The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-18
BUSY STOCKnEN
SECOND DAI OF CONVENTION

Of otficers.-conrad Schaefer Made
President.
Denver, March 16.-Because the stock
men are early risers and accustomed 10
hard work yesterdays session OF the
fourth annual convention OF the Co!o-
RADIO Cattle and Horse Growers Asso-
citation began at 9:3O in the morning
and lasted until nearly . in the AFTER
noon, with recess for lunch. 1t was
busy day.
There was plenty of work on hand
ard no play was permitted.
On the railroad question. which Is so
important to the stockmen. the presl-
dent was authorized to appoint a. COM
mittee of three to meet the Texas cat
tie growers May 3rd for discussion
of the campaign to be pursued. This
committee will consist of President
Conrad Schaefer. Secretary Fred =
johnson and probably John W. Spring
er The following resolution was adopt
ed
Resolved. that we favor the passage
by the next General Assembly or an
effective law creating an elective rail-
way commission with power to fix rates
and we urge upon our senators ana
representatives in the Congress OF the
United States the necessity of supports
ing the bill now pending to give the
Interstate Commerce Commission pow
er to fix rates
The report of the committee relating
tC the range question was laid upon
the table as not furnishing definite
solution of the problems at hand and
the president was authorized to appoint
committee of five to continue work.
upon this matter and report at the next
convention. The report of the commit
tee upon extension of the forest re-
serves, which endorsed the policy OF
Mr. Pinchot, at the head of the bureau
of forestry. was adopted and the presi-
dent authorized to appoint committee
of five to continue the work of investi-
eating conditions
Resolutions were adopted pledging
moral support to the home live stock
E.arket at the Denver Union Stock
yards and others endorsing the work
of the State Agricultural College and
pledging all the assistance within the
power of the association to the insti-
tuition.
So much has the association appre-
GATED the work of Conrad Schaeter,
WHO assumed lUe ltIlS "ntH IitSlueHl
w. L. Grubb resigned, that he was ad
Nanced permanently from the position
of vice president to president. w. A.
Gillespie of Gunnison was made vice
president, while Secretary Fred P.
Johnson of Denver was reelected and
r. S. Harper of Lincoln county was
continued in the Office of treasurer. The
executive committee. comprising rep
ptpti, t,a
elected as follows:
District No. 1. John A. Edge, Burns;
2, Price Sloss. Basalt; 3. w. "A. Giles
pie, Gunnison; 4, w. T.. Ashley,
Saguache; s. j. k. Smith Lamar; 6.
Samuel Hartsel. Hartsel; Z, Conrad
Schaefer. Deuel.; s. T. S. Harper, lin
Collins; 10, James Taylor. Hebron.
An important amendment to the con-
stituton of the association was adopt
ed providing for two standing COM
mittees. one on public lands and one
on legislative matters. These are to
consist Of five members each.
At the morning session the first i'm
portant business was the discussion Of
the land committees report. Former
State Senator e. N. Ammons dis
opposed to the leasing question, but
did not propose to pay so much per
head for running cattle on the range.
He thought the committee had failed
to outline definite plan, and urged the
appointment of another committee to
report next year. His motion was car
ried
The report of the executive commit
oh hot
were heartily in accord with all the re-
forms being prosecuted in the West.
1t recommended the appointment of a
committee of five to meet with the
Texas cattlemen in Denver. May 3rd.
when all the vexing railroad problems
will be discussed. At that time a lob
by will be organized to go to Washing
ton and make demands for better
treatment from the railroads. A spe-
cial tax of 4 of | cent for each head
of stock represented in the association
was recommended to create railroad
fund"
John W. Springer created much en-
thusiasm by his speech in relation to
the cattle interests and the railroads.
He said the Interstate Commerce Com
mission was powerless to render re-
lief.
Addresses were made in the after
noon by George w. Ballantine. Presi-
dent B. o. Aylesworth of the Colorado
Agricultural College. Professor W. l..
Carlyle and Eugene II. Grubb. Mr..
Grubb spoke on Worlds Fair Show in
1904" He merely stated that the need
for discussion of this subject was
gone, for President Francis had an
nounced that $500 in premiums had
been provided for the exhibition of
range cattle at the fair in carload lots.
The old and new executive commit
tees met in the st. James hotel last
evening and decided upon an agrees
i've campaign for the coming year. The
board of control was named as fol
lows: President Conrad Schaefer,
Secretary Fred p. Johnson, and |. w.