The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-17
SIOCENEN HAVE NET
Convention at Fort Worth
Draws 5000 People,
PROGRESS Is REPORTED
President Springer Complains
of Railway Rates.

Fort Worth. Tex, Jan. 1s.-The third
annual convention of the National Live
stock association Of the United States
began here today with a good attendance.
After several addresses OF welcome the
annual address of the president was de-
Ivered by J. w. Springer. in part as
follows:
I'VE face with the twentieth century
new questions. new responsibilities and
rapidly extending markets. Conditions
have forced our nation 20 abandon the
Chinese wall policy ard we are today en-
joying at home our greatest prosperity.
while our foreign business for 1893 reach
ed the unheard OF figures Of. over S2ooo.-
O01.000, Less than ten years
ago your range horses were selling az
from s. 20 81 on the market. To-day they
bring from SEQ to so while your high
class saddle and coach horses are selling
at their highest figure, even 20 1900
apiece. Less than ten years ago your
cattle down here in Texas were sold at
IS for COW. with calf threwn in, while
today the COW is worth from SIS up and
the calf at least SO more.
p u regret 10 tie compelled Is report that
the railways terminating at Missouri
river points have been very ungenerous
with the livestock interests IN 1ss9. The
members Of the National Livestock assoc
citation are today stronger financially
than the Standard Oh syndicate. We
have nearly S4eoDJ009J OF active working
values IN our horses. cattle, sheep and
hogs owned by our members, 90 say
onthlng of those we indirectly represent.
Shall we take this railroad bun By the
horns and twist his neck, or shall we be
tossed like a ball from pillar to post.
each time with little higher freight rate
tackled on?
The general outlook for cattle. horses.
sheep and hogs never was better than a
present. and the demand for meat is or
the increase. all over the country. be
sides the greatest foreign demand We
have ever enjoyed will keep prices firm
for some time TO come. we find the
United states credited with nearly $50
O00 90 head and a beef production q
nearly 4so0oo9 tons per annuu. Tne
average price Of all beef az the markets
has been so satisfactory that j have yet
% hear Of a single complaint from any
beef producer
I'VE are experiencing an era 81 pros
parity not soon 70 end. as consumption Is
increasing much more rapidly than Is the
production a the country AZ long az
this condition prevails prices wiz remain
higher
At the conclusion - the urcsf3ent's a.
dress. Secretary Martin read the annual
report IF the executive committee He
said that the membership had materially
increased during the past year and t1at
Il consisted of = ossoesatiors
He submitted Iettr from serrptsSy
Wilson q the department % agriculture.
in reference 70 a classified ceusus n tive
stock. The secretary sa38 "7ylth regard
20 the census ~ domestic animals we
have never rad sucr thi1E since the
United States was nation Tae cerzls
shows MIX cows ana othe- chan rat-H
COWS. horses. u.zler. etc. which .s agast
sIntelHgeut "a 81 thc csnsur - tas
population we're expire sd women ans
other w1men T1ere mas nevs. ben
censuz tsken ~ TIE 1e-neetie animals ia
fhe citleg. 60 mat 81 g. ex~eedinEiy
worthless. uatnteIEaeie au3 snspp cs1ie
and gense4ess WIS trT ~ gee s1neolT
Appointed ard p'l 81 caarTe e azri-a.-
fa-e fl fEe cc-s1e vho haa zone coa-
cevtsga 81 sz-eF3t5ge
The QUESTION ~ srefrft rates Sad e.es-
pies considered ls -i-ae - tne officers q
ire Association and Efforts rad -eea
rusas 20 Secure 5sat rates Ct 5.reelozs
ast ~ eeenlte aetien hrs - esea taken
by ths Ta1sToat o7EsfaEses
Robert Z syest ez-pTss4fent - ere
Cincinnati Commercial clla. lutro5lcsd
q res1i1tioza ASKING - a Hassaeation o
QzaTantl1s -setFl .tlcps sud asks1 taat
coruzu-tsee - a2pol1te3 o lsr She matss
Before me secretary & 4Ersstre
TIE chicago terminal charges 81 osssis 4