The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-14
NATIONAL LIVE sTocI1 Assn.
business of Grcnt Importance is TO
Como Up at NeNi MccIinu

"
| Come Up AZ Next Meeting
| The following has been Issued from tbe
HEADQUARTERS of the National Live Stock
association ut Denver: TO the me,ubers
OIL the National 1--we Stock association, aad
| 81 parties Interested in uhe breeding. feed
hlR and marketing OF livestock in the
Quilted States"
,Dear slIs-P Pursuant TO the action OF The
executive committee | nave the homer 10
.i-io'i ~ you tiss.t the second annual convel,-
uon oi the National Lave Stock assoaiatl on
~lii convene in the Tabor Grand operd
mouse, Denver on Tuesday inornlna Ja6
hhiS -, 1917, at 10 O'Clock. As busl.sass DE-
sicAt importance to those inLeresteu In
the various branches of stock INDUSTRY
70 wei rs tlis ass-lsiatlGn itself viii 5e
presented Tor eonsideration,you are tsrnast-
~ requested 10 stionGiy urge your local
associations to SEND us large delegations
10 the meeting as poss.pe. and also invite
al VINO desire 10 come as VISITORS TO do so.
he basis OF representation at the annual
meeting Will be one delegate az large from
each State und Territory 10 be appoln ed
bs the governor thereof.
A.,sen state ana territorial range aaso-
citation OF cattle, horses. sheep and swine
breeders shall be entitled 10 one deleeat e
Tor every 10000 head OF stock represented
by such organization.
Each Stale or Territory live stock SAM
tary board shall be entitlcl to three dele
gates.
Each State board OF agriculture and each
agricultural college shall be entitled to one
delegate.
E,uoh live stock commission exchange
shall be entitled to one delegate at large
ana ono Tor every twenty-five members
thereof.
bach stock yard company shall be en-
Titled to one delegate
Eaeh daamher OF commerce shall be en-
titled to one delegate for every 100 mem
bers.
zach State and dalryman's association
shall be entitled TO one delegate.
Eada State irrigation organization shall
DO entitled TO one delegate
All live stock associations OF the United
states shan be entitled 10 moIu bership In
ms association upon the payment OF a
membership lee Of $40, and an additional
Gum OF 20 cents per 1000 head OF stock rep
resented by such Members. and all osber
organizations not included In the above
shall be assessed $3.50 per annum for each
delegate.
In nil counties not having regular stock
organisations the county commissioners OF
snch county may appoint five delegates
from that county from among the stockmen.
each to pay an annual fte Of $3.50.
While any OF the above organizations
are cordially invited TO sand delegatps
soNr attention IL called 10 the fact that
according 10 tho constitution of this nsgn.
clatacn no delegate can be allowed To ant-
lively participate In the proceedings OF ia
convention unless his local association ia
y member OF the National associatlon.
For this reason YOU are asked to imnress
,iron the members d your home organiga-
lions the Importance OF making application
TOT admission to this association a. tho
earliest possible day, II they have MA
already done 80.
Among the propositions which have bean
relorrcd 10 this association and which tie
convention VIII be asked TO either indorpc
or concsmn are: The enactment OF a uni
form bounty law In each State aud Terri
Tory the Importance OF an exhibit or Amer
lean stock at the Paris exposttion IN Ienn.
me massage OF a law by congress prohbif.
ing the importation OF breeding animaI,
nhyscally unsound: the matter OF termin,i
'1aarkas 81 the Chicago market: the cx-
tension OF tho twenty elght hour law, tho
revocation of the recent order OF the gay
ornament snttsng aside certain tracts n,
anns IN Western Stahts and Territories
- iorest reserves. and tho extension OF ,ha |
teeu- in-transit privilege to points east ~
|he Mlsscuri river. ard the question ~ |
',saink arid lands to the States. Rs.sida
Ine6ea many subjects OF the utmost innor,-
ence 70 r1isars, feeders. breeders ana d,.,i-
eIn "a hvt stock VIII be discussed In paners
United states ~ ,ne
The cttizens OF Denver. whose r,,ss,s
WV ~ on this occasion. are n,aslns a
VA PrpQarations for most intere,ting
Fiane have been made ana 'sre
Rpplirhed, for national Az