Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-17
THE STOCKMEN'S
CONVENTION
GATHERING AT SALT LAKE THE
MOST SUCCESSFUL YET HELD.
DISCUSSION UPON
IMPORTANT SUBJECTS.
President Springer Says the Western
stockman is the Typical Aner-
can Home Builder.

Salt Lake City, Jan. 1.-THE annual
! convention of the Live Stock associa-
! ton nov in session here Will so down
in history as one of the most success
/ full vet held, not alone on account or
the great number OF delegates present.
but because of the very important SUB
iects discussed and the action taken
thereon.
President Springers address at the
opening session has furnished a num-
Der of subjects. all closely related to the
live stock inuustry, for the consideration
of stocl1men everywhere.
In the course of his address, Mr..
Springer, among other things said:
The stockmen of the United States
now clearly recognize that they must
maintain az energetic national ors&
zation If they Would have their interests
looked after, knowing tull well that this
century will present new questions for
solution with broader opportunities for
commercial success. IL our own bust
ness today there are too many small
leaks: too heavy taxation; too many
thieves and stock rustlers abroad: too
many state inspection fees. The who.e
Interstate inspection business should
ment. without dollars expense to the
shipper
One subject which has engaged our
attention this past year has been the
amendment now pending in congress
known as bill No. 35}. which extends
the time limit on shipments of cattle
from twenty eight to thirty three hours
in summer and forty hours in winter
under proper restrictions. Upon the
invitation or President Brown. l adj
dressed the Humane Society of the
United States at their meeting in Sep
TENDER last at Fittsburg in the hopes
this society would withdraw it's OPPOSE
ton to our bill. | hope some favor
able action will yet be taken ny it's
committee on law. to which my reso.u-
ton was referred with power TO act.
You will all recall the fight made by
this organization for the continuation
of the experiments and distribution Of
vaccine virus to stamp out backlog II
cattle. We We're opposed by all the pri-
vate concerns in this country and
abroad AS it was Of general public in
terest that b!ackleg should be stamped
out. we Succeeded with Secretary VIII
sons aid in keeping up the experiments
under the Bureau of Animal Industry,
ton frl tree vaccine. Is this Of no con-
sequence? Does this not show what a
great Consolidated live stock orga MIA
ton can accomplish? Then again. take
the insp SETON Of sheep and lambs. We
succeeded in obtaining government in
spectlon, which entitled carloads to he
allowed shipment to the markets with
out being he'd up at every crOssroad
Dy state inspectors. who wanted a fee
for looking through the bars of the
double-deck cars-many of the lockers
absolutely without ability to have toll,
whether they We're sheep or goats. The
state laws of nearly every western
state need rewriting and revising. that
all laws appertaining to live stock Gn.
Guiding brands and bountles) shall be
uniform and similar in the various
states. We should now ask of the rail-
way management a universal basis of
car lengths, as thirty-six- foot cars are
now universal and rates are still based
on thirty-foot cars; all cars above
thlrty-siX Ieet to carry an increased
rate per foot, and all less IN proportiOn.
winch should apply universally either
by weight or carload lots; the minimum
to be low enough where it is dollars and
cents per hundred weight to enable
lamb shippers to load the minimum
ana not be charged for %, 900 where but
lS'ooO can be loaded. This is a lust de-
mand and should be conceded by the
railroads.
Every passing year means much To
the stockmen this nation, AM we
must not nav our efforts thand,cappe1
by lack of sufficient funds to work with.
1T Is the part of wisdom to have a suod
or at least $4,000 in our treasury, ra.aer
than barely enough to pay one sec-e-
tary, stenographer, our printing and
postage bills. We are representing the
live stock industry. which was never in
such f1ourishing condition as ii is to-
day, and ample funds must be forth
coming or results will not be what we
hope for. What is $4,000 to me and
organizations whose working capital. IS
represented in the National Live Stock
association, is, with our augmented
membership. over 5000, 100000? trust
that this present meeting will provide
the funds, SO that your incoming presi-
dent will have greater facilities for ac-
cOmplishing results than has he who
has served you for nearly four years.
/ bespeak for my successor wider field
for usefulness, and I am convinced this
appeal Will not fall on unwilling ears
We have work on every side, and your
national headquarters can be the bust
est place in this country all the year