The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-04-14
The Association Meeting.

The Association Meeting.
Monday dawned, coming as bright
and bal,ny as d day in June and
with it came the advance guard of
the cattlemer, representing South
DAkota's greatest industry. All
day the festive cowboy drifced into
town to attend the annual meeting
OF the biggest and most thoroughly
beneficial stock association in the
whole ror thwest. Little groups of
''cow men, were gathered together
on the street all day, earnestly dis
cussing 1.-THE toughest winter in
years. figuring on the probable
loss on the open range and hoping
for prosperous year for the range
stock industry. Among Mondays
arrivals noted Secretary r. M.
Stewart Of Buffalo Gap, Inspector
c. L. Talbot of Omaha, Hugh Chit
tick, the genial live stock agent of
the Elkhorn roao, and score or
other gentlemen of equal promi.
nence.
Tuesday mornings train brought
; int able representatives Of the great
stock markets at omaha, Sioux City,
Chicago and Kansas City, and it
was plain to be seen that the 1899
meeting was to be as much of a sue
cess as those of former years. The
day dawned warm and bright and
stockmen continued to drift III from
the surrounding range country.
Promptly at 2 O'Clock the crowd
was called to Armory hall by the
strains of music from Elnericks
Opera Band. President G. K.
Howard took the chair and opened
the meeting in his usual witty way,
speaking very briefly and show
ed that the range stock industry in
South Dakota is permanent one.
Acting Mayor Edmund Smith in d
few well chosen words welcomed the
stockmen to the city
Chauncy L. Wood next followed, :,
delivering one Of Ills cha" acteristic
talks. His remarks were along the
line showing the benefits Of the
organization and his words were
we'll received.
The genial John Clay Of Clay,
Robinson & Co., was the next speak
er and it ID NJ edless to say that his
talk was one of his usual kind a, d
was heartily received.
Secretary Frank N Stewart next
read the roundup program as
arranged for t.4is spring This pro.
yram was adopted ii d wi,l BE- found
in another column.
! J. G. D4hlman of the OF the Flalo
Commission Co Omaha, was then
called upon for a short talk and
responded gracefully.
Tue eectlon Of officers for the
coming year was next in order, re.
suting as follows:
Presdent-C. X. Howard, Smith.
willie.
Vice PreSideut-H. A. Dawson
Pine Ridge.
Secretary and TreasurerF. NJ.
Stewart, 5uffalo Gan,
The following resolutions were
then introduced and adopted:
1 Whereas, The railroads of the
Trans Missouri Freight association
have recently issued an order abol,
ishing the feeding in transit privi
ledge to live stock shippers, to take
effect May 25th next, and are cffer
ing the shippers Lothing but fla
local rates in lieu thereof and
Whereas, The effect Of this order
: will be to advance freight charge:
on live stock very materially, which
t advance will have to be paid by tn,
western stockmen, who are alread.
paving handsomely for the service
Tendeced by the transportation com
!, panies, which advance we copade
unjust and uncalled far AZ this tim
and againat the interests of all tn
stocknen of the west; and
a Whereas, The only excuse offere
" for the abolition Of the feed-in- tran