The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-11-19
LIVE STOCK ASSOCIATION
MEETS IN DENVER IN JANUARY
4 CnIi Is Issued by President sprin-
ger ConVOl<ing the Annual Con
~ention. setting out the Iinsis OF
Representation and the Matters
for Consideration.

Dear Sirs: Pursuant to the action OF
the executive committee, / have the honor
60 inform You that the second annual
convention of the National Live Stock
Association will convene in the Tabor
Grand opera house, Denver, on Tuesday
morning. January "a, 1899. ut 10 o'clock.
As business Of great Importance TO those
Sntercstcd in the various branches OF the
stock industry, as well as the association
itself. will be presented for consideration
YOU are earnestly requested to strongly
urge your local associations to send rs
large delegations to the meeting as posi-
bic. and also to invite all who desire to
come ~ visitors to do so.
Basis OF Representation.
"Thc basis of representation at the an
rual meeting will be one delegate from
each state and territory. to be appointed
by the governor thereof.
Each state and territorial range asso-
citation Of cattle, horses, sheep and swine
breeders shall be entitled to one delegate
for every 10000 head of stock represent
ed by such organization.
Each state or territory live stock SAM
tary board shall be entitled to three dele
gates.
each state board OF agriculture and
each agricultural college shall be entitled
90 one delegate.
Each live stock commission exchange
shall be entitled to one delegate at large
and one for every 25 members thereof.
Each stock yard company Shall be en-
titled to one delegate.
Each chamber OF commerce shall be
entitled to one delegate for every 100
members.
Each state and dairyman's association
shall be entitled to one delegate
Each state irrigation organization shall
Toe entitled to one delegate.
''All live stock associations of the Unit
ed States shall be entitled to membership
in this association upon the payment of a
membership upon the payment OF Il mem
bership fee Of $40, and an additional sum
OF % cents per 1000 head of stock repre-
scented by such members. and all other
organizations not included in the above
shall be assessed $3.50 per annum for each
delegate.
"ln all counties not having regular
stock organizations the county commits
soners of such county may appoint five
delegates from that county from among
the stockmen, each to pay an annual Zee
OF 800
"While any of the above organizations
are cordially invited to send delegate.
vour attention is called to the fact thai
according to the constitution OF this as
sociatiOn, no delegate can be allowed tC
actively participate in the proceedings o.
the convention unless his local association
is a member of the national association
For this reason you are asked to impress
upon the members Of your home organiza
tions the Importance OF making applica
tiou for admission to this association a
the earliest possible day, if they have no
already done 50.
Matters for Consideration.
Among the propositions which hav
been referred to this association, an,
which the convention will be asked l.
either endorse or condemn, are: The en-
actmeut of Il uniform bounty law in eacl
nthAN anu AAiAAt'AN thN AAAl'A NtiA'N " q
exhibit of American stock at the Paris eX
hibtion in 1900 the passage OF a law b.
congress prohibiting the importation q
breeding animals physically nsound ;th
matter of terminal charges mt the Chicag
market; the extension of the 2S-hour law
the revocation Of the recent order of tn
government setting aside certain tracts &
"a. Il
forest reserves. and the extension OF tn
aeed-in-transit privilege TO points east {
The Missouri river and the question {
ceding arid lands TO the states. Beside
these, many subjects of the utmost in
porttnce to raisefs feeders, breeders an
dealers in live stock will be discussed i
papers edited by the most able thinker
in the United States.
The citizens Of Denver, whose guest
We viii be on this occasion, are maxim
extensive preparations for a most interes
jng meeting Plans have been made, an
are now being published. for a nation;
exhibition vi range cattle TO be held
Denver during The convention. This wi
be one OF the most novel and instructiN
exhibitions for cattlcmen. in all branch,
of the industry, ever held The cattle +,
exhibition will only be acceptsd in carloa
lots, and will come from all sections
che west. 1t will offer an opportunity f
she western range breeder to show viii
he has been doing, and to the feeder al
dealer an opportunity to see what Il
west is doing in the way OF improviI
~ha herds Indications are that the exh