Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-12

yards people. which should speeully ne
( adjusted between them, as under pres
/ Ont ARRANGEMENTS the livestock shipper
Z is certainly paying SO per car IN eN-
{ cess OF regular tarin rates. and we
I recommend that pending tho adjust
/ ment of the differences herein noted
I our shippers should patfonl2e other
II. w. MCCOY
Chairman.
A. s. REED.
Secretary.
The above report was unanimously
adopted.
Attention was called to the fact that
applications for membership in the as
ISOLATION of Messrs. Bird Halsell, r. II.
Alexander. j NJ. Baldwin. George NJ.
Lasscter, 4. Il. Atkinson, A. w. Long,
Dodge Mason. II. j.. Simpson. j II.
Miller j r. stinson, r. c. SparlSmnn.
w. ID. Foster, II. c. Mckenzie. Ed
Woodward, Charles l.. Campbell. Ben
Kilgore. c. c. Camp. H. H. Brooks,
james Smith and +. NJ. Thomas had
not been disposed Of. Colonel Slaugh-
ter arose and declared In unmlstakable
Language that It was shame to keep
these men out OF the association. They
had been well recommended; had Maid
their initiation fees. and he could not
understand why their application was
not acted upon. He wanted them to
have chance; to either be accepted or
rejected.
me ehalr ruled this discussion out OF
order,
on motion the old executive commit
tee was discharged.
The following Invitation was read by
tho secretary:
Fort worth, TEX, March lO.-The
tommerelnl club extends cordial In
Nthtlon 10 the members OF the Texas
Cattle Growers association In conven-
ton IN this city to visit the rooms Of
the club while here.
N, Il, LLOYD, President,
n: T. STUDIES. secretary.
The following resolution on the death
OF non ito. w, Fulton, IL, was read
ana unanimously adopted;
Fort Worth, Tex March ?.
Whercna, AS 1t Las pleased Almighty
God to take from our midst the Hon,
Geo. w. Fulton Jr. member of this
association and OF the executive board;
therefore be II
Resolved. Tint IN the death Of Mr.
Fulion ms association has lost one
or us most valued and brilliant menu
bcfs, one who throughout HIS connec-
ton with II has been looked up 70 with
respect and love by his associates,
whose never failing gantleness. fair
TO all hearts whose good sound judy
mont in all matters pertaining To tie
welfare OF this association has been
relied upon by his associates, and his
death has brought sorrow to the hearts
OF all.
Resolved, That this association de-
plore the untimely death of Mr. Full
ton; that they extend their sympathy
u his oereaved family, and that copy
Of these resolutions be sont 90 his fam
lily and copy be spread upon the min
utes Of this body.
j. y. TAYLOR,
j.. II, CONFER,
J. NJ. COBURN.
Mr.. G. W. Simpson, by permission,
read the following resolution and asked
the convention TO adopt 1t;
Resolved that this association extend
TO the Hon. j. Sterling Morton secre-
tary of agriculture, for his prompt and
generous action In removing the To-
strlction on Texas cattle for export to
England via New Orleans and Calves
ton during the entire year thereby
placing the Texas cattle raieers ON the
same footing which the Northern ship
pers have enjoyed in the past.
G. w. SIMPSON.
Adopted unanimously.
President Bush then read the names
selected by him to serve ON the eNecu-
tive committee for the ensuing year.
The convention elected them unani-
mousiy
The new committee Is as follows:
a. T. Bush. Jr., r, j. l<lebcrg, A. q.
Boyce, eN-ollicio; j. c. Loving 3 b.
Burnett. Il. Y. Conner y. B. Robertson,
d. y. Gardner j. u. Wilson Charles
Goodnight, j. y. Taylor Murdo Nc
kenale. w II Halscll, Cyrus Lucas
w, L. WugEoner.
the new executive committee will
meet at their headquarters this morn
ing AZ O'Clock and among other things
VIII consider the applications OF the
new members
The name OF Colonel c. C. Slaughter
was originally named as n member Of
this committee, but that gentleman
promptly declined to serve and while
considerable persuasion was brought
TO bear to get him to recon-
slider the matter he persisted
In his resolve, and the conven-
ton then requested him to name a man
In his stead, which he did and the
name OF MIR j. u. Wilson of Dallas was
substituted instead OF that of Col
onel Slanghter
The following resolutions were then
adopted;
Resolved, that the thanks of the as
ISOLATION he rendered to the citizens Of
Fort Worth for their lavish hospitality
20 the cattlemen belonging to the
Texas Live stock Ralsers' association.
Resolved, tnat the thanks OF the as
sociatlon are due and are hereby ten
dered to the press OF Texas and else |
where, who have given 10 US and to the
country so full and complete accounts