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HISTOEY OF HEEEFOED CATTLE 



leetively, has not suffered in the slightest de- 

 gree with the unprejudiced public from Mr. 

 Miller's aspersions. His (Mr. Miller's) motives 

 are generally understood and have been mani- 

 fest from the beginning of the movement, to 

 advertise certain interests in every possible way, 

 regardless of courtesy or even common decency. 

 Mr. Miller was requested hy the officers of the 

 Board at the proper time, during the show, to 

 reduce his verbal complaints to writing and 

 make specific charges against the steers ex- 

 hibited by the Messrs. Moninger, Groff and 

 others. He was assured that his protest, if so 

 made, should have proper attention, and he well 

 knew that recognized experts would thereupon 

 be called to determine the matter of the ages 

 of the steers in question. But Mr. Miller failed 

 to do this until long after the steers were killed, 

 and now the evidence he presents, the alleged 

 teeth of the steers in question, is no more con- 

 vincing to the friends of the parties than the 

 positive statement of Mr. Moninger, a breeder, 

 and the other man he names, as to the age of 

 the steers, even if the identity of the teeth has 

 been established, which has not been done.' 

 To which we replied in the 'Journal,' Vol. 4, 

 page 230: 'Mr. Miller appeared before the 

 Board in the morning of the day that the show 

 opened and advised Mr. Scott of the frauds 

 that were being perpetrated upon the Board, 

 exhibitors and the public, and asked that the 

 Board might take the initiatory steps to ascer- 

 tain the correctness of the entries and protect 

 the exhibitors that were honestly before them 

 under the rules.' 



" 'Mr. Miller again appeared before Mr. Seott 

 the last day but one of the show, and again 

 called his attention to these facts, and asked 

 that an investigation might be had, and with 

 witnesses, if need be, to prove the fraudulent 

 ages of the steers in question. Failing to get 

 a promise of any action from Mr. Scott, he 

 then went to Mr. John P. Eeynolds. Mr. 

 Eeynolds promised to give his efforts and in- 

 fluence, as did the Hon. Sam'l Dysart, another 

 member of the Board, which was opposed by 

 Col. Scott and Col. Judy. 



" 'Mr. Miller secured the teeth of several of 

 these animals that were slaughtered in Chicago, 

 and met the newly elected Board at their meet- 

 ing in January, and laid before them again 

 these facts and this evidence, and charged there 

 and then that either Mr. Scott had failed in 

 meeting his responsibilities, or that the Board 

 had failed in theirs. These facts were brought 

 to the notice of the Board not in the shape of 

 protest but in the shape of information, which 



the Board ought .to have taken cognizance of 

 the week of the show. 



■' 'Mr. Sanders says "the action of the State 

 Board in refusing to consider the informal pro- 

 test of Mr. Miller months after the awards 

 had been made on the cattle in question, has 

 generally been endorsed by the public, who have 

 never" ciuestioned the integrity or motives of 

 this body of honorable gentlemen." Mr. San- 

 ders knew when he wrote this article that Mr. 

 Miller had so informed the Board on the open- 

 ing day and the closing day but one of the 

 show, and he knew that Mr. Miller, instead of- 

 making a protest, took the first opportunity 

 when the new Board was organized to meet the 

 Board with these facts. Mr. Sanders knew that 

 there was a strong feeling in the Board in favor 

 of these charges having an investigation, and 

 he knows, and knew then, that the investigation 

 of these charges was opposed by the Short- 

 horn influence, in and out of the Board. He 

 knew that when the effort was made to have the 

 rule passed by which, at future Fat Stock Shows, 

 a proper and authoritative examination should 

 be made as to ages of the cattle on exhibi- 

 tion, it was opposed by the Shorthorn mem- 

 bers, including Cols. Scott and Judy, who were 

 perhaps the leaders in the opposition. He 

 knew when he wrote that article that the follow- 

 ing resolutions were passed at the February 

 meeting, providing for such an examination at 

 future shows as would prevent the repetition of 

 these frauds : 



" 'Eesolved, That the President be, and he 

 is hereby, authorized to select and secure the 

 attendance of three gentlemen, one of whom 

 shall be an experienced and practical veterinary 

 surgeon, and two of them experienced cattle 

 feeders or breeders of neat cattle, who shall 

 examine every animal entered for competition 

 in Class A at the Fat Stock Show, and re- 

 port in writing to this Board, previous to the 

 commencement of work by the awarding com- 

 mittees, their judgment as to the ages of the 

 respective animals so examined. 



" 'Eesolved, That the committee on ages shall 

 act independent of the statements of exhibitors 

 as to the ages of their respective entries.' 



"When Mr. Sanders says that that action of 

 the Board at its January meeting has generally 

 been endorsed by the public, he knew, when the 

 sentence was penned, that public sentiment had 

 compelled the Board to provide for future ex- 

 aminations. When he says that Mr. Miller's 

 movements are generally understood, and have 

 been manifest from the beginning of the move- 

 ment, to advertise certain interests in every pos- 



