The Monte Vista journal., 1898-01-29
STOCK CONVENTION
A THOUSAND DELEGATES At
TEND.
0pssias Of . VERY Inpostaas ssssss ss
Asstinss 1T Dsavse-Dssvsr Extssls >
warn Wslcoms.

Denver. Jan. 28.-The first meeting
OF the National Stockgrowers' Associa-
ton was held here yesterday. Dele
gates had been coming in for several
days, and when the convention opened
ut Coliseum hall more than thousand
were present.
George Goulding called the conven.
tiOn to order and explained the objects
sought to be attained. After the ad.
dresses Of welcome by Governor
Adams and Mayor McMurrny, tempo
rary officers were elected. J. w.
Springer was chosen chairman and
Charles Fl. Gould Of Nebraska for Sec
re'ary. The chair appointed IN SER
Seant-at-arms w. II. O'Brien Of Den.
yer.
Governor Brush placed in nomina-
tion for reading clerk Il. +. McGinnis
OF 1t. Paul. He was selected unani-
mOusly.
Committees were appointed by the
chairman. Resolutions were referred
to committee.
THE Benefits to BE Derived from an
Interstate Organization by q. +. Pat
rick Of Pueblo, was presented. He
said:
''Armours and Cudahys have COM
bincd: who no, the shipper? Commits
sion men control the markets and de-
termine by understanding who shall
buy one day md who the next. Ship
pers find they are deprived OF cOmpeti-
tion. There IL an old saying tim; you
must fight the devil with fire. The
methods OF the past will not meet the
conditions Of to-day. The question OF
Interstate organization IL. In import
ance. equal to any. 1t will relieve fric-
tiOn and all just cause Of complaint.
II will bring shippers and carriers to-
Geiher on nm equitable basis. An AS
sociation would he able to lop on
every shipper has- endured The man
who loads his stock In western Arizo-
mn and sells II In Chicago can appre-
ciuie the control OF conditions by local
agreement.
Take. for Instance. the abuse OF I'M
loading stock at La Juntn. The ship
per is unduly burdened. The law did
not intend that shippers should be
skinned and heeced by exorbItant
price for feed which are arbitrarily
fixed mt five times the usual price. This
il nm outrageous abuse. The shipper
cannot buy feed outside the stock
yards. He is compelled to pay $50
ton for alfalfa worth only So in the
open market tApplauSe.)
THE shippers are helpless because
they are not organized: pOwcrless be-
cause they do not stand together"
The next paper on the program was
by J. Il. Van Bosklrk of Alliance. Ne
braska. who spoke on "Thc Benefits
Of State and County Organizations"
Ralph Talbot was next on the pro-
gramme for paper on preservation
Of Property In Cattle. Horses and
Sheep Upon the Range" Just before
the session Mr.. Talbot was called from
the city and W. ii. Wadlcigh presented
the paper. after which the chairman
named the vice presidents.
The papers that had been read were
discussed. after which adjournment
was taken.
The number of delegates from the
various states and territories II M fol-
lows: Texas 2OO. Utah 100. Idaho .,
Oregon ., Washington Il. California 9.
Kansas 10. Nebraska 49, Missouri 10.
Wyoming 10. Minnesota ~. Illinois 10.
Montana II. Iowa \. New Mexico IL.
sOuth Dakota 12. Arizona 10. Pcnnsyl-
vnnin 2. Nevada .. Michigan I. Indiana
q Colorado 80