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CHAPTER XX. 



American Hereford Cattle Breeders' Association 



In pursuance to a general desire for united 

 action of the Hereford Cattle Breeders of the 

 United States, a call was made for a meeting. 

 This was fixed for the 32d of June, 1881. Upon 

 that day there was a meeting of the Hereford 

 breeders at the Grand Pacific Hotel, Chicago, 

 and Mr. C. M. Culbertson (][ 132) was nomi- 

 nated by Mr. T. L. Miller, Beecher, III, for 

 temporary chairman, when, upon taking his 

 seat, Mr. T. E. Miller (1j 133) was chosen sec- 

 retary. The Chairman then appointed a Busi- 

 ness Committee of the following gentlemen : 

 Adams Earl (If 134), Lafayette, Ind.; J. M. 

 Studebaker d 135), South Bend, Ind.; Creorge 

 F. Morgan (IT 136). Carmago, III; Thomas 

 Clark (II 137), Beecher, 111.'; R. W. Sample, 

 Lafayette, Ind.; B. Hershey (j| 138), Musca- 

 tine, la. ; N. Abbe, Elyria, Ohio, for the pur- 

 pose of putting the business of the Association 

 in shape and bringing it before them. 



They presented the following plan of organi- 

 zation : ■* 



This Society shall be known as the American 

 Hereford Cattle Breeders' Association. 



The officers shall be a President and nine 

 Vice-presidents, Secretary,- Treasurer, and an 

 auditing committee of three, and nine di- 

 rectors. 



The term of office of President, Vice-presi- 

 dent, Secretary, Treasurer and Auditing Com- 

 mittee shall be for one year, or until their suc- 

 cessors are elected and qualified. The Directors 

 shall be elected for one, two and three years, 

 respectively, three for each year. 



Any breeder of Hereford cattle in good 

 standing can become a member by handing his 

 name to the Secretary, and paying the sum of 

 $20 for individual or firm. 



The officers shall be chosen every year, by a 

 majority vote of the members present, or by 

 proxy, at a meeting called by the President for 

 that purpose. The President shall have the 

 power to call a meeting of all members, or of 

 the Auditing Committee, at any time that he 

 thinks proper. 



Two of the Auditing Committee shall form 

 a quorum to do business. 



The duty of the Secretary shall be to keep an 

 account of all the doings of the Society. The 

 Treasurer shall keep all funds paid into the 

 Society, and pay the same out on the order of 

 the Auditing Committee. 



In case the American Hereford Record is 

 approved and endorsed by the Society it shall 

 be the dutj'' of the Auditing Committee to have 

 the "American Hereford Record" thoroughly 

 examined by a competent person or persons, 

 and if any serious or important error is found, 

 to take note of the same, so that it may be cor- 

 rected by insertion in the second volume, soon 

 to come out. All records and other matter that 

 go into the second volume of the "American 

 Hereford Record" must first be examined and 

 approved of by the Auditing Committee. 



The -object of the Society is to promote 

 and improve the beef cattle of the country, by 

 the introduction of the Hereford strain oi^ cat- 

 tle, more generally throughout the beef-pro-" 

 ducing region, claiming, as we think, justly, 

 that where the Herefords have been fairly tried 

 tbej^ have proved themselves far superior and 

 more profitable as beef cattle than any other 

 breed known. . We claim them as being better 

 graziers, winter better on rough feed, mature 

 earlier and bring l)etter prices than anv other 

 known breed of cattle, and in proof of this we 

 ask all who have given them a fair trial with 

 any other strain of cattle to come and testify. 



The Committee presented an address to the 

 Society. Some points made in it were as follows: 

 "We want it distinctly understood that we pro- 

 test now and shall at all fairs protest, as is our 

 right, against any man judging as to merit 

 between different breeds of cattle who is in- 

 terested in the breeding of any of the breeds 

 competing, either directly or indirectly. We 

 think it would be unfair, as if C. H. McCor- 

 mick was to be made judge of the Ijest make of 

 mowing machines, or Mr. Studel)aker as a judge 

 of the best wagon or carriage at a fair. We 



