The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-08
FTLE CONVENTION.
Of the Cattle Raiscrs AS
ISOLATION.
FAMED FOR PROTECTION
. More 10 break Up Cat
n Than All Other AEcn-
cies Combined.

N. Texas, Marcn t.--l ne open
Il Of the Texas Cattle Raisers'
marks the twenty second mile
association, the largest of its
United States. 1t was organ.
nam. in Young county. in 1877.
ion OF Colonel G. L. Carter of
county as Its first president.
n he annually succeeded to I'M
h In July. 1883, excepting one
was filled by Colonel @. G.
l Dallas. At the annual meet
Colonel Carter was again elect
and continued to serve until
Colonel Carter was pioneer
frontlersman, having settled in
county in 1855, on the place
ed. He experienced many trials
with hostile Indians. In SC
kayy losses by these savages, he
est son while on COW hunt on
Nh ranges. Since the death of
Fter. A.. p. Bush, Jr., of Colo
Texas. has continuously filled
MS president of the association,
been done with credit to him
tlsfaction Of the membership, At
time r. j. Kleberg of Alice,
A. G. Boyce of Claiming,
vice president, while James c.
Fort Worth was elected secre-
association at it's first meet
and has served in that capacity
bciatlon keeps cattle inspectors
ii all the principal markets OF
", shipping points, on trails
Of the State. 1t also looks after
relations and gives more and
lection to cattle raisers than can
d from all other sources COM
has broken UP more organized
thieves and sent more of them
bitentiary than could have been
any other agency. This depart
5der the management OF an exec
hnittee composed of fifteen meni-
hre chosen each year. This fea-
saved the association since Its
bn fully half million dollars.
humber of cattle caught last year
Ind are valued at 500, 65S. The
cattle rendered by the assocla-
De- was 100000. Last year it was
The total membership OF the
D is over 100. The present o,f-
A. p. Bush, Jr.. Colorado City,
R. J. Kleberg, Alice. first vice
IA. G. Boyce, Charming, second
hent; J. G. Loving, Fort Worth,
e. b. Harold. Fort Worth,
S. H. Cowan and /. H. Burney,
lh attorneys; w. V. Newlin. Fort
kffic manager.
bond annual meeting of the fat
" will take place during the cat
RntIon and blooded stock from
les will be exhibited. Canada will
a place among the exhibits. The
will be far in advance OF the en-
OF the managers of this feature
eek's festivities.
G. g. Gillett. the cattle king OF |
md his cowboy band of twenty
$ arrived tonight with big dele
ON many points in Kansas and
two expert cowboys will contend |
aggregating several hundred dol
e riding and roping contests.
We head Of wild steers have been
S well as sixty head of bucking
for that feature of the pro-
Nv morning The reports of the
committee Of the association
esented to the convention, which
at 10 o'clock, and the opening of
u cattle convention ever held in
Will have arrived.
Louis delegation viii reach here
oming in speeial Pullman car.
come over the Frisco line. and
charge of lack Mulhall. general
agent OF that road. The party
ie the following: Major Steph-
u st. Louis, IT. p. Chesley, gen
ger OF the National Stock Yards:
yuer assistant genral freight
ne Frisco; A. J. Davidson. gen
1ihtendent, and b. f. Yoakum.
president and genral manager OF
samuel Scaling, w. B. Stickney.
ater, A. d. Evans, Phillip Hale
'ae Live Stock Reporter, and o.
" chicago, who represented the
~ stock Yards in Texas at the
Nention last year.
ehe city is literally packed with
ana visitors. and the conyen-
'alr TO be the grandest in it's
twenty-five years.
springer of Denver. president OF
"a, livestock association, and
" sixty arrived this morning.
!, rom Denver. Colorado Springs,
.nluad and other points. The
Is here, and the Kan
snlcago and Omaha people will
wy tonight. There is a strong
'nat the next meeting of the
may go to Dallas.
Wild. who has been traffic man
eAas Cattle Raisers' assocIa-
pas. TWO years, Will tender his
at the opening session tomor-
=, ~ is understood this resig-
Drought about by some adverse
~ me part of members for hts
Ae ohicago terminal charges