State of Oklahoma         1882 Stockmen's Convention - Part 3

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CHEYENNE TRANSPORTER
VOL. 3 - NO. 15
DARLINGTON, I. T.
MARCH 25, 1882
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TO THROUGH DROVERS.

   An address to Texas cattle drovers, from the Southwestern Kansas and Indian 
Territory Stock Association:
   At a meeting of the above named association held in the city of Caldwell on
the 1st and 2nd days of March, 1882, the following resolution, adopted at its
meeting in March, 1881, was re-affirmed and the undersigned appointed a commit-
tee to publish a suitable address in accordance therewith:
   RESOLVED, That in order to prevent the spread of disease among the wintered
cattle held on the Cherokee Strip, there ought to be established, and rigidly
maintained, a proper line of separation and quarantine between through cattle
and said wintered cattle; and that this convention recommend the establishment
and maintenance of the following quarantine line, and request the active co-
operation of the Cherokee Council and all stockmen driving through cattle onto
the Cherokee Strip in maintaining  said line:  Osage creek shall be the western
boundary for through cattle; a line running east from Osage creek parallel with
the northern boundary of the Nez Perces reservation shall be the southern bound-
ary for through cattle, and the State of Kansas shall be the northern boundary.
   The undersigned, after careful consideration of the subject do not at this
time, believing that every cattleman who will drive from Texas this year fully
understands the situation of the cattle interests in the Territory and on the
boundaries of Kansas, and will, so far as he can, use all due care to comply
with the requests of this association, and respect the rights of those holding
wintered and domestic cattle in the Territory.
   The association feel satisfied that the country selected as a holding ground
for through cattle is of sufficient scope to furnish ample grazing for all the
cattle that will be driven to the Caldwell and Hunnewell markets.  We would also
state that the grounds selected are well adapted to grazing purposes, having a
reasonable amount of timber, abundance of water, and are within easy reach of
the stock yards at both Caldwell and Hunnewell.
   Farther than stating the above facts, we do not believe it necessary to
dwell at length on this subject, feeling assured that our through cattle friends
will fully appreciate the spirit in which the above resolution was adopted and
this address put forth.
   In conclusion, we assure all driving to the above named markets that the
members of our association will do all in their power to make their sojourn
among us both pleasant and profitable.
   Respectfully,
   W. E. CAMPBELL, T. F. PRYOR, W. S. SNOW,
   Committee.
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THE PISTOL MUST GO.

   At the Caldwell convention, Ed. HEWINS offered the following resolution,
which was adopted without a dissenting voice:
   RESOLVED, that it is the sense of the stockmen and ranchmen of this Associa-
tion, that the six-shooter is not an absolute necessity and necessary adjunct of
the outfits of cowboys working on the ranges of the Cherokee Strip, and that we
deprecate its use, except in extreme cases of necessity while on duty in protect-
ing the rights of property against Indians and outlaws; but we deprecate the car-
rying of six-shooters in all cases while visiting the towns along the border.
   In regard to employing and discharging men the association adopted the follow-
ing resolution:
   RESOLVED, That the respective captains be empowered to discharge all parties
not doing satisfactory work or refusing to obey orders, and that said captains
be authorized to employ other men to fill such vacancies, at the expense of the 
parties who were represented by the parties so discharged.