The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-15

| WOMB amount TO q practical prohibition
against the shipment Of cattle from Texas
70 these grsziug grounds and would en-
! tai double taxation upon Us. thus adding
another burden 10 our industry. therefore
Be It
Resolved. by tho Texas Live Stock
association In convention assembled. That
| we mos; Earnestly protest against an ur-
! far and unjust reasi-re being enacted into
law. as3 that we request cur senators
ard representatives. In congress TO use
| all honorable means 10 defeat thu pro
p sed legislation.
Resolved. further. Tha: the chair he
requested TO appoint a. this meeting "a
perna'ert committee Of five members 10
| be known as the Legislative committee.
I who shall manage AMI direct all efforts Of
| this body IN the matter as wen "a all
| Other subjects Of legislation ia which we
| may have an interest
Adjourned tn p. m
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The association reassemblei in the AZ
| terncon az O'Clock with President Pryor
! 10 the chair. The presileut announced
the following committees:
| on the Presidents Nessase-A. y. Bush,
John TODD. 4. SAMSON, V. F. Brown ard
! J. W Springer.
on Legislation--A. 3. Reed. J. g. Blocker.
! g W. Merchant J. ". pOuEher,y and c.
| ". Lucas.
| u. senson az Alvarado. vics president
/ Of the association was down on the I.ro-
gramme for paper on cattle feeding.
/ but. he faid. as ha had read a paper on
/ the same subject at the last annual meet
/ ing. BE- would not now 70 over the same
! ground. Texas cattle, he said could be
! made as good as any cattle 80 The world
/ ard they are fast attaining that reptta-
| ton In the market.
l. 3 Baker % Houston was down for
| this discuss ion. but he was not present.
! Home Markets for Cattle" was tho
! subject assigned TO ". =. Skinner Of Fort
! Worth, but he was excused until tornor-
I row
Frank Holland Of Dallas was down for
| a paper on the swine Industry OF Texas"
/ bu; he was not present.
" T.. skinner said he had becn tale
! phoued by Mayor Holland last night that
he had 20 Eo 20 81. Louis 10 secure the
National populst convention for Dallas
! (Chcera and laughter)
Measrs \. =. Bush OF Colorado j. r.
| Taylor Of San Antonio and - II. Snyder
| q Georgetown were down for papers. but
| they we're excused tn tomorrow.
| r. J. Kleherg OF Alice. manager Of
! Kings ranch tho biggest in the world
! reai paper on Quarantine Regulations"
Mt Kleberg briefly traced the history OF
Texas fever In cattle and how II was com
munlcafed 70 cattle outside Of the State
ard the origin of legislation on the CUB
! iect. II was observed that ~ certain
seasons 81 the year tho cattle were In
Tested with a tick and 1t was this ticl; that
communicated the disease to other rattle
II was also observed hat tho tick line
and tho fever line were ono qad tho
| same This line has been made the guar
autire line and We ind that OR quar-
| artine regulations should 20 into effect
ut the same time the Nuitnd States
| quarantine. The condition that ccn'ronts
MS f. hat " We DO not prevent chttic from
the Infested section from crossing the
! quarantine line after February II and UNI
IN December /. then the United States
department Of agriculture VIII place tho
quarantine lines nj the northern boundary
| of the State and all the cattle OF tho State
VIII be guaranteed. The attorney general
Of the State has decided hat the live
stock sanitary commission has the power
20 establish the quarantine line IN this
state ~ "a to prevent the movement Of
cnttle across the line after February 49,
as provided by the United States rcgrla-
ton The Texas commission intends to
ndopt the time which shall he nxed ty
said department.
Mr. Kleberg closed his paper by snyirc
that he felt assured from the uroyrcss
made IN devsng means OF disinfccting
our cattle that II would be accomplished
go that markets. that are now closed on
account Of Texas foyer will he open all
all seasons Of the year.
a r. Bush moved that the paper 10 re-
ceiye1 and that the association indorse its
suggestions
Mr. SAMSON offered a resolution adopting
tho suggestion In the paper IA the views
o. tho association and requesting all pa
pers In the state friendly 20 the nssocia-
ton 10 publish n.
Colonel W +, Hughes Of Dallas heartily
Endorsed the suggestions contained In the
paper.
II. !. Klcber2 offered as a substitute for
the resolution that Il committee ri three
be appointed to draft suitable resolutions
on this subject Of quarantine regulations
10 he presented to the association tomor-
row, which was adopted.
The Future OF the Cattle Industry" was
tho subject then discussed President
Pryor vacated the chair to make a few
remarks on the subject.
lie said he could not resist saying some
thing about the business In which he
| had boon engaged during the past twenty
| i've years. lie predicted tho financial con-
| diuon Of the country would return to its
| ormal condition. and the cattle men
| would sea another such boom IN prices as
| that Of 1856
George 49, Loving OF Fort Worth then
read a paper on the subject and on mo-
| ton OF Colonel Hughes the thanks OF the
| convention wero rendered Mr. Loving.
Mr.. Loving said IN part: I'm attempting
| 10 forecast the future OF the cattle Indus
| try. ani being unfortunately not possessed
| OF prophetic Sits. past records. coupled
with present conditions are my only guide,
| History repeats Itself The truth OF this
| addage has been verified In the cattle
! business partially at least during the
past year In tho extraordinary advance
In values, and unusual demand for all
classes Of horned stock. Whilst the high
| prices OF last spriug nave declined some
| what. many well posted cattlemen icok
for reaction before long and even for n
| creator advance than was seen IN 1925.
The accuracy of the prediction depends
IA my opinion largely on the number OF
| available cattle and whether a universal
| shortage really Fsistg--that there is
shortage IN Texas cattle IL aclf-evident;
that there has been a heavy shortage In
| gross receipts IA a matter OF record This
subject Is discussed IA another paper.
but Il may no, ba amiss TO call attention
10 the official figures Just issued show
ing cattle receipts at the four principal