Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-04-13
CA1TLEMEh IN SESSION.
GREAT Gathering at Denver To Discuss the
Leasing Question.

Leasing Question.
The Rocky Mountain News says of
the first days session OF the conyen-
tion of cattlemcn at Denver:
The stockmen of Colorado put them
selves on record yesterday as
unaitcrabiy opposed TO the scheme
to lease the public lands To
large cattle syndca'es. Saturday and
Sunday delegates TO the convention
called by the Western Range Stock
growers Association arrived In the
city to the number OF 30. and yester-
day morning fully 80 came In. II was
notable that in all this large body OF
men from all the grazing region OF Ill.
state the old Tough cowboy element IL
without u solitary representative. The
delegates are line examples Of III. stur.
dy ranchmcn who have lifted cattle
growing M TO the dignity of u business
proposition.
Al lOI5 Secretary Williamson for
maiiy opened the convention 10y read
Ing the official call issued 10y the West,
crn Range Stock Growers Association.
und the pro~c-,linss were formally
opened. rrior 10 III" beginning OF the
morning session SiggclS Band enter
tanned the delegates and the spectators
with lively selections nnd iillcd in the
Intervals during the days dciilsra-.
tions. After prayer and Ill. selection
OF the temporary organization mn AL
dress OF w.lcom" wns delivered 10y
Acting Mayor Jacob filllus-
The convention was marked with
harmony Throughout. and Their, was in
evident determination upon III. part oi
officers and delegates to Infus- the ut
most dignity AMI ,lccnrum into the pro
ccedings. Among Ih0s. who spoke was
President ]. ". Springer of the Ma
tionai Live Stock Association. lie was
listened To respectfully Will. protest
Ing thnt there was no cius. for sus-
p..ctinI thnt his association was play
Ing into the hands of the cattle bar
ons while favorins the leasing OF the
public domain. one dclcsn'. put some
questions that h- ialle'l I" answer IN u
satisfactory manner and his assertion
that II would be- necessary for Western
siockmcn To nErc" upon compromise
isasIn. bIii In h. passed 10y Congress
did not meet with favor. Hon John J..
Irish Of California. who II In the city
for the purpose of attending the meet.
inr Of committee of the National
Live Stock Association appointed nj
the Fort Worth convention To frame
leasing bili. occupied u seat upon the
stage and requested permission To nj
,ircss the convention. but II was not
granted. owing to I'll. fact that all tile
time Of the morning and afternoon s"s.
sions was consumed 10y the speakers
who had previously been given time
and by the routine business OF the pro
gram.
Just before adjournment Of the after.
noon session n motion was introduced
10 appoint committee. 10 confer with
committee to be- appoincd ai the Ma
tional Live Stock Association meeting.
This motion WIS adopted and n com
miitcc Of three selected. but objection
being rniscd on the ground that over
iur.s for the proposed conference
should be- made by the national asso-
citation. the motion was rcscindci.
Mcssrs. Springer and Irish urged
President Hammond to give them =
chance To confer with n view to bring.
Ing about u compromise. hut they were
Informed that IL would he useless 10
put verbal proposition to the coIvcn.
iion and We're told To reduce their pro.
Dosal to writing and lie. President
Hammond. would ascertain II tls con-
vcntion would consider II.
From statements Of Mcssrs. Spring
cr and Irish To President Hammond. u
Is evident that they will to-day make
Another attempt to induce the convei-
ton to join with the national assDcia
ton In framing some Kind of bill !"
he submitted to Congress, and II the
delegates are still Of the same opinion
they will be turned down.
II was decided nj n meeting held last
night In the ST. James hotel to form n
state organization. The Western Range
Stock Growers Association. which was
organized at Glcnwood Springs. Feb
rt,ary 18th. * composed OF stocknen
from only nine counties OF the state.
and the object IN forming n state asso-
cintion Is to extend the sphere Of Its
influence.
Ed 4. Taylor w;ls chosen temporary
chairman and NJ. w. Tschudi tempo
rary secretary. The name selected was
the same as that OF the parent body.
the Western Range stock Growers As
sociation. All stockmcn's associations
and all individuals In the state who
arc opposed to either leasing public
lands or ccdinE them to the state will
bc eligible to membership. The action
of the meeting will he reported to the
convention this morning and the con-
stitution and bylaws OF the Western
Range Association will be adopted.
after being so amended as to make
them applicable 10 n state instead Of a
local body.