Show > THE STOCKMENS ROW A Day Spent in Diplomatic Mauoenvers a The Association Decides to go the Convention Con-vention I I But Not to Consolidate Only to Talk I The sessions of the stockmens convention conven-tion yesterday afternoon and evening did not result in the accomplishment of very much work The members seem to possess I poss-ess very crude ideas as to how deliberative I delibera-tive assemblies should be conducted and have no very definite or clear conviction I as to what should be done and it is therefore there-fore not to be wondered at that they should consume five hours in accomplishing accomplish-ing one hours work At the afternoon session a committee was appointed to invite all opposing factions fac-tions of stockmen to participate in this convention This committed was com posed of Messrs Dykins Segmillcr Francis Fran-cis Woolley aud Rich A committee of three consisting of Messrs I Evans Ira Nebeker and E B Tripp was appointed to draft resolutions resolu-tions concerning the depredation of thieves Committees were also appointed to consider con-sider the refrigerator and dressed meat question and to invite the Utah and Idaho Associations to participate in the convention and the convention then adjourned ad-journed until p m A very small crowd convened at the evening session and not more than half the members answered to their names when the roll was called Several more hqwever straggled in during the evening After the minutes had been read and adopted the following resolution was submitted sub-mitted by Mr Stewart Resolved That it is the request of this covention that the county associations send one member each to a convention for the purpose of making arrangements I to hold a fair Mr Seegmiller thought such a resolution resolu-tion would be rather premature but would more properly come up after an organization or-ganization was effected Mr Rich favored the resolution Inasmuch Inas-much as no time was designated for holding hold-ing these fairs and no object of such fairs was stated he could see no objection to the resolution The time for holding the fairs might be tomorrow or in 200 years Let the motion be passed and let the gentleman hold his fairs when he gets ready Laughter I Mr Stewart then desired to withdraw his resolution but Mr Rich objected On motion the convention decided to allow al-low the resolution to be withdrawn I Mr Faust moved that all speeches in debate be limited to five minutes Mr RichI rise to a point of order I Mr FaustI have the floor Chair Mr Rich will please take his seatRich Rich But Mr Chairman I rise to a point of order I surely have the floor J for Chair Mr Rich the Chair rules you out of order Will you sit clown Mr Rich subsided and Mr Fausts I motion was carried Mr Francis moved a committee be appointed ap-pointed to draft resolutions embodying such legislation as is needed to protect the stock interests An animated discussion arose on this motion Mr Faust favored it and thought the estray laws should be modified modi-fied In his opinion the poundmaster was little better than a thief This brought Rich to his feet again who thought a word should be said on the other side He was next door neighbor neigh-bor to a cow that could open his gate go in and eat up his garden go out and lock the gate after her Any member of this I convention knew that a cow that was I born and educated in Salt Lake could open a gate as good as anybody and yet Mr Faust claimed that such cows needed protection The motion was lost A J Stewart moved that a committee be appointed to interview the railroad officers and solicit more favorable rates on transportation and the chair inquired if anyone had anything to say on the subject sub-ject iectMr Mr RichYes I have got something to say Laughter You can just make as many applications to them railroad officers as you please and if they want to grant them they will and if they dont they wont What do you suppose a great railroad worth a hundred millions cares for a little onehorse stock convention I laughter You can have your petitions engraved put them in 200 frames and when you present them you will be told to go to the devil I wouldnt demean I myself by asking for any favors I believe be-lieve in paying full fare and making the railroad pay for all the stock it kills The motion was lost The committee appointed to confer with the opposing factions were allowed until this morning to report and the convention conven-tion adjourned until this morning TIIIS MORNINGS SESSION The convention did not meet until some time after the appointed hoiir this morning Nothing of importance was transacted The harmony committee was allowed until 2 p m to make their report and the convention then adjourned ad-journed THE ASSOCIATION MEETS The Horse and Cattle Growers Association Asso-ciation met at the City Hall at 10 oclock Mr Jennings called the meeting order and Secretary Grover called the roll The following members answered to their names Wm Jennings J J Leavitt S C Whitmore John Hague Samuel McIntyre McIn-tyre Wm McIntyre Chas Foote Le Grande Young W B Read and several i other stockmen who were not members were present But twelve members were present I while it required fifteen to make a quorum and the members present proceeded pro-ceeded to wait until tl required number arrived when the minutes of the previous meeting were read The secretary explained the lack of attendance at-tendance by stating the only announcement announce-ment of the meeting he had made was a newspaper notice which had proved insufficient in-sufficient The following gentlemen were elected new members of the Association Geo Mills and Robert Crosby Lemington James Nowlin Nephi W A C Brian Nephi P L Orth Ogden President Jennings stated there was a little matter that he desired to lay before the Association A convention was being held in this city composed of the cattlemen cattle-men of the different counties of the Territory Ter-ritory This convention had appointed a committee to see if i something could not be done to consolidate the two movements and he thought it proper for the Association Associa-tion to appoint a like committee He was in favor of doing all that could be done towards a consolidation He considered the Aassociation had a splendid splen-did organization with double the number of members he had expected It was not designed to be an association for farmers or small raisers They could not afford to pay the 5 entrance fee but the Association wanted all the cattlemen of the Territory If a Territorial Association was organized he wanted to be a member of it in order that the members might derive sqjne of the benefits of his sixty years experience Mr Young moved a committee of five be appointed by the chair to confer with I the convention committee Mr Leavitt favored the appointment of the committee but thought a consolidation consolida-tion of the Association with the convention conven-tion would result in letting in too many small raisersmen who knew little or nothing about the cattle business Mr Young favored the appointment of the committee and the organization of an Association composed of the stockmen of the entire Territory Mr Grover would like to see the cattlemen cattle-men of Utah united They were so weak that lilY division would render useles their efforts to accomplish anything Was opposed to county organizations but was in favor of a strong territorial organization organ-ization After Hither discussion the motion was carried and Messrs Leavitt Grover Samuel McIntyre Young and Whitmore were appointed as such committee The secretary was instructed to address a nqte to the Opera House committe informing in-forming it of the appointment of a similar committee by the Association and requesting request-ing a conference The Association then adjourned until 2 p m and the two consolidation con-solidation committees met in the office of Williams Young for the purpose of holding a conference I The Stockgrowers Association reconvened recon-vened at 2 oclock It had been given out previously that the result of the committee com-mittee conference was an agreement for the two factions to meet together at the Opera House and consider the differences between them Mr Leavitt as chairman of the Association Associ-ation conference committee reported the result of their deliberations He stated that the committee from the Opera House convention offered every inducement to the Association to join with them in organizing or-ganizing a Territorial Association The Association was invited too tend the convention con-vention in a body Mr Hague inquired if the Opera House convention wanted the members of the Association after perfecting an organization organiza-tion to pull it to pieces and do as they wished He would not consent to any such thing Mr Jennings considered that the Association Asso-ciation was regularly and fully organized while there was no organization of the Opera House convention The Utah Association As-sociation was organized in a Territorial capacity and its members were the first and only organizer in the Territory today to-day This convention comes forward now and asks it to join them as he understood under-stood it for the purpose of destroying the work they had done He did not propose pro-pose to do it Still he was willing to meet with them and hear what they had to say Mr Young was in favor of going to the Opera House but going there with an invitation in-vitation tothem to join the Association On motion it was decided to accept the invitation and the Association adjourned to the Opera House in a body It is to be hoped that the final result of I all this controversy will be a harmonizing and unititing of all factions Without With-out harmony the stockmen can not accomplish ac-complish the objects they have met to secure |