
cars: Chicago, Burlington d Northern
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy, Burlinl
ton & Missouri River, Northern Pacific
Fremont, Elkhorn &c Missouri Valley
Chicago & Northwestern, Chicago, Mi
waukee & ST. Paul, Chicago d Grea
Western and Wisconsin Central. oo