Arizona republican., 1899-01-25
A VERY LARGE ATTENDANCE
The City of Denver Gives the Delegates Hearty Welcome = President Springer Accounts the Work
 of the Past Year.

Press throughout the whole year, and the live western press agent has sent our news Of livestock matters to the ends of the country.
 A regular bureau of the association should work in conjunction with thI department at Washington, and give the stock men of he country every point which would aid n4m either in holding his stock, forwarding them to market, putting them on feed or mak- ing the best disposition of them, as prospects would seem to indicate. 1 am of the opinicn tha5 1t would be money we'll spert to issue regular bulletin under the direct control of the secretary Of the National Livestock as- sociation.
 This brings us to the necessity for uniform sta e laws, a subject of brands, bounties and punishment for stealing, for inspection, and for the stamping out of all contagious diseases. We have prepared some general laws that we think would be of general utility, and we should urge the adoption by every legislature of a uniform brand registration law.
 Too many people read, nowadays, to be fooled all ths time. So with all live stock interests. We have papers, jour ~A', speakers, assemblies, ny3ntiOns and a great national organization, all Of which indexes the fact that the twen tieth century livestock man, educated and conservative, is in the saddle We all r5alize that the present demands our best thoughts, our tireless energy, ow- ing to wholly changed conditions. Let every livestock man in the Union equip himself to mee. competition, more complex questions and changing social conditions.
 We shall urge upon the executive de- partment Of the government that the principle Of reciprocity shall be made more prominent, and that our foreign consuls and representatives introduce and pus4 the sale Of cur kmpec.ed food p.oducts, all certified SSIlty and freedom from adulteratN .aN1 by them until every gOverN
 open their doors to us, and
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 of our government to retaliatc by iLg American markets to the gOodvV such country so offending Let us E our great organization on record as fa-y VOring the fullest, brOadest and most far-reaching reciprocity.
 The United States should furnish the supply of cattle, holses, sheep and hogs to thoroughly stock Cuba, the Philippines, Hawan, and all territory added to this country. These markets should be given the very best start possible, and the cheap, poor, under bred stock Of the southern countries should be excluded. in order that the best breeds of stock may be furnished to rcstOck all of these possessions. 1 Americans having redeemed these fast nesseS, American Livestock ShO-ld fol- ! ' T
 The first aim of our National Live stock association should be to get as active members every livestock assO- | citation and organization in the United States.
 Our second aim should be to harmO- | nize all differences between conflicting interests growing out of the grazing l and selling of livestock.
 Our third aim should ba to secure | uniform laws in all the states, regu- | lating brands, providing f1r bounties | for the killing of predatory animals | for the prompt settlement for all live stock killed by railways, for uniform l Inspection, quarantine and sanitary | regulations, and for prohibiting the ad- | mission Of physically unS5und breed | ing animals into the United States.
 Our fourth aim should be to aid the | department of agriculture of the United | States in every way, and to demand the | passage by congress of laws which di- rectS retaliation where foreign nations | are opposed to reciprocity, in order that | cur meat produces may not be driven | out Of the foreign markets.
 Our fifth aim should be to secure 1 laws from congress which will cede to | the various wetssrn states the graz Ing lands located in these states, in or de" that they may deal wi.h their own | cItiz5ns 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 ab- rogaing the obnoxious S2 terminal charge at Chicago, and to secure the re- funding of this illegal tax to the ship pers of the country to this market since 1894.
 Our seventh aim should ba well di- rooted effort to lower interest rates on livestock paper, and 10 better secure such loans by improved and uniform chattel mortgage laws in all the west ern and southern states, which makes
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