Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-17
Tells Convention Delegates to Strengthen
Hands Of Tho,e in Power.
PEOPLES WILL CAN KILL ALL COMBINES
IfNatiOn Insists Corporations and officials
Must Bow to Storm.
ASSOCIATION PREPARES REGULATING BILL
Joins Good Points of Existing Law
with Certain Clauses in Pending
Measures and Asks Com
gress 10 Pass IL.

KANSAS CITY, jar 16.-The sixth annual
convention OF the National Live Stock as
sociation adjourned this afternoon to meet
next year at Portland, Ore, after electing
all the old officers for the ensuing year and
taking the initiative in a systematic cam
paign against the packing house merger.
William NJ. Springer, general counsel Of
the association, in a spirited address out
lined bill Ito protect trade and com
merce against unlawful restraints and
monopolies.' and which he said was merely
an adaptation OF the Sherman antitrust
law and the other bills now pending in the
senate
In the discussion that followed President
John w. Springer said that bill along the
lines suggested by Judge Springer would
be printed within a week by the associa-
tion and sent to every legislature in the
land. and that II the proposed merger was
ever eonsummated the National Live Stock
association would string packing houses
from Chicago to San Francisco. In re-
sponse to an appeal from the executive
committee for legislative working fund,
81 500 was subscribed in less than thirty
minutes.
Condemns Packing Merger.
resolution introduced by Frank NJ.
Stewart OF South Dakota protesting against
the packing merger was adopted. 1t says;
While we fully appreciate the natural
desire of the men who have risked such
enormous capital in the building up of the
packing industries to protect that capital
from uhgoverned and unreasonable compe-
tition which might prove disastrous to ALL
yet we believe that the plan proposed will
lead to the more feared dangers Of uncon-
trolled greed and aVarice, and as the pro-
ducers OF the raw material, we must natu-
rally protest against the unreasonable tax
that will be necessarily placed upon our
labor and investment through the adoption
OF the plan proposed
During an address at the afternoon ses-
sion, Jerry Simpson favored tariff reform
and said the enactment OF the -ariff law
by Germany was a discrimination against
American products and should teach them
how the present tariff system Disseminated
against other countries He asked those
members Of the Wool Growers association
present If It were not a fact that wool
was worth as much in London and Liver
pool as IN America.
Senator Warren OF Wyoming. replying to
the question, said anyone who knew any
thing of the question knew that such was
not the case and lively tilt between the
two delegates ensued
Herbert S. Hadley OF Kansas City said
the removal OF the tariff on meat products,
Butchers association, would please the
packers but would work great injury to
American farmers. In the course OF his
remarks, he said: president Roosevelt
stands out as the best type of the Ameri-
can stockman, and suggested that Colo
rado could not have a better representa-
tive in the United States senate than John
w. Springer, sentiments that aroused the
delegates to great enthusiasm.
Tonight the delegates were entertained
at an elaborate smoker in Convention hall
the chief attraction at which was the Mega
phone minstrels an aggregation of 200 fun
makers, who had been trained for the oc-
casion by St. Clair Hurd, a well known
actor Tomorrow 200 or more of the dele
gates will start for Memphis and New Or
leans on a special train over the Frisco
where they will be the guests OF those
cities.
Many Resolutions Acted On.
The work of the last sessions consisted
in passing upon resolutions favorablS
recommended by the executive committee
in the delivery and discussion OF severa
addresses Of interest. in the naming of {
convention city and confirming the ole
officers for the ensuing year, all OF whom
had been recommended for reelection.
The officers endorsed are: John w
Springer. Denver, president; John NJ. Holt
Miles City, Mont, first vice president; E
J. HazenbaFth, Salt Lake City. second vic,
president; George L. Gouldng. Denver
treasurer; Charles f. Martin, Denver, sec
retary; Fred p. Johnson, Denver. assistan
secretary.
President Springer had wished TO with
draw from the office to attend TO his pri
vate business affairs, but was prevsfle,
upon to continue In the position for a
least another year He finally consented Il
order, he said, to assist in urging certal
federation legislation for the bettermen
OF the stock interests OF the country
which had already been started
The counsel. who last year were Judg
William NJ. Springer Of Washington, d. c
and Hon. Ralph Talbot OF Denver, viii
also be named by the convention.
Contest for Next Convention.
The fight for the 1904 convention wa
taken up the last thing in the Afternoon
Although there were half a dozen cities !
,the race for the honor. Portland. Ore
seemed to be far in the lead and the dele
cation from that state was confident
winning out.
The delegates of the American Anger
Goat Breeders association held a caucu
ana NndhiuOuhly endorsed IOrllanQ, an
other agencies were actively at work Il
the coast city.
The addresses on the morning progral
included one by Hon. William NJ. SPRING
on THE Proposed Merging Of the Packin
Plants OF This Country, the Effects an
Remedy" one by Captain Britton Davi
Chihuahua, Mexico, on 'The Live StoC
Industry in the Republic Of Mexico and Il
Relations to the United States" and
third by Prof c. +. Curtiss OF Iowa q
'The Benefits Derived from Experiment.
Stations"
Address of Judge Springer.
Judge Springer's address, which was VIC
received. led to considerable discussion.
Mr. Springer detailed at length the pr
oeedings In equity begun by Attorney Gel
eral Knox In Chicago last May against Il
so-oailed beef trust" and declared that
members. had information that the d