The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-27
|tXA& LIVE STOCK, MEN
SAN ANTONIO CONVENTION THE
TEST IN THE HISTORY OF
THE ASSOCIATION.
FEEDING OF Stock WAS DISCUSSED
The Horn Fly Question Buzzed-Om-.
GERS Were Elected for the Ensu-
ing Year end the Convention
Adjourned Sine Die.

San Antonio, Tex, Jan. 19.-(Speeial)
The Seventh annual convention of the
Texas Live Stock association came to
close at noon today. In many respects
the convention Just closed has been the
best in the history of the association.
1t has certainly been the largest attend
ed. The members as rule have paid
rious questions of interest to the stock
men, and those of them who participant
ed in the discussions handled their sub
jects in most able manner.
At the session this morning there was
an extended discussion on the best meth
cd of feeding cattle for export.
Some took the ground that it was
necessary to feed both cottonseed meal
and corn meal, greater quantity of the
latter toward the end of feeding. 9th
ers took n different view. 1t was decid-
ed to ask the state agricultural depart
ment to experiment in the matter, and
G. III. McMasters of Galveston, V. 7.
Brown OF San Antonio, e. r. Irvine and
j. Il. Greene were appointed commit
tee to attend to the matter.
G. III. McMasters of Galveston read
ton of cattle tUm Texas ports, in
which he told of several experiments
that had been made recently. The paper
was ordered printed in the minutes.
Various committees were appointed
as follows:
Railroad Committee-W. II. Jen-
nings, Jr., Charles Schreiner, NJ. San
som, J. NJ. Chittim, V. z. Brown and
NJ. Half.
Expectation of Live Stockholm
Glare, A. s. Reed, c. B. Lucas, j. b.
Wilson and NJ. SAMSON.
Resolutions were adopted asking the
legislature to pass law extending the
limits of pastures in which hunting and
fishing can be DONE The resolution
stated that it would aid in the renting
and sale of school lands.
The state agricultural department was
asked to find some way to destroy the
horn fly.
Resolutions of coincidence on the
death of w. L. Tamblyn and w. c.
Lewis were passed.
The following were appointed rep
resent the association as delega =; to
the National Stock Raisers' convention,
which meets at Denver on January 25:
NJ. SAMSON. Homer Eads, James Nc
!; NJ: Chittim, J. w. Kokernut, d. K
Furnish, |. 7. Pryor, John Booker, N.
H. Crouch, George B. Loving, G. b.
Lucas, A. /. Reed, V. p. Brown, Sol
Meyer, John Bennett. Charles Schrein-
er., John Nesbit, w. w. Miller, George
west, Nj. Half, John II. Lytle, and all
other members who cared to attend.
Officers were elected as follows:
John ~. Lyle, president; c. B. Lu-
cas-, first vice president; j. f. Green,
second vice president; V. p. Brown,
secretary.
The executive committee consists of
the following: Charles Schreiner, Kerr
vile; John Todd, Corpus Christi Nc
som, Alvarado;. So. ,yesr and I. T.
Igor, San Antonio; John Clare, Bee,
yille; George B. Loving and IA. S. Reed.
Fort Worth; James McLymont, Del
Thanks were returned to all the daily.
and weekly and agricultural press of
the state for favors extended
An invitation from the city ,of Calves
ton to hold the next convention in that
city was accepted upon condition that
the people of the city should lend their
Influence toward returning the conven-
q IN to San Antonio the following year.
if San Antonio should ask for the same.