The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-15
CONVENTION
WILL COME
TO WICHITA
Peerless Princess HOnOred by
Oklahoma CattIemen,
CREDIT DUE TO Mr.. DOLD
He Made a Hard and Strong
Pull tor Home Town.
CREDIT DUE TO Mr.. DOLD
RESOLUTIONS ARE PASBED
Suitably Acknowledging the
Packers Great Hospitality.

Woodward. O. T, Feb. 1.-THE Wednes-
days program Of the cattle convention
at woodward was opened by the presi-
dent. Mr.. Abner 7. Wilson, who after a
brief address, introduced Mr.. H. A. Tice,
superintendent Of the Oklahoma division
Of the Santa Fe. Mr.. Tice spoke on
Cattle Shipments and Livestock Trans
portauon."
Probably the most interesting feature
on this program was the address Of Col
Albert Dean, whom every cattle man In
The southern belt Of Kansas and Okla
homa knows either in person or by repu-
aation. Colonel Dean is the Kansas city
agent Of the United states Bureau OF
Animal Industry a department OF the
capinet portfolio of the secretary Of
agriculture. The special work OF Colonel
Dean and his staff is The inspection OF
Mexican animals. Colonel can joined the
Wichita party at Wellington, and he en-
tertained many Of the party with his
thoroughly scientific theories Of the sew
erai plaques and diseases which anlct
cattle Ia his address of Wednesday h
stated that the accepted term Of the
federal government for the fever was
bovine pOlari3-"
a
Oklahoma legislature, and then Repre-
sentative Jones responded in pleasing
speech in behalf Of Governor Barnes,
who could not be present
Mr. sydney Clarke gave very inter
esting talk on the cattle industry Of
Oklahoma and in the afternoon the rop
ing contest south Of town furnished
amusement for the visitors. oc Pyle,
1sham Lynch, Buck waltz and Hal Ward
were the contestants.
On Thursday morning President Wilson,
of the association, sat in chair con-
structed Of horns from the heads of the
old-time Texas cattle, and this session
of the convention was where the run
started good and plenty. First was the
election Of officers for the coming year.
Mr. Abner T. Wilson was reelected pres
ident. and the subordinate officers were
as follows: Mr. George CroweH first
vice-presldent; Mr.. George w. Boyd, of
Msngum, second viee-president; Mr.. John
Gerl3ch, treasurer and Mr.. VIII f. Boil
ton. secretary. The two latter officers
were elected by reclamation, and big
Billy Bolton responded to this honor
with q, few words Of thanks and apprs-
citation.
The chair then appointed this commit
tee Ia 90 to Denver to meet with the
American Cattle Growers association:
c. T. Herring, George w. Boyd and Syl-
vester Soldino. The executive COMMITTEES
Is as follows: A. II. Tandy, Of Wood
ward. J. r. Stinson, c. c. Brown and
Frank Smith The committee TO meet
with the Panhandle association at ANA
rillO is as follows: w E. Bolton, S. B
Jones. Tom Doran I'D Davis and Z. R
Thurman
The secretary next announced that the
last feature Of the mornings program
was the selection Of the meeting place
for the next convention, tho eighth. an
nual convention OF the association. AS
"a matter OF fact, al the assemblings of
the Oklahoma Live Stock association
have heretofore been held somewhere IN
oklahoma. With the exception OF last
year. when the association met at El
Reno, the meetings have been held at
Woodward. The president of the associ-
alton is a Kansas man, AIr. Wilson a
klOWa, but that In itself cut no figure
II was early shown that all members
present had the very best wishes of the
association at heart and whether the
next meeting was held at Woodward,
Ponca City, Ava, Nangum or Wichita
made little difference to the visitors. so
long as the best interests Of the associa-
tion were served. Taylor Riddle was
first called upon. and ha made a strong
appeal for Wichita He spoke very
kindly for an the other applicants. but
eloquently cited the many special adj
vantages which all the members would
receive by coming TO the city which has
always had Oklahoma's live stock inter-
ests most az heart. He said that they
would meet more cattle men and feed
ers and would come IN touch with the
cattle industry closer; that Wichita could
house 5000 delegates III necessary; that
there were hotels which made rates from