The San Francisco call., 1904-12-09
TELLS ABOUT
LIVESTOCK MEN

CHICAGO, Dec. S.-Frank J. Ha-
genbarth of Spencer, Idaho, the new
president of the National Livestock
Association, and one of the. Presiden-
tial electors of Idaho, left for the West
to-day. Hagenbarth said:
! The livestock interests are now planning a
reorganization along modern lines. The object
or the proposed organization is to provide a
medium through which the various branches
OF the livestock industry may meet and confer
1or the purpose of securing a better under
standing of the peculiar conditions affecting
each' to bring before Congress and the gov
ernmental departments the requirements and
Il aeeIs i OIL inc livestock Industry. and to afford
clearing house and establish a community
Of interests for the industry
Each branch will organize a committee to
branch. Such general committee will repre-
sent the interests of the branch creating 1t
ana VIII select one Of its members to represent
II IN central committee which will be the
"nole executive authority OF the association.
IN Dlace or the old system the annual dele
sdte conventions are abandoned and there
VIII be annual meetings composed OF all the
general committees in joint session. This an
anu anu tne central committee and will discuss any
~lnatters ~ brought before it, and may make such
ocs 70 the the central committee 1t Will trans
- nor no executive business, having only the
power OF initiative and referendum
Inc National Livestock Exchange can act
% aoi 'He commission men and the railroads can
each select a representative on their qenaraI
~ Soi-iilttee- In this way all the interests with
III any pranch- are given representation and
nave a voice in the selection and government
Oh tnelr member on the central committee
II is distinctly understood also that each
Nanch continues absolutely independsnt re-
sardiess or its affliation with the other
pranches IN this association. The general com
inlttee or any branch is supreme in all mat
1ers anecting Its interests and acts in con-
cert &C with the individual interests represented
al III the organization only when self interest
dictates such concerted action.
Inc government has devoted proportionatelv
very Httle OF It's energies to the DEVELOPMENT of
L .ne hNestock interests per sc. 1t is our desire
mat rat stock and pure breed shows be held in
sectlons OF this big land Of ours where condi-
tons ana climate. differ. AS for instance in
the central Rocky Mountain region. In the Pa
clnc Northwest and Southwest in the North
erh wheat ana Southern cotton belts The edu
told S"""ot Oe
Again. the cattle man and the sheen man
9no tnose who furnish them credit are re-
Knows to-day whether we are Operating on a
shortage or surplus of cattle? Nearly half the
stun going 10 slaughter IL young female stock
low long can this continue? Such treatment
win soon cure the most radical case of sr1rplus
90 not believe there is man I'm the IJnited
Seates to-cay VINO can furnish safe estimate
as 10 the number of cattle on hand To cor
rect this evil we propose to ask for an annual
census OF livestock and farm products Such
census IL made annually OF the cotton crop:
why not include others? This work will 20 10
the department Of Commerce and Labor
W tnink the livestock interests peculiarly
fortunate IN the friendship OF President Roose-
veit, WHO was once a COW man. Secretary
wilson IS likewise a friend of the stockma n
anu aineo interests and knows needs