New-York tribune., 1901-12-07
LIVE STOCK CONVENTION OVER
TO COOPERATE IN OLYMPIAN GAMES IN
1904-OFFICERS REELECTED.

TO COOPERATE IN OLYMPIAN GAMES IN
19o4-OFFICERs REELECTED.
Chicago. Dec. 6-After spirited contest between
Mo- the National Live Stock Association to-day
closed successful convention by selecting the lat
ter city the place for the next convention. This
convention will begin the second Tuesday in Janu-
ary. 1903
The only other business of the afternoon was the
adoption OF resolutions In connection with the
Olympan games to be held In Chicago In 1904, set
ting forth that whereas. "in the pageantry, ex-
hihtions, cavalry displays and contests which Will
be prominent features of the programme. an op-
portunity will be afforded for the and expos-
ton of blooded stock of the highest grade. and
awards for superiority and public distribution or
prizes Will be made in each department. be 1t re-
solved that the National Live Stock Association
pledge its cooperation in promoting IN
terest in the contests and. in far as lies withn
its power use its best efforts TO supply such live
stock of superior quality can be exhibited or
otherwise advantageously employed by the Inter
national Olynpian Games Association in 1904
The new executive committee, with F. j. Hager-
barth as chairman. reported the denomination Oh
officers. follows: President John W. springer
vce-presiGent f. J. Hagerbarth; second vice-pres-
dent, John ". Holt: secretary. C. F. Martin:
treasurer George w. Goulding. The report or the
committee was unanimously adopted
A resolution OF interest to horse raisers was
adopted 1t calls for a less rigid inspection of
horses intended for government use, especially In
the army. and suggests the appointment or q COM
mttee of four army and eight horse breeders
to act as judges shows where prizes shan De
given for horses best fitted fer service IN the Varl
Gus branches of the army.
In speaking for the resolution, t. G. Patterson
declared that the unnecessary severity of govern
nent inspectors in selecting horses IS SHOWN IN
the fact that England has bought 10000 horses anU
mules for use IN South Africa. while the United
States having advertised for 33,V" ar'rIilais ma"
been able to set only 1900 head.
Resolutions adopted as follows: Ihat tne
association give all possible aid 10 agricultural COZ.
leges; that the Presidents recommendation tnat
forest reserves be transferred from the interior
Department to the Department OF Agriculture pe
approved: that there should be no live stock m
spcction by States interstate shipments after
the United States Government inspection; that goat
raisers be protected against Chinese goat SKINS:
More than 5000 visitors attended the nVe STOCK
exhibition yesterday, but to-day the out OF town
visitors began going away. thinning the attendance
rapidly.
The feature OF tomorrow will be the sale or
herd of short horns. There will be on exhibition
the famous English COW Cicely. She is the prop
ertv Of J. G. Robbins & Sons, of Horace. md VINO
purchased her at the recent sale held by W. u
Flatt. who imported her from England year ago.
She is probably the most valuable short norm cow
In this country, and was bred for Queen victoria
In the nine times she has been exhibited in Eng
land Canada and the United states she mas al
ways taken first prize.