The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-04-16
A GREAT CONVENTION.
Western South Dakota Cattlemen
Meet in Their Annual
Convention.
BAD WEATHER INTERPRETERS.

DAD VLAl II LII lNlEhFEh EhES.
An Enthusiastic Meeting is Held
However.-Old Officers Chosen
Agaln.-NOtes.
Disagreeab]e weather was a factor
which played an important part in
the annual meeting of the Western
South Dakota Stockgrowers Asso-
citation this week. While the con-
vention was in every particular a
pronounced success, yet it lacked the
vim and enthusiasm that marked the
gathering Of last year. Nor was the
attendance as large as at the 1896
meeting. High water interfered
with some in reaching Rapid City
who would otherwise have been on
hand Disagreeable weather and
bad roads kept others away, while a
few remained away owing to lack
of interest and enthusiasm in the
big meeting, caused by stock losses
during the winter. Such things 90
q long ways in "taking the ginger"
out of a cattleman.
Several represent tatives of the
association and the live stock indus
try in general reached Rapid City on
Monday. Among these The STOCK
MAN noted A. H. Lee, the genial rep
resentative OF the South Omaha
stock yards; President G. X. How
ard of the association, Smithville;
Jas. L. Craig, Belle Fourche; John
d. Stevens of Sturgis; Bird Rose of
Wkitewood; S. G. Sheffield of Stur-
gis; Mike Quinn of Smithville; A. D.
Larriot Of Fort Pierre; f. L. Camp
bell, commission merchant, of South
Omah; Walter g. Wood of the com
mission firm of Wood Bros, South
Omaha, G. NJ. LamSOn of Oelrichs.
Fall River county; H. A. Dawson of
Pine Ridge; Ed Stenger of Hermcsa;
Secretary Frank NJ. Stewart of Buf-
fao Gap and d few others. Monday
was a decidedly blue day and these
representatives of South Dakota's S
leading industry staid close TO the
fire at Hotel Harney and discussed
what the future held in store.
The hall was completely filled
when the meeting was called to Or
der by president G. X. Howard at a
little past two o'clock. A banner
bearing the inscription, "Welcome
Stockmen Trust in God and Hope
for Mild Winters and Small Losses, "
was stretched across the rostrum.
Mayor McGillycuddy, G. l.. Wood
and several men representing the
various stock ards and neiybboring
associations, together with promi-
nent commission men from Omaha
and Sioux City were called forward
and took seats on the platform.
President Howard opened the
meeting with short, but fitting and
witty address. His remarks were
confined solely to a revrw of the
range cattle industry and ln setting
forth the benefits of organization
among cattlemep His remarks
brought forth a round Of h..slrty ap-
plause,
After President Howard uad fin
ished. Mayor McGiilycudd? made a
brief and appropriate talk review
ing the benefits OF uryanizt .on and
telling OF the Stock rust! a of the
early days when h officia + as In.
dian Agent at Pine RI &. His
words were enthus; ;astica; receiv.
ed.
Chauncey L. Wood cam forward
and was heartily received His re-
marks were brief. ont conc 81. and tc
the point. He Reviewed a.. stock
industry in the Black Hills and Sc,
forth the advantages Of LII, region
john Clay ,Ir., ol Chico y, Was
mex" called upon and brief, recount-
ed the advantages Of th, present
stock yards system OF landing
stock. His remarks were n4vty anc