The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-20
THE LIVE STOCK CONVEMTIOy
Resolutions Were Adopted, Officers EIec4|
and the Meeting Adjourned Sine Die
salt Lake City Was Chosen as the Next PIac.
Meeting Plan for the Lease of Public Lana
TO Grazing Purposes Was Ind Jrsed.

Fort Worth, leXaS, JhuuNfy lV'ENs
O'Clock this afternoon. ater four da
OF hard work, the third anau on en-
lion of the National Live Stock asso-
citation adjourned sine die. The meet ng
has been one of the most notab e In tne
history of the live stock Interests O.
America Two thousand or more -lesa es,
representing greater interests and moe
wealth than any industrial organization
In the world, have been present and the
proceedings have been markell by an
intelligence that would have distineu sled
any gathering. The closing p.oceeiings
were almost dramatic. The cd officers
were reelected with rigging hufrlhs that
well attested Their popularity. bat tore
was hot fight over the location of tne
next convention. Kansas city ana SAT-
Lake City were the principal contestan s.
AS In everything, Texas welded mighty
influence and when Attorney sam II.
Cowan cast the $50 votes OF the Texas
taple Ratsers association for Kansas
City the partisans OF the town a the
mouth of the Kaw raised yell that al
most split the roof But the tide turned
toward the Utah metropolis and waen
Sugg Robertson OF Colorado, Texas, trans
TERED Texas big vote to Salt Lake he
battle was ended and the convent n
came 10 an end.
Today's proceedings were business-like
and interesting; much OF importance was
transacted and the general work Of the
meeting will be long remembered. Eve
visiting delegate has warm spo. in his
heart for Texas and Fort Worth. Tnef
have been made to enjoy themselves aud
will prove eheir appreciation by visiting
South Texas and seeing more OF the state.
Few greater gatherings ever ASSEMBLE any
where than that just closed.
The following resolution Oh leasing
public lands was considered and President
Springer instructed to appoint c3in-
mlttee from the Western States and Ter
ritories to draft a bill to congress in
conformity to the resolution;
Whereas, The vast area of public ianns
now beng occupied and utilized by stock
msn OF the West for grazing purpo rs
are without management and cout.o. o.
any authority with power and facilities to
protect and regulate the same;
Whereas. Said lack Of control has led
| W ONtl SNDthlaA 4h+N1 VA NiAN dllGNRs ~
by destroying the sad on laTce tracts o.
this public lands to the dctrment Of tha
/ National government, as well as Ia the
stockmen;
Whereas, We believe that the people
engaged in stock raising arc more capab &
OF determining The most who!esam2 plan
for the management Of public ranges and
/ for the correcting OF existing evils;
! Whereas The stockmen feel that iusji
demands that they should be ctu:ut ted
( in all matters pertaining 20 National Log
1 islaion AFFECTING the public ranges Of h.
/ West on which they have lived and mad
their homes for years; therefore be il
Resolved, That it is the se-se of thi,
convention that the arid ana sem!-ard
public lands in the Western STATES AMI
Territories should be classified, app a ID
and leased to the stock rasers in the West
for grazing purposes under fixed linita-
lions, giving preference always to the
occupants Of said land, that the mssa auC
prairie lands with abundance OF gra3.
and water should constitute tho first class
and not to exceed 10000 acres should b,
leased 20 any person. copartr crslip. cor
poration or association
That the mesa and prairie lands Will
good grass and without wafer should con
sttute he second class and the maximum
limit should not exceed 10000 acres 10 an!
person. coparlncrship corporation or asso-
citation,
That all mountainous and lava districts
which are practically without any natural
water supply and q comparatively small
amount of grass should constitute the
third class, and the maximum limits
should be placed at not to exceed 10000
acres to any person. copartnership, corpU-
ration or association.
That there should be- condition in al
leases that lands thus leased should he
fenced in seyeralty ana kept so fenced
during the term OF the lease, and that al
small land holders owning tracts lyins
within the larger bodies of leased Land
should he required to fence their tract.
but should have right Of way provided
for IN the lease TO tho larger tracts
That all leases should b. made subiea
to rights Of the bona ide hpmesteader
who should be required 10 fence his home
stead when taken within a body OF lease
land
That all said lands should be appraiss,
by the board hereinafter provided Tor a
soon as law Is passed providing for sal,
leasing, and said appraisemeuts shall b
nied with the register and receiver of tn
local land Offices in each district. and tina
SAID appraisement shall not he made OF
tener than once in Ave years. and thes
lands shall be leased directly by the gov
ernment cf the United States through loca
land ofhoes as hereinafter provided
ihai the president or secretary Of tn
! interior of the United States appoint Z
special examiner and that the s,rvevo,
general OF each State and Territory an
polnt one United States deputy surveys
LOT tne local land district, and that thas
constitute the board Of appraisers.
Ihat II shall be the duty OF the Unite
/ states deputy surveyor TO establish IN,
metes and bounds OF all the lands 10,
winch There are applications to lease.
ihat he, In connection with the specla
examiner, shall submit to the register an
receiver OF the land Office report uno
each applleadon, upon which report III,
ies's'ef and receiver are authorized n
Z ease said lands, after thirty DAYS adyer
usement In some local newspaper for IN
olas, upon the payment OF the first year
sental ana the approval OF a good and sui
heient bond for the payments, preferene
pelns given to the occupant
Ihat the lessee be required TO nav Ia
Inc establishment OF and determination !
ineles and bounds of all lands thai hav
oeen heretofore surveyed by the govern
r ment Of the United States.
| lha1 the rates are not 10 exceed $40 ne
uay 10 deputy surveyor for the actin
TINE consumed in the surveying Of sal
penses ca
That the government OF the un,.a