The Glenwood post., 1909-11-27
ST0CkMEN MEET
IN GLENW0OD
Lengthy Resolutions Adopted
Concerning Future Of
State Organization
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE

A number of Western Slope stock
men and also Il few from the eastern
side gathered in Glenwood last Satur-
day as per announcement in this paper
and later a meeting was held at the
Hotel Glenwood parlor at which mat
ters of general interest to the live stock
industry Were discussed.
The meeting was called to order oy
James D. Hustled of Denver, president
of the Colorado Cattle and Horse
Growers association, and Mr.. Hodg-
son of Collbran acted as secretary.
The stockmen present were of a
non communicative turn before the
meeting was held, all claiming that they
were in the dark as to the real object
of the session.
The meeting was held "behind closed
doors'' and the members throughou:
maintained Il sccretive air as though
some great divorce scandal was being
handled. Reporters Were barred as il
was perhaps thought that to admit
these enlighteners of the public would
be "against public policy
However. the fellows who attended
this meeting are the finest in the land
and the Post would not think of crit.
cising them for their method of holding
this meeting-a method so much IN
hnt
years that it should not pass unnotieed.
Probably Saturdays meeting was
the beginning of an era of better
things At all events the apparent
secretiveness of the event was decid'
rdly in contrast with the bluster and
noise ana "go' of many former stock
men s meetings. Even the audacious
Senator a Ammons, who always carries
Il chip on his shoulder, sat around the
hotel rotunda criticising Pinchot be.
tween his clinched teeth. but closed up
tighter than a clam when the reporter
approached within hearing distance.
When the meeting was over and the
reporter began to work his pump lie
was simply told ''Our secretary will
furnish you the resolutions passed
which constitute the business of tn"
day The secretary gave us the reso'
lutons and here they are:
Policies adopted by a meeting of
stockmen. at Glenwood Springs, No
vcmber 20, 1909, to be submitted to the
convention of the Colorado Cattle and
Hors Growers association, in Denver,
January, 1910, for action.
Whereas, The range lands of Colo
RADIO have practically been broken up,
and our live stock industry of today.
in the main part, is handled under agri-
cultural and grazing conditions, and as
these new conditions will more and
more each year absorb our industry,
Be it Resolved, That we, the stock
men assembled at this meeting, recon-
hnend to the Colorado Cattle and Horse
Growers association membership at its
Next annual meeting that the name Of
this association be changed to the Col
orado Live Stock association, so that
it may be enabled to adjust itself to the
changed order of things as concern our
industry, and that membership privil-
eges be extended to individuals or cor
porations, and that the enactment of
new laws, or the amendment of the
present laws, be brought about to cover
these new conditions, and in order that
controversies which may effect GER
tain locality or localities be not al
lowed to occupy the time of our annual
meetings.
1t is hereby recommended; that each
and every local association. firm, indi'
vidual or corporation, having any mat
tcrs affecting their specific interest,
they refer same in writing to the exec
utive committee. and that the com
mittce be empowered to act upon such
matters. so that fair and impartial
settlement of same may be effected,
which will safe-guar the rights of all
concerned.
That tht association adopt the fol
lowing principles, as being of vital IN
terest to our industry:
First: 1t shall be the duty of this
association to urge that the governor
appoint the members of the Live Stock
Inspection Board, upon the recom"en
lation of this association, from list
, ~ names chosen by a majority vote OF
10 ofacers and executive committee II