The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-19
'|SL-AND
RANCHER
COMBINE
Cattle Raisers May
Form Special
Union.
PLAN TO UNITE
FOR INVESTIGATION
Will Keep in Touch With All
Developments Along Lines
of Their Business.
NATTLE GROWERS of the Hawaii

| NATTLE GROWERS of the Hawaii
! 4 an Islands are considering the
~ formation of an association for the
purpose of attending to matters which
properly come under the scientific as
| pect of their business. The promoters
of the association are DR.. J. II. Ray
mond of Maui and Eben Low of Ha
wall, and it is expected that there will
be call for preliminary gathering of
the ranchers for organiza ton purposes
within the first quarter of the new
year.
The Cattle Raisers' Association VIII
be in every way a purely scientific or
ganization, for 1t viii have nothing Of
the business end in it, except perhaps
as such matters are concerned with the
value of certain kinds Of stock or vari-
cites Of feed. 1t is not intended that
the association shall have any relation
with the buyers of stock, but that the
usual course followed by associations in
the United States shall be that here.
When the association is organized it is
expected that 1t will affiliate with the
National Live Stock Association. and in
this way gain all advantage IF Iuem-
bership in the greater organization.
The plan for the drawing together Of
the ranchmen originated in discussions
over the state of the grazing industry
here and the outlook for the cattle
growers. These talks between growers
developed the fact that there We're ex-
periences with certain cattle and with
varieties of feed, which were valuable
TO others than those who had made eX-
periments. In this way the need for an
organization which would afford a com
mon ground for meeting was made ap-
parent and it was decided that an at
tempt should be made to bring the rails
ers together.
The scope Of the work Of the associa-
tiCn will be wide. 1t will be the aim Of
TIE men who are responsible for the or
eanization to provide for Investigations
as to the best kinds Of cattle for the
various ranges and for looking into the
conditions of several varieties of food
products There will be a register kept
and perhaps the work of the association
will he made 50 wide that 81 will give
an opportunity for the collection Of sta
tistics which will keep before the ranch
men the extent of territorial grazing
la nds, and will alsS equip them for any
public fight which may have to be made
for their rights and for the encourage
ment Of their industry.
The belief Of the cattler-en is that
while they may never be able TO com
pletely supply the local market. there
may be reached a time when the aRere-
safe number of beef cattle produced
viii b. greatly in excess of the number
now sent to market 1t is understood
that the local production is about 80 per
cent Of the total amount Of beef con
sumed. The opinion of ranchers is that
this may be Increased by at least one
half, and there viii be made every ef-
fort on he part Of the men In the pro-
posed association to not only increase
the number OF animals but as well
their quality.
Or. Raymond said Yesterday that the
production OF local beef cattle was the
insurance Of the people against exor-
hitant prices on the part OF the dressed
meat men Of the Pacific Coast The
greater percentage Of cattle produced
here. he less control of tho market TIN.
San Francisco men would have. and IN
consequence the price would be the
now Is there is such a percentage that
the coast shippers are not able to en-
force high rates. and so the price is 70
hat extent regulated by the local prod
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