Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-01-15
CATTLEMEN and
sHEEPMEN
The National Live Stock Associa-
tion Seeks to Reconcile the Al
legged Differences Between
the Above.C Glasses.
SOME IMPORTANT REsolu1Ion1 ADOPTED

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 15.-At the
third days session of the Nationa
Livestock convention, many papers
were read and discussed and flood Of
resolutions We're introduced and con.
sidered. The convention win finish its
work tomorrow and will be followed on
Saturday by the annual meeting of the
Wool Growers Association at which
important action regarding the range
problem is expected. One of the most
important resolutions introduced in the
livestock convention today sought to
heal the long standing bitterness exist
ing between cattlemen and sheepmen
over the question of ranges. A. r.
Robertson of Texas, yesterday intro
duced a resolution calling for the
amendment of laws regulating the
grazing on public lands and approving
the leasing of such lands in states
where such policy is desired by the
people. This was referred to the exec
utive committee and finally laid upon
the table. In it's place the following
substitute resolution, prepared by a
cattleman and which it is said is ap-
proved by sheepmen and by many of
the cattlemen was indorsed:
Resolved, That the laws governing
the use of the public lands of the Unit
ed States have become outgrown and
n, 70 hn mid a dNyan nf
civilization and we believe that the
time has come when congress should
take action looking toward laws that
will recognize the changed conditions
and will encourage the settlement and
improvement Of the largest possible
area and provide protection to the set
tiers using said lands for grazinz pur-
poses
Resolved, That we approve the sug-
gestion of President Roosevelt in his
last annual message to congress that
should be allowed for homestead, and
that commission of experts be ap-
pointed to investigate the present ex-
listing condition and suggest to con-
gress the remedies that will be fair and
just and will build up rather than re-
tard the growth and improvement Of
the west.
Resolved, That memorial from this
convention to congress be prepared
calling the attention of congress as
briefly as possible to the fact that the
present land laws encourage the de-
struction of the forage upon the public
lands and retard improvement and set
tlement, that the memorial petition
congress to adopt the suggestion Of
President Roosevelt to appoint COM
mission Of experts to make careful
investigation into the actual conditions
now prevailing and to suggest new
laws that will benefit all sections Of
the country, the varied and conflicting
conditions existing in the various Sec
tions of the west being the principal
obstacle that has prevented the stock
men from agreeing among themselves
upon plan for a change in the laws,
as the law that would benefit one Sec
tion would cause loss and ruin to an
other where different conditions pre-
vailed.
Resolved, That said memorial be
prepared Immediately and presented to
the present session of congress with an
urgent appeal that action be taken to
the end that this grave question may
be settled at an early date and to the
further end that congress may not act
hastily and unadvisedly in changing
the present laws until properly fn-
formed through it's commission of ex-
perts as to the actual prevailing condi-
tions in all sections"
Several important resolutions We're
adopted by the cattlemen today. One
was by J. w. Robinson of Kansas, fav-
oring an amendment to the Interstate
commerce law so as to grant to that
commission the power to adjust freight
rates and put into full force and effect
its rulings till reversed or modified by
the courts. vi
A resolution by C. W. Baker Of Illi-
nois, reaffirming the Associations atti-
tude on the so-called 10 hour law which
provides for an extension of time cat
tie can be confined in cars without un-
loading, was adopted after some dis
cussion.
NOT YET REPORTED.