The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-18

livestock convention in this city to-
day, Secretary c. r. Martin submitted
mis- annual report He congratulated
the assoclatio upon the growing prov
perity and influence OF the organization
saying that the Premiership had ma
terialy Increased during The past year
and tina. its cas- ,ern limits which at
ahe last annual meeting did not extend
beyond Illinois were now extended TO
Toronto, Canada. The members
ship couss sts now OF seventy five assoc
Citations.
TEXAS FEVER.
Or. NJ Francis, OF College Station.
Tex. spoke about "Inoculation Against
Texas Fever" He described the disease
and how Infection was carried and sug-
gesyed preventative incubation TO
bring about immunity. This Is done
as follows:
"The first dose of infected blood
should be small We have found by
experiment that one c e.. (about 16
drops is sufficient; and that even this
quantity may produce very serious
symptoms and even death i'm a small
per cent Of rases. In the experiments
now ia progress we consider one G.. G..
OF fresh blood, a standard dose. This is
simply Injected under the skin with
hypodermc syringe Of the ordinary
pattern"
LIVESTOCK SECURITIES.
Mr. A. f. de Ricqles, of Colorado
spoke about Livestock Securities" He
said in part
The basis of all business IS conf
dence That word as applied to men,
governments, or as between nations is
the key to 1t all. In these times OF great
undertakings, ii is safe to say that IS
| per cent. Of all transactions are carried
on borrowed capital In other words,
| the bulk of the money of this and other
/ countries is in the HANDS of a few
/ while che forms of business are I'm
/ great variety in a multitude OF hands
! This Deng true business will prosper
or not as It finds favor in the eyes OF
! controllers of money. the capitalist
! looking at the proposition from the
basis of intrinsic value OF the property
and from the points of view Of the con-
fidence Chrst) I'm the integrity and (sec.
ond) in the ability OF the men in con.
troll Of the undertaking. Value. integ.
rity, ability-these three words are tn,
key TO 1t all, the rest is simply de
tail"
RELIABLE STATISTICS.
The Hon. L. G.. Powers, statisticiaT
in charge OF the agricultural census o.
1900, spoke about The Necessity Fo
Reliable Statistics in the Live Stool
Industry" He said in part:
The value OF domestic animals OF
farms ranches and ranges and in tn,
cities and towns OF the United States
at the present time is not less thar
"a, O00 OO0, OOO 1t represents an aggre
gate OF riches greater than all tn
farms in the United States, with theii
buildings, implements, machinery. lv,
stock and slaves In 1850. 1t is greate
than the value OF all forms OF wealth
other than these on the farms that ex
listed in the United States In the middle
OF the century, During the year jus
closed the exports OF live domestic
animals from the United States had
value Of over S4O,OOOOOO and the value
of exports OF provisions as the variou
animal products are called, was not IA
from $3.50 900 O00 The totals of thes
two items was thus over 1920. 900 900
This was substantially 50 for each in
habuant OF the nation. The corresp pond
ing per capita export OF domestic ami
mails and provisions In 1866 was onl
81 and in 1850, II was not over so cents
These exports are therefore over thre
/ aF q,
at the close Of the civil war, and NOR
than six times as large as at the mlddl
OF the century"
BROADENING MARKETS.
General John f. Hobbs Of New Yor
spoke OF "The Broadening Markets 10
our Meat Products" He said in part
BY a careful manipulation OF the for
mer wastes OF the slaughter house. IN
American packers have been able
produce products which have then
selves become acceptable table neces
sities and delicacies here and abroa
suitiug tastes which viii now accer
nothing else. The manufactured by
products Of the packing house have s
unburdened she cost Of the original car
cass itself that our slaughterers haN
been enabled TO market the meat
this and other countries at a clos
margin. The carcass has thus becom
the by-product Of the abattoir,
with improved breeds Of stock, I'm
proved methods of killing, packing an
transportation our goods have invade
the foreign markets more and NOR
further and further every year. Rl
fngeratlon has heen the hand maid
= our commerce in the matter OF keepin
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