The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-13

Mr.. Cooper was given place on th= pro-
gram, because he is one of the best in
formed .,attlemen in the west and an in
teresting talker His subject was.
Value of individual Effort Collectively
EXerted." The address was interesting
and pleased the audience 1t is as fol
lows:
Radical and portentions changes of
method and circumstance have been
forced upon the cattle industry by the
to live closer together and in closer re-
lation; the congestion Of population is
bringing you into closer contact with
other great fielCs Of human industry, and
calls for greater care ana more thought.
and closer oTga niZ4tion among ourselves.
The time has long since passed when any
individual can live unto himself, beyond
and without any crganiZauOnS-only the
| savage IN his dug-out can do thai. In
| other words, civilization, and the different
degrees Of perfection TO which organiza-
/ ton has been brought The nation, the
state. county and city, with all their
paraphernalia of legislation; courts Do
| lice systems, post Office and other public
service, are but the voluntary aSSOcia-
ton Of individuals for the general good.
| Side by side. with the associations Of gov
| eminent, come tho great political parties,
| and close on with them the great COM
! mercial Or2aniZa TONS by which and
| through which the business Of the world
| Is carried on. The great fundamental
| fact underlying commerce. in TACT under
/ lying civilization itself, is, that life is not
! a battle, out q cooperation. Life is bat
| tie to no one but savage with knife and
gun. In our system, every mans pros
| perity depends in the largest sense upon
4 the welfare of others. We suffer for
each others mistakes and sins; We bear
each others burGens-We are linked to-
| gether in bonds of fellowship that we
cannot and would not break. We cannot
| nelp ourselves without helping our neigh
! hor, and We cannot damage our neigh
bor without suffering ourselves. In the
largest and best sense we find our own
in another's good There are many re-
spects wnere your interests are threat
ened by hostile legislation or otherwise
| where they can oe protected and pro-
NOTED by associated effort.
This association has come to be the
mOuthpiece for the cattle interests OF its
territory, to which legislators listen. Its
meetings are great clearing house or
ideas and information and theatre for
the opening and closing of business trans
actions These meetings alone are worth
all the labor and expense of the Organi-
cation, but IN addition to this an exc
cutive committee is always on guard,
urelesS secretary, and competent corps
Of brand inspectors at the great mar
kets. l have. therefore, perfect conf
derce in recommending you to keep your
ton, 90 so now. by all means; subscribe
for your official paper-support and
strengthen the association in every way.
"A cattlenen's association, at its meet
DlRSs SHOULD COnSlQET anu present. SUMS
OF the pitfalls of the business, and criti-
cdlly examine and discuss the ever
changing environments and circumsJan-
ces thereof. its members should draw les
sons from experience and attempt TO
point to safe ground
First and foremost. the industry rep
resented in part, in this convention is by /
far the largest industry OF our nat ton, !
but still more important, 1t is Of a char |
acter to impress the mind and mold the |
character OF its members IN way pc /
cJliar TO itself. hence the Obhserver of /
human nature can never fall to mark the I
cattleman wherever he finds him. In the /
cattle business, the unit of value is the /
single animal. whose value is generally |
from so to $50; operations therefore in !
cattle runs speedily and inevitably 20 the |
use OF large sums Of money on 2 large |
scale. The prosecution Of business re-
quires big men and big transa cuons. /
alertness of mind, courage. and executive !
ability o. the very highest order.
This condition points to the first and
grave danger in the business, AMI dis
closes the pitiall into which so many
have fallen in recent times. The very
magnitude OF transactions leads the mind
away from the close attention to details
and minuuae, without which 70 bust
ness can succeed. The careful counting
of the costs. the scrutiny of expense, the
thoughtful weighing Of contingencies. are
the prOsy things which the average cat
1lemap too often leaves out of calcula-
and failure. | have often been impressed
with this feature when figuring on some
cattleman's proposition.
Do you know, I have often thought
l would IKE TO write a lecture on money:
not on the is to 1 feature, L never was
able to understand that would want to
leave that 10 my friend Simpson-but L
mean on the sociological effect Of the
varying volume in use, and methods OF
using. 1t is an old saw. that IAN hundred
men can stand adversely where one can
tdnd prosperity money can be taken
by the majority OF men only in nOmeo-
pathic doses Money in inOrdinate large
supply is more denoralizing than whislA.
or opium.
The successful control of wealth and
the handling Of large sums Of money,
require The constant exercise OF Iare
virtues as veil as great skill and the
mount q man can successfully manage
is crucial ana correct test of his cal
hire. Many a man who can successfully
run a work team and road-scraper viii
go to pieces when he attempts to run q
,hreShinS outfit; many a man who can
run a herd Of 100 cattle, falls dowl on
SEQ; and many q man who can safely Dor
row ana use $4,000. is converted into
rattle-brained harunl- sea- rum. by the use
1t 4-0.iNo tor 100000. as the case NAV
oe9 He goes over the precipice at some
,uTVe in the track, while moving at the
rate of q mile a minute. II you will
lnaiyZe the smash ups that have occurred
within your knowledge. You will find that (
many were caused by a lead OF credit / /
ana money beyond the capacity of the 7
machinery. The speed was high. the rail .
was slippery, the brakes failed 10 work !
CLOSELY coupled with the foregoing
< another great bane Of cattlemen and
. all business men. especially in Amer !
ca ana IL the west. the get rich quick " / ]
dea the playing FOR high stakes with {
oW margins the taking Of desperate / :
hanceS Tor Q rich reward This fever
freaks odt now mere. now there But
u every line of commercial endeavor il / I
'auSeS oVertrading, resulting in pacics
widespread rum and destruction OF the !
innocent and guilty alike. You have seen Z
ilSo IN Industrial stocks. bank orsani-
atoms, oank stocks, and finally IN cat (
le- The obvious lcsSion is. that one { E
mould go no farther than he can protect :
himself under ordinary circumstances. ?
To cite recent instance: Hundreds !
4 thousands OF dollars of good Kansas :
ina Missouri stock men and farmers /
money. have beer r.tked into Chlcago '
ND Kansas City lately, gone from the J
ecent owners forever on purchases Of
orn, cats provisions. that were perfectly {
,ood. that IS. useful TO the purchasers {
the purchase price, but instead OF ! =
topping al what they could use or resell 4;
nd take care OF. they spread their mar :
ms away out so thin in The hope of
making dig gains on a rise. that they 2
ouid not respond to the bear raids and 6
her little lamps went out just Lef0re G
SW n. II is an old and profitable l.rac- i
Ice % the millionaire operators, 10 shake i
mt the weak holders of all kinds of a
property periodically and pocket the con { D.
rlputlonS An outside operator should d
e IN position 10 call for delivery Of the .
rticies on day II settlement If The mar j
-eJ does nor sliit.
so a catleman should never 1ioat E