New-York tribune., 1903-01-14
DEFIANCE TO PACKERS
Refuse to Sell to "Unholy Combina-
ton. - Says Stockmen s President.

Kansas City No. Jan. is.-The sixth annual con-
nentson Of the National Livestock Association ne
gan four days meeting here to-day The attend
Rnoe is greater than at any previous gathering oi
she association John ". Springer. Of Denver
president of the association. made the opening
speech. He said in part:
Let it be understood here and ron that the Anler-
Soan stock proposes TO take care OF hnst m tns
and that he is not supplicant at the doors OF tF
Federal Congress for any subsidy. fer any a hofus
rule But we do serve notice on the vote be-
seeohing politician that the livestock inteTes res it
states fust as long as the finished products made
tr9n s3I cur raw ssS aS t Slf be retained on hides
wool meat and animals IN order mar tIse a.,st
We must again at this and the next session OF tle
Federal Congress thwart the h4ghiy pr9se pr9b 9enand
for 1Eee hides and free @ %9oi n1, believe in reci-
nrocjrv ~.6ycb reciproostes We advocate give
and take policy such as the great Mchlneyt oI tbe
lined Not oniy this but We advocate Ihdl tlle
Congress of the United States pass bill dlrecuhs B
the President NneneseT N ms F1THign govern
arbitrarily ana unlusllE & alsi H. ~ sroe anne
IS as wholly anjusfiabie The proposed German
IaSn o now uGSr Hn xSnSe from that country 25
Te~ cent of a N cur meat experts. The alleged eK-
gse s 5225 our Io cf fd 6eah Of the people Of the
Fatherlsnd. which We all kno" Is 1a4se IL e'eis
We ara also strenuousfy in favor Of the proposed
bIl amend the Interstate Commerce law, ~ u
der thai this commission may have ausheaTl.y aa 70
compel 22edience to us own orders @ 2IG biebnrced
Isl Of zee Interstate commerce commissioners ~o
hear cases lock wise and secure no results. IS h
keeuinE with justice of the peace IN missouri cE
-Fa-inc FEDERAL statute unco1S1lulOldt anu
ing on q Missouri constable to arrest the govern
we are now urging upon Congress that census
Of all livestock animals on ranch ana 1dIIi ue
taken every five years and promptly pubnshtd; n
animals sre ready for the market II the genera
government Hlll give US complete census ~
ave wears We can easily publish the nguIes Tor INC
Intervening years from our national heaoquar1e
AS TO the proposed merger of the packers a'
Chicago Kansas City, St Joseph, alouA 1lS'
ohsha ana Fcrt Worth. President Springer SAID
Never before as such an unholy oonblnatl9n at at
tempted Not content with aTnaSsilS co3ss6l
times in decades from lIlt StoNn
-raisers CT the West these same packers nov
blossom would be dictatoTs. Inc SNocfilieLL
OF the United States have over S4vvU9Je MoI
cspital II fo ced TO DO So you can puIlu
plants of voul kill your own slocA + Hlat
The product and undersen any packing mouse uuS,, &
We have men outside this charmed clrSte 49,
have money brains and energy, anq VIII Itosi
4b-ee thew also have hearts left in their physlcal
sratornies Let Us pronounce sentence tat II tilis
merger is consummated il can operate It's s9Jog 10y
rnercer without cattle. without sheep anu
out hogs for own the raw materlal. aio We "iii
refuse 10 sell 10 any packing mouse coIlplie-
Charles r Martin. Of Denver. secretary OF the
association followed with his annual report IN
regard to the increase in the membership 1t sald;
The membership of the association has . steaolIy
increased. hut not 10 the extent OF the p!!e'
year for the reason that most of the acuNe CT
raDjzafions IN -e United States are now members
The individual membership has increased very sa:
isfacforilv extending 70 Canada, Mexico, t1aNa!l,
incuireS have been received from tocAiell AZ
the straits Settlements of the East lndles