Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-28
RAILROADS AND LIVESTOCK.
National Association Issues Circular
Letter on subject,


Denver. May 2S--The National Live
| stock association has issued circular
| letter TO It's members upon the sub.
| jet Of railway transportation. In part
the letter says;
That good service at the hands Of
| railway companies is the thing most
desired by all shippers, but the return
| pass Is not the insignificant item" as
| 1t has been termed by some. This item
means an annual saving Of 10000 10
the Texas and $4,000 to the Montana
cattlemen and sum almost lrge
10 the sheep growers of Wyoming,
Idaho and Utah.
1t takes time for railway companies
to inaugurate entirely new methods uf
transportation over thousands OF
miles Of line. However the promises
made to the committee Of the National
Live Stock association to abrogate the
tonnage system In hauling livestock is
being realized.
Reports from nearly every western
state are to the effect that the service
has wonderfully improved and that
the railways are honestly endcayorlng
TO give entire satisfaction, Advires
from all the eastern markets are that
the service in time and prompt delivery
Is now better than II has been at any
III it is possible TO get the interstate
commerce amended as provided for In
the Quarles Cooper bin, the troubles OF
the shippers OF livestock win be min
llnlzed. The national live stock assoc
clation for four years, has been aiding
the Interstate commerce law convcn-
ton 10 secure the enactment of this
amendment
The attention Of the traffic man
ayers has been called TO the lneuuality
IN livestock rates from several locan-
ties. They have agreed to a hearing
on this subject, and IL will be taken up
by this association as early as the data
can be gathered with which a case can
be maintained"
A copy OF the above circular was re-
ceiVed through the mail by the News"
To-Day. In addition to "A number of
other matters dealt with IL sets forth
that for the purpose Of carrying out
the work above outlined. President II.
J, Hagenbarth has appointed the fol-
lowing committees to act for the ensu-
ing year:
salt Lake, eX-ofiico chairman, John
w. Springer Denver. Colo; c. f..
Adams, superior. Neb, George w.
Ballantine, Denver, Colo. Tim Kin
ney, Rock Springs, Wyo; Charles +,
Martin, Denver, Colo.
Committee on Finance-M. b. Gwinn. |
Boise, Ida, II, A. Jastro, Bakersfield,
Cali John Sparks, Reno New: Solo. |
mon Lun, Los Lunas, n. NJ. Il. c.
Houghton, Corralitos Mex; Il. b. |
Ftayser Vinita, Indian Territory.
Committee on Transportation-F Frank |
M Stewart Buffalo, Gap, S. D.. +. ]. |
Co OF
A. Jastro, Bakersfield, Cal; W. A,
Harris, Chicago H.. Murdo Mackenzie,
Trinidad, Colo, G, w Baker, Chicago. |
III; Jesse NJ, Smith. Salt Lake iCty,
Utah
Committee on Legislation-H A, Jas
tIo, Bakersfield, Cal, 4. b. Robertson,
Colorado, Tex; T.. S. Gosney, Flag
stan, Ariz,: NJ. r. Gwinn, Boise Ida.
c, H. Adams, Superior, Neb,
Committee on Program and COnven-
ton Of l905-George w. Ballantlne,
Conrad Shaefer, G. +. Martin, c. L.
Stubbs, G, Il. Wantand Denver Colo
Committee on Sanitary Measures
Dr. Charles Gresswel. San Francisco
Cal; Dr. NJ, f, Knowles, Helena
Mont. DR., Victor A. Norgaard, DEN
YER Colo; DR.. A. T. Peters. Lincoln,
Nob,; Dr. w. II. Halrymple, Baton
Rouge. La.
Committee on Home Markets-Morti-
ner Levering, Chicago, H.; Frank p.
Bennett, Boston, Mass: l.. a. Allen,
Kansas city Mo: H. y. Carroll, ST.
Paul, Mimi G. Howard Dawson MIL
brook, n. y; w. T., Bolton. Wood
ward okla
Committee on Foreign Markets-John
:, Hobbs, New York. c. f. Curtis,
Nmes, Ia. Eben Z. Low, Kohla, ia.
vail
Committee on Cattle-J S. Green.
.landan, n. D.: r., f. Benson, Tacoma
Wash. w. II, McAfee, Topeka, Kan, |
", S. Guilford, Racine, Wis; II. E
Williams, Duo, w. Va, NJ. X. Par.
ons Salt Lake City, Utah.
Committee on Sheep-E. s. Gosney
Arlz, william LINDSAY,
ilandiye, Mont; Richard Scott. Mil
yankee, Or; Charles Wright, Keene,
! H.; A. A. Bates, Irwin. Ohio.
Committee on Horses-J. b. Castle
nan Louisville. Ky. Overton Lea,
Nashville, Tenn ". II, Kinds, stan
on, Mich; John r. Cowan. Cowans
ILLS, Va; r. A. Love, Chester. s. C.;
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