The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-29
STOCKMEN IN SESSION.
Miles City Meeting Attracts a Large
Number Of Visitors.

Miles City Meeting Attracts a Large
Number Of Visitors.
MILES CITY, April 2l.-Montana
cattlemen ere present in large mum.
bers when the convention of the Mon.
tana Stock Growers association was
called to order this morning. The
initial session was devoted largely
to q consideration of the relations be.
tween cattle shippers and railroads.,
several prominent railroad men ad.
dressing the convention.
The convention has been inv AIDED by
an enthusiastic party of South St.
Paul boosters. This party represents
the packing and stocky ard interest at
South ST. Paul and will demonstrate
by facts and figures the exceptional
advantages this market offers for
growers of all kinds of livestock and
that it will be profitable for Montana
stockmen to patronize it. It is realiz-
ed that the stockmen will want Ito be
shown" and it is the purpose of the
invading party to show by plain and
conservative statements, just what the
advantages offered there are above
other points.
The members of the Montana Stock
Growers association are opposed to
the appointment of any person to the
Office Of secretary OF me state board
of stock commissioners other than
the secretary OF their own organiza.
ton. In a set of resolutions adopted
today the association calls attention
to the fact that its former secretary,
w. G. Preuitt, was succeeded by H.
r. Wells, and that the state board
did not recognize the change to the
extent of naming Mr.. Wells as secre.
tary. The resolutions passed are a
duplicate of a set passed last year.
MILES CITY, April 22.-The Mon.
tana Stockgrowers' association, which
was In session Tuesday and today,
adjourned this evening until next
year. Officers were elected as follows:
G. F. Ingersoll, president; David
Frat and Concord Kohrs, vice presi-
dents; H. r. Wells, secretary and
treasurer.
The committee on resolutions re.
ported:
First, thanking the people of Miles
City for their entertainment.
Second, endorsing Senator Culber.
sons bill No. 5644, and recommending
to all the senator's and representatives
of the states from which this associa-
ton draws its membership that the
same be passed.
Third, that congress be memorial.
lied to enact q law which shall pro
hibit any railway company from ad.
vancing rates or fares except upon the
approval OF the interstate commerce
commission. ....
Fourth, indorsing the work of the
agricultural department., Secretary
Wilson, and DR.. Melvin, in stamping
out contagious diseases among live
stock and for the experimental work
of the department.
Fifth, recommending to the state
legislature the enactment of laws
obliging the recording of all brand.
aud compelling the surrender to tn.
state of all brands not in use, tina
| they NAV be reissued.
A resolution to assess the member.
of the association three cents per head
for each head owned and to employ an
attorney annually vas adopted will
the amendment that all clauses refer
ring to the employment of an attorne!
annually be stricken out.
A resolution to indorse Secretar,
H. r. Wells for appointment as sec
rotary to the state board of stool
commissioners, was tabled. 1t wa
voted to place the secretsry-treasure
under $40, 600 bonds on account of hi
being the custodian of the funds re
ceived from assessments.