Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-09
STOCK RA|S[Rg' TRUST
Organization of a Great Com
bine of Stock Raisers of
Middle West.
WILL FIGHT THE PACKERS
WILL FIGHT THE PACKERS
object Is to See That tho Packers Do
Not Carry OF tho Big Share Of tho
Profits Of the Meat Industry--cow,
Sheep and Hog Men In the Com
bine.

Chicago, Dec. 9.-Plans for the or
ganizatton of a stock ralsers' combine
to embrace the farms and ranches OF
the great central and western country
were launched in Chicago yesterday.
The COW man and the sheep man are
to dwell together in unity, and the hog
man will make a cpntented third.
The prime aim will be to see that the
packers do not continue to carry Off
the lions share of the profits on meats.
A central committee. representing the
various livestock interests will intro
duce that harmony which is understood
to be a euphon1sm for trust.
Frank j. Hagenbarth, the new presi-
dent Of the National Live Stock AS
ISOLATION, came to Chicago out Of the
Cow country" and elaborated the plan
which he says conforms to scientific
latter day Ines"
Friction costs money in economics
as well as In mechanics" declared Mr..
HaHenbarth. THE livestock interests
are planning q reorganization along
modern lines. It contemplates an align
ment and grouping OF every live stock
interest
1--WE propose to adopt the flying
wedge tactics of the football player
and the impact will be Irresistible when
we are organized as proposed. For the
purpose Of organization each branch or
interest connected with the live stock
industry will be regarded as an entity,
or unit, and will form the basis. Each
will organize general committee.
These will represent the interests OF, the
branches creating them and will select
representative in q central committee,
which will be the whole executive au-
thority of the association.
THE annual delegate conventions
are abandoned, and there will be held
annual meetings composed Of all the
general committees in joint session.
Some branches already are organized
In a general way. For instance, the
interstate cattle growers committee
can represent the range cattle interests
and the National Wool Growers Assoc
citation can select the general commit
tee for the sheepmen.
While every opportunity is provid-
ed for the adjustment Of differences
between the branches, yet where such
matters cannot be arranged they will
be left In the hands OF the branches
interested to handle as they see fl
1t being understood that the national
association can act only in such cases
where a community Of interest is man
ifest.
THE general committee of any
branch is supreme in all matters af-
fecting its interests and acts In con-
cert with the Individual interests rep
resented in the organization only when
self-interest dictates such concerted
action.
Under present conditions the cattle
man and the sheep man and those who
furnish them credit are reduced to the
condition of gamblers. Who knows
today whether we are operating on 9
shortage or surplus Of cattle? Nearly
half the stuff going to slaughter i:
young she stock. How long can thi'
continue? Such treatment soon viii
cure the most radical case Of surplus
don't believe there Is a man in thu
United States today who can furnish
a safe estimate as to the number o
cattle on hand. To correct this evi
we propose to ask for an annual cen
sus Of live stock, and farm products
Such a census is made annually o
the cotton crop. Why not include tn
others? This work will go to the de
partment of commerce and labor.
I'VE think the live stock INTEREST,"
peculiarly fortunate in the friendship
of President Roosevelt, who once wa
COW man. In this connection l will
say that as one Of the presidential cleo
tors from Idaho hope to cast for hin
the first vote that state ever has cas-
for republican president. Secretar!
Wilson is likewise friend Of the stool
man and allied interests and knoW
our needs.
THE range men and feeders will b.
happy and proud to put shoulders t
the wheel and help make the new Ma
tional one Of the commercial power
of the land"