The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-03-20
TEXAS CATTLE RAISERS' MEETING
PASS RESOLUTIONS TOUCHING
UPON BORDER SITUATION.
,ndorse Live Stock Commission and
Bureau of Animal Industry on H.
forts to Stamp Out Disease

Fort Worth, Textile Cattle Rails
ers' Association of Texas, after elect
ing officers, adjourned Thursday to
meet at San Antonio either the second
or third Tuesday of March, 1915.
The officers elected are: President,
Joe D. Jackson of Alpine; first vice
president, Johp Londergin; second vice
president, Julian NJ. Bassett of Crosby
ton; honorary vice presidents, W. W..
Turney of Ell Paso, Ike T. Pryor Of San
Antonio, James Callan of Menard, E.
C. Lasater of Falfurrias, Sam David
osn of Fort Worth and Al McFadden
of Victoria; treasurer, S. B. Burnett;
secretary-manager, E. B. Spiller.
Fort Worth, Textile Cattle Rails.
ers' Association of Texas went on rec
ord Wednesday as fayoring a firm
stand and yigilant policy on the part
of the State government of Texas to
the end of adequately protecting the
persons and property of American citi-
zens along the Rio Grande, and de-
mand from the constituted authorities
of the United States protection for
American lives and property in Mex
leo, and that the United States demand
on behalf of the American owners,
from the government of Mexico, COM
pensation for the losses and damages
sustained by reason of the destruc-
ton of life and property. There were
eighteen resolutions passed by the con.
vention Wednesday, two directly bear
ing on the Mexican situation, one OF
which was virtually an Endorsement
of the policy pursued by Governor
Colquitt in preserving order along the
Rio Grande. However, the break OF
the governor with the National govern
ment was ignored.
In addition to the resolutions touch
ing upon the Mexican situation the as
ISOLATION Endorsed the Live Stock San
itary Commission Of Texas and the
Bureau of Animal Industry in their
efforts to stamp out and prevent dis.
eases and to eradicate ticks and sCab.
bies, and commended the cooperation
of State and National authorities in
this work and recommended the estab'
lishment Of systematic method Of CO.
operation in the matter of experiment
on dips; expressed appreciation of the
action of the department of agricul.
ture in requesting the agricultural
committee not to repeal the act OF
1884; urged upon congress an amend
'ment to the tariff act applicable to in
spection of imported meats SO as to
provide that said meats shall not be
imported into the United States, ex
cept where ante norton inspection OF
animals slaughtered, and post-morter'
inspection at the time and place Of
slaughter shall have been as efficient
as that provided by the meat inspec
ton laws Of this country; also thai
meats or meat products shall be stamp
ed at the port Of importation by the
officials Of the department Of agricul
ture as imported meats, showing the
country from which imported; demand
that railroads be held responsible fo1
full value of live stock shipped in
transit, and prohibiting them from
limiting their liability by valuation
placed in the shipping contract; pro
tested against the advancing of live
stock rates, opposed the prohibitory
tax on oleomargarine; asked that 6
complete census and statistics upor
the live stock industry be made dur
ing 1915; Endorsed the work of the
Agricultural and Mechanical College O
Texas, and urged the legislature tx
make ample appropriation for carrying
on the work; Endorsed the proposition
Of the United States to lease it's public
lands for pasturage; urged the legisla
State railroad commission to reg
ulate live stock service; recommended
the establishment of an association
journal; Endorsed the work of the Tex
as Industrial Congress; urged that tn,
members support the Panama-Pacifi
committee in It's work of raising fund
to have Teaxs represented; commend
ed the work Of the American Nationa
Live Stock Association; advocated tn
enactment of rural credits law; di
rected the incoming executive commit
tee to have the attorneys for the assc
citation draw up a bill to present t
the legislature against the stealing AM
slaughtering of cattle and sale of beef
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