Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-07
CONVENTION CALL
FIRST ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
AMERICAN STOCK GROWERS
ASSOCIATION, MAY 9.

To Meet at Denver, Col, for Perma-
nent Observation-Disclosures of
Live Stock Only Eligible to Member
shp-officiaI Call.
The call for the first annual conven-
ton of the American Stock Growers
association to beiheld in Denver, May
8, has just been issued and will be of
interest to the many live stock pro-
ducers Of Wapello county. At this
meeting permanent organization is
to be effected. The call sent out by
the executive committee is in part as
follows:
1.-THE first annual convention of the
American Stock Growers association
is hereby called to meet at Denver,
Col, at the Tabor opera house, at 10
o'clock a. M, Tuesday, May 9, 1905,
for the purpose of effecting permanent
organization, adopting constitution
and bylaws, electing permanent Off
GERS and for such general business as
may properly come before it. The
present basis of repres entation Of this
association is individual membership,
and any citizen, live stock grower,
feeder or owner, is eligible for mem
bership upon payment of initiation fee
of five dollars, and will be entitled to
one vote in this convention.
1.-THE order of business for the first
convention shall be as follows: Con-
vention called to order by the presi-
dent. Invocation. Address of well
come. Response to address Of vel
come. Roll call. Appointment of
committees Election Of permanent
officers. General business.
"Your cooperation, interest and
membership is earnestly desired in
this organization formed in Denver,
Col, on January 18th, 1905, consisting
of live stock producers only (meaning
breeders, feeders and growers), and
called the American Stock Growers
association.
at is believed that at this time the
live stock producer has better stand
ing in the public eye, before congress
and with the President of the United
States than at any previous period in
this country's history and it is of the
" most Importance that he be up and
doing to secure improvements in the
present methods, correction of abuses,
recognition Of the Importance of his
business in the affairs of the world
and proper legislation.
Extend Power of Commission.
among the objects to be attained
are the extension of the powers of the
| to give 1t authority to name what is a
rna a, frn oh IN r
proper service for the transportation
of live stock; to impress on the proper
authorities at Washington the impor-
lance of securing admittance for our
meats and meat products in certain
foreign countries that are now closed
against us. Success in this direction
with France and Germany alone would
| mean an added value of not less than
ten per cent to the meat producing ami.
mails of the United States; to support
and aid the various bureaus of the
| federal government in their investiga-
lions of the business of the large cor
porations with whom the stockmen
| have to deal, and in determining the
true position of such corporations to-
wards the live stock producing public;
and, also in the matter of better fed
eral corporation laws. For the sup
| preston of diseases among domestic
animals and protection of the various
states against others where contagion
may exist; to secure adequate meas
! ures that will forever prevent the in
! PRODUCTION of contagious diseases
among domestic animals through the
Importation of hides from foreign
countries, or otherwise; to make prac-
| tical recommendation to- congress in
regard to the public grazing lands and
forest reserves To secure joint &C
ton by all the states and federal gov.
eminent for the destruction of preda.
tory wild animals.
Friend in Rooseve
For the first time in the country s
history, the stock growers have a
friend in Washington in President
Roosevelt. This is a great advantage
to you, and as public sentiment is
with you, it is important that you, as
producers advance your cause through
this organization, that is free from all
interests other than those of live
stock producers, and demand in no
uncertain terms recognition and your
just rights.
| producers of live stock only are
invited to become members of this
body. There is no limit to what you,
as producers, can accomplish If you
| will organize, band and act together
for mutual benefit. 1t is your failure
SO to do that makes you weak when
compared with the great corporations
who through mutual understandings
and agreements, one with another, are
powerful and successful. Therefore,
you are now urged to join this organi-
cation, the membership fee in which
has been made practically nominal.
Address A. E. Ricqles, Union Stock
Yards, Denver Colorado. Cali m en-
bers of the executive committee and
officers of this new association are
serving without charge of any kind
and receive no salary nor compensa-