The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-25
A THOUSAND DELEGATES
, The National Live Stock Asso-
citation in Session.
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
THE Aims of the Association Clearly Out
lined 1t Represents Property
Worth Hundreds of Mill
ions Of Dollars.


formed at a convention held here a
wear ago by the representatives of the
growers and dealers in cattle, sheep,
Gorses and hogs of the United States,
Us celebrating the completion of it's first
year with a convention containing
nearly a thousand delegates, represent
Ding property valued into the hundreds
of millions of dollars In connection
with the meeting is an exhibition of
thoroughbred and range cattle, that
for number and quality has never
been excelled in the West One of the
amportant items of to-day's session OF
the convention was the announcement
that the executive committee of the
association has decided to maintain
permanent headquarters in Denver
The question of the location of the next
convention is still unsettled, but it Is
understood that Denver will not be a
bidder.
The second annual convention of the
National Live Stock association was
called to order this morning by Presi-
dent John w. Springer. The addresses
of welcome were by Governor Thomas
and Mayor McMurray. The response
was by Hon. A. P. Bush of Texas. After
roll call, Springer delivered his annual
address.
The Annual Address.
Delegates to the second annual con-
yention of the National Live Stock as
ISOLATION of the United States: Ladies
and Gentlemen-The close of the nine
IL, ~1oA.
ono IN interest to none in the worlds
history. Other centuries preceding pale
into insignificance when we behold the
matchless achievements in every de-
partment of human effort. A wonder
full advance has been made throughout
the world, but nowhere, and in no coun-
try, can we ind a parallel with the
restless, progressive energy expended
On the United States of America. I
shall not recount here our marvellous
strides in learning. in manufactures, in
religious, in charitable work, in deve-
ppment of all kinds and characters of
enterprises My theme shall be the an
ANAL kingdom-the cattle, horses, sheep
and hogs owned from ocean to ocean,
from the lakes to the gulf. century
ago this day John Adams occupied the
presidents chair; our population was
only 4,Oco,ooo, and Is states formed the
galaxy.
Where we meet to-day. in the Queen
City of the Rocky Mountains was
naught but a vast stretch of grassy
plains. with herds of buffalo, wolves,
wild beasts and Indians, alone in their
glory. hundred years. and what a
shifting of primeval scenes: Buffalo
gone Indians moved back to the fast
nesses, the reptiles and beasts con-
Quered-church steeples gilded domes,
paved streets, the chained electric cur
rent from the clouds turning night to
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THE confines of the state: the click of
the instrument and we send our wishes
over mountains, under seas and over
continents.
The close of the nineteenth century
witnesses the union of the live stock
interests of the United States. Local
EFFORTS and branch influences have at
aast agreed to enroll under one great,
powerful and effective organization
Working in Harmony.
Fortunes invested in cattle, horses,
eheep 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 agriculturist is
live stock man, and his interest is
tour interest. We prosper more certain
ny when each is getting a fair remun-
eration for what he has to sell. We are
bnter-dependent. Looking over the list
of organizations now affiliated in the
work of the National Live Stock asso-
citation and from the recorded list to
this magnificent body of men from the
boundaries of this commonwealth, and
we see here men representing over s.
O00, 900 of live stock, whose present act
Aal cash value is over $3.50. 900, 900. One
year of hard work and we have passed
the experimental age.
A year ago, when the National Live
Stock association was launched, we
began business with undaunted cour-
age, high hopes and great expectations,
but with not a dollar in the treasury
We have learned after years of hard
KNOCKS what we want, and we have
gust decided to pool our interests and
so after good laws good treatment and
good times all along the line. On the
range, on the farm. on the railroad ard
In the stockyard we shall insist on
equitabl treatment from all alike We
nave passed the age of theory and inn
practicability, and we have likewise
had it hammered into US that you
cannot catch flies with vinegar" In |
telligent live stock management is be- |
sng felt at all of the great American
markets. We have read in our stock
Journals of the best way to make the
most money out of our tiocks and herds,
and with characteristic push and pluck
we have sorted our herds, slaughtered
our f1ocks and improved the selected
remnants. Thus we are selling young
err beef for more money than we did in
days agone. We have attracted capital
10 our revised methods, and as result
money is cheaper to the conservative
live stock man than it ever was IN
the history of the world. The feeding
1n-transit privileges west of the Mis-
eouri river is a special mark of favor
shown by the railway arrangements
to the feeders of live stock on their va
rious lines between point of purchase
and point of final sale as ma tured beef.
Common Point,
During the year Denver has been
made a common point for all shipments
of live stock originating west of Col
orado. The more good, active markets
the live stock men have the better they
are off, and Denver certainly has no
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