The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-17


millions and the demand grows apaee.
Years ago. when the frontiersman caught
ore OF the long-haired. razor backs with
snout over a foot In length, 1t was with a
shotgun or a rifle rs he few through the
woods They were almost worthless.
Now the well bred hog is seen from enc
end OF the country to the other, our pep
pie have become connoisseurs OF swee.
ham. streaked bacon and country sausage.
They like IT, ard the world Is rapidly fol-
lowing suit.
In 1899 the sheep of the United States
furnished about 27o000,0o0 pounds Of wool
from less than 81 ,0C00 600 of sheep. against
90, 100000 sheep in 1884 The consump-
ton Of mutton AID lambs has increased
beyond the expectation of even the most
enthusiastic sheep breeder until now 500
600 tons are consumed. Twenty cents
predicted for the wool crop Of 1900 and
every wooden mill in the whole land run
ming full time and behind in orders, and
paying higher wages than have been pail
( for over a decade. And yet, with this
great increased supply OF wool in 1899
We purchased OF foreign countries over
100000,000 pounds of wool most OF which
should and will he grown on our great
Western and Southern ranges. We must
give the sheep man his Just dues and ad :
on the public domain as our herds Ii
is very narrow and shortsighted policy
which would close the forest reserves of
the United States to the sheep which ara
/ growing the wool to clothe our people
suppose the sheep do eat the grass and
the small shrubs. They have been given
this privilege for generations back and IL
should be continued until the governrncn.
compes both sheepmen and cattleme.. 10
| pay for using government grass. It Is
\ believed In some quarters that the sheep
man Is against the government and that
mis- fiocks should be driven even into the
sea but this is narrow and selfish ami
"hoily without equity in any sense of the
WORD. 1t Is well for us all to remember
that each American either must give and
take. for no one has monopoly on sun
SHINE air water or grass on the open
range The best stockman is the law
apidlrg stockman who shall delight 10
respect the golden rule. b
me beginning OF new century should.
witness change in our public land sys-
tenn The citizens of this country shoIld
Dc encouraged to lease the great tracts
OF "iid grazing lands and bring them TO
a state of usefulness Every bomesteader
should be given first choice TO lease for
from hVe TO ten years at 2 cents per
acre twenty acres for every acre he owns
( and the balance of the public lands Ivtno
/ IN the various counties of the Western
states should be valued by the county
commissioners of the various counties
and the land then advertised by the Fed.
etsi government and leased to the highest
Dluuer-reht payable annually in advance
4 lot a period of from five to ten wears
/ VITA good bonds for future payment
/ The general government should he an
/ utled 10 Keep the first years revenue from,
/ an ieases of the public domain and
eacn succeeding years lease money sbould
ne paid into the various State treasures
10 De PAID out by uniform state law for
me obstruction OF predatory animals and
TOT the erection OF reservoirs force dams
ana better water supply on the various
ranges over the semi-arid portions of
| the country
every department of human endeavor
Is puisatine with progressive activity
mere is smaller sphere for the unedn-
eateu man every decade and diminish
rug posslolilty of success for the man
/ VINO does not read. The reading man il
IN the saddle. The thinking man 10
guiding our National destinlos Tho
] 'hited states never occupied such a snhera
/ OF universal influence As the Twenttet1
century witnesses. II has been broro!h,
1 ABOUT py active men reading men. think
/ ing men. II marks the beginning ~ "A
-"ide influence. II means that our
clVill7ation, our institutions our laus
our commerce, with our bumanitnrior
meas snail exert a powerful effect on
mankind the world over So remenber
/ tnat whllc we venerate the fathers ana
/ rue statesmen OF the Eighteenth and
/ nineteenth centuries, vet VIC the nreso,,,
/ generation, must live and work and mos
per under totally difIercnt environments
] circumstances and conditions and a mar
z
nose enjoyed by Washington .Iefrerson
/ Jackson or even Lincoln and Grant.
rave inc hest OF everything about YOU
/ euu garner happiness rather than supreme
/ selhShnoss' Make the world better for
/ your having lived. and your children viii
us, up and pronounce your names with
henediction" "''u
read. "'''p "aS
h' congratulated the association uron
/ we growing prosperity and influence of
/ ne organization. saying that the member
snip mad materially Increased during III,
past year and that its eastern limits
Wnien az the last annual meeting did MOI
Ca1 usnonn 'lllnols. we're now Toronto
tanada The membership cousists Of sey
/ enty-hye associations
ne submitted letter from secretat,,
{ " uspn OF the department Of a1ric,lture
IN reference to classified census of ljvs
stock The secretary said
WIN regard to the census OF domestic
animals we have never had such > mir
since the United States was N,t,on
me census shows milk cows and orhcr
man milb COWS, horses and mule, 81
/ when IS ahout as intelligent as il ths rsn
sus OF mo population were cxpressed
Wcmen aud other women. There b,s
never been census taken of the domee,,,
anln'sS m the cities so that IL is eycood.
ulsly worthless. uninteIigible and in,nnIi-
cable and Sepseless will trv +,
me director Of the census ia see if Il, H.
NOV possible to get somebody apnolnts1
ana put In charge OF agriculture in the
o o,,l, VINO has some conception of agri-
n me secretary stated thai Hon. /, e
lowers staustician OF agriculture SOW.
Tue Importance Of the matter and hegan
desired result. '"Doue the
nc question OF freight rates had occu.
pled considerable time of the ofgcers
.ne association and efforts had been NAL
10 secure Just rates on live stock h,,t
~, ~ uenhite action has yet been taken h.
me railroad companies. ~
me convention then adjourned unt;l
o'clock p. IN. "'u ul'iI :
AFTERNOON SESSION.