The Dickinson press., 1904-02-13
DO,NGs OF STOCK MEETING.
Resume Of the Business Don; at the Re-
cent Meetiag Of the National Live
Stock Association at Portland.

~OssS VsOStlsSy u Asuo 'SUSSVsOs -
Stock Association at Portland.
A bulletin from Sec .et ,ry Main of
the national live stock association con
tains a statement of the work done at
the recent meeting of the national live
stock association at Portland. The
summary of the work will be of interest
to all engaged in the raising of live stock.
The bulletin says:
"The matters acted upon at this meet
ing were probably the most important of
any the association has yet had before it,
are as follows: A committe Of leading
cattle and sheep n was appointed
to confer at the earliest possible date
with the general traffic managers of
western roads with a view of having the
recent order disseminating return trans
portation to shippers, r%escinded, and en-
deavor to come to some amicable under
standing whereby shippers will be
| promptly furnished with cars for trans
| portation of stock; to increase the run
ing time of stock trains, and for an adj
justment Of freight rates in localities
where they at present seem to be unjust.
The association has had an intimation
that these important questions will be
reviewed by the transportation officials
and such concessions made as will be
just and equitable to all concerned.
The request Of the association for the
appointment Of a special federal COM
mission to investigate and report upon
the arid land and forest reserve condi-
tons which have been very unsatisfactory
to the western stockmen during the past
two years has been successful. This
commission attended the convention at
Portland and hearings were held in Ore.
gon and other western states by which
these officials we're thoroughly advised
as to the complaints of the stock growers.
There is every reason to believe that
these matters will be adjusted at an
early date.
The Grosvenor anti-shoddy bill which
is of as much importance to the wearer
of wooden goods as the growers of wool,
and which was drawn and introduced
in the ffty-seventh congress at the
request of this association is un.
satisfactoryto the members of the Nation.
al association of wool manufacturers,
who have opposed its passage during
this and the past session. In view of the
fact that it would be difficult to secure
the passage of this measure in the face
of the opposition, a committee has been
appointed by the president of the Nation
al live stock association and one from
the National association to meet at the
earliest possible date with a committe
from the National association of wool
manufacturers, with a view Of amending
the present bill so that it will be salts
factory to the producer, consumer anc
manufacturer. These committees viii
meet in Chicago or Washington as soor
as practical.
The convention unanimously endorsed
, the action of the association during tn.
past year in their endeavor to secure til,
, establishment of independent packing
I plants at various points throughout tn
/ country, to counterfeit the undesirable
!. influence of the packing combine in it
} manipulation of prices. The loss to tn
stockmen by reason of this fact since Jul,
f 1902 has been in the neighborhood o
| $75o,ooo,ooo. A company has been in
e corporated for this purpose, and l an
+ encouraged to believe that the plan
8 which was agreed upon by the board o
h directors of the company during tn
E Portland meeting, will result in the
] building of two or more plants of thi
s character during the coming year. 1t i
e unnecessary for me to 60 into detailed
explanation to the stockmen as to tn
importance of this step.
Measures were taken to induce con
gress to repeal the Lieu land act, througI
which the people of the west and tn
! government have been deprived of wax
valuable timber, grazing and agricul
cultural lands.
. Energetic action was taken to proven
the passage of the bill which has bee
introduced to congress for the purpose c
organizing what is known as a "Nationa
- Federation of Humane Societies" Thi
o bill seeks to place the inspection of lv
stock and all matters relating to tran.
portation and levying of fines for viola
n tion. OF the. law, in the hands of the hi
IS name organization. The National lv
. stock association has always been op
posed to this system of inspection an
for two years Fought it through the court
and finally induced congress to pass
- bill placing the inspection of interstat
y shipments of live stock in the hands {
federal inspectors. This bill as it no
stands is quite satisfactory to. stock grow
> ers and the enactment of the measur
drawn by the Humane societies woul
nullify the law now in operation an
compel US to take a step backward t
the old and unsatisfactory conditions.
=. The association is called upon t
oppose a measure introduced in congress
removing duty on hides, but throug
the able efforts of Senator, Warren {
- Wyoming the indications are that til
=. attempt will be defeated. Should til
bill pass, it would mean a loss to ii
stockmen of not less than twevle and
half million dollars annually.
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