The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30
5 PRIZES TO
TEXAS man
Denver Convention Endorsed
ROOSeVGIt'S Land Policy
for CattIsmen
lFrom Monday,s paIIyl

STOCK snow last week came TO a Pan
handle breeder, John Hutson, for eX
hlbits from the outdoor herd o
Hereiords, First In the class 70
bulls with Strike Twenty" first for
yearllng Hereford bulls with "Prn,
ceps 18th" and second with "Lal-
lys Dale" second In the open class
Tor strike Twenty" aud third in
the open class yearllngs with Texas
Prince" fell to the lot OF the Ran
dali county breeder. whose exhibits
attracted much favorable comment
on account Of It's source and is ex.
cellence.
Broke COlorados Slate.
But the stock show. although a
big feature was side interest OF the
big gathering in Denver last week for
the convention OF the American Ma
tlonal Livestock association. The one
big notable thing about the conyen-
ton, although II, was told in minor
tones by Denver papers, was the H.
nal and decisive STAMP OF disappro-
val put upon the attempt OF the Col
orado delegation to commit the ma
tional body to opposition to what is
known as the Roosevelt land policy.
Several comparatively small state
livestock organizations met in Den
yer just before the big convention
and these with loud acclaim adopted
resolutions roundly condcmning the
Presidents policy OF forbiddlng the
freedom Of the public domain to cat
tlemen. These resolutions left IN
such form that they would natur-
ally come up at the national conven-
ton and would stand good chance
OF sliding through.
Cattlemcn Were There.
But the National Livestock assoc
citation resembled the "pubic lands"
convention last ~pring In that It
contained representatives from other
interests besides those which have
been feeding Off the public domain
without expense to themselves, and
the resolutions when introduced
aroused one OF the hottest discus
sicrs ever known in tho affairs OF
the association, There was nothing
OF a cut mad dried nature about the
addresses which the delegates made
on the measure and tho whole public
lands question probably got the COM
plctest ring at the hands Of cattlemen
that II has ever had Flnanlly on
vote, the Colorado measure was
showed under aud another set of res
olutions endorsing what is known as
the "Burkett bill" was adopted by |
a vote OF about $50 to 80. The Bur-
ket bill provides for the leasing OF
public lands to cattle
men on some equitable basis which .
will meet the needs of the cattlemen
and OF the land department
Grrmblcd &C Texas Vote.
81 heard them grumble a lot at
The way Texas voted, on the meas
ture said Fred Horsbrugh this
morning In speaking Of tho CON
ventlon, "but 1t was Colorado men
who did the grumblng, They said
that they couldn't see why Texas
away off down here couldn't leave
his question for them to settle. But
Colonel Ike Pryor Just dropped the
whole l57 OF the Texas votes in a
punch and nearly all the other votes
outside the few Colorado votes went
he same way. II was the general
opinion Of the men who back the
'attlemen on the northern ranges
md of many of the men from the
northwest that much would be gain
ID for both sides II the whole thing
'ould DO put on a business basis so
hat the cattlemen could lease and
'ay for the land they used instead
II using the whole big country at
arge as they have been doing.
Weather Was Ideal.
Weather during the convention"
ontinnued Mr.. Horsbrugh was
deal and the whole city was turned
'ver to the cattlemen. The CON
ention was too big to 10 Q enter
aimed at any one place but the Wis
tors all had good time | attend
d banquet given by Charles Rob-
son OF Clay Robson & Co.. to n
lumber Of cattlemen at the Denver
luh.
There was very little trading be-
ause buyers thought they ought to
ct lower prices than they did last
ear and owners were sure that they
ught to get as much as last year.
" the time OF the San Antonio con-
ention ard the Amarillo convention
/ April siaey will get down to trad