The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-14
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
OF Live Stock Association 10 Session.
Beef Trust Attacked.
THE ATTENDANCE IS VERY LARGE
Memorials to Congress Were Passed and
Number OF Valuable Papers
Were Read.

Kansas City, Mo-, JandHry 13.--Presdent
John w Spriugers attack ON the beef
trust so-called, and the passage Of me
MORALS TO congress urging that laws for
the bctterment OF the live stock condi'
| lions be enacted, were the features Of the
first days work Of the annual convention
OF the National Live Stock association
President Springer, after declaring that
| the american stockman purposes to take
care Of himself served notice that those
interests would receive protection from
| congress Just as long as the finished pro-
| ducts made from our raw materials are
heavily protected.
One memorial, which was telcgraphcd to
Senator Frye tonight was as follows;
Your petitioners, the National Live Stock
association Of the United States repre-
scouting the feeders and handlers OF live
stock Ia the United States, desire through
YOU to call the attention Of the senate to
the house resolution 1882, bill which
authorizes the secretary of agriculture
to prevent the spread of contagious dis
eases In the United states, aud to estab-
lish rules and regulations for the inspee'
ton Of live stock TO be transported through
the United states, and It's petitioners woglu
| icspcctfuly report that there Us an IN
pcratvo necessity for the passage OF TINS
law We would urge the senate 10 Eun a
slider this bill at as carry uaee uS pGEa
-iblc and We respectfully request thnt tle
said bill he enacted iuto law
Another memorial was addressed to Chall'
man PAYNE of the ways Hnd means com
mittcc urging that the auti.shoddy huh
nov being held UP IN committee be 70
ported at once
Va, address nv Hon T. G. BOYLE VI Kan
sas civ ON '"rhc Mortgage Law as Ut kt,
lntcs 10 the Live stock Industry, Atousyu
q uNViE Wy So'V s,n,Erncn limit they should
huAlu IN tna1cnce Ina legislation; that
.Sutt min spd mower should he cXerted.
lnN' WyulS" ~ iohbytur rop,mittcc be
| He advised tnat y lpppS WE Nttt ~ Zoo.
appointed ana instructor ~ FTorritnrv ~
islatwcs Gt every SIl I.IJ n"1 se # aGccted
i've stock. AT,
The suggestion was indolSeu W. . tU MAJ
gates 0uo VI the speakers auEgrSuu 'un'
INC lobhync committee should hise t'y
E tn remove laws which were not UNIFORM
Thn attendance was the largest in lht
uw '', the orranizatou John w
a ulN.nE ~ bcnvor. praPldcut If the MS
p SS6inh,autioo delivered his annual address. II
kwns iorclnle n1p'5f ,r 'i the protcctou 81
q NJ ii,c Htcrk Industry
x Charles T. Marun, ST. ,,n,S i, s5"vsa,
e c'atou ioHoWcl WIN a,n horsbi, ana SCOPE
Ks stoaal lnore93SS' IN y, nort
Referring TO the anti snoauE W. 49, ~ "
duccd NJ tho honse 81 IGp I{de otIor
AtNT ago nc 1uNlf N''' ~ NJ. 80, ,,sv,.
was made to have inc "iuh.i',l' w b,,,
aud meaus report thc M 10 Inc uuus'' yn
ID without success. Nltnh ,lqU lnS' .t,Mr
10 weeks I have sent cut add,tlobai lellyl
10 members of congress ana 70 lulH Nu1uu
81 mittee. again urging prompl avloh ~, w. w.,
8 hill have received repues ltnm ~ i'' y ,y
A ity of tho members ~ Nhe h"ue', ~" %,
n slUshed that II lhe commute, W"u'u XIX
o 4 tho iii 10 the house " N"uiH Nnt. 'n,r,,,,
leading argument a9EGnnen ,F ~ ho nv,
outs Of the I'LL is, that " con h"t ne M ~
operative II does not seem 70 w. ~ Z,
&C. rs any more duucult 10 nh.e = ~ ~ l"t =
spectors regulate the importation ~ 49,, L"rov
g rags gathered from the sums 81 Eu'tl
n aud thcil manufacture lutn riotn1luE a.,
- the American people tnhn u - ~ ,p,nt
y oral inspectors TO supervise thc 9lhuEuN
nj of American steers ana the manuthrtnre
a tho oeo contained ~ me carc Ab III =,
II healthy, clean aud pure hutter. lhc ta
u which this legislation imposes Is onr-tenl
s nj per cent n pound to he paln ~ A., ~
. manufacturer. II can hardly nc saala w
~, this would work hhrdshlp upnn Tue cih
Nv NJ manufacturers WI" use shodgy anu %
NJ, "nll wool N5 SUITS 10 tne hlneriG1au pcoE,
NJ Tor 40 W " I"l ,Ptptntt1'r ar In,Sskin
IL the growers nj woni 'uHn wv n.y. a n ,,nii
NJ nut pfutecliou XIX " tbn asenciatiou h,
me h1ulurlsulP htt NOT 70 No nxtni
w stea4F rnT {o ,is for The reseon th,
III Of the Pftbh"us Avg' orgnnizetions in Il
to WW ufNt state, arn now members The 1
hvidral mnn,bership has Increased very 81
id sfaetoriiy. extending 10 Canada, MeIia
60 Hawaii and Inquiries have been receive
he from from stocSmon IN the Straight sottlcmel
g Of the East indies. The Increase N u