The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-26
STOCK GROWERS MEET
As the Tide of Prosperity is
Rising Full
THESE SEEK TO LAUNCH
And be Borne Out to the Open
Sea of Good Times,
THESE SEEK TO LAUNCH

Denver, Colo, Jan. 25.-The first session
OF the National Stock Growers conven-
ton was called to order in Coliseum hall
at 1920 o'clock by George L. Goulding,
chairman of the general committee of ar
rangements. There were present about
1000 delegates representing twenty-one
states and territories of the west, north
west and southwest.
In a few words the chairman of the con-
vention stated the object Of the meeting.
He said that the years Of depression to
which the cattle industry had been sub
jeced caused los4 but there now ap-
peared brighter prospects for stock grow
ing in its various branches and this con-
vention was called to consider the new
conditions.
Governor Alva Adams welcomed the
guests in the name of the state. He
dweIt upon the difference between the
present conditions and those of ten years
ago, when, as governor Of Colorado, he
welcomed a similar body of delegates 70
the sta te. His speech was very optimistic
regarding the stock growing industry. He
urged the cattle men and the sheep men
10 get together and adjust their differ
ences.
Mayor T. c. McMurray of Denver deliv-
cred a welcome on behalf of the city.
John w. Springer. president of the Con-
tnental Cattle company, Of Texas, was
elected temporary chairman of the con-
vention He was escorted to the chair
by Governor Richards Of Wyoming and
I.ieutenant-GO Governor Brush Of Colorado.
In THANKING the convention for the honor
conferred. Chairman Springer said that
the delegates assembled as representa-
tives of the stock growing industry of
the United States, represented a thousand
million dollars of capital. He said the
old cowboy days had passed away and
the stock-growing industry had entered
upon a new era.
Charles H. Gould of Nebraska was
chosen temporary secretary; r. Z. Nc
Ginnis of St. Paul reading clerk, and w.
II. O'Brien Of Denver sergeant-at-arms.
The chairman appointed the following
committees:
edentials-Tieutenant Governor J. /.
Brush of Colorado. chairman; w. /.
Pickard, Salt Lake, Utah; Henry C. Hays
Wyoming; J. c. Kenyon. Omaha; William
Irvine, Cheyenne; Paul Mccormack, Mon
tana.
Resolutions-Governor Richards, Wyo-
ming; J. r. Van Boskirk. Nebraska; ]. H.
Neff, Kansas City; T. F. Sotham, Chilli
cothe, Mo; General Flower, St. Paul; NJ.
K. Parsons. Utah; Charles Owen Byers,
Colorado; H. Jastero, California; Mr.. Tis-
dale, New Mexico; Matt Driscoe. Arizona:
A P. Bush, Texas; DR.. Victor Naugerd,
Washington; Henry Wallace, Des Moines.
Iowa; F. J. Berry, Chicago; Taylor Rid
die, Marion, Kan.
Permanent organization - George L.
Gouding, Haley, Wyo.; w. E. Skinner.
Texas; o. A. Hadley. New Mexico; w. p.
Anderson, Chicago; w. b. Smith, Omaha;
Alfred S. Donan, Arizona.
Colonel NJ. C. Mccoy responded on be-
half of Kansas to the address of welcome
The convention then took a recess until
2 p. m.
The afternoon program opened with an
address by r. F. Patrick of Pueblo Colo,
on THE Benefits to be Derived from an
Interstate Organiza ton
He ARGUED that organizations of pack
ers and carriers had forced the stock
growers to organize.
J. r. Won BOskirlI of Alliance, Neb.
followed in an address on 1.-The Benefits
from State and County Organization" in
which he said:
alone of all the great modern business
activities the stock men are unorganized.