The Cattle Industry Research Paper

that in 1882 that brought nearly $9.82 per hundredweight in Chicago were now bringing only $1.00.” The blizzard changed the cattle industry in Wyoming and throughout the United States, however there were several men not only in the Wyoming Territory, but also in New York that hoped to breathe air back into the dying business. That year in New York, which served as the headquarters the American Cattle Trust, was formed. Thomas Sturgis, who was already serving as Secretary of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association now took the position of Chairman on the board of the trust. Francis E. Warren a rancher himself, a former Mayor of Cheyenne the first governor of the state of Wyoming and a senator of the state was the manager of the American
The Cheyenne Daily Sun reported, “the atmosphere around the annual meeting was similar to a political rally”; The Sun said there were three small factions of stockman who felt there was still a mission for the Wyoming Stock Growers Stock Association. 1) Carry on the inspections at the railroad points, but practically retire from the field (cattle), 2) This group was exactly the same as the first although though there was no mention of retirement from the field. 3) The third group had a very complex plan, which entailed the following: Do as much of the inspection work as possible, if there were any deficiencies in funds it should be made up by the assessments of the members of the association. Ironically, one faction lead by Judge Joseph Carey another big cattle baron in Wyoming, who soon would be the first Wyoming Senator, felt the association should go back to the old-time work of detecting crime on the range and putting a stop to it. Although later in this thesis it will pointed out that Senator Cary indicated had no prior knowledge to the sending invaders into Johnson County to eradicate rustlers. Finally, the paper stated the rest of the members had as many ideas as there members of the association, so it is clear there was no idea what the future of the organization was going to be at the time. The organization was struggling, however the stockman were voicing their opinions strongly about alleged cattle rustling across Wyoming. They demanded protection, explaining clearly they were no longer to be the victim, but would soon take action against these