Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-04-09
CATTLEMEN MEET.
And Discuss Benefits of Live Stock Associa.
tioH-Remarks by w. E. Bolton.

AAoh' ". T.. DoitoD. secretary or the
Oklahoma Live Stock Association. and
Hon. I. z. Wilson, representing Pres,.
dent Abner 7. Wilson. of Kiowa. met
with our stockmen in this city Satur.
day. The meeting was fairly well at.
tended and about ten new names were
enrolled.
Following is Secretary Bolton's ad-
dress to the meeting:
pursuant to the instruction from the
executive committee of the Oklahoma
and Kansas Live Stock Association. I
am with you today for the purpose of
securing the membership of the cattle
growers of Barber county to our associ-
ton, and to answer any questions that
may be propounded in regard to the
work of the association and its benefits
to members.
"Under this heading, the subject may
be divided into two distinct benefits de-
rived. Without entering judgment as
to which is the greater benefit of the
two, will say that these consist in pro-
lection from thieves and protection from
disease.
"Under the first heading, the inspec-
ton feature of the Associa lion stands as
the best method of preventing loss known
to any organization, which has proved
so successful for the past 81 years, and
whose methods have been reduced to a
perfect system. The formula is simple
and yet effective. Upon joining the or
ganlzation, each member renders a list
Of the brands of the cattle for which he
asks protection. These brands are taken
by the secretary and entered in a brand
book, classified and indexed, 80 that
reference may be had to same in the
most convenient manner. The brands
are then taken from this book and listed
in pocket brand book used by the in
spectors and by the sherilfs of the range
counties, for identifying strays or stolen
animals. Each member, as recorded,
has his brand shown upon all the books
and in this manner the member is fre
quently saved from direct loss by means
of prevention. 1t is we'll known fact
that thieves are better organized than
the cattlemen. This is not only true of
this organization, but applies to every
line OF industry; hence, the necessity of
alert and energetic effort in keeping up
and maintaining an organization which
constantly protects your interests. In
spectors are hired and stationed at the
principal shipping points on the range
during the shipping season, and at the
principal markets. The limit of the
number of these inspectors is only the
limit to the amount of inspection dues
received from the members to paw their
salaries. Great care is exercised in So
lecting good men, and the officers select
ed by the members at each annual cleo
ton give their best efforts to secure the
very best service. This feature OF the
Association is just exactly what the
members make it. II each member will
actually promote the growth Of the or
ganization by inducing his neighbor to
join and list his cattle the benefit to
himself is increased thereby in propor-
ton to the amount OF funds received for
hiring additional inspectors.
Concerning the other feature OF the
case, it is hardly necessary to go into de
tails of the purpose of the national, or
federal, quarantine line. This line is
fixed by the government entirely for the
protection of the cattle which are north
OF it IN preventing contageon from those
cattle which are south of the line. Cat
tlemen who are north of the line enjoy
the privilege of the open markets and
are not restricted in the movement of
their herds to profitable pastures any
where north of the line, and have the
added privilege of moving them south of
the line, provided they care to take the
risk of infection. The cattle grower who
is south of the line is denied these priv
ileges for the reason that his cattle
spread infection and the disease, known
as Texas fever, thereby causing direct
and heavy loss.
The government maintains this line
only between or along the borders of
states and territories. Whenever the
line intersects state or territory, in
fluence and legislation must be
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