The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-17
CATTLEMEN ASSEMBLING
Their Annual CsveatIsn Begins q Calves.
Ton THIS msralal
10 BE PLEASURE As WELL As BUSINESS
Programme Provides for short ses-
sions, Visits 10 Pesnts Of lnterest
and an Oystcr Roast.

| Galveston, Texas. January 16.--The cat.
tlemen are pIling into town by every trair
10 attend the annual convention OF th,
Texas Live Stock association. A few O.
the advance guard arrived last night ant
the town filled up rapidly today.
| A. :. Reed headed small but choice
delegation from Fort Worth this morning
Besides himself there were George b. Low
ing and wife, w II. Bradrick and Joe
Loving. The Lovings are pioneers in the
stock business. ]. C. Loving has been sec
| rotary Of the Texas Cattle Ruisers' assoc
| citation so long that he can scarcely re-
member to the contrary. His son, George
b., who arrived here today, is one OF the
best known brokers and commission men
in the State aud has probably conducted
more big sales than any other man who
VIII be here. Mr.. Reed and Mr.. w. II.
bradrick are connected with the Fort
Worth stock yards, which receive more
live stock than any other Texas town.
From San Antonio there came today
President Lyle Secretary Brown, l.. B..
Allen. Sol West. John r. Blocker and
others From far off Quanah there came
W.. ID. Jorden. and other Panhandle towns
are we'll represented. @ss
meeting OF cattlemen naturally at
tracts people besides those who own and
sell and feed and grow live stock, The
commission men who effect the trades
and the railroads that haul the cattle are
interested and always have representatives
present. Colonel Jim Wilson, general live
stock agent of the Chicago and Alton, Is
here. The colonel is irrepressiblc and no
meeting OF this kind would be complete
without him
The chamber OF commerce committee
which has the matter Of ways and means
in hand held a final meeting this morning
at II o'clock to perfect their plans. There
were present the executive COMMITTEES,
consisting OF Csptaian j. C. Borden, James
j. Hannah, Ben Levy, j. w. Jockusch, a.
B. Homer and Lucian Minor. In addition
to them were present Chairman Shannon
Of the entertainment committee, Chair
man Blum OF the reception and Chairman
Bailey OF the transportation committees,
together with some OF the stockmen. Upon
the advice of President Lytle, Secretary
Brown and A. s. Reed, the committee de-
cided to change the order OF entertain
ment, moving the programme up one day.
The general order of the programme as
finally agreed upon is as follows:
The convention will assemble at Har-
mony hall promptly at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning. Rev. W. H. Harris. pastor Of
the First Baptist church, will invoke d.
vine blessing upon the meeting Mayor A.
W. Fly will extend a welcome to the Wis
itors and Mr.. Leo n. Levi, in behalf of
the local stockmen, will formally well
come the convention delegate; to the Is
land City. A. s. Reed of the Fort Worth
stock yards will formally respond in be-
half OF this cattlemen. A business session
will conclude the mornings work and at
- IL IL - u. H. &c. H..
mony hall to visit the shipping and the
wharves. The ladies of Galveston are es-
pecially invited to attend the opening
meeting tomorrow morning.
. Wednesday morning there will be a bust
ness session and at 2 o'clock the mem
beers with their wives will proceed to the
foot OF fremont street, where the Wharf
company'B steamer Cynthia end two barges
especially equipped with chairs for the DC
casion Will leave for trip out to the
jetties and the government forts.
Thursday t3orning VIII be another bust
ness session, which is expected to be con-
cluded by I o'clock. Al the latter hour
special cars will be in waiting at the
Santa Fe station and short trip down
the island with an oyster roast at the
other end of it is the entertainment for
the day.
There is no entertainment of any kind
provided for Friday because many of the
will be going home before that
time. It lis expected, however, that M p
will remain until Saturday. as thsir tick
cts are good till then
The citizens of Galveston and especially
the ladies are invited to attend all the
sessions. There VIII be good music. plenty
Of speeches and something to interest all.
Guest badges will be given out by Secre-
tary McMaster OF the chamber OF COM
noerce ort-- lltlon order of some of the
chairmen of the different committees.
John L. Ward. at the head of another
big delegation. arrived from Fort Worth
tonight. The Panther City is going to try
10 secure the next meeting of the conven-
ton.
The local committee OF entertainment
request captains Of ships In port to fly
heir bunting and otherwise put on thsir
Sunday best for the visitors tomorrow