The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-28
STOCK GROWERS BANQUET.
BARBECUE Or BIG GAME FUR
NIsHED FoR THE LAST TINE.
i"o many Ifekefs Issued ard n Dis
graceful Scramble roirovrx-Lgst
of Omcers Who VIII Represent
Association Until Next Meeting,

DENVER, Jan. e7.-The National Stock
Growers convention, after three DAYS %
harmonious and important deliberations.
cSns . an end today. The organization
% ihe Live stock Association OF the United
safes vas completed today by the seiec-
ZION o. an executive committee The other
ea''ie eeniers Of the country. in eonsidera-
ton OF the splendid Efforts OF Denver in
making the present convention Il success
waived their claims upon next years
meeting. and the vote was ana almous that
u should again coT2e 20 Denver. TIE clos
ing number on the progra nine was the
iass barbecue 10 be given In America where
oanA4o Is 20 appear on the menu. Among
the Viands were nicely cooked elk and
opossem, besides beef. mut,sn and pork in
great Quantities. The barbecue was held
al the Union stock yards. and the Burling-
Ton railway and the street car companies
carried fr0zn $500 TO y or people 10 the
grounds
so great was the crowd that the six tons
or meat served was hardly enough to sat
lsfE ali, and before the crowds could be
served the tables against which they were
surging broke down. aad brushing aside
the police and military guards, the crowds
oyeFraa the grounds. helping themselves 10
what WAS in sight. Gov. Adams ana MAYOR
hcAurray were present. bu. their expos
tuiations Were unhseded. The crowd was
good-natured and no one was hurt in the
stampede. bat there being no possibility of
restoring order the managers declared the
barbecue over. The mistake made by the
barbecue committee was in issuing too
many tieke.s s. $50 having been given out.
AT the morning session the organization
OF the Live Stock Association OF the United
states. which was partially completed last
night was taken UP again and the execu-
tive committee selected. consisting of one
member from each state represe nted. 1t
was also decided that the governors Of
states no; represented should appoint mem
bers 70 ill the vacancies.
A paper on Dairy Interests" by Henry
Wallace. Of Des MONIES. Ia. was pre-
scented
The executive committee was instruct d
TO make an effort TO secure the building of
. live stock building al the Omaha expo
siti0n.
Ex-Goy. Richards, OF Wyoming read the
report Of the committee on resolutions.
1t recommended the gathering of statistics
on the cattle business by the Federal gov
eminent, the passage of additional retala-
tory commercial enactsnents against for
eign commercially unfriendly nations; a
stand against proposed national vivisec-
ton laws. national measures for the ex-
termination OF ticks and wolves in the cat
tie growing states: protests against the
rejection by the United States army of
Western branded horses; recommended
the growing of sugar bects; asked for a
transportation rate based on thirty-six-
foot cars and asked for The cession OF the
arid lands to states in which they lie.
The last resolution was voted down but
the others We're adopted
The convention adjourned sine die and
the delegates were III once taken 10 the
barbecue grounds.
The executive committee CT the National
Stock Growers Association Of the United
states held their first session at the Brown
Palace hotel. tonight. Hon. John w
Springer, OF Montana was unanimously
chosen president; John NJ Holt. of Mon
tana. vice president; Charles r. Martin. of
Colorado. recording secretary. and {. w
Baker, of Chicago. treasurer. After "A few
appropriate remarks Mr. Springer an
pointed the following standing committees:
Finance and ways and means-C w
Baker. Illinois: 4. b. Roberts. Texts Pet
er Jansen. Nebraska: u. H. suckney, Wy
ontng. T. VI. Stewart, South Dakota
Transportation-A. s Dcnan Arizona:
j. N. Smith. Utah: X. {. Judson Oregon.
q; " Melville, Kansas
Legislation-H. II. Kinds Michigan: W
g Mcllonald. New MeNico, + II. Stewart,
South Dakota.
Arbitraticn--A b Clark. Idaho: ]. \.
Craig. Iowa; f. S. Dounefy. Oklahoma.
Markets.. J.. Schermier Minnesota;
a. b. Robertson, Texas; J. NJ. Holt Moa-
t9na.
Sanitary-James ~ Craig Iowa: II. II
Kinds. Michigan. H 4. IasfrO. California
As consulting members Dr Charles Ores
well Of Colorado. DIR. r. J. Kicbe-g Tex
g.. and Or Victor \. Norgaard. Washing
ton, II. c. were added 10 this committee.
The members Of the executive committee
were named as delegates to attend the
stock conventions 10 be held n Fort
Worth. Montana. Wyoming ana South ua-
kota Ia April
The COMMITTEES then adjourned uutu to-
morrow morning. when the COMMITTEE on
constitution and bylaws viii report