The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-19
TEXAS CA1TLEMEN
Cattle Raisers' Association
Gathered in Annual Session
at It. Worth.
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Fort Worth, Tex, Mar. 1s.-Hun-
dreds Of cattlemen from all over Tex
as, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Indian
Territory, Kansas, Colorado and the
Mexican republic are stampeding into
Fort Worth today for the annual
roundup of the Texas Cattle Raisers'
association. Every train yesterday
and this morning brought droves of
stockmen with their families and there
is every indication that when the Ma
tional Feeders and Breeders show
opens Wednesday the largest crowd
in the history of the city will be
here.
The convention, of the Texas Cattle
Raisers' association opened this morn
ing with an address of welcome by
Mayor w. D. Harris and a response
by Nat M. Washer of San Antonio.
Secretary James Wilson, of the de-
partment of agriculture, who was
scheduled for an address this morn
ing, was unable to come. owing to
urgent business in Washington in
connection with the enforcement of
the pure food law. Governor Tom
Campbell of Texas, who was on the
program for an address, also sent his
regrets. The speeches of President
Ike T. Pryor Of San Antonio and Ex-
Senator w. A. Harris of Kansas, the
latter on Markets for Our Surplus
Meat Products" were the chief fea-
lures of the days session.
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. Fol-
lowing the parade Senator Joseph w.
Bailey will deliver an address in the
city hall.
Among the speakers on tomorrow's
program are Professor c. F. Curtiss
of Iowa Agricultural college, who will
discuss Feeding, Breeding and Fin.
fishing Beef for the Market" T. W.
Tomlinson of Denver on Joint Action
Needed by the National and State
Associations" Colonel c. c. Slaughter
of Dallas on "The Passing of the
Range" A. B. Colquitt of Austin on
Railroad Rates and Service" and
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 theatre 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 race for secretary and
determined but friendly campaign
is being waged today by the support
ers of the different candidates. The
National Feeders and Breeders show,
the big event of the year for south
western cattlemen, will open at noon
Wednesday. Next years show will
be held in new exposition hall to be
built at the. stockyards at cost of
100000, and an attempt is being made
by Fort Worth boomers to secure the
cattle raisers' convention as per-
manent adjunct of the fat stock show.
1t is likely that the present con-
vention will be memorable through
the Inauguration of a fight against
the stockyards companies at Chicago,
Kansas City. St. Joseph and other live
stock market centers. 1t is stated by
the cattle shippers that the stock
yards concerns charge 80 cents bale
for hay worth only one-quarter that
amount, and 81 bushel for corn that
can be bought in the open market for
less than half that price. Cattlemen
estimate that through these overcharg-
es they are being defrauded of a
total of over $4,000 day by the
stockyards corporations of Chicago,
Kansas City. st. Louis, Omaha, st.
Joseph and Fort Worth. If plans now
being considered are carried out, the
cattlemen will soon begin legal pro-
ceedings against the stockyards COM
Danies under the antitrust law,