The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-07

yesterday becomes permanent, Utah will
have full-blown live stock association.
The movement which resulted in the or
ganization of local stock-owners was ac-
CELEBRATED by the approaching convention
of live stock men which is shortly to con-
vene at Denver. So far. the association is
merely a temporary union, with F. c.
Leary as president and Frank Christensen
as secretary But this is sufficient TO en-
title Utah stock owners TO seats III the
Denver convention. and already about 40
delegates have bean selected to take part
In the deliberations of that body.
Stock men representing almost all parts
of the state showed their enthusiasm for
the plan of having state organization,
and about IS of them attended the meet
ing held yesterday afternoon in the office
of the Colorado Midland Railway COM
pany, in the Dolly block. The gathering
was held iii accordance with a call issued
by John D. White, B. +. Saunders. Jesse
Smith, Maurice K. Parsons, w. L. White,
Henry Harker. John w. Keogh. B. NJ
Harmon. ]. w. Thornley,. James Sampson
and Robert Harmon. The leading motive
in making the call was to give Utah a
piece IN the Denver gathering. although
there was apparent as strong desire for
a state organization.
AS soon the meeting was called to or
der. at clock, James c. Leary was in
Quoted into the office of chairman, and
Frank Christensen was made secretary.
MR.. LEARY SPEAKS
MI. hedIN. III ldklUS the CNdlE. maze a
brief speech in explanation of the objects
of the call. The gathering. he said was
in the nature of emergency meeting
which was necessary in the absence of
any central organization of Utah live
stock men.
Our chief purpose in gathering here
he continued, is to provide for represen-
tation in the Denver convention. The
feeling that some organization such as
prevails in other western states is naceS-
sary here seems to have become prevalent
hfralx hot hn int .as-fc Of
Stock-ownerS and the sheep-groWers can
be sufficiently harmoniZed to enable rep
resentatives of both industries to unite
on questions which mutually affect their
interests
The benefits of such an organization
are easily demonstrated. It would not on
~ have its weight in national legislation,
but would materially assist the depart
ment of agriculture in its attempt to
serve the agricultural and stock-raising
Industries OF the country.
The advantage of state association
is largely in this. that it can voice the
sentiments of the live stock owners on
important questions. As an instance of
this. / Will refer TO the change made re-
Gently by the railway companies, by
which they now assess freight charges by
cents per hundred pounds instead of
charging dollars and cents per car In
September OF last year the Oregon Short
Line and Rio Grande Western railways
opposed proposition made by eastern
lines 10 adopt this cents per hundred
pound rate. but their opposition was I'M
availipg. The eastern lines urged the
change. and the local roads felt obliged to
adopt il at least.for the time being. From
the recent action of the local lines it is
apparent that had strong objection been
offered by the live stock interests of Utah
prior 10 the change that change would
never have been made. The Oregon Short
Line and Rio Grande Western have now
withdrawn the cents Der hundred pounds
tariff and placed rates on the old basis
This was prOha bly, done at the solicitation
of individual shippers, although they had
been to big expense in the publication of
the other tariffs. and will incur still
greater expense in the publication of the
new ones. It is apparent that if we had
then had proper state organization, the
cordance with our requests"
STATE ORGANIZATION
AT the conclusion of mis- address Chair
man Leary proposed that the stock own
ers decide upon the advisability of a
state orga nization, and general discus
sion followed.
A p Hatch. of Davis county. said he
favored an immediate organization.
while we have been kicking about the
wool growers, / think we can now meet
on equal ground and accomplish good re-
suits"
VIII White. when called upon for an
expression OF his views thought the talk
ing should be done by the growers and
not the dealers. but said he was satisfied
beneficial results would come from an
ASSOCIATION ana that great deal would
be achieved al the Denver convention.
NJ X Parsons was the next stock
raiser to pass commentator on the pro-
posed alliance.
1T is time Utah men," he said were
banded together az they are in Colorado.
Wyoming and Montana. Each of these
organizations has accomplished great
results in protecting the cattle and sheep
growers. The Montana association re-
Gently reported that 5000 cattle which had |
been shipped out of the state were paid 1
Tor 70 the owners through the associa-
ton These cattle were gathered in I
general round5ap and the proceeds given /
10 the proper owners. This means that a /
man cattle are protected in a roundup /
whether he is present or not. We have (
received in Colorado about $500 for cattle I
which would have been lost or stolen had /
it not been for the association. 1t re-
quires little TO support such an Organiza- /
ton. So far as inspectors are concerned. /
these are paid for in Colorado by the (
state.
J. ". Thornley, of Davis spoke in a
similar strain Everyone must have |
Ions ago realized that we are lame ia this !
particular We need protection for cattle /
that stray away and agains: cattle men /
who do not respect the rights of others. I
/ would like To see q committee appointed /
to draft bylaws and resolutions
y. {. Thompson of Provo taid he had
been in Tie cattle business II years Il /
believe he continued that this sort of I
organization Is the only means of stop 4
ping the fight between sheep and cattle (
growers in the east cattle men have 4
been ruined by cattle thieves. A short /
which would undoubtedly have been lost /
had not spent several months in search /
ing for them. The Wool Growers asso- /
citation is inadequate in this regard"
Mr. Shurtlff also favored the associa- T
ton, ard believed that with an alliance
of this kind behind them cattle men
could secure better rates from the rail- I
roads and protect themselves against cat I
tie thieves
Equally enthusiastic was II. Harker of /
West Jordan. who said he was ready TO
prove she benefit Of an association.
1t will benefit the producer" he 1
claimed. because where there is tax
it is the producer and not the shipper !
who has to pay it. The shipper would
not buy from the producer unless there
ducer has to stand the brunt. Last year
We had to pay more for shipping and this
advance fell on the producer. and if we
had an organization this could be rene
died. With an association we will have
more influence with The railway COM
Danies. and when one road does not ac-
comodate us we can go TO another and in
this way much money would be saved
This ended the discussion.
TT WAS UNANIMOUS.
Chairman Leary took occasion to an
ncunce that the verdict in favor of the I
formation of an organization seemed to
be unanimous. We all agree" he said
That gatherings such as the one which
meets at Denver should be encouraged.
The department at Washington shows a
growing effort to help the live stock men,
and had they been helped by suggestions
from associations OF this nature, their
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