The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-06
SENATOR WARREN's VIEWS.
Needs of Cattle Men to Be Presented
to Congress.


to Congress.
Chicago. Dec. 5.-When President
Springer had called the convention Of
the National Livestock association to
order today he said the programme for
the day was of exceptional interest to
cattlemen. The programme called for
papers from DR.. J. II. Senner Of New
York, Professor Andrew II. SOule Of
the Tennessee Agricultural college.
Senator r. + Warren Of Wyoming. A.
F. DoTemus. state engineer Of Utah,
and Colonel q. W. Simpson Of Texas
Senator Warren 5 address was pre-
scented by the secretary. and ordered
printed in the record. Senator War
rem enumerated the needs, which, ne
said, cattlemen would present to con-
gress:
First-Defeat Of the Grout oleomar-
garine bill.
Second-LegislatiOn to prevent deceit
and fraud in marketing manufactured
articles.
Third-LegislatiOn to provide for the
opening of forest reservations where
practicable for livestock grazing.
FOurth-LegislatiO providing for
taking an annual livestock census.
Fifth-Amendment to land laws to
permit settlers to exchange lands with
the general government, so that range
properties may be sOlidifed, especially
within the so-called railroad limits.
where the aided railroads secured al
ternate government sections
Sixth-Amendment to the law to en-
able the interstate commerce commits
sion to enforce its decisions
Seventh-Enactment of pure food
laws. compelling all food products to
be sold for exactly what they are
Eighth-Legislatio permitting extern
sion of transit limit for transpOTta-
ton of livestock in cars.
Ninth-LegislatiOn to increase duties
in meat products imported from Ger
many whenever the German empire
passes law imposing prohibitive du-
ties on American meat products.
Tenth-Legislatio providing for
leasing the grazing lands of the United
States to growers.
Observation-Disclosures of government
inspection of livestock and the further
free distribution of black leg vaccine
until the full period of experimental
work has passed,
Paul Mccormick of Montana, L. o.
Fullen f New Mexico and W. z. Bolton
of Oklahoma spoke OF conditions in
their respective states and territories.
The recommendation of the executive
committee that recommendations con
demning the Grout OleOmargarine bill
be adopted gave rise to a lengthy and
spirited general debate among delegates
present. Leonard Pearson, speaking
for the dairy interests who uphold the
Grout bin, led the debate with the plea
that with oleomargarine selling under
its own colOrs. butter could hold its
own.
You cattlemen," said he. "insist that
coloring Of oleomargarine should be
al owed, yet you insist that the wool IN
terests should be protected against
shOddy masqueTading as wool
Ex-Governnr Packard of Iowa moved
that the whole subject be deferred.
when Judge COwan arose and said
that packers had as much right to color
OleOmargarine as dairymen have 10
color butter. The discussion was par
ticipated in by members of the Kansas.
California. Missouri. Michigan and
Iowa delegations. It was the first gem
eral debate of the convention. Judge
Cowan brought the speaking to an end
by moving the previous question The
resolution against the Grout bill was
adopted, but over a gOOd-sized minor
ity.
A resolution to admit Oklahoma to
statehood was adopted.
The executive committee for 1902
was then appointed. Among them are:
Arizona, +. s. Gosney. California, H.
A. Jastow; Colorado. G. w Balen-
tine: Idaho. n. d. GWynn: Illinois. C..
W. Baker; Kansas. NJ. MacAfee; Ken
lucky. General John B. Castleman;
Missouri q N Walden. Montana Pa1IT
Mccormick; Neraska, r. NJ. Allen; Ne
vada. George Ernst; New Mexico, Sol
Luna; New York, G. H. Dawson; South
Dakota, F. NJ. Stewart; Oregon, J. G.
Edwards; Tennessee, Overton Lea
Texas. r. J. Kleburg; Utah, J. NJ.
Smith, Washington J. r. Greer; Wyo-
ming, 3. 3 Brooks.
AT 1:l0 the convention adjourned un-
til 1.10 tomorrow.