The San Francisco call., 1898-01-27
GATHERING OF STOCK GROWERS Topics of the Range Dis cuSSed at Denver'S
 Convention.
Governor Richards Advocates State Control Of All
 Public Lands.
Steps Taken to Apprehend Rustlers in Utah, Wyoming and
 Colorado.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

DENVER, Jan. 26.-Chairman Spring CT called the National Stock Growers Convention to order at 10 o'clock this morning. There was a fair attendance of delegates. A committee was appoint ed, composed of one delegate from each State represented, to draft a consti- tuition and bylaws.
 The first address was on Statistics as to Values of Livestock and Prospect i've Conditions" by J. H. Neff, editor of the Drovers' Telegram, Kansas City. The speaker reviewed the history of the stock growers business for the past fif- teen years, showing that the industry, which was on the down grade for a number of years, reached bottom cou" pie of years ago and has since been improving.
 Governor w. A. Richards of Wyom- ing next spoke on ''The Cession of the Arid Public Lands to the States" Gov ernOr Richards took the position that not only the arid lands, but all the public lands, should be given to the States. They would then, he claimed. soon be made to help pay the Govern ment expenses and sooner be put in the hands of actual settlers. Governor Richards said the money received from the sale of public lands had been very largely used in States other than those in which the lands were situated, to the advantage of the older and at the expense of the younger States.
 Elwood Mead. State Engineer of Wy oming, spoke on How Best to Prevent Clashing Between Sheep and Cattle Men on the Ranges" He favored the leasing of all public lands and the breaking up of ranges as a means of anti iy1c ~fn,-e INatr cattlemen and sheepmen.
 The afternoon session opened with a series of papers on Contagious Dis eases Affecting Values of Livestock" pr. Charles Cresswell, State Veterin- arian of Colorado, read the first paper, treating of ''The Best Methods of Pre- vention." He took the position that the Government should maintain proper Quarantines and make experi- ments in methods of preventing and subduing diseases, but he said a gen. eral knowledge of sanitary laws and needs was necessary in the stock raiser himself. He severely condemned patent medicines as a general rule.
 Dr. A. T. Peters of the University of Nebraska spoke on Advancement in Controlling Diseases" He treated largely of the various methods of vac cination which he held to be the most effective method of fighting disease in livestock.
 w. s. Seavey of Utah offered a reso- lution calling upon the Governors of Utah, Wyoming and Colorado to ap- point a joint committee to investigate the alleged wholesale and repeated cattle and sheep stealing by organized robbers in the section of country in cluding Northeastern Utah, South western Wyoming and Northwestern Colorado.
 F. J. Berry of the Union Stockyards, Chicago, spoke on "The Up-to-Date Horse and the Export Demand" He asserted that electricity and the bicycle had destroyed the demand for small horses, but the demand for large, first quality animals is better than ever, and such horses bring good prices at all times.
 The committee on constitution and by laws made it's report, and after amendments had been made it was adopted. "The National Livestock Association of the United States of America" was the name chosen. The representation at the. annual conven- tion is to include State delegates at large and representatives from stock associations, commercial exchanges, chambers of commerce and irrigation associations.