The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-06
S|OCkNlA N SESSION
Annual Convention Opens With
Big: Attendance.
SPRINGER OUTLINES THE WORK.
Live Ssee.; Industry In Flourishing
conditioa 49, Delegates Listen to
: s.,eschcs-- Hereford Wins Grand
Champions hip for Fatted Beeves.

Chicago, .Jec. 3.-Delegates from
the union " ere in attendance at the
opening ccfvention OF the Interna-
tional Live Stock association yester-
day. OF I'll the states Colorado led
the list, 81 delegates being present.
Missouri came in a close second. The
association adopted what were the
first resolution based on President
Roosevelts message. These resolu-
tons comm 'lded the presidents &C.
tion toward the reclamation OF arid
lands by ir:i CATION and urged congress
to serioua consideration Of the ques-
ton.
President John w. Springer in his
annual addt ess outlined the work of
the association. The industry is in a
flourishing condition. but some seri-
ous problems confront stock raisers
in the future.
The report Of Secretary Martin,
which followed the presidents ad-
dress, was devoted to the work ac-
complished during the last year by
the different committees and the Of
ficers Of tn, organization. The men,
bership Is t;creasing and the finances
more satisf .Gtory than ever before.
The mai1l part of the afternoons
program WIS taken up in five-minute
discussions of the present condition Of
the live sl9 elk industry. Mr.. Springer
called for iae speakers by states. H.
II. Robinst Il Of Colorado declared
that the ce ltennial state was increas-
ing her cattle by the growing of small
rancherg favorable reports were re-
ceived fror, Iowa, Illinois and Kansas.
Chairman, Springer then broke into
the progra n to allow L. G. Powers,
chief statii tician, and Secretary Will
| son to spe ak. Mr. Powers spoke of
the Live stock Census of 1900" The
venerable fudge Coleman, who was
the first se retary of agriculture, spoke
in behalf 0 the st. Louis exposition.
Irof. H. A. Hookston of the Uni.
versity of lndiana spoke of cooked and
uncooxed i1od for cattle. He favored
uncoolled ood. The influence of the
agriculture college on the live stock
industry as discussed by Prof. Clin.
ton y. SIN th Of the agricultural col.
| lege of M. chigan. Frank P. Bennett
, Of Massa ,husetts, president Of the
! Wool assot iation, described the proper
| method OF marketing wool.
| The foil ,wing organizations were
| accepted is members of the associa
ton: Mo !tana Wool Growers asso
citation. 81 100000 sheep; American An
CORA Goat Breeders association, l.,
100000 golns; Minnesota Stock Breed
ers' association, 100000 cattle; Kan
sas Stock Growers association
100000 tattle.
A Aers, ord is the grand champion
of al the breeds in the fat cattle
! division # the International Live
;! s,ocA exp ,sition this year. CHIEF
! Interest ftc breeders centered yester
day IN the winner of the grand cham
| plo nship f,r steer or spayed heifer o1
the show. There were three compel
ing breeds Hereford, Shorthorn ant
Angus. bit in the final judging the
Shorthorns were eliminated. The win
ming amin i is Wood Principal, a pure
bred yeail ling, shown by George P
Henry of Goodenow, ILLS. This ami
NAL weigl ed 1,645 pounds.