Show THE INTERNATIONAL RANGE The Meeting to be held at Denver on tho 27th The meeting of the International Range Cattle and Horse Growers Association Asso-ciation to be held at Denver January 271886 will be the most important ever held by stockmen in this country Delegates Del-egates will be present from Dakota Montana Idaho Utah Wyoming Washington Territory ArIzona New Mexico Indian Territory Colorado Oregon Nevada California and British Columbia The following important address was issued l lately outlining points m the 01 ganization and fixing a basis otrepre sen ation OlFICE THE INTERNATIONAL RANGE S CATTLE AND HORSE GROWERS V ASSOCIATION S S S DBNVEB Colo Dec ii 1885 To the Officers and I Members 1 ifjaIl the State Territorial and j cal Range Cattle S Cat-tle and Morse GIOVCIS Associations the United State Xvrthcm Mexico mid I liritiili Colombia S Gcnllcmcntfy virtue of the authority vested in mejjy the Sejr Mexico Tern torial Cattle andIlo se Growers Assp ciation the Colorado Cattle Growers Association the ijtate Liveritock Association Asso-ciation of Tbxas and representative from nearly all Itange Associations I notify you that a meeting of rangeiuen from the States of Cohuila Chihuahua Durango and Sonora Mexico the State of Texas that portion of Kansas and Nebraska lying west of the 100th meridian Colorado Oregon Nevada California and tho lerntones of Dakota Montana Idaho Utah Wyoming Wyom-ing Washington Arizoiia New Mex ico tho Indian Territory and the Northwest Territory of British Columbia Colum-bia is hereby called to assemble in Denver Colorado on the 27th day of January 1880 for the purpose of per feeling organization of an International Interna-tional Range Cattle and Horse Growers Association The basis of representation will be one delegate for every 60000 head of cattle and horses represented in your association State and Territorial associations composed com-posed of local associations will be entitled en-titled to select delegates for the interests inter-ests represented Local associations not attached to State or Territorial associations as-sociations are authorized to send delegates del-egates It is hoped that every association in the range country will be fully represented repre-sented by accredited delegates The plan of delegate representation is strongly urged ns securing complete justice and full hearing to interests remote re-mote from the scene ot the convention Should the meeting be composed of all rangemen who desire to attend the country immediately tributary to Denver Den-ver would be largely represented with but few from distantrange sections who feel that their views would be buried bv the weight of numbers reflecting practically practi-cally local ideas By reason of the fact that a given number of cattle in Old I Mexico or British Columbia will have the same voice in the convention as the same number of cattle ranciug adjacent to Denver the convention becomes international in-ternational in characer and has strength in every section It heed not be understood that only delegates are expected to attend for all stockmen will bu welcome and their ideas and suggestions sugges-tions receive due consideration but on the floor of convention every section should exercise the power belonging to it by reason of the interest represented and not be smothered by the votes and voices of interests whose location make it convenient to have large delegations present This meeting is big with hope for the future good of the range industry and should be attended by every cattle and horse raiser of the region referred to for by wise counsel such as must pre vail n a meeting where all interested arc common as range interests are results practical and beneficial in their nature will be realized Delegates not able to attend the meeting meet-ing should be represented by proxies The International Range Cattle and Horse Growers Association is in no way in conflict with the Consolidated Cattle Growers Association of the United States In the question ot range matters there are numerous questions of common interest to all the stockmen Of the plains in which our Eastern brothers have no interest By the Union of rangemen in a strong working organization they will be prepared to give crystalized views to the representative representa-tive of the Consolidated Cattle Growers Association to meet in Chicago next fall thus giving it aid and strength it could not otherwise give Inasmuch as we can only hope for national legislation on matters of pro fection against t contagious cattle diseases by becoming a unit from Maine to California we mcst support the Consolidated Cattle and Horse Growers Association and make it a power in the landS land-S H Standart Secretary 6f the r Colorado Cattle Growers Assqcialion in conjunction with a committee of the Denver Chamber Commerce has takeivcharige tho matter of railroad transportation to Denver and he entertainment enter-tainment i of delegates and visiting stockmen Mr Standart will issue a circular letter I in a few days in Telation to theseubjccts S I S S H M TAYLOR Secretary |