Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-01-26
STOCK RAISERS
MEET IN DENVER.

convention of the National Live Stock
Association met here yesterday morn
ing. When three taps from the gavel
of Hon. John w. Springer, president of
the association, announced the begin
ming of the second national convention,
$40 delegates, representing twenty-five
states, were seated. Martial airs had
aroused the latent enthusiasm of the
delegates and hundreds of 0isitors We're
seated in the galleries.
After n brief moment of silence Dean
Hart delivered n short prayer and then
the convention was ready for business.
The morning session was devoted to
the addresses of welcome and response,
roll call and the annual address of the
president. Governor Thomas was In
troduced by President Springer and he
welcomed the delegates on behalf Of
the state.
President Springer, in his annual ad-
dress, said:
fortunes invested in cattle, horses,
sheep and hogs In the various states
and territories now agree to work in
harmony by and for the best interests
of the general welfare. This is not
an effort to force live stock values up,
and bear down the price of the products
of the farmer. Every agricnltufist is n
live stock man, and his interest is our
Interest interest. We prosper more GER
tainly when each is getting fair re-
Enumeration for what he has to sell.
We are inter-dependent. Looking over
the list of organizations now affiliated
in the work OF the National Live Stock
Association and from the recorded list
TO this magnificent body of men from
the boundardics of this commonwealth,
and we see here men representing over
5000, 900 head of live stock. whose pres
ent actual cash value'is over S20O,00O,-
OOO. One year OF hard work and we have
passed the experimental age.
a year ago, when the National Live
Stock Association We launched, we
began business with undauntcd cour-
age. high hopes and great expectations,
but with not n dollar in the treasury.
We have learned after years of hard
knocks what we want, and we have
just decided to pool our interests and go
after good laws, good treatment and
good times all along the line. On the
range, Oh the farm. on the railroad and
in the stock yard we shall insist on
equitable treatment from all alike. We
have passed the age of theory and i'm
practlcabillty, and we have likewise
had 1t hammered into us that you can
not catch flies with vinegar" Intel
ligent live stock management Is being
felt ut all OF the great American mar
kets. We have read in our stock jour
nails of the best way to make the most
money out OF our fiocks and herds. and
with characteristic push and pluck we
have sorted our herds. slaughtered our
fiocks and improved the selected REM
nants. Thus we nre selling younger
beef for more money than we did In
the days agone.
We have attracted capital to our re-
Ns MI
Is cheaper TO the conservative live
stock man than 1t ever was In the his
tory OF the world. The fecdipg-in-tran-
sit privileges west OF the Missouri river
Is special mark OF favor shown by
the railway manngcmcnts 10 the feed
crs OF live stock on their various
lines between point OF purchase and
point of final sale as maturcd beef.
During the year Denver has been
made n common point for all ship
mcnts of live stock originating west of
Colorado. The more good. active mar
kcts the live stock men have the bet
ter they are on. and Denver certainly
has no reason TO complain OF the mag
unanimous treatment she has received
during 1s9S from the railways. not
the least OF which was the action OF
the Gulf. now the Colorado x South
cr;l. in giving all OF the stock men
north OF Quannah, In the Panhandle
OF Texas, the privilege of shipping
their live stock through Denver to
Kansas City or Omaha without extra
cost, thus giving the greatest cattle
breeding points of the Panhandle u
new market Mt same rates. This Is an
other feature accomplished during the
year. and It Is due the national nsso-
citation TO remark that these, and other
u
very careful and persistent attention
Mt our hands.
The new feature In association work,
viz. that OF the bulletin service, can
not fail TO he OF great interest TO the
allied live stock interests. We are in
touch with the whole country and the
industry in Its various conditions, and
can more certainly he of service than
could any other source. We have had
the generous aid OF the Associated
Press throughout the whole year. and
the live western press agent has sent
our news of live stock matters to the
ends of the country. With more
means at our command we could make
this service of inestimable advantage
to cattle. horse. sheep and hog breed
crs. feeders and traders. A regular
bureau OF the association should work
in conjunction with the department Mt
Washington. and give the stock men
OF the country every point which
would mid him either In holding his
stock. forwarding them 10 market. put
ting them on feed or making the best
disposition of them, ns prospects
would seem TO indicate.
This could be mnde to be of incalcu-
liable value to the feeder. 1t would
keep all big runs" on the markets
and secure more Uniform and faircr
average price to all alike. l am OF
the opinion that 1t would be money
well spent to issue n regular bulletin
under the direct control OF the sccrc-
tary of the National Live Stock Asso-
citation.