The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-08
BIC POSITION
FOR JIM LEARY
Traffic Manager for Cattle
Growers Association.
HIS HEADQUARTERS
WILL BE AT DENVER
Salt Lake Man is Also Chosen
for Second Vice President.

Denver, March THE organization of
the American Cattle Growers association
was completed today. The constitution
as adopted permits men engaged in rails
ing both cattle and sheep to become mem
bers, providing cattle-raising is their par
amount interest. Denver was made head
quarters Of the association, and annual
conventions will be held here on the first
Tuesday in March.
The basis of representation is by indi-
vidual memberships, in person or by
proxy. Each member pays an initiation
fee of So. There may also be levied a
tax of 1 cent a head on all cattle owned
by each member of the association
Officers were elected today as follows:
President-F. c. Lusk of California
First Vice President-F. c. GOUdy Of
Colorado.
Second Vice Presidential. X Parsons
of Utah.
Treasurer-F. A. Keener of Colorado.
H H Robinson of Colorado was elected
member at large of the executive COM
organizing the association. The secretary
will be chosen by the executive commit
tee.
The resolutions proposed by Colonel
John p. Irish of California advocating
the leasing of the pubic range by the
lOnged discussion, about three-fOurths
voting for them
Resolutions were adopted opposing the
Grout oleomargarine bill and approving
of the action of the bureau of animal in
dustry in furnishing vaccine to stock
BY Paul MCCORMICK of NebraskG was
unanimously adopted:
Greetings to Livestock Association
Whereas, In some unfortunate manner
the idea has been promulgated that the
members of this association are antag-
Onistic to the National Livestock aSsO-
citation, and that the American Cattle
Growers association was organized large
Al
from the National association; and
Whereas, A number of the members of
this association are members of the Ma
uonal association and some Of the Off
GERS OF this association are also officers
of the National association, and are serv-
ing in both organizations. believing that
bOcn are occupying separate and distinct
fields. of usefulness in the livestock WOrid;
Whereas, The National Livestock asso-
citation has recently. secured a great vic
have deprived the cattlemen Of this cOun-
try of over 100000 every year; and,
Whereas, 1t is the intention of this as
ISOLATION to uphold the good work being
done by the National association, and an
reports TO the contrary are unfOunded
and not based upon the facts; therefore,
Resolved, That the members of the
American Cattse Growers association, in
convention assembled, extend greetings
to the Natioual Livestock association and
our congratulations to the officers of said
association in their success in defeating
the GrOut bill. and the executive COM
nnittee of this association IS instructed
that if in their Judgment, it is practical
BILE for this association to be enrolled as
a member of the National Livestock as
sociation, the committee be and is hereby
authorized to take the necessary action
to accomplish this result
The convention adjourned sine die this
afternoon.
Place for Mr.. Leary.
The executive committee held a meeting
tonight at which J. G. Leary of Salt Lake
was chosen secretary and traffic manager
of the association. The following work
ing board was named:
A J. Nisbit, Arizona
w. H HoWery, New Mexico.
+. J. Simonson, Nebraska.
Al Bowie, Wyoming.
H H. Robinson, Colorado.
s. J. Gilmore, Texas
Conrad Schaffer, Colorado.
1t was decided to establish headquarters
for the present at the Denver stock yards