The San Francisco call., 1905-01-11
STOCK RAISERS
INVITED HERE.
Indications That the Next
Session of the Association
Will Be Held i'm This City
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN ON
Fight Over Part the Pack
ers and Railroads Shall
Play in Their Deliberations
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN ON
Special Dispatch to Tn. Call .


DENVER, Jan. 10.-"Come to Cali
fornia and have good time. Prune
your appetites under our prune trees.
Make dates under a date palm. Go
out to the Cliff House and yell at the
seals. Hop through Chinatown ana
take tea with the Japs. Let the juices
of our vineyards warm the tendrils or
! your hearts. and If you don't go nut
ty over the California climate under
our walnut trees, ! miss my guess.
such arguments as these, coming from
c. w. Coe of San Jose. are winning the
Tight of San Francisco for the next
convention of the livestock men. Coe
also Is giving to everyone who visits
| the California headquarters a package
of prunes. The California delegation
Is almost sure to ~et the next conven-
tion. The Los Angeles contingent.
which had been credited with having
an eye on the gathering, is to join
hands with the San Franciscans.
Chicago and Kansas City were cred
tied with wanting the convention or
1906. but diligent inquiry among the
delegates from these cities failed 10
reveal any one who was boosting Tor
them. Fort Worth and Dallas, Texas,
would like to secure the gathering.
but 1t is unlikely that they can mus
ter enough support.
A hot fight has broken out in the
ranks of the National Livestock AS
sociation over the question of whether
the railroads and packers are to have
representation on the governing board
of the association.
President Frank J. Hagenbarth ID
in favor Of the plan and has urged
it strongly. There is heavy conting-
ent OF stockmen, particularly those
from the West, who are opposed to the
idea. and they are making strong
fight to keep the management Of the
organization solely in the hands Of the
men who are actively engaged in the
handling or care of stock.
The committee to which the matter
was referred met as whole tonight
and will report tomorrow to the gen.
eral convention.
The probability is that the railroads
Will be denied representation on the
Board of Control of the Livestock AS
sociation. The general committee Of
the livestock industry could not reach
an agreement tonight and will meet
again in the morning. The feeling
manifested against the admission OF
the railroads was very strong and the
discussion grew so animated that 1t
was thought best to adjourn without
action. The packers and all other al
lied industries will probably be ad-
mitted, and the railroads alone left
out.
With 1000 delegates in attendance
the annual meeting of the National
Livestock Association was called to
order this morning by President f. J.
Hagenbarth. After the presidents ad-
dress. John w. Springer of Denver for
eight years president of the Livestock
Association, spoke in memory of the
members of the association who had
died.
The convention then took up the
question of reorganization and was
busily engaged with 1t for several
hours.
The convention of the National Wool
Growers Association was held this
afternoon and all the old officers and
members OF the executive committee
were reelected. A meeting of the
Western Cattlemen was also held in
the afternoon and a number Of papers
were read on the problem of con-
trolling cattle SCabieS