The state herald., 1901-02-15
CALL ron FiRsr ANNUAL CONVENTION.
ln.aI Al CATTLE GROWERS ASSOCIATION.
HEADQUARTERS. UNION STOCK YARps.

Denver. Colorado. January 81, 1901
The arst annual convention OF the A.
msrican Cattle Gro~srs' Association !,
hereby called TO meet at Denver, Colo
rado, st the Tabor Grand Opsrs House
st ~ O'Clock A. ~ Tuesday, March SIN
1901. Tor the purpose Of effscting per
msnens orKssixAt'ou. adopting consti
tuition and bylaws and tor such Rsovra
businsss - may properly come before
the convention.
The prssent basis Of representation oil
this sssccistion 10 individual member
ship, and any citizen, a cattle groveI
and owner, is sleRible for mem bersh,r
upon payment Of ipistion fss Of dve dol
lass, and vill b entitled to one vote 10
this convention.
The order Of business for the nrst ON
vsnt'oe shall b. ~ fsllsvs: Co.vsptior
called 70 order hy the President. Roll
call. Addrsss Of welcome. Rsspooss u
address Of Welcome Appointment o.
committees. General busiusss.
THIS convention 10 the rssuit Of I
meeting NJ large number Of prominsnl
Rrowsrs from many states and territories
held ip Salt Lake City on the evening el
January l7th. 1871, to euosidsr the ques
sion whsthsr therr shosid ~ fornsd I
general Organization v proaoss end pre-
sses W industry st cattle growing. tn
great interest fslt 10 shs question -.
manifest By The large and sstbssiass,s
aitssdspcs. shsrsis every state and tsr
ntory, but one. west of The Mississipp
River was rsprsssutsd. Aftss full as
sumsst Il vss uusainously decided thu,
The AGss,css Cattle 0rovars' Assoo,s
tios should b created Asd that its nsu
ossship vss . ~ made ~ exclusively q
cattle grovsrs. O@css sad 90 sxssu
tive conmitsss, rsprssss.iss ssoh state
" bold until the first cssvsuties Of n.
sssocisi,os, we're sslsstsd. Il ~ deter
missd that the first eopvestios shoule
ee held 10 Dssvsr, - above. snd that q
that meeting the aizstion shsuld b,
psFfsctsd By the sIsctiss d psenasss,
omcsrs sad executive osanittss, and u,
s1spssso se ooassitat,oe eco bylaws
ssd thsrsupos The cosvsssiss shsule
precssd With such business y night b,
called bsfoss Il.
TIE Anssioss Cstsls 0rovsrs' AssscI
sttou vss formed 10 foil secord With sh,
us's object Of The Nst,ossl Lave Btsol
Associsttoa. thea II sessisa 4 ssis LAX,
City. All oeths live sssck Interests hsv,
ssolssivs nstiossl orRasnatioss ssesp
The cattle growers through vhich to VI
vance their Interests. The cattle svov
en-, naturally, wished and dstsruissd !,
have such - osssnisstiss q their own
wh'ch vill take I'll sctbos, ohesavs o.
dsssssivs, 70 protect any interest psou
liar 70 their Industry. Il u oarsss,l,
hoped that oil cattle growers viii ,oi,
this association.
The present idea is for individaa
membership To ftrm tho basis Of this ~
soo'a!Ion. which will give small cmt,l,
grover ~ much voics no the floor Of ,h,
sonvsnti"n hnll - n large owner, hu
this siii 10 npally settled II the Hrs
convention. The oply qualification nec
ss'sry Tor men brrsh,p 10 10 10 = osttl,
grower aud osnsr.
A. present membership may be- y
cured by rspd,ps yon nAue anal add,es,
TO the S"cr.iary. Union Stock Yards
Denver. Colorado, or 10 your state com
n''teennn tof psrronally at the cspvsp
topN together With I've dollars. tbs ini