The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-18
National Live Stock Association, in
Convention at Salt Lake, Adopts
Appeal to Congress.
SOLEMN PROTEST ENTERED.
DenOunces Pending Measure as
Most Ubiquitous and Dangerous
and Declares 1t Would Mean
Loss of Millions.

Salt Lake. Utah. Jan. 17.-This has been
a busy day in the National Live stock Asso-
citation Convention. and such substantial
progress has been made that Il rs likely
an adjournment will be taken tomorrow In
accordance with the original programme.
The following memorial to the Senate Of
the United States was adopted:
ITO the Honorable the Senate OF the United
States: Your orator. the National Live Stock
Association. respectfully represent unto your
honorable body that It Is an association
composed Of 12s live stock and kindred or
ganizatlons. all directly interested in the
production. marketing and disposing of live
stock. and whose holdings thereof represent
an investment Of over s6oo.Ooo.oo9.
your orator. in annual session. assembled
at Salt Lake City. Utah. desires to enter
its emphatic protest against the enactment
OF what is commonly known as the Grout
bill House bill BID. and. In behalf of Its
protect. desires to record a few OF the many
reasons in support OF its contention.
Grout Bill styled Glass Legfsiatfon-
This measure Is a species OF class legfs-
lation OF the most iniQuitous and dangerous
kind calculated TO build up one industry
at the expense OF another. equally as i'm
portant
ut seeks to impose an unjust, uncalied-
for ana unwarranted burden upon one Of
the principal commercial industries Of the
country. for the purpose Of prohibiting Its
manufacture thereby destroying comped-
ton as the manufacturers cannot assume
tbs additional burdens sought TO be imposed
by this measure and sell tneH prouuct IN
competition with butter.
The passage OF this law would destroy
the demand. except for export for that
product of the beef OF animals. oil of oleO.
OF which 24000O0o pounds was used In the
year 1893 In the manufacture Of oloomarga-
rlne and also would seriously inJure the
hog industry by a similar destruction Of the
de7naud-except for export-of neutral lard,
81 OOO 900 pounds OF which was used in the
wear ISes In the manufacture OF this food
product: and by thus eliminating the de-
Iaand for these legitimate articles Of COM
merce force dealers I" seek other channels
for their disposition at greatly reduced
prices, thereby entailing loss TO the pro
ouctrs Of live stock or the United States OF
million. of dollars annually.
Would Throttle Competition.
The measure seeks to throttle competi-
tIon, and, II enacted, will render useless inn
Tense. for tie manufacture OF oleomarga-
rine; deprive thousands Of employees Of the
opportunity to gain a livelihood and deny
The people, and especially the workingmen
and Their dependencies. Of a wholesome ar
ticle of 5iet.
In oIeomarzarine a very large proportion
OF the consumers Of this country, and espe-
cially the working classes, have a whole
some, nutritious and satisfactory article of
diet, which before its advent. they were
obiged-owirg to the high price of butter
and their limited means-to go without
Your orator contends that it is mani
festly unjust, unreasonable and unfair 10
deny manufacturers of the product OF the
beef animal and the hog the sane privileges
in regard to the use of coioring matter that
are accorded to the manufacturers of the
product of the dairy. and that the rights
and privileges of the producers Of cattle
and hogs should be as well respected as
those Of Others, and. they are the bene-
ficiaries in the manufacture OF this whole
some article OF food they should not be
buriened with unnecessary and oppressive
special taxes OF needless restrictions In the
manufacture Of this product. other than Is
absolutely nece Ssary for the support of the
Government and the proper governmental
regulations surrounding the handling OF the
same.