The age-herald., 1901-12-05
LARGE CROWDS AT STOCK CONVENTION Delegates Adopt Resolutions Sending Roosevelt Greetings CHAMPION STEER SOLD Attendance Is Very Large and Many Prominent Men Are Present.
 Professor Shaw Discusses
 the Dual Cow
CHAMPION STEER SOLD

Chicago, December 1.-The fifth day, of the International Live Stock Exposition attracted the greatest crowd ever as sembled at the Chicago stock yards. tho pavilions, pens and yards being crowded really beyond their capacity.
 High officials of several western states and Canadian provinces were among the spectators, including Governor Savage oi Nebraska, Governor VanSant of Minne- sota, Governor Durbin of Indiana, Cover nor Cookery of Missouri, Governor TooIe of Montana, Governor Wells of Utah, Senor Caserrovos of Mexico Senor AL | berto Zerantes of the Argentine Repub- lie and Hon. J. M. Dryden, Canadian min ister of agriculture.
 The fat Heresford steer Woods Princi- pal, to which the championship of the show was awarded yesterday, was sold at auction to A, G. Swenson of New York for 50 cents pound.
 The annual intercollegiate stock-judg- ing contest for the Spoor trophy was an other feature of the day.
 Perdue Mich, Ontario. Iowa, illinois, Oklahoma, Minnesota and other colleges were represented.
 "The Dual Cow" Professor Shaw of the University of Minnesota, discussed the eual cow, or the COW bred and fed for her milk and meat" Professor Eugene Davenport of the Illinois experiment station declared that stock was judged from too many | view points. Stock is judged" said he. l from the standpoint of the butcher, the ] feeder, breeder and the fancier A more | general system of judging should be used" What the Live Stock Interests in the United States Can Reasonably Expect of Congress" was the subject of an address of Hon, Springer of Wash- l ington.
 | You have been neglected ty Congress, |" said the speaker but if you get busy matters vii improve Last sesisen there were 22,12S bills introduced in Congress, | so if you want any particular bill con sidered you must get behind it and push 1t hard
 l The convention adopted the following resolution, voicing satisfaction in the fact that a man who understands the cattle interests is the president.
 Greetings to Roosevelt.
 Resolved, That we send greetings to l President Roosevelt, assuring him of the | loyalty and support of the stockmen of the country in all of his undertakings for the good of the people. We recognize ! in our new chief executive, one who is ] familiar with the industry we represent, who has wielded a lariet and branding ! iron and knows personally of the joys, the hardships and the fatigues. of life on the ranch and range. The COW on the range and stockman on the range all feel that in President Roosevelt the na- tion has a loyal honest and fearless rul- CT and the live stock industry has a friend at court in the person of one who knows the needs and necessities of that industry"
 The following resolutions were then 1 presented to the convention and adopted:
 That an interstate law for the prosecu- tion of horse thieves and cattle rustlers be enacted.
 That the President appoint a commit tee to visit England and work against | the discrimination which Canadian cat l tlemen seek for themselves; that the ef- forts of the Bureau of Animal Industry in seeking of knowledge of bovine tuber- culosis and to prevent the disease are approved.
 At l o'clock a recess till tomorrow was | taken.