The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-24
of the action taken npcn my request
for membership.
Mr.. de Ricales' Reply.

Mr.. de Ricqles' Reply.
Secretary de Rieqles has made this
Mr.. J. c. Leary. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dear SiT-YOu favor of the 18th
inst, enclosing check for $3.50, is duly
received. The same has been present
ed to Mr.. Robinson, the temporary
president, and at his suggestion,
write to say that your letter will be
presented to the executive committee
OF the American Cattle Growers asSO-
citation when it meets during the con-
VentiOn, and that at present the idea OF
| the association Is to cOntne the mem
bership strictly to cattle growers. OF
course there are some people in the
commission and stock yard business
who are also cattle growers and cattle
owners, and they would be entitled to
membership under the present arrange
ment. Under the present arrangement
the officers Of Iris association cannot
accept the membership Of any other
people than those indicated.
We would ike to see you member
Of this association, and hope the TACT
Of your owning some cattle from time
to time viii be sufficient qualification TO
! give you admittance. Yours very truly,
A Z. DE RICQLES, Secretary.
Mr.. Leary stated last night that he
/ was hopeful the executive committee
would recommend the enlargement of
! poses. although he admitted there was
! locai hostility to the plan which would
/ be supplemented by directors from the
country at large.
Local Opinions.
John II. White is one of the Utah
men who believes that the cOWmen
should keep this association closed to
! all but cOWmen, and William Burke,
! the Idaho rancher, believes that the
/ commission and railway agents should
/ be excluded.
! G. Peyton Smith, from the Grand
/ Junction country, does NOS take to the
/ proposal Of admitting the associated
/ interests mentioned in the LearX april
! cation to membership. The gentleman
] states that as individuals almost every
! applicant from these dependent buSl-
/ nesses are his personal friends, and
/ he likes to work with them. BE declares
/ their connection would be helpful IN
/ the way of influence and money, but
{ that their aims at all times would not
point with those of the cOWmen- He
/ likes the idea of a cattlemen'S organ
/ iZatiOn of CaUtlemen, by cattlemen and
( for cattlemen.
NJ. K. Parsons favors taking in stock
I yards men, the commission snen and
/ the livestock agents of railways he
/ believes their interests are so depend
/ enJ upon the cattle business and their
/ support so affected by the good will OF
! ccwmen that their permanent connec-
ton with the organization is greatly
I to be desired. He win urge their ad-
/ mission, and so will Ora Haley, the
] big cOWnan from Laramie, WyO., who
/ expressed similar convictions to those
/ OF M. Parsons yesterday.
| William White thinks the association
cannot be injured by giving the inter
ests mentioned representation in the
/ association. AS their voting strength,
| if they ever combined to use it on any
proposition would be Insignificant,
compared with that Of straightoUt cow
/ men.
Constitution and Bylaws.
At the meeting held here in January
the executive committee selected was
/ directed to report a constitution and
/ ty-laWS for adoption at the meeting to
/ be held in Denver March s. Members
favorable to the enlarged membership
plan have prepared the following
! articles, which viii be submitted and
urged by the delegation leaving here
/ Saturday night:
Preamble.
/ The cattle growers of America believe
! tHat their interests and aims are homo
genOus; that the wealth of the country
Z as represented by their holdings because
OF It's character and proportions, deserves
ana should receive wise and Just consider
alton from every source of power. They
. believe that such recognition of all of
their rights can be continuously secured
only through insistent demands that they
be accorded, and that these claims Tor
consideration, emanating from author
1tat1Ve source representative Of their in
/ duSUry, viii secure for it such benefits as
Z injustice, oversight or divided opinions
Z might otherwise deprive it of.
In this faith and the accepted theory
/ that proper organization viii insure de-
slrabie strength for use IN a deserving
cause, the cattlemen of American have
7 o persons whose
principal bus neSS is he IA sing and rand
ling of cattle, and they have made prOvi-
sion IN the constitution, of which this is
: the preamble, for the membership Of 9TH
erS whose interests are so closely 6SsO-
ciated with their own as to make their
c0fnecLOn useIuI ana OeslrdDIe 10 all con-
cerned.
under which the idea Of this association
developed; and for its organization, fU-
ture conduct and government the follow
ing constitution and bylaws have been
adopted and subscribed TO by every men,
Der Of the association:
Constitution.
Articls THE name Of this association
shall be the American Cattle Growers
Article 1.-THE objects sought by this
association are the promotion and pro-
lection of the interests OF the cattlemen
Article ITI-The officers of this associa-
ton shall be a president, "A first, second
and third vice president, u secretary, a
treasurer ana an executive CCUllllLlee
consls' 7g OF as many members as ther5
are states, territories and provinces rep
resented in the membership of the asso-
citation.
There shall be a general meeting # This
association held in each year on TIE
first Tuesday in December at some place
I selected by a majority Of the members as
Sembled "A any such general meeting and
special meetings may be called at any
other time the executive committee Gil
reefs.
Article V-The president, vice president
+ secretary, treasurer and executive COM
miUtee shall be elected at each general
. meeting herein provided Tor by nomula-
that purpose, or by Op6n nominations our
F ing The session. as members shall deter
! mine whenever an election IS about &c
/ occur. Provided that each state, territory
or province may select IT'S own memDeI
/ OF the executive committee.
Article VI-MembeTship in this aSsOcla-
/ ff0u shall be individual Any reSpectaDi
7 person whose principal business IS the
/. breeding growing and handling or cattle
I'm America is eligible 10 membership; anC
the livestock agents of railways, livestock
merchants engaged in handling cattle anC
( the officials of public stock yards vii
| also be admitted to membership, unless
/ OF Objectionable Tepute.
The bylaws of the ASSOCIATION shdI
I provide Tor the protection OF its MEMBER
shin roll under this article
Article VII-The fee Tor membership IT
/ this association shall be ten dollars (SlOl
[ payable when an application for member,
ship is made; and there shali De an II
/ dlres in the sum of $50 cOllecteQ IRON
each member in advance yearly me an
I nual dues Of members tor the Ilrst yen
are hereby made payable with the lIlIlS
Article VIII-The constitution and the
. / accoYnpe nVing bylaws may De a1LeI6u Oi
/ annulled at any regular meetIuS % ~ ~