Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-04-12
DIRECTORS ELECTED.
MEETING OF WAPELLo COUNTY,
MEAT PRODUCERS, AssocIA.
TioN HELD SATURDAY.
Stock Men Discuss the Advantages Of
An Organization to Fight Alleged
Combine OF the Packers ard Rail-
way Companies.

An Organization to Fight Alleged
Combine of the Packers ard Rail-
way Companies.
AT meeting of the Corn Belt Meat
Producers association Of Wapello
county held at the court house Satur-
day afternoon, board of directors
consisting Of cne representative from
each of the six townships in the coun-
ty was selected. The directors will
meet next Saturday at the court house
tuition, determining how much the dues
of each member shall be and the tran
saction of other business
1t Is the intention to have on the
board Of directors one representative
from eacl; township in the county and
the remaining members of the board
will be selected at the next meeting
OF the association. the time and place
OF which Will be announced later
Enthusiastic Meeting.
The meeting Saturday was an en-.
thusiastic one and was attended by
number of the prominent farmers
and stock feeders and shippers Of the
county. Several addresses were made
by the stockmen and all expressed the
sentiment that they believed that the
plan Of organizing the meat producers
of the country was a good one and
that from the interest manifested
there was no doubt but what the as
sociation would be the means of &C.
complishing much good for the mem
bers.
The Speakers.
The meeting was called to order by
President Lloyd D.. Burton who eXz.
planned the objects Of the association
and the need of such an organization
by the stock feeders and shippers
Speeches were made by q. l.. Ber-
troche, w. A. G. Brown, Fred Jones,
A. A. Beagle. Bolts Kosman, d. w.
Baker, R. s. Thomas and A. j. Stump.
The general opinion expressed by all
Of the speakers was that the packers
of the country had formed a combine
and with the assistance of the rail-
roads were working against the best
interests of the stockmen. It was
stated that although the price Of meat
was higher than ever known before,
the feeders and shippers were unable
to get fair price for their cattle and
hogs. 1t was also claimed that the
railroads no longer paid any attention
to the demands of the individual ship
per and by delaying shipments and
the improper care of stock were the
cause Of much loss being sustained by
! the farmers who ship stock in car load
| lots to the markets.
Objects Of the Association.
| The object Of the association Is to
| perfect an organization SO strong that
1t will be able to secure needed legisla-
tion and to fight the alleged combine
of packers and railway companies 1t
is stated that the stockmen are now or
ganized in about three-fourths of the
counties of the state. The preamble
to the constitution of the state organ
ization reads as follows: I'VE, the
stock feeders and stock shippers of
Iowa, in order to promote the general
welfare of the people of the state, to
restore to the shipper and consumer
common law rights which have been
lsusurped, to secure and establish COM
mercial liberty and freedom in 4 the
markets of the world, do ordain and
establish our constitution and bylaws"
The Directors.
< Following are the names of the di-
l
ilay: John Horn, Keolsuk township;
Bolts Kosman, Green township; D. w.
Baker, Polk township; W. A. G. Brown,
Richland township; i. f. Newell,
Agency township; T. J Reinier, Dab
lslonega township.
Vote of Thanks.
A motion to extend vote OF thanks
to Lloyd D. Burton, president of the as
sociation, for his untiriBg efforts in be-
half Of the organization, and to the
newspapers of the county, was car
ried unanimously Mr. Burton is one
of the most prominent young stock
feeders and shippers in the county. He
attended tho meeting of the state as
sociation at Des Moines and upon his
return at once started the movement
to organize the stockmen OF Wapello
/ county.
The Members.
At the meeting Saturday the follow
4 ing names were added to the mem
bership roll: w. A. c. Brown. William
T. Fritz, r. s. Thomas, D. w. Baker,
Fred Jones, C. L. Berthoche, T. J.. Hall,
A. A. Beagle, r. j. Reinier Samuel
1 johnson. L. Dimmitt. Leslie Berry.
II Bolts Kosman, John Horp. G.. w. Shep-
I herd, Elicit Collagen, A. j. Stump and
4 A. Cohagen.
| Literature explaining the advantages
and needs of such an organization will
A be circulated among the farmers and
it is expected that all the prominent
stock feeders and shippers of the coun-
lty will become members OF the asso-
citation.