The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-12

/ has been a member of the National Live
! stock association. and during the past
! year has maintained its membership IN
! the same. At the recent annual conYen-
! ton OF the national association you were
! represented at Chicago by MeSSrS. j. X
| SEnSon, T. c. BurtiS and Your secretary :
I IN the discussion OF measures beneficial
/ 10 the liTSStOch interests your influence
/ was factor and your organization as
! sisted in doing its share towards Securlng z
Slcn national legislation as the de1sar OF
/ the oIeon3arg rine bill, the presentation
/ OF the lease law and other matters OF
! general interest ana inlDortance-
Until this date no material changes
/ have been found necessary in the opera
I ton Of the constitution OF your organi-
! z2t1On, hut il would TOW seem advisable
! on account CT the adVisabllitS o. making
/ extended growth from those sections OF
/ the country devoted 10 raising domestic
/ cattle, TO incorporate a provision WneIe-
I Dy the owners Of unbranded cattie may
become members without the payment
| OF inspection fees and dues, thereby con-
trI5uting 10 the strength OF the 0rganiza-
ton in the maintenance OF quarantine
/ regulations. while the members who de-
sire inspection might have the same
| through channels heretofore provided, at
40 greater expense. This matter should
receive your attention by referring Il 70
committee on amendments TO the con-
stitution. 10 report back TO you such
measures as in their judgment may seem
/ best Tor your action at this convention.
The arrangement secured by- co-opera-
ton with the Texas Cattle RaiScTs aSsO-
Ciation has remained effective during the
shipping season OF the past year and has
ocen mutually beneficial to both orSanl-
cations. Your inspector. Mr.. j. G Whit
| head, was on duty in Kansas City during
this time and performed satisfactory ser
vice. For reports of his work respect
fully refer you 10 the report OF your eX-
ecULiVe committee heretofore submitted.
As fair estimate CT the years work.
the value TO the association has been, at
the rates shown, SslaS5. 70 say nothing Of
nor oct theirs
committed.
Regarding quarantine: During the past
year the action taken by YOUR committee
in urging better inspection along the
line had its effect upon the livestock san
itary board Of the Territory. and greater
care has been exercised. TO the extent
that not case OF Texas fever has been
developed during the past summer north
Of the quarantine line. In the county OF
Greer only, temporary quarantine has
been instituted by the government on the
Boophilus Annulatus. This quarantine
VIII be maintained during the year, but
cattle may be moved from the county,
subject TO federal inspection, at any
time. IT is largely due 10 The efforts of
this organization and the influences it
has brought into operation. that the fed
eral quarantine line interSects Oklahoma,
and il is due TO mis- orgariZatiOn TO say
that the resultant benefitsszS the counties
in Oklahoma and Kansas Situated above
the federal quarantine line results in an
annual Saving 10 the owners Of cattle
in the counties in excess Of one million,
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
This is a splendid showing. and one which
can scarce be duplicated by any other
organization of this kind in the country.
That its value has been many times dem
onstrated in this proposition alone is too
apparent to be for q. moment contradict
ed. 1t. therefore. devolves upon those
who receive benefits from the assOcia-
ton to maintain the same. and every
member has a right TO be proud of the
fact that he is not lodging the respOnsi-
hility and expense incident TO the main
tenauce of favorable conditions for profit
in your business This fact should con-
stitute 2 membership in this organization
a badge OF honor which may be proudly
worn.
The expenses of the association have
been kept at a minimum. as shown by
The report Of the executive committee.
Nothing which could be accomplished has
been left undone, and every effort has
been put forth to increase the benefits TO
the members Of the association. FIRE.
quent and hearty expressions of good VIII
and substantial encOura cement have
been received, and the outlook for the
future is promising in the face of most
adverse conditions. The financial state
ment of business done during the past
year other than herein given is furnished
in the report of the executive committee.
Your secretary desires in this connec-
tIcn TO extend thanks to each Of YOU for
cO-Operatio and assistance in his du-
ties. 10 which he has given his faithful
attention during the past year.