The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-20
CARTER ON IRRIGATION
Talks to the Stock Men on It's
Paramount Necessity.
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED
The Northern Pacific Is Ready to Re-
store the Feeding in Transit Rates.
Resolutions in Memory Of
Dead Members.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard !
Miles City, April 17.-President Holt
called the stock meeting to order at II
clock this morning, but owing to the
light attendance occasioned by the
heaVy snow storm prevailing, adj
1ourned till O'Clock, when the follow
ing officers We're elected for the ensu-
ing year: President, J. NJ Holt; first
vice president, John Harris: second
wee president, H. r. Phillips; secre-
tary and treasurer, w. G. Preuitt; ex-
ecutive committee, Beaverhead, c. H.
Padley. +. II. PoindeXter; Broadwater.
+. ). keene, Thomas Neil; Cascade,
Joseph sieben, J. H. Austin; Carbon,
j. N. Tolman, J. w. Chapman: Cho
teau, G. J. Mcnamara, c. w. Price.
John Harris; Custer, Joe Scott O. C.
Cato. j. E. Brown, E. H. johnson. M.
M. Murphy; Dawson, Charles Krug, M
II. and II. r. Phillips, Wibaux; Deer
Lodge. John Bielenberg, Con Kohrs. I
A. Featherman; Fergus, H. S. Hobson
Caesar Stevens, R. S. Hamilton; Flat |
mead, Nice. Wininger; Gallatin, Charles
Anceny, V. A. Cockril: Granite. A. /
Mcdonald; Jefferson, E. d. Ryan. ]. J.
Garbutt; Lewis and Clarke, J. T. MUIR
ply. J. L. Phelps, J. H. Reeser. D. t
tlowerree; Madison, w. Jennis, S. A.
Buford; Meagher, Len Lewis. 1T.
Moore; Missoula, J. A MCGOWAN, A.
Harnett; Park, G. w. Wakefield. ]. l..
DeHart: Ravalli, j. W. Ward; Sweet
grass, w. l.. Shanks, Ed Cardwel: TIE
ton, w. K. Flowerree; Silver Bow, Levi
Cartier, N. H. Bielenberg; Valley, w.
e. Miner, S. P. Mitchell: Yellowstone,
D. Pratt, P. Mccormick, Thomas Nc
Curl: Wyoming, ]. D. Kendrick; North
Dakota, Colin Hunter; Northwest Ter
ritory. w. T. Cochran, D. McEaheran.
Senator Thomas Fl. Carter was them
introduced and made an able and elo-
quent address Of an hour and over on
the irrigation and the reclamation of
the arid lands of the West, in which
he said that though local and stock
companies We're all right in a small
way and a great benefit to the country.
that most of the lands could not be re-
claimed in this way on account of en-
ormous amount of capital required:
that he had urged the passage of a bill
for the government to take this matter
in charge and that he had no doubt
but that in time such a law would be,
enacted, when the government would
build reservoirs and construct bitches.
but it would require considerable time
to accomplish the same. Much atten-
ton was paid to the senator and all
enjoyed his address. which was very
interesting and instructive.
Considerable discussion arose over
the question of feeding in transit which
mas heretofore Deen allowed ana mas
been refused this year, and Mr., Moore,
general freight agent of the Northern
Pacific, was questioned by many and,
after much discussion ensued, he final
ly agreed that his company was willing
to grant such a privilege and would
not charge a higher rate than the
through rates. any extra charges being
simply to cover the actual switching
charges that might accrue.
The convention passed suitable res
olutions regarding the death of mem
bers during the past year, who were
Matt Ryan, Alex Metzell, Edward Mar
ron, r. c. Huson and Clark Lingley.
Twelve new members were elected
during this meeting. The meeting adj
journed sine die and most of the mem
bers will leave tonight. Senator Car
ter to-day was elected an honorary
member of the Mystic Knights of Bo-
vna. and greatly enjoyed the intia-
ton of several members. This is new
organization of cattlemen. The first
lodge was organized in Fort Worth,
Tex. in March,