The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-31
MEETING TEXAS CATTLE
RAISERS' ASSOCIATION
TEXAS ASSOCIATION HOLDS ONE
OF THE MOST INTERESTING
SESSIONS IN HISTORY.
NEXT MEETING At Fl. WORTH
James CaIIan was Chosen President,
and Dayton Moses Was Made Attor.
manifestations Passed and Flu.
ture Plans Discussed, Etc.


convention of the Cattle Raisers' Asso-
citation Of Texas came to a close
Thursday after one Of the most en-
thusiastic meetings for the future bet
terment of the organization and con
ditions ever held.
Fort Worth was chosen as the meet
ing place Of the association in 1917.
A warm contest on the closing day
was precipiJated when a resolution
was introduced to retain COwan &
Burney as attorneys for the following
year, but when the vote was taken the
resolution was defeated 252 to 203.
Mr. Callan was then unanimously elect
ed president for the following year.
The following officers were elected
James Callan, Menard president.
John Landergin, Amarillo, first vice
president.
r. J. KIeberg, Jr., Kingsville. second
vice president
+. b. Spiller, Fort Worth, secretary.
A C. Williams, Fort Worth, assist
ant secretary.
S, B. Burnett, Fort Worth, treasurer.
Honorary vice presidents: w. w.
Turney, FL Paso; Ike T. Pryor, San
Antonio; Ed c. Lasater Falfurrias;
A. b. Robertson, Slaton; Sam David
son, Fort Worth; Al NJ. McFaddin,
Victoria; j. d. Jackson, Alpine.
Members of the executive commit
tee: II. d. Mendel Fort Stockton;
Ewing Halsell, Vinita, Okla; J. NJ.
COwden, Midland G. w. Shields, San
Angelo; w. E. Weathersby, Del Rio;
J. l.. Borum, Cedarvale, Kan; w. L.
Kingston, Toyahyale; John NJ. Moore
Richmond; r. c. Sutton, Fowlerton;
f. A. Welder, Victoria; R. p. Lucas,
Berclair;. H. NJ. Stonebreaker Kansas
City; R. B. Masterson, Amarillo; T.
NJ. Pyle, Clarendon; H. G. Harding,
Amarillo; A. NJ. James, Dalhart; c. NJ.
Newman, FL Paso; Abe Mayer, San An
gelo; r. L. Childress, Ozona; c. E.
Shuts, Llano; Ed L. Mears, Menard;
G. r. White, Brady; w. L. Corn, Fort
Worth; A. S. Cage, San Antonio; R.
r. Russell, San Antonio.
Work Of the Convention.
Indorsed the resolutions adopted by
the American National Live Stock AS
ISOLATION at FL Paso in January rela-
tive to the marketing situation, and
condemning buying methods of the
packers.
Voted a special assessment of 5
cents per head of cattle owned by
members, of which ~ cents is pay
able Immediately and the balance at
the request of the executive commit
tee, for the use of the market COM
mittee of the American National Live
Stock Association in its investigation
of marketing conditions.
Voted an increase in the regular
dues of members of the association
from 81 to 5 cents per head of cattle
owned.
Endorsed the establishment OF mu,
nicipal abottoiTs.
| Petitioned legislatures Of the sew
eral States of the American Union and
the national congress to enact such
/ laws as will afford relief to the con-
sumers and producers of the country.
Asked that violators of the laws be
made subject to Imprisonment instead
of fines.
Asked enactment of one price law
by congress and legislatures of sew
eral States.
Asked federal department of agri'
culture to give wide publicity through
weekly bulletins to the receipts OF
live stock at the various markets, the
stocks of meats on hand at all points,
and prices of meats and by-products.
Asked congress to enact law com
polling packers engaged in interstate
commerce to adopt uniform accounting
system under governmental superyis-
ion.
Endorsed Congressman Gamers res,
olution asking an investigation of the
alleged packers combine.
Recommended standard farm mort
gage laws and that farm mortgages
be made legal collateral for State
school and all trust funds.
Advocated establishment Of farm
mortgage distributing bureau by fed
eral government, which would be a
depository for government funds.
Asked that postal savings banks be
"unshaCkled"
Asked establishment Of non-partisan
tariff commission.
Indorsed San Antonio Bi-Centennia
exposition.
Protested against any extension Of
present laws regarding admission Of
cattle from foreign countries and par
ticularly against the BrOussard bill
now pending in the senate,
The subject of tick eradication was
discussed. DR.. J. A. Herman, superin
tendent of the inspection bureau of an
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