The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-13
CATTLEMEN WILL
MEET IN WICHITA
And Effect a Permanent Or
ganization.
TO FIGHT FREIGHT RATES
Meeting Will Be Held in Carey
Hotel September 80.

Cattlemen from. all over southern Kan
sas will meet in this city on September
30 to form a permanent organization for
the purpose of fighting freight rates and
compelling the railroads to give them
better service in the shipment Of cattle.
Many prominent cattle raisers are work
ing actively for the new organization,
and it is already assured that 1t will be
one of strength.
F. NJ Arnold, breeder of high grade
cattle, owning a large ranch four miles
south of Ashland, and ]. W. Robinson of
FL Dorado, president of the Cattle Crow
ers' association, are at the head of the
movement. They have received CORES
pondence from almost all of the big cat
tie breeders in southwestern Kansas and
are assured that the meeting in this
city will be largely attended. Rooms at
the Carey hotel have been engaged and
the cattlemen will meet there. The date,
Wednesday, Sptmber 80. was decided up
on for the holding of the convention, in
order that those who attended the meet
ing would be here for the carnival and
fair also. AT that time there will be
rates and special service on all of the
roads and this will serve to bring a
larger attendance than usual to the meet
ing.
In the call for the convention 1t was
spoken of as the meeting of the cowmen
of Kansas. AS the term would indicate,
the new organization will be composed
chiefly of the breeders of cattle through
out the state and farmers and others
who raise cattle for the markets. 1t is
not intended so much for those who ship
cattle in from the south and feed them
for the markets as they already have
their organization to fight excessive
cattle rates, but they will not be ev-
cluded from the meeting or organization.
In the call it is stated that the mass
meeting al the Carey hotel will have for
its purpose the electing Of officers and
the perfecting of the orga nization for
permanent work.
The cattlemen of the state are feeling
very enthusiastic over their recent sue
cess before the railroad commissions
in defeating the proposed raise of rates
which was to go into effect on the 5th
ting forth the purpose of the organize
ton TO be formed here on the both the
cattlemen of the state are congratulated
on this success. But the tone of the
circular is that this success is only tenn
porary unless more work is done and
that there are other abuses that must be
rectified. The organization will begin
at once a fight against what they be-
lieve are their three greatest grievances,
unfair rates. poor service and the TAX
ing away of their return trip passes.
The words of the circular on these grew
ances are:
"a A. Hurd. general attorney for the
Santa Fe. gave notice at that meeting
that it would be only limited time I'M
til rates would be raised in this state on
cattle to conform with the rates on other
commodities, without reference to other
commodities being too high. We have
also had notice that after January 1 we
will he rendered no return trip passes
from accompanying our stock to market
This simply means to prevent the cow
man from bringing damage suits for
DELAYS etc. We recognize the poor serv-
ice before us in shipping and it is abso-
lutely necessary that we get together
and make an effort 10 have the roads
give us better service.