Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-14
p.ot IN Twain BY Adoption Of
New Constitution Admitting
Packers TO Membership.
NEW ORGANIZATION FORMED.
r,tlomeu Horse and Swine Growers
Form the American Stock Growers
Association

nsnyer, Jan. 13.-The National Live
- association was rent In twain
,.1ov by the adoption of a new con-
,,pution, which admitted the packers
10 membership, and provided an open
door through which the railroads OF
,he country might at any time become
,octors In the control Of the organIza-
ton,
Tho oattlemen, horse and swine grow
ara together with representatives OF
.or,e of the affiliated industries, re-
fused TO agree to the new constitu-
,on. withdrew when they considered
ne adopuo Improbable, and this after
mon formed new organization under
the name Of the American Stock
growers association, whose aim II
wifi be to WELD n dominating influence
IN the interest OF the cattle grower
Roughly speaking, the sheep growers,
commission men and the stock yards
interests remained with the National
livestock association, and the actual
growers Of all other animals for the
market have gone With the new as
ISOLATION.
The cattlemen have from the first
strongly opposed The admission into
their organization OF Tie packers, es-
neelaly of the railroads. They assert
cd that these two influences would ul-
tmately dominate the cattle growing
industry OF the country to the detri-
ment OF the individual grower, and
a., In In IA "a pcTfAta TN
lion which included their representa-
lives among tho members Of It's con-
trolling body
The detection In the ranks came Of
ter a long session. In which the argu-
mehts were at times torrid, and where
The parliamentary tangles were so fire.
ouent and so complex that 1t was im-
possible to follow them. Many Of
them were not followed. Motions
would be made, placed before the
house, and never voted upon. At
times there would be several motions
before the house at one time, and they
would all drop together by the way
side when the convention went helter-
skelter after something else. Vice
President Jastro at one time acted as
presiding officer, and declared out OF
order a motion TO adjourn.
"Aint motions TO adjourn always In
Order2" demanded the delegate who
had made 1t.
mot Just now, they amt" replied
the vice president, who was anxious
10 bring about a vote on the proposed
constitution before allowing the con-
yentlon to adjourn.
AT the opening OF the convention ma
jority and minority reports were sub
mltted by tho committees that had
been appointed yesterday 10 consider
the plan of reorganization. The form
er, which came from the cattlemen,
was read by $, II. Cowan OF Texas, and
recommended that only stockmen be
admitted to membership, and that
all visiting stockmen be allowed to
vote on the plan OF reorganization. II
declared against combination with
stock yards, packers or railroads.
The minority report submitted by u,
r. Grosney Of Arizona, was In favor OF
allowing only such delegates TO vote as
were members of the National Live
stock association IN good standing.
After wrangle that lasted for hours,
and during which the convention wan
dered hlther and thither, the majority
report was adopted.
President Hagenbarth OF the associa-
ton then declared that up 20 this time
the convention had been of general
character and not convention of the
members OF the National Livestock as