The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-26
IT WILL BE PERMANENT.
Stock Growers at Denver Take Steps
to Perpetuate Their Organization.

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to Perpetuate Their Organization.
Denver, Jan. 26.-Chairman Springer
called the National Stock Growers
| convention to order at 10 o'clock this
morning.
There was a full attendance of dele
gates. a committee was chosen of one
from each state represented to draft
constitution and bylaws. Those chosen
were:
Texas, Murdo Mckenzie; Kansas, J.
W. Johnson; Idaho, ]. D. Wood; Ore
gon, R. c. Judson; Utah, Jesse NJ.
Smith; Missouri, J. H. Neff; Nebraska,
NJ. A. Daugherty; Michigan, H. H.
Kinds; South Dakota, F. NJ. Stewart;
Montana, Paul Mccormack; Wyoming,
w. C. Irwin; Iowa, Henry Wallace; Il
Iinois. c. w. Baker; Arizona, w. c.
Barnes; Indiana, A. E. Harley; Mime
sofa, Gen. M. d. Flower; Colorado, E.
NJ Ammons.
The first address was on statistics
as to Values of Live Stock and Pros
pective Conditions by J. H. Neff, edit
of the Drovers' Telegram, Kansas
City.
The speaker reviewed the history of
! the stock growers business for the past
10 years, showing that the industry,
which was on the down grade for a
number OF years, reached bottom cOu-
pie of years age, and had since been i'm
! proving. Figures were given to show
| that prices are now more than 200 per
cent above the lowest point of a few
years ago.
Yesterday Gov. Alva Adams welcom-
/ ed the delegates in the name of the
| state He dwelt upon the difference
| between the present conditions and
| those of ten years ago, when, as gov
| ernOr of Colorado, he welcomed a sim
| liar body of delegates to the state. His
speech was very optimistic for the
Cfn i1lf7II To no
| cattlemen and the sheepmen to get to-
| gether and adjust their differences.
| Mayor T. S. McMurray of Denver de-
| livered a welcome on behalf Of the city.
| John w Springer, president of the
! Centennial Cattle company, was elect
! ed temporary chairman of the conven-
| ton. He was escorted to the chair by
| Gov. Richards of Wyoming and Lieut..
| Gov. Brush of Colorado.
| In thanking the convention for the
| honor conferred, Chairman Springer
| said the delegates assembled as repre-
| SentativeS of the stock growing indus
| try of the United States, represented a
| thousand million dollars of capital He
| said old cowboy days had passed away
| and the stock growing industry had en-
| tered upon a new era.
Charles H. Gould of Nebraska was
| chosen temporary secretary; R. E. Nc
I Ginnis of St. Paul, reading clerk, and
w. H. O'Brien of Denver, sergeant-at-
| arms.
The chairman appointed the following
| committees:
Credentials Lieut.. Gov. ]. L. Brush
| of Colorado, chairman; w. L. Pickard,
| Salt Lake; Henry G. Hayes, Wyoming
| J. G. Kenyon, Omaha; William Irvine,
| Cheyenne; Paul Mccormack, Montana.
| ReSOlutiOnS-GoV Richards, Of Wy
| onaing; J. R. Van Boskirk, of Nebras-
ka; J. H. Nef. of Kansas City; T. T.
| Sotham, ChiIlicothe, Mo; Gen. Flower,
St. Paul; Morey K. Parsons, Utah;
| Charles Owen, ByerS, Colo; H. A. Jas
| tro, California; Mr.. Tisdale, New Mex
| leo; Mat DriscolI, Dakota; r. M. Allen,
| Ames Neb.; A. P. Bush, Texas; DR..
Victor Naugard, Washington, D. G;
| Henry Wallace, Des Moines, Ia; F. J.
Berry, Chicago, Ill; Taylor Riddle,
! Marion, Kan.
Permanent organization-Georg L.
| Goulding, chairman, Colorado; Ora Ha-
| ley, Wyoming; w. E. Skinner, Texas:
| o. A. Hadley, New Mexico; w. p. An
| derson, Chicago; A. B. Smith, Omaha;
J Alfred S. Donan, Arizona.
| Col. J. G. Mccoy of Kansas respond
| ed on behalf of Kansas to the address
| of welcome.
The convention then took a recess
| until 2 D. m.
The afternoon programme opened
! with an address by r. F. Patrick of
| Pueblo, Colo, on the Benefits to Be
! Derived From an Interstate Organfza-
| ton
| He argued that organizations of
! packers and carriers had forced the
| stock growers to organize.
| j. X. NOn BCSklrk OF Al1ance, INeD.,
! followed in an address on THE Benefits
From State and County Organization -
| A paper by Ralph Talbot, attorney
| for the Colorado Cattle Growers asso-
! citation, on 1.-The Conservation Of the
| Range was read by his law partner,
Mr.. Wade.
| Mr. Talbot confined himself to the
| consideration of laws for the preserva-
| ton of live stock on the range.
| c. J. Mccoy of Kansas then address
! ed the convention on the contest be
tween the stock shippers Of Kansas and
| the stock yards company of Kansas
| City
/ MIR. Mccoy asserted that organization
| was only a step in the securing of jus
i tice to the shippers. He said political
| action was necessary to carry out the
! aims of the organization.
| The committee on permanent organ1-
| zation reported in favor of making the
| temporary organization permanent,and
! named the following gentlemen. as vice
! presidents:
| Theodore P. Schurmier, st. Paul; J.
| A Brown, Laramie, WyO.; D. G. Wy
| att, Colorado; S. K FOss, Nebraska; ;
| Geo w. Ladue, commissioner of agri-
culture; NJ. P. Bush, Jr, Texas; Jesse
| Saith, Layton, Utah; ]. D Wood, Spen-
| Ger, Idaho; F. J. Berry, Chicago:
| The committee recommended that
! Murdo Mckenzie and a. P Peterson Of
| Texas be added to it's number.
| The report was adopted.
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