Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-16
President Springer Urges Live
stock Men to Aid the Gov
ernment Prosecution
WOULD HELP FURNISH EVIDENCE
stockmen Who Have Proof That In.
junction Against Packing House
Trust Is Violated Should Give It to
Government--oId Officers of Live
Stock Association Re elected.


Stock Association finished its labors
today. The work of the last sessions
consisted in passing upon resolutions
favorably recommended by the execu-
tive committee, in the delivery and dis
cussion Of several addresses of interest,
in the naming of the next convention
city and in confirming the old 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.
+. j. Haxenbarth, Salt Lake City.
second vice president.
George L. Goulding. Denver, treas
urer.
Charles f. Martin, Denver, secretary.
Fred p. Johnson, Denver, assistant
secretary.
Judge William M. Springer Wash
ington, d. c., and Hen. Ralph Talbot,
Denver. counsel
The addresses on the morning pro-
gram included one by Hon. William NJ
Springer on Proposed Merging of
Packing Plants in This Country, Eff
fects and Remedy and by Professor c..
Il. Curtiss, of Iowa, on the Benefits De-
rived from Experimental Stations.
Judge Springer's address, which was
we'll received. led to considerable dis
cussion. He detailed at length the pro-
ceedings in equity begun by Attorney
General Knox in Chicago last May
against the so-called beef trust" and
declared If the members had informa-
ticn that the defendants had violated
the temporary injunction granted by
the federal court, such information
should be furnished at once to Attorney
General Kuox.
"The pending suit In Chicago" he
said, "has had the effect so far to pre-
vent an organization by defendants of
a great merger corporation capitalized
at several hundred millions, for the
purpose of uniting all the packing
plants in this country into one organt-
zation to be managed and controlled by
one board of trustees. Raisers Of live
stock in this country would. If such a
merger corporation We're formed, be
compelled to sell all their products to
one purchaser and that purchaser
would fix the prices to be paid, number
of live stock to be purchased and the
places at which they would purchase
and pay for the sarle. Are you ready
and willing to subject all your inter-
ests to such conditions? II not, you
owe it to yourselves to aid the govern
ment of the United States In all Its
efforts to prevent the formation of such
a merger corporation"
Springer quoted approvingly Presi-
dent Roosevelt's speech in Indiana last
in which The president said:
I'VE do not wish to destroy corpora
tions. We wish to make them subserve
the public good
The speaker reviewed the proposed
legislation to restrict trusts and said:
'.Without any amendment to the pres
ent law, its enforcement can be made
for the suppression of every
trust in the United States. However,
the laws of congress can not reach
trade and commerce wholly within a
single state. Hence the necessity for
state legislation on the subject" and
Springer suggested the convention rec
to the several states the pas
sage of such measures as will effectu-
ally prevent abuses. The speaker sub
mitted the draft Of bill which he had
to protect trade and COM
merce against unlawful restraints and
nonopplies." The bill may be passed
by the Legislature of any state. OF its
terms Springer said: 1T is merely the
of the Sherman antitrust
law and the Hoar bill, now pending in
the United States senate, to trade and
wholly within the boundaries
of a state"
The following resolutions were rec
commended favorably by the executive
committee and taken up for considera-
ton:
Endorsing the omnibus statehood bill
for New Mexico, Arizona and Okla
homa.
Endorsing the policy of the agricul-
tural department in its efforts to eradi-
cate poisonous plants on the ranges.
Endorsing the Tongue pure food bill
which is now before congress.
ASKING llluI UOuy loi lAC sitHiiiSoieAtS
passage of the census bill.
Asking the agricultural department
to repeal the forest exclusion order.
Protesting against the government
setting aside vast tracts of land for
game preserves
Transferring the administration of
the affairs of forest reserves to the
of agriculture.
Harris of Iowa Protests.
The National Livestock association
,donted a resolution endorsing Presi-
Ient Roosevelts suggestion that con-
press appoint a commission of eX-
Derts to settle the range problem, which
for wears has been bone of con-
tention between the cattle and sheep
men. A resolution has been favorably
passed upon by the executive commit
tee. as a substitute for the resolution
yesterday, which favored
The leasing of public lands for grazing.
rhe question was opened by the read
me- of a paper by John T. Irish, of Cali
fornia, in line with the resolution. A
lively discussion followed, E. A. Har-
ris, member Of the executive COM