Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-14
For His Untiring and Successful
Efforts" to Bring About Build.
ing Of Great Panama Canal"
SOME LEGISLATION DESIRED.
Chiefly in Connection Of Handling VI
Stock BY Railroads and Graz
ing Ranges.

Portland, Or, Jan. 1.-THE FIRST ac-
ton Of the National Livestock conyen.
ton this morning was to unanimously
adopt a resolution endorsing President
RooseveIt's policy relative to the con-
struction Of the Panama canal.
PRESIDENT THANKED.
The resoutlon,a copy Of which was Or
dered sent to President Roosevelt, fol-
lows:
Resolved. That the sincere thanks
Of the entire membership Of the Ma
tional Livestock association In Conven-
ton assembled at Portland, oregon, is
hereby enthusiastically rendered Pres
ident Theodore Roosevelt for his untir-
ing and successful efforts 10 bring
about the building Of the great Pana-
ma canal, the completion OF which Will
IN the judgment Of this organization be
the browning achievement Of the twen-
tieth century"
LEGISLATION WANTED.
Legislation In the interest OF the live
stock industry was the general topic of
discussion before the convention dur
ing the session. The legislation desired
is principally In connection with the
handling of livestock by railroads the
passage of the bill providing for a
classified census Of livestock, and mea-
sures IN relation to the use Of govern
ment reserves for grazing range, sug'
gestions as to how desired legislation
may be secured were made by the
delegates,
A number of resolutions were passed
by the convention. one was an express
sion of thanks TO the bureau OF plant
Investigation. Another favored the
passage OF the pure food bill Resolu-
tons We're also adopted indorsing the
Lewis and Clark fair and fayoring the
passage Of the congressional appropria-
ton bill for the fair. A final resolution
was passed demanding the transfer OF
OF control of government reserves from
the department Of the interior TO that
OF agriculture.
EFFECT OF TARIFF
a. C. Halliwell, editor OF the Chicago
Daily Livestock World. delivered
brief address on the subject, The Tar
III as IT Affects the Stockgrowers. lie
contended that the effort to remove the
duty from hides was Il direct thrust AT
the business Of the American livestock
growers, He said In part
1.-THE proposition to throw down the
tariff bars that now serve 10 limit, II
even in a small degree the number OF
South American and other foreign hides
that reach this country Is serious
thrust az the business Of the livestock
grower, The one certain thing In re-
duction Of the duty on hides would be
that ranchmen and stock farmers
would have TO foot the bill,
THE hide dealers and tanners are
not slow to make their demands for
free hides, In their efforts TO follow
perniclous practises OF the fnanciers
who try TO make one dollar OF capital
pay Fat dividends on nine of water, they
have taken advantage of the consumer
and would not put additional screws to
the producer. Boots and shoes cost
much less to make than they used to.
but they do not cost the wearer any
less.
"The livestock producers OF the Unit
ed States have right TO demand that
what they produce shall enjoy as much
trade protection as is given 10 those
who engage in the final process Of man
ufacture."
W. w. Cotton OF Oregon addressed
the convention on the subject THE Re-
lation Of Transportation companies to
the Livestock Industry" In hand
ling his topic the speaker compared the
requirements In handling wheat and
cattle, He pictured the greater diff
culttes attendant upon the moving Of
stock and explained high rates IN this
manner Notwithstanding this, he
quoted figures to show that the wheat
man had to pay higher freight on short