Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-04-27
STOCKMEN IN
BUSY SESSION
Work Done at Nineteenth
Annual Meeting of Montana Stock.
growers Association.
CARTER SCORES BEEF TRUs
Ex-senator Urges Stock Men to Sc.
cure All Possible Evidence of Ex-
istence Of Such Combine.

Miles City, April 2O.-The nine
teenth annual meeting of the Mon
tana Stockgrowers' association finish
ed its labors today after one of the
best and busiest sessions ever held.
The place of meeting will remain at
Miles City according to the provis-
ions of the bylaws. aud there was
not even the usual attempt to change
it to Helena.
At the close OF the session J. B.
Hendricks offered a resolution of
thanks and congratulations TO the cit
izens and committee on arrange
ments for the splendid manner in
which they had entertained the con-
vention.
John NJ. Holt, formerly president
of the association, was elected presi-
dent. Conrad Kohrs was elected first
and Thomas Cruise second vice presi-
dents. Tie present secretary-treasur-
er, w. G. Preuitt, and Assistant Clyde
Smith. of Helena, were both reelect-
ed and an executive committee elect
ed. A committee on program and' ar
rangements was also elected for next
year.
The Montana representatives in
congress. Hon. w. A. Clark, Hon. Par
is Gibson and Hon. Joseph NJ. Dixon,
were called on by resolution to CO.
operate with Representative E. w.
Martin of South Dakota, and lend
their utmost influence to assist him
in his efforts to induce the secretary
of commerce to make a thorough in
vestigation of the methods employed
by the beef buyers at the great mar
kets with a view to ascertain the
cause of the present low prices to the
sellers and high prices to the con-
sumers. and demonstrate whether
there exists any combination OF such
buyers who are attempting or actu.
ally control and fix prices on the
commodity.
A resolution was also passed call
ing upon the members OF the associa'
ton to abolish all party lines in the
selection of candidates for the legis'
lature, and to unite in an effort to
elect stockmen thereto, and to effect
that the laws pertaining to live stock
need revision. The president of the
association was also empowered to
appoint a committee of five stockmer
whose duties il shall be to be in at
tendance on the legislative assembly
and confer and cooperate with the
state board of stock commissioners
The Hon. w. E. Skinner, of Chica
go, was indorsed to succeed Hon. f
d. Coburn as chief of the livestock
department at the Worlds fair.
The sum of $500 was appropriated
from the treasury of the association
to be used as premiums on non-reg
istered cattle at the state fair or
motion of Col. M. F. Malone, Presi
dent Roosevelt was, amid applause
elected an honorary member Of the
association.
The committee on arrangement:
for next year was empowered to use
$3.50 of the association funds to pro
vide speakers, mainly from among
the membership, for next years meet
ing.
Mr.. Porter moved that the execu
tive committee of the association b'
authorized to cooperate with the de
partment of justice of the Unite'
States government In an effort II
punish anything in the way Of cor
nering or restraining the livestocl
market. Carried.
Sixty-two names were added to tn
membership.