The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-06
VIM. BOLTON
RESPONDS FOR
OKLAHOMA
Secretary of Territorial Asso.
citation Makes Brilliant Speech
BEFORE NATIONAL ORDER
Displays in FOrcefuI' Figures
Greatness of Oklahoma.
BEFORE NATIONAL ORDER

Chicago. Dec. 5.-Hon. VIM. z. Bolton,
secretary OF the Oklahoma Livestock
Association. delivered an address here,
before the National Livestock conven-
ton. as a response to Oklahoma. He
Esid
Mr.. President, and Delegates:
Again, and for the fourth time in the
history of the National Livestock Asso-
riation it becomes my pleasant task 70
respond on the roll call of common
weaIths for the youngest and Iustiest and
best, Oklahoma, the land governed ex-
clusively by Providence, politicians and
Roosevelt; where life is strenuous in its
joys and a fellow bets a pair Of mines
higher than a cats back; where old
Glory is honored and intelligent effort
is always rewarded; where history is
made so rapidly that the maps of i'm
provemert do not have time to fray at
the edges, and where advancement is
synonymous with citizenship. Oklahoma
IS the brightest particular star to which
all other states and territories must
laret their chariots in order 10 keep in
smelling distance Of the onward march
Of progress and higher planes Of civiliza-
tion; and when its efforts TO butt into
the Union as a state is crowned with
success the constellation in the field Of
national pride ana honor viii shine so
bright that the man in the moon viii
have to wear smoked glasses, and the
statue OF liberty viii only illuminate her
torch by a direct connection with the
zephyrs Of Oklahoma Oklahoma is it,
During the year just passed livestock
conditions in Oklahoma have been modi-
fed in many respects. The changes in
sugurated in 1900 by the settlement of
the range counties has been intensified
in 1901, until the open range no longer
exists in practically mora than two coun-
ties. The persons familiar with climatic
conditions in contagious states. there
exists little doubt that the western
counties OF Oklahoma are not adapted
TO a dense population, but the presence
of claim holders will result in the es-
tablishment of titles to land ard in time,
the advent of smaller herds win replace
the big ranches and better cattle receiv-
ing better care viii increase the value
and raise the already high standard Of
Oklahoma livestock. These are years of
transition and formation OF new condi-
tions. The adaptabibty OF the range
counties TO the growth Of forage plants
has never been questioned and when the
test has been made sufficiently to make
plain the truth Of the assertion that
these counties are not adapted to general
farming or purely agricultural pursuits.
The lands viii be purchased and owned
by stock farmers and cattle raisers who
viii have no fear OF GeeLraI Drouth. and
the standard Of excellence in all beef
breeds VIII have TO be raised, to make
q place for the Oklahoma product
Loss from winter-kil; is Of course
nothing as vet, but the cattle are going
into the winter in splendid condition and
st IS believed that little or less viii occur.
Last winter the very best estimates place
this loss at less than one-half of one
per cent
No outbreak Of Texas fever has been
reported during the summer The Okla
horna livestock sanitary board has been
vigilant and early took measures to re-