The herald., 1897-11-17
"A CALL ISSUED
For the Growers Of Stock
to Gather
A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION
rs AMONG THE OBJECTS TO DE
SECURED
Colorado Cattlemen Take the Lead In
the Fostering Of a Great
Industry
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
DENVER, Colo, Nov. 16.-At a meet
ing Of the executive committee of the
National Stock Growers association to-
day letters from number of governors
were read. Several of them indicated
their intention of being present at the
meeting in January Others were
obliged to decline because the admins
trations in their state change during
that month.
The call was formally adopted. 1t Is
as follows:
call has been issued by the joint
committee of the Denver chamber of
commerce and the Colorado Cattle
Growers association for a national
stock growers convention to be held in
this city on January 25th and two fol-
lowing days. to which all breeders and
owners of horses, meat cattle, sheep and
hogs, as well as commission men, pack
ers, members of the state and territorial
live stock associations and sanitary
boards. representatives of stock yards
and live stock transportation companies
from every state and territory in th.
union are invited. 1t Is the purpose Of
the convention to perfect the organiza-
ton of National Stock Growers asso-
citation and to discuss and devise meas
ures for the Improvement and protection
of an industry which ranks with the
most important in the land.
The convention will be called to order
by the Hon. Alvah Adams, governor Of
Colorado, after which the delegates will
elect their permanent officers and pro-
ceed with the business of the conven-
ton. The vice presidents of the con-
ventson will be the governors of all
states and territories. The basis of rep
resentation will be one delegate-at-largc
from each state and territory to be ap-
pointed by the governor thereof Each
state and territorial range association
of cattle, horse, sheep and swine breed
ers will be entitled to one delegate for
each 10000 head of stock represented by
such organization. Each state and ter
ritorial live stock sanitary board will
be entitled to three delegates; each state
agricultural college one delegate; each
stock yard company one delegate; each
chamber of commerce five delegates,
each live stock transportation company
one delegate; each live stock journal one
delegate: each association of fine stock
breeders, not attached to state and ter
ritorial associations. one delegate: or
ganized live stock commission exchange
one delegate for each ten members.
Chairman Goulding. in an address is
sued today. says:
1T is desired that papers on such SUBJ
jects as the following may be read and
discussed during the conventions: Adop-
ton of more uniform state and national
quarantine laws; the railway versus the
trail in the movement of stock; Amer
lean horses in the armies of Europe; dis
eases of live stock and their remedy; the
cession of arid lands to the states the
benefits to be derived from an interim
tional organization, state and territorial
associations: the sheep industry and
best methods to eradicate the scab; tar
if on hides; branding stock; the protec-
tion Of the range industry: the eastern
breeders Of fine stock and their relations
to the western range men; the lamb
feeding industry in the west; shipment
of American stock and meats to Euro
pean markets; the future of horse breed
ing in the United States; hog cholera
and swine diseases; the enactment OF
laws governing brands, or any other
subject which may be of general inter-
est.