The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-25
SIOCKAEN N SESSION
President Springer Warns
Trusts of a New Foe.
BILLY BOLTON INVITES
All Hands to Please Cast Their
Eye on Oklahoma.

/ representatives Of the growers and dealers
/ in cattle. sheep. horses and hogs of the
( United States, is celebrating the compile
ton of its first year with convention con-
| tanning nearly a thousand delegates, rep
resenting property valued in 10 the hun
| dreds of millions Of dollars. In connection
with the meeting is an exhibition OF thor
/ oughbred and range cattle that for num-
bers and quality has never been excelied IN
/ the west.
One of the important items Of todaY's
session OF the convention was the an
noncement that the executive committee
of the convention has decided 10 maintain
headquarters in Denver. The question OF
the location of the next convention is stil
unsettled.
The convention was called TO order al
the Tabor Grand opera house by President
John W. Springer at $50 o'clock. After
prayer by the Rev. II. Martyr Hart dean
OF st. Johns cathedral. addresses Of wei
Gene were delivered by Governor Charles
S. Thomas and Mayor Thomas S. McMur-
ray. TO which a response was made by
Hon. A. P. Bush of Texas. This was fol-
Springer delivered mis- annual address.
which was in part as follows:
PITCHES INTO THE TRUSTS.
From the almanacs for 1899 we learn
that one hundred and fifty-two trusts are
now in full blast in the United States.
The list begins with an alcohol trust,
barbed- wire trust, a castor OF. trust, Col
orado coal combine. a fish trust, a whip
trust and so on TO tombstone trust, the
combined ca pital OF which one hundred and
f1fty-two aggregations amounts to TWO and
a quarter billion of dollars, over half wat
cred. but dry fact.
1T is an interesting fact that while the
Standard OIL trust, the match trust, the
steel trust. and all cher combinations now
flourish in the United States, that this
great National Livestock association rep
resents big and little stockmen, whose
holdings are in no combine. no pool. no
trust or monopoly. 1t is a striking con-
trast. Holding animals valued into the
billions Of dollars not a dollar of watered
stock is held by any livestock man in this
great commonwealth That while stocks
and bonds are listed of all these trusts
constantly deceived and mis,ead as to their
value, not a dollars worth of livestock
bonds. or capital stock. is quoted on any
so-called exchange in the United States.
There is marked difference in the meth
DDS Of these two great interests. One deals
in watered prospects. the other only In the
cash market value OF cattle, horses, sheep
and hogs.
I'm the first class I named are consoli-
dated monopolists. the promoters OF trusts.
the scalpers of all food products both OF
the farm and the range, all OF their IN
terests are Numerically opposed to those
of the stock raisers and the farmer. Hence
I am led to the conclusion that the men
who produce food products which sustain
life, may as well understand that durin-
the twentieth century it viii require the
combined efforts of both stockmen and
farmers to hold their own in this unequal
combat II IS the gambling feature in ar
ticles of food which should by law be ao-
solutely prohibited in the interest Of the
greatest number The word must be fed.
and the producers Of food should be pro-
tected in every market OF the world from
any and every combination which would
speculate and gamble on the price OF food
products for the selfish ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Of
lot Of food scalpers.
This great organization will undoubted-
ly resolve that the dealing IN futures on
boards Of trade as they effect food pro-
duction and supply are inimicsl 70 the best
interests OF the masses OF the people. both
producers and consumers. and that cur
combined efforts should be directed In OBJ
tanning laws forbidding all such specula-
ton. as opposed TO public policy"
President Springer closed his address AZ
11:20. after which an informal reception
was rendered by the Colorado Stock Grow
ers' association at their headquarters.
Il was O'Clock when President Springer
called the afternoon session to order.
The report OF the executive committee
was submitted. embracing the reports OF
the recording secretary and the treasurer.
Recording Secretary Charles r Martin
in his repor: gave review OF the work OF
the year showing how. by the unremitting
efforts OF the executive officers. aided by
the membership and the press. the associa-
ton. which started a year ago without
dollar and without name on its member
ship rolls. has grown 20 be a powerful or
ganization, embracing nearly 100 local as
sociatiOns. out Of debt and with nearly 81
900 IN fts treasury. The association. he
said. represented 500 persons. owning s.
COO cc9 head Of stock valued --zz59. COO 90.
Mr.. Martin made a number OF sugEes-
tisns regarding changes IN the bylaws
and regulations Of the association. These
were adopted b. the associa-
ton. The most important O. these are the
admission 70 membership % railroad and
companies and = change IN
the laws 70 permit the appointment OF a
board OF control to consist 0. the presl-
dent and secretary and three members u
the executive committee 10 act tor the ex-
ecutive committee OF minor matters.
Treasurer c. l. Gou.ding reported re-
ceipts for The year sIsss; disbursements.
ss5S: leaving balance of tsa7
The report OF The executive committee
want OF 20 state that Denver had bseu
chosen as permanent headquarters % the I
association. The Denver Union stock Yards /
company having offered free oHces IN its I
lev building, and the Denver Chamber q I
Commerce had agreed 70 print and d.
tribute the report q this convention. as 8;
I'D that % last year
The remainder q me session was 5evot- 4
% 70 brief talks or The condition q ;he 4
!ysstc kindustry IN the various states. Al /
-spo-ted he highest prosperity except Il. /
r. Jastro q California. who said that The I
brought q last year had s5rneEhat Grip 4
pied me INDUSTRY II his state bat that the 4
present. oEllock VAS b-sSh.
OtHers who spoke were. Colorado. Z-i@u- 4
.efiant Governor Brush. I5ah0 7. a ylck-.
rs; Kansas. Colo2el McC3y. Missouri i