The Colorado statesman., 1905-03-18
STOCKMEN IN SESSION
CATTLE AND HORSE GROWERS
Fifth Annual Convention at Denver
Large and Wide-Awake Gathering
Will Meet With American Stock
growers in May.

growers in May.
Denver, March 16.-The Colorado
Cattle and Horse Growers Association
| began it's fifth annual meeting at the
Brown Palace hotel Tuesday with
about 100 delegates in attendance.
According to the committee report
on legislation, there are about four
bills now pending, which for the bet
terment of the stock industry of the
state, the association is striving to
have passed. They are:
S. B. 1876, giving authority to the
State Board of Stock Inspection Com
missioners to enforce the dipping of
cattle for the mango, and empowering
the board, where owners fail TO treat
their cattle according to the orders of
the board, to gather and dip the same,
and to sell enough of the cattle SO
| treated to pay the cost.
S.B IN, which provides an amend
ment to the law cutting off the per
diem of the members of the board.
S. B. 172, providing for an appropria-
tion of $4,000 for the Agricultural
College Board for experimental pur-
poses.
S. b. 2S3. changing the so-called
docking bill so as to permit the ad-
mission of docked horses into the state
for breeding and exhibition purposes.
These various bills are being sup
ported by the association, and their
passage is expected
In the absence of the president, Hon.
Conrad Schaefer who is i'll, the con-
vention was presided over by Vice
President w. A. Gillaspey of Gunni-
son. He was later relieved by Robert
f. Palm. The address of welcome was
delivered by Hon. Alva Adams.
The annual report of Fred p. John
son, the secretary. was then submitted.
He reviewed the work of the year.
One of the most important matters
the association had to deal with, he
said, has been the position taken by
the Department of Agriculture with
regard to mango or scabies.
About year ago the Bureau of Ami
NAL Industry issued regulations for the
suppression of this disease. The regu-
lations, in brief, provided that no cat
tie having mango or scabies could be
moved in interstate commerce until
they had been dipped twice in lime
and sulphur under government super
vision. There was also a provision
that the cattle exposed to infection
should be dipped at least once before
1T was not until early summer that
the full significance of these regula-
tions became apparent to cattlemen,"
said Mr.. Johnson. at was discovered
that if the regulations were not modi-
fed, it would be almost impossible to
move any cattle from the state in mar
ketable condition. The position taken
by the department in regard to So
called exposed cattle was the cause
of the trouble. The government takes
the position that where there is one
animal having this infection upon any
range, all the cattle from the neighbor-
hood must be classed as exposed The
result was that practically no cattle
from the eastern part of the state,
whether free from mango or not, could
be moved until they were dipped, and
shippers can readily understand the
effect of dipping just before sending
TO market"
Mr.. Johnson stated that he, with the
secretary of the State Stock Inspection
Board, took the matter up with DR.. Sal
mon, chief of the Bureau of Animal In
dustry. The result was that instruc-
tions We're issued to inspectors which
were to the effect that where cattle
were apparently free from infection,
they could move, provided they We're
not going upon the range.
1T seems" continued Mr.. Johnson,
that the position of the Agricultural
Department has taken will prove most
serious upon the commercial side of
our industry, unless the department
can be made TO view it from our stand
point"
AT the meeting yesterday resolu-
tion was unanimously adopted against
steer roping, broncho busting and sim
liar spectacles. These were character
lied as brutal to men and animals, de-
grading and typifying conditions which
have passed from the West. New
Mexico and Texas have recently passed
laws forbidding such spectacles.
Resolutions were passed indorsing
the work of the Colorado delegation in
Congress for its efforts for the cattle
men, and especially praising Congress
man F. E. Brooks and Senator T. NJ.
Patterson.
The following officers were elected:
President, E. NJ. Ammons of Douglas
county; vice president, Fred Light of
Pitllin county; treasurer. y. S. Harper
of Lincoln county; secretary, Fred p.
Johnson of Denver.
Following are members of the execu-
tive committee: w. H. Pigg, j. e.
Painter. II. w. Bronnell, ]. w. Bennett,
Frank d. Squier, j. r. Smith, II. B.
Means, Samuel Hartsel, N. S. Hurd,
Chris. Ma4hart, H. Bon Hagan, l.. H.
Easterly, w. P, Blanchard, H. w. Lord,
A. b. Foster, G.. u. Trout, e. McCrillis.
Peter Thorberg, L. H. Field, A. +.
, Grove and Frank Benton.
At n meeting of the executive com
mittee it was decided to work for the
Acknowledgement railroad bill now be-
fore the Colorado Legislature, and to
try to secure from the railroads half
fare freight rate for pure bred stock
brought into Colorado for distribution.
The committee decided to meet with
the American Stock Growers Associa-