Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-13

c,a.ion of New Mexico, April z, 1888, =
protest against the passage Of that Dill;
and at the apnuAl meeting OF the Consol-
dated Cattle Growers Association OF the
limited States, which met 1t Kansas City,
Mo-, in November last, they favored
.sretention of the Bureau Of Animal Io-
dustry as at present organized"
Senators will remember the grest num-
her of memorials that btye been received
from cattle growing associations every
where demonstrating sgsinst the passage
Of the bill, and practically Tor the contin-
usnce Of the present law aud organize
| ton. The pspers that have come TO US
| IN substance declare their Tears tnat the
! object Of this movement Is to plscs Inc
cstre interests OF this country under the
control OF few men, such as nave oeen
controlling the cattle markets In Chlcago
for good while past, sucn As were re-
ferred to by the Senator cf Kansas Mr..
Plumb) the other day 30 elo-
ouently, such as will by the power
which they m,y exercise enable their
frients In the control OF the cattle
combination to reduce the price OF cattle
where they are in the hands OF the men
who raise them and pocket the millions
losI by that reduction themselves, and
reduce the price Of beef where 1t is to be
sold to feed the people Of the east. The
fear is that the purpose OF this Is TO put
this interest under the control OF men
8 who will reduce the value Of livestock
3 to the people of the west, where c.ttie
= are mostly raised, aud increase the COST
. of beef to the people Of the east who are
60 DE fed by those cattle, and pocket the
e millions they may nlch from both the
e producers and the consumers OF beef.
!, How much there JIG in this do not
pretend on personal knowledge to know.
e We ell know, however, what has been
s done in the past by the association that
mss controlled the beef interest in CHI
I: csgo. We may anticipate what may here
{ alter come and IL Is manifest from the
e resolutions Of these csttle associations
that they have confidence in the integrity,
q in the fairness snd justice Of The Commits
afs ner of Agriculture and they believe he
e will de.l fairly with all the interests oil
h the country without being used for tie
l. purpose Of scr fciDg the interest OF
II cattle growers and those VINO consume
~ cattle products.
VA As said in my cponiDg remarks, 1t has
seemed - me tat itis dangerous always
when II cas- be avoided, to place sucf
great interests unnsr the control OF few
|. men; and ID view of the combination
= and pnols, the trusts, the vsiious sorts
d. orgsn z,,!ops tns. mJnopollza branches
:. Of husi4ess, ere We cot warned cen
"a tinullly TO keep commerce as frse
AZ pos.loie, sud 20 keep all branches cf com
" tnercs out Of the coairol OF small mum
=, bers ct indivldusis3
b.ac cat "A
resdy have law which ersoles the Com
!ei missioner Of Agriculture with those
~ sis sppolntment to control this suffice
~. VI So, in my Judgment, unfortunately "
iie hsye: but while we have, and while thin
the existence of that lsw unfOrtunat
" the cattle growers ard beef consumers
~. This country have CO hje1ce in the Con
,so missioner OF Agriculture, aud they loo
'no gith fear to the creation Of 8 commiesit
ole which thew assign reasons for bel1evll
VI is intended to sacrifice the interest
wv. .he both the producers and the consumers
, ~ beef.
CT The Senator from Michigan, (Mr. P.
- mer,) told Of the great extent OF TINS
olf teyest. The resolutions to which l ha
w referred were passed by associations u
~ Own millions ct cattle, and supply gre
III part ct the beet that gees into the mi
;. kets of the country.
.nat We have bill before US, Nj. Pre-
zh', dent, nto provide for the estsollsnme
Wei of 8 Buresu Of Animal Industry, end
~, facilitate the expectation OF nve-s'o
'ses end their products, to e1sirpate con
az so gious pleuro-pneunonis and other
w sesses among domestic anims
lade ouu ~. 49, taot n,ssed in March is
| &La gjTn0aE
Lhoy batim. IL determining whether IT 10
iss. Incident to pass another law upon t
ms. subject it is legitimate to ipqu
y oi into the operation Of the already exist
ilea law, So far So the operation OF that
sseu is concerned, refer to what is ssid
opie bs the Com missioner OF Agriculture,
gov oncer who is charged with the execuf
~ And enforcement of 1t, the head OF
!sios bureau to which the law pertaii
ANU VINO IL held responsible for Its enfol
atom ment.
e Of Mr.. Colman, ID speee1 iueoe
ageo before the hstiopsl N.s.ie eto 40 =,
be- having mislaid his report, but Whic
, nc identical with his report on this subj
lat ssd read from it to show the opera
led OF tie law we now have on the sta
book, says:
me. Immediately after the passage !of
tho That IL, the act Of 1854
lose and in consultation with the Chief OF
nept suresu Of Animal Industry, prep'
,yer- rules and regulations for the suppress
for of contagious pleurc-pneumonis, In
which cordsrce with section OF the scs 81 I
tates rress approved May 20, 1884; and Il
and Jules and regulations bJ vi
, pre- Of tee authority contained
GOV. tass section, became Of equl force
ople, made by Congress itself. These rul'
keep certified to the Governors OF oil at
gress and territories, aud asked tneir coop
]; we ton in enforcing them. The Cover
. ,iaD, of thirsy-one states spd territories
IL we &c ted these rules and regulations,
opla, promised the assistance Of the public
,,ism. ncers OF thei. respective states and
most yoriss 10 secure their enforcement.
5 plea Tbirty-one Of the states and terrific
is ary have accepted the provisions OF the
now On the statute book aid are ssslf
nsss- 10 les enforcement.
'eople ~, co.o-J have talked with the
sslng missioner; have read his report, 81
ole o. nave here what il exactly the eqaa
a sno nis report, almost Identical with mis-
y .A A.