Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-01-26

this fact has been pretty well accepts
ed by the thinking, taxpaying people,
| who are in control to-day and who
will stay in the lead as long as they
accomplish something for the good of
the whole people. Too many people
read, now-a- days, to be fooled all the
time. So with all live stock interests.
i We have papers, Journals, speakers,
| assemblies, conventions and great
! national organization, all of which
| indexes the fact that the twentieth
century live stock man, educated and
conservative, Is in the saddle. We all
realize that the present demands our
best thoughts, our tireless energy, ow-
ing to wholly changed conditions. Let
every live stock man in the Union
equip himself to meet keener competi-
tion, more complex questions and
changing social conditions.
We shall urge upon the Executive
Department of the government that
the principal of reciprocity shall be
made more prominent, and that our
foreign consuls and representatives
introduce and push the sale of our in
spected food products, all certified as
to purity and freedom from adultera-
tion, and stand by them until every
government shall open their doors to
us, and for persistent exclusion to use
every effort of our government to re-
taliate by closing American markets
to the goods of such country so Offend
ing. Let us put our great organiZa-
tion on record MS favoring the fullest,
broadest and most far-reachlng reel
procity.
The first aim of our National Live
Stock Association should be to get as
| active members every live stock as
soclation and organization in the
United States.
Our second aim should be to harmon
ize all differences between conflicting
| interests growing out of the grazing
| and selling of live stock. Our third
| aim should be to secure uniform laws
In all the states, regulating brands,
providing for bounties for the killing
of predatory animals, for the prompt
settlement for all live stock killed by
| railways. for uniform inspection, quar-
antine and sanitary regulations. and
| for prohibiting the admission of ply
sically unsound breeding animals into
the United States.
Our fourth aim should be to aid the
Department of Agriculture of the Unit
ed States In every way, and to demand
| the passage by Congress of laws which
| direct retaliation when foreign nations
are opposed to reciprocity, In order
| that our meat products may not be
driven out of the foreign markets.
Our fifth aim should be to secure
laws from Congress which will cede
to the various Western states the graz
/ ing lands located In these states. In or
der that they may deal with their own
citizens and pass just laws leasing
these great tracts OF lands, and pre-
venting their acquisition by syndicates
and corporations.
Our sixth aim should be to aid the
Interstate Commerce Commission In
abrogatlng the obnoxious 81 terminal
charge ut Chicago. and to secure the
| refundinG OF the Illegal tax TO the ship
pers of the country to this market
since 1891.
Our seventh aim should be well d.
rcctcd effort to lower interest rates on
live stock paper, and to better secure
| such loans by improved and uniform
chattel mortgage laws In all the West
crn and Southern states, which makes
| mortgages good until released where
filed.
Our eighth aim should be to pull to-
cether as cattle men, as horse men, as
sheep men and as hog men for better
laws, and independent lawmakers who
are not afraid to uphold their convic.
tions In any place and under any cir
cumstanccs.
This great organization will undoubt-
cdly resolve that the dealing In futures
| on boards Of trade. rs they affect food
production and supply. are inimical to
the best interests OF the masses OF the
people. both producers and consumers.
and that our combined efforts should
be directed in obtaining laws forbid
ding all such speculation. as opposed to
public policy.
From the almanics OF 1899 we learn
that one hundred and iifty-two trusts
are now in full blast in the United
States. The list begins with an alcohol
trust, bnrbed wire trust. n castor oil
| trust, Il Colorado coal combine. n fish
trust. whip trust. and so on to
tombstone trust, the combined capital
OF which one hundred and tifty-two ag-
gregations amounts to two and n quar-.
ter billion of dollars, over half watered
but dry fact.
remarked In my address of year
ago, I'VE need no expensive machine.
as each state association can look after
| its own local interests. but nationally
we should present our demands in the
strongest possible manner" one year
OF our existence as the National Live
| Stock Association. and our report will
show that we have been economical,
vigilnnt and successful beyond even
optimistic expectations, our bills all
paid and $1,000 In the treasury.
Our aims are for the greatest good
| to the greatest number: our hopes en-
brace our whole allied interests, and
our chief end an educated determine.
tion to secure n general and abiding
prosperity for IJ,0OO.oOO American citi'
zcns."
Denver has been chosen ms the per.
| mancnt headquarters OF the National
| Live Stock Association. This was de-
cidcd upon by the executive committee
in its report TO the convention ut the
opening of the afternoon session. The
report was unanimously adopted.
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