Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-11
Call Issued for National Conven-
tion to Be Held in Portland,
Oregon, January I2-I5.
DELEGATES AT LARGE
Governors Of States and Territories
May Appoint Three...How Other
Delegates Are Appointed.

convention of the National Livestocl
Association to be held at Portland
Oregon, from January II to Is, 1904.
Delegates will be admitted accord
ing to the provisions of the constitu
ton as follows.
Each state, territorial, county or 10.
cal range association of cattle. sheep
horse or swine-breeders may appoint
one delegate for every 10000 head of
stock, or part thereof, represented by
the members of such organization.
The governors of each state and
territory may appoint three delegates
at-large
Each feeders and breeders associa-
tion may appoint one delegate-at-large
and one for every 25 members or part
| thereof
In counties where there is no regu-
lar livestock organization, the county
commissioners may appoint one dele
gate from among the stockmen of said
county.
Each state board of agriculture or
agricultural college may appoint one
delegate.
Each live stock commission mer-
chants exchange may appoint one del
egate-at-large and one for each %
members thereof.
Each stock yards company may ap-
point one delegate.
Each railway and transportation
company may appoint one delegate.
Each chamber of commerce may ap-
point one delegate.
Each state irrigation association
may appoint one delegate
An alternate may be appointed for
every delegate.
Any bona fide stockman engaged in
breeding, feeding, trading or handling
live stock may become member of
this association by the payment of an
initiation fee of $40 and an annual due
of $40.
Delegates may be appointed from
Canada and the Republic of Mexico,
but in all cases, except those from
state and county, the requirements
regarding membership must be COM
piled with.
All associations. governors and
commissioners are requested
to send the names and postoffice ad.
dresses of their delegates to the secre-
tary as soon as named, in order that
the roll may be promptly and prop
erly arranged.
The call says:
The decline in the value of live
stock of the nation during the past
eighteen months because of the mani
]ulation of prices by powerful combi-
nations in eastern market centers and
,ther causes, amounts to more than
'750,000,000. This with the other mat
ers mentioned, have tended to some
what discourage the stockmen. These
however, should be the in
,entive for everyone engaged in the
industry to attend this convention and
lssist in devising methods to perma-
lently rectify these evils rather than
N excuse to remain at home 1t is
nly by prompt and decisive action
hat justice can be obtained.
The topics to be discussed are as
ollows:
Should the Forest Reserves and all
7egetation upon the public lands of
he United States be placed under the
control and direction of the depart
nent of agriculture, rather than under
he control of the department of the
Interior, allowing the interior depart
1ent to only direct such matters in
elation to the public lands as concern
he title of such lands?
Should the Forest Reserves of the
Fnited States be restricted to actual
'rest lands on water sheds and nom
,rest lands in existing reserves be
minated and thrown open to settle
ent and grazing?
Should not sheep be entitled to the
lme privileges and treatment in the
Sc of the public lands and forest re-
srves for grazing as cattle and other
We stock?
Should the Sheep Growers of the
nited States favor the amendment Of
le present laws affecting the public
nds, for the leasing of said lands to
tizens; for the government control
grazing on said lands; for the re-
,al of the timber, stone and redemp-
On acts?
Should the Bureau of Animal Indus
y be urged to extend its work of in
ection for scabies in sheep. to tha
spection and dipping of sheep not in
e interstate commerce, or should
is work be left exclusively to the
thorities of the different states?
Conditions attending the marketing
wool and sheep, and suggestions
oking to the correction of existing
lis. In this connection will be con-
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