The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-20
TEXAS LIVE STOCK MEN.
THEIR SEVENTH ANNUAL CoNvEN-
TION IN SESSION At SAN AN
TONIC TEXAS.
MAYOR CALLAHAN WELCOMED THEM
President John II. Lytel In His An
nuaI Address CONGRATULATED the
Boys on the Good Prices of
CattIe-COnventiOn Notes.

San Antonio, Tex, Jan. 1S.-(Special)
The Seventh annual convention of the
Texas Live Stock association began its
session at 1926 o'clock this morning,
President John Il. Lytel calling the con-
vention to order and introducing Rabbi
Samuel Marks, who invoked the divine
blessing on the convention.
Mayor Callaghan was then introduced
and welcomed the delegates to the city.
He said San Antonio was always glad
to meet her friends and he rendered
them the city's freedom though, he said,
ut belongs to you already" We feel
highly honored at your committees se.ec-
tion of our city as your meeting place,
and we hope your visit will be pleasant,
and your deliberations will be as bene-
fetal to our city as to yourselves. Per
sonally, / welcome you on account OF the
early recollections of the hardships you
formerly endured from wolves and In
dian depredations,"
Hon. w. p. Finley was next intro.
duced and he delivered the address OF
welcome in behalf of the loca, stockmen.
He said San Antonio could give them an
American. a German, a Mexican, demo-
cratic, republican, populistic and true
Texas welcome.
Hon. A. s. Reed of Fort Worth re-
piled in behalf of the delegates, finishing
by saying that on account of San An
tonios well known reputation for hospi-
tally he did not think that even steer
of them would stampede till the whole
herd left.
The report of the executive committee
was read, and after prescribing the or
der of business, the committee stated
they had found the secretarys. books to
be all right and there were fOrty-four
new members added since the last meet
ing.
The expenses during the year had been
S101.55 and $50 in claims had accrued.
They had allowed the secretary an au-
nual salary of 5000, and when these
ance of about $500 in the treasury. The
committee urged an effort to secure more
members and recommended that the Of
6cers of the association, president, first
and second vice presidents, secretary and
treasurer and the executive committee
of nine members be nominated and elect
ed in open convention.
This report was adopted
President Lyters annual message was
then read. He congratulated the con-
vention in advance on the good prices
of cattle, sheep and horses, and said it
would be well to investigate if the inn
provement in prices was justified by con
diti0ns, and he also recommended that
the Improvement in grades in stock be
looked after. He also recommended that
the expectations of live stock from our
gulf ports and what new markets are
available be looked into He suggested
II committee of three be appointed to in
vestigate the latter subject
q The reDOrt WAS adOptpd
The afternoon session was devoted to
the discussion of various topics. the most
important of which was: "Is the tick
the sole carrier of splcnice fcvcr?" Capt.
John Todd read an exhaustive paper
maintaining such to he the case. ID. O,
Lively of Fort Worth also spoke on the
subject, and he also advocated very
strongly the. tick theory. Both gentle
men spoke of experiments which to their
minds proved the theory.
The question as to the best breed for
beef was also discussed at length.
A motion to petition the legislature TO
pass a scalp law was laid upon the table.
Col. Joseph G. Mccoy of Kansas City,
Maj: L. $. McMurray, and Judge John
u. Fleming of Denver made addresses,
the. latter gentleman extending an invi-
tntion to the convention to attend the
meeting of the National Live Stock as
sociation at Denver on the 25th of this
month.
A delegation from Galveston arrived
here today to participate in the very i'm
portant discussion as to the best means
of transporting cattle.
"A grand banquet was given tonight in
the honor of the stockmen.
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