The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-15
Feurth Annsal coavention In Session
ct Saa Antonio.
THEY ALL BELIEVE m BETTER ZINES
Well rsepsseA Papers 81 Subjects OF
Much Concern 70 Tsxas-Ae mean
Cattle Qusstisn Today.

Kansas City ...-.-.. 100 1910 80,
San Antonio. Texas, January a-rhe
Texas Live Stock Association has rounded
up the ArEs days session Of It's fourth an
nuai meeting. There ars In attendance
about 80 cattle men, representing every
section Of the State, from Rel River TO
the Gulf and frorn the Rio Gr.nds 70 the
Trinity. Many prominent castlenen ar
. rived In this city last night, including the
president OF the association, Ike T. PRYOR
of Columbus; the secretary and TREASURER
george y. Loving OF Fort Worth; Wee
Presidents NJ Samson of Alyarado. and
A. +. Bush Of Colorado. president OF the
Cattle Raisers' association OF Texas.
The visitors are all representative men
In their respective sections and they are
peculiarly unanimous In the hopeful view
they take OF the future OF The cattI. Ia.
dustry.
Today's session was not marked by any
special features, although all of tho pa
psrs were wei prepared and were listened
to attentiveiy.
Tn subject OF the importation OF Mexi-
can cattle will he taken W tomorrow and
II IL expected that 1t VIII elicit more gen
erai discussion than any subject that win
come before the meeting IL looks now
as IL the sentiment Of the association viii
be against the Importation and that a res
oluuOn will bs adopted urging the Texas
representatives In congress TO favor the
imposition OF a duty on all Mexican cattle
brought into this country.
The association win adjourn tomorrow
at noon In order TO enjoy an Ella boraie
programme Of entertainment. which has
been prepared by the citizens of San An
tonic
Tomorrow nigh, the members will leave
on ten days excursior u the City Of
Mexico
San Antonio. Texas, January H-The
fourth meeting Of the Texas Live Stock
association assembled at 10 o'clock this
morning in the grand opera house In this |
city with President Ike I. Pryor OF Co |
luubus In tine chair.
rev. Bayard Craig of this city invoked |
tho biessines Of the Divine Being upon
the deliberations Of the body
Thomas II. FrlnEiin Of this city, on he
half of the citizeus Of San Antonio, wei /
coined 81 Visitors 70 the city. He re-
ferred to the fact that f9r the second /
time f. had been his pleasant duty To
welcome the cattlcIuen TO this city ami /
he thought Il was peculiarly appropriate /
that they should hold their meetings
here.
There IL sou-c particular thing. he said
10 which every city must owe its great
mass and its grandeur; some owe - 10 the
fact that they have deep water harborf.
others 10 the fact that they have man-
tara. San Antonio can mot boast ~ any AZ
these things. bus u, owes IT'S importance
to tho surrounding country and Il IS d.
pendent upon the surrounding country
for it's future prospeyty. II Is 70 the
cattlemen, then, that san Antonio must
iork 70 assist in upbuildiug. As YOU
build UT Your own Industry, you contrib
ute 70 the prosperity OF this city. san
Antonio welcomes you Then, IA the rep
ressutatives OF an Industry mat stands
sfvsH Frs - f.f fI'sf1F. y
J. ". Springer 81 Dallas respu nied 70
tho address Of welcome IN behalf ot the
cattle men.
he said;
'InsplreA ny tsc eloquent invocation
fugt offered Htiyln, srnrn I'D fsY the cordial
ana Kenerr,as welcome 70 zracioualy ton
asred By your Distinguished represcnta-
Tive yofrr itvitfl guests already feel
therr,selves not Stranger. but q, home,
in the fopse - their frts1fF. u sei'c-
ton 20 mako this respouss fnirft ~ qnes-
timed from the Yact that arm unknown
10 most - gas ard subject % Re claree1
81 a feuderfont eirre. borrower. J t-aFe
let my frrrs IN fha North, Z hare been
warmly w4ico-nea ~ re biE-hear'S<' and
generous Texac.~. An INuq.sisn by urn.
d Terau ~ adoption have oir@en. Ike
ore Of old thaf yogr people sy4A tss ny
rso.pie. and y1rr interests e'lal! be ny
intereetH.~
ire speaker tfen referred 20 Tho mil
stones" hpfweesl which 10 sa-id tae stotk
,rtsreafs Of TEXAS bsUl teen ground ~
simst Tae dT8; II these rriI-ztpues wan
In. uncertain tisnen;E-the drOuih. fae
wa.~- saEni1sss and iey Ior1hers. The
sec0rA rrsili-sSone has teen represented Wy
vieiona les,fsi@tlon had iavs. high ra'es
~ interest and unigS. saHa ard ieasf
Laws.
.'In Texas the stcckrnfn pay trim n
10 y per cert on iorrpwe6 rnor-sy; IN |
Illinois st1nkruen pay from 10 per
cent which ig Inc legal and contrsc, rate
Of interest. The security offered by the |
Texan f. f'iHt ~ goed ~ tfat offered by /
ths IiiiaosA isn--wfgv 'his gres. difference
in rates7 Tho reason ~ hostile isa1sia-
ton. For tho past decaie your L. wrnakcra |
have been rI1uniDE rot with alien lHrn |
iazrs and other Laws whi~f being inter |
pretef by the tnlgefe NJ cheap money /
az iniinieal 70 correct business principles. |
drove thsno crfirrlT from this neid ara /
left II 70 the mercy ~ what ycri nay |
can the home banks. The home hank |
Ike the home .narzst. g. Rood IN ~ |
sphere. but both are limited and both |
are unable n vneet the needs u the peo- |
pie. Our necessities are 90 great Tor |
the u.s. ~ money ard our production or |
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