Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-08-28

large number OF tn
members of IA {
mon Tana Lou" Grill what we're know
as district associa
tons William Lambert, secretary o
that association. stated at st. LOU
that the association owned one mllllol
head of cattle the same number o
sheep, and $4,000 horses, with mod
crate estimate of their value place.
at S45 100000 The Texas delegate
wore a blue silk badge attached to th'
coat, with a large five-pointed SoliG
gold star, under which was suspended
an artistically wrought silver Gov
weighing about two ounces.
Another large group represented wa!
the New Mexico Cattle Growers as
ISOLATION, whose range practically COW
cred COlfax, Mora and San Migue
counties, embracing $4,000, 900 acres, or
which 100000 cattle grazed besides a
large number of horses. Fully repre-
sented were also the Northwest Texas
Cattle Raisers association, the Colorado
and BrazoS CattlemenS' association, the
Panhandle Livestock association AND
the Colorado and Concho Stock asso-
citation, all Of which owned immense
herds.
The largest Of the district organiza-
tions in Texas was that Of the South
ern Texas Livestock association which
owned 100000 head of cattle, $4,000
horses, and a large number OF sheep,
all valued at more than 100000.
This group of stockmen also had a.
625 GOO acres of land valued at SILL
$4,000, making their entire property
worth about SCI ,OO0, O00 The members
of this group employed 500 men as
herders. New Mexico was further rep
resented by delegates from the Aqua
Caiente association, with 240,000 cattle
oo,,ffoI IF E00 0n0s the WaOOn
Mound association, with 10000 cattle
and capital of $4,000, 600; the Lincoln
County association, with 100000 cattle
and a capital of So 600 900; the Central
New Mexico association with half
million cattle, and capital of $6,O0O,-
GOO, and the Southwestern association
with 10000 cattle and capital OF ST.
100000.
Investments Large
A group of st. Louis men owned the
famous Hunter and Evans ranches
which embraced several outfits in Tex
as. Indian territory, Kansas and Ne
braska, with 1000 cattle and cap
ital of SIS, 900. This group owned, or
controlled by lease or otherwise, H.
464OOO acres of land. st. Louis men
were also interested in the Continental
with $4,000 cattle, capital Of $1,000,
900. and 924.880 acres; the Clark Cattle
and Land company, with 10000 cattle,
a capital Of $1,000, 600, and 100000
acres the Niobrara Cattle company
with 81 600 cattle, a capital Of $2,OOO,-
600, and 100000 acres the Baynor
Cattle company, with $4,000 cattle,
capital of 81, 500, 900, and 100000 acres;
the st. Louis Cattle company. with
$4,000 cattle, a capital of 100000 and
100000 acres. These, with one or two
small concerns, gave the st. Louis
group an aggregate cattle interest tnat
was operated in that city Of SCI 900 |
head of stock, $24 $4,000, and 1S,5O8,- |
900 acres of land.
Some idea of the Importance OF the |
st. Louis convention was formed In the
minds of the members OF the Montana
delegation as they summarized the
magnitude of stock organizations rep
resented and the amount OF money
Invested in the livestock industry. Upon
their arrival the Montana stockmen
after surveying the situation united
their forces. Granville Stuart was
elected chairman, and r. B. Harrison
was named as secretary. The group
worked together throughout the con-
yention as one body. At his own eX-
pense, Mr.. Harrison procured a parlor
at the Southern hotel for consultation
purposes. At the conclusion OF the seS-
sions, which lasted for a week, Mr..
Harrison was presented with hand
some marble clock as a token OF APP
probation from his associates.
The declared purpose of the gather
ing in st. Louis was the formation OF
one gigantic livestockmen's assoclation'
The st. Louis sponsors drew represent
alive stockmen from England, Scot
land and Mexico which was accepted
as significant of the interest taken IN
American stock matters by English and
Mexican interests.
"The magnitude Of the interests in
volved was fifty represented by a gath
ering that must have been g surprise 70
the general public, both in point OF
numbers and ability to declare the
needs of various portions of the coun-
try. It was not only a cattlemen'S con-
vention-although that branch Of live
stock industry prominently predomln-
ated-but it was a practical stockmens
consultation, and pre-eminently
roundup Of rangemen," was one COM
ment.
Montanas delegation manifested an
interest in two principal discussions.
One was that "if the convention, by
its cogniZance of the danger from dis
ease that threatened the. great indus
try it represented, shall have restored ;
confidence to the old world buyers OF
meat products and convince them that |
the great mass of American Stockmen
realize fully the necessity Of furnish
ing clean bills of health for all stock
it will have amply repaid
the expense of organization and the
time spent in bringing about this much
desired result" The majority attend
Ing the convention, including the Mon
ana delegation, favored all necessary /,
measures for a thorough stamping out I
d contagfon and the prevention Of its !
This was gratifying to
took raisers everywhere
Convention Error
What was considered one Of the 8
Principal errors Of the convention by I
he Montana stocknen was the adop- e
Ion OF the report declaring national G
raI from Texas to Montana neces- q
lty. AS spokesman for the delegation, /
N Stuart. Ia an address, voiced the /
snfiment Of northern cattlemen when
q rIaced Montana on record against '
~ rsgoroaed Texas trail II the scheme 8