The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-19
ROUNDUP OF TEX
AS CATTI EMEN.

Fort Worth, Tex, March 1S.-Hund-
reds of cattlemen from all " Texas.
New Mexico, Oklahoma, Indian Terri
tory, Kansas, Colorado and the Next
can republic are stampeding into Fort
Worth today for the annual roundup
of the Texas Cattle Raisers' Associa-
ton. Every train yesterday and this
morning brought droves of stockmen
with their families and there is every
indication that when me National
Feeders and Breeders show opens
Wednesday the largest crowd in the
history of the city will be here.
The convention of the Texas Cat
tie Raisers' Association opened this
morning with an address of welcome
by Mayor W. D. Harris and a resopnse
by Nat. NJ. Washer of San Antonio.
Secretary Jas. Wilson, of the depart
ment of agriculture, who was schedul-
ed for an address this morning, was
unable to come, owing to urgent bust
ness in Washington in connection with
the enforcement of the pure food law.
Governor Campbell, of Texas, who
was on the program for N address, al
so sent regrets. The speeches of Presi-
lent Ike T. Pryor of San Antonio n
ex-senator w. A. Harris of Kansas,
the latter on Markets for Our Sur
plus Meat Products" were the chef
VI NHO 10y
This evening the Mystic Knights of
Bovinia will give a street parade,
when all the uniformed lodges, Con-
federate veterans, Fencibles and fire.
men of the city will be in line. Follow
ing the parade Senator Joseph w. Bal
ley will deliver an address in the city
hall.
Among the speakers on tomorrow's
program are Professor c. F. Curtis
of Iowa Agricultural College WHO will
discuss Feeding, Breeding and Finish
ing Beef for the Market" T.. w. Tom
linson of Denver on Joint Action
Needed by the National and State AS
sociations;" Colonel C. C. Slaughter
of Dallas on "The Passing of the
RANGE" A. B. Colquitt of Austin IN
Railroad Rates and Service" III
Sam H. Cowan of Fort Worth on
Legislation in Which Cattlemen are
Interested" A horse show and an en-
tertainment for visiting ladies at the
Majestic Theater will be given tomor-
row evening.
Wednesday mornings session will
be devoted to the election of officers,
the appointment of an executive COM
mittee and the selection of the next
place of meeting. Chief interest cen
ters in the ace for secretary and a
determined but friendly campaign is
being waged today by h supporters
of the different candidates. The Nation
al Feeders and Breeders show, the
big event of the year for southwestern
cattlemen, will open at noon Wed1es-
day. Next years show will be held
in a new exposition hall to be built
at h stockyards at a cost of $780,
300. and an attempt is being made
by Fort Worth to secure the
cattle r~aisers' convention as a perma-
nent adjunct of the fat stock show.
1t is likely that the present CONVEX
ton will be remarkable through the
Inauguration of a fight against the
~stockyards companies at Chicago, Kan
sas City, ST. Joseph and other live
stock market centers. 1t is stated by
the cattle shippers that the stockyards
concerns charge 80 cents a bale for
hay worth only o~ne-quarter that sum
and 81 a buShel for corn that can be
bought in the open market for less
thai half the price. Cattlemen esti-
mate that through these over-charges
they are being defrauded of a total of
over 10000 a day by the stockyards |
corporations of Chicago, Kansas City,
st. Louis. Omaha, ST. Joseph and FIT.
Worth. If plans now being considered
are carried out, the cattlemen will
soon begin proceedings against the
s~tockyards companies under the anti
trust law.