The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-15
CARR'S ADDRESS
DELIVEREDBEFORECAT-
TLEMEN YESTERDAY
President Mt of Association
Brings Out Interesting
Facts.


.-auiemcn's convention President Carr
said
10 the Mayo- and eitlzens of Guthrie
anl Members of the Oklahoma
Live stock Association. Greeting:
It is ne, usual for a response to an
ADDRESS Of welcome be combined with
he annual address Of the president Of
the association, but in this instance
the program leaves no o,her alterna-
tive
Rcnlvlns to yonr expression Of gcod
VIII rendering MS tho hospitality Of
your city. I wish to thank YOU in be-
ha'f of he president of the associa-
tion and assure YOU that our presence
here not only means success for us.
brt that ory success means prosperity
for vou. II IS an mwri.ten law that
rhe henelt of one class or occupation
is to the benefit of all. and we hope
ny our organization to build up and
strengthen an industry. which will in
tercst every individual therefore !
thank you FOR your good words of en-
couragoment and assure Won that it
win he the endcavor Of our member
ship to meet your expectations IN the
dcYelopmen' Of the gfandest industry
in oklahoma
30 the Ner,heis Of the Association,
come to you this yesr WIN greet
ing Of hope for The future. far more
vital .han in Ire yesrs gust gone by.
Last year and tie one proceeding it,
were marked with disaster. bad mar
kcts. storms and lcsses by excess
freight transportation. as well as by
The gradual appreciation Cf land, thus
making it impo5 5sihlc to range cattle
over government lands in Okahoyua.
For several wears this latter conditioh
has been gradually been pushing for
warl until now. it IS beyond quesfien
that our herds must be re,lnced ia
number and Increased in grade and
they must be handled in the best maa-
ner possible to he procured by winter
feeding and summer grazing
There is much that our association
has accomplished in the past, much
there is that Z can 10 in the ft.ture.
The Oklahoma Live stock Associa-
tion meets today for the tenth meet
ing in its history for annaal eoayen.
ton When It was organized. way
back in 1894 conditions were alto
sether different from what they are
today, hecaase cf the necessity on
the part of ranch cattle men, who
were suffering depredation AID oss
bv thieves us primary object was
the inspection Of brands and the re-
@overy OF stolen cattle .as well as the
capturing ana punishment Of ihie~es.
socn after it, organization 4 extend
ed its SCOPE Of its usefulness and leg
islatiye .nfuence. Almost every law
on the statute books Of Oklahoma
Affecting live stock had its origin in
the RECOMMENDATION Of this association.
Ia its pa'mv days OF the western Okla
homa ranch a. books contained a
record Of not less than S-.O0aO0O.00
worth Of cattle. owned by It's members
crd controlled by It's regulations
gradually rs time wcat and he Ter
ritory developed by settlement the
large herds have been eliminatei ard
their PLACE is being taken by the stock
farmer, with his unbranded bunch Of
natives. superior in grade. represent
ING the hiehest forms OF excellence.
Oklahoma from north TO south. fror.
east TO west Is interested IN the sue
cess of IFS cattle aad all the numbers
Of small ranches ard stock farms
upon whloA are grown tae best cattle
in America
For several years p1st since tho
substitution of }he rate per COO lbs
fer the car load lots the traps9orta-
tion has steadily increased. thereby
forcing the market 90 give moro q
reisers receive less so@e wcri, has
been accomplished by our association
in this ipe by one Petluoas aAd
Memorials ana especially IN oul
efforts TO Increase the 8owcr If thS
Interstate Commerce Commission
This bin ls now before congress ard
! g q thcnght that ercn Il d fals q
become laU tt this session. hat viii
tee impetus ana force sisen. e viii
lresVii ia jag p2ssagc curl.@ ine leSf
scssi-n
Anoihcr u9asura &c yast mp0riaHc'
and tar 'each'ng iesIlfs th cattle
men cf Oklahoma is me recent decis
ION cf me uprewe court Of the Unite.
States dociRring ne packers "A ernst
4 or combiao formea FOR the purpos
Of regulating ana ,onfrolias she eos
and sale of meats With rh' decision