The San Francisco call., 1905-01-14
NATIONAL, LIVESTOCK
ASSOCIATION LOSES A
HOST OF CATTLEMEN
Packers Are Admitted and Growers Withdraw
Members Who Left Parent Society
Hold a Meeting and Form
New Organization.
pealed from the decision of the chair.
APPEALS FROM DECISION.

pealed from the decision of the chair.
APPEALS FROM DECISION.
The appeal, after various vicissitudes,
was lost and was not heard of again.
The report of the committee on or
ganization was then read. 1t recon-
mended that the following be entitled
to membership: Cattle, sheep, horse
and swine breeders; pure breed record
associations, stock exchanges, STOCK
yards, stock feeders, packers and such
other branches as may be approved by
the central committee.
The basis of representation was rec
commended to be as follows:
All branches of the industry to be
represented by a committee of persons
engaged in such branches and such
committee to be known as the general
committee of the branch it represents.
Each State livestock association to be
entitled to a maximum of fifty dele
gates, but in no case shall 1t have less
than ten delegates Where no general
State organization exists the particular
interests are entitled to the following
representation: Each State association
and each association Of sheep horse
and swine growers, and every associa-
ton of stock feeders, ten delegates;
each pure breed record association a
maximum of ten and minimum of five
delegates each stockyards association a
maxinNm OF three and minimum OF
one delegate; each stock exchange one
delegate for every twenty-five men,
bers, with a minimum Of three dele
gates; each packing-house interest a
maximum of ten delegates with mini
mumupf two; all official boards of or
ganiZations a maximum of five with a
minimum of two delegates.
CATTLEMEN LEAVE HALL.
Each general committee representing
an industry to select one of its men,
bers as a representative in the execu-
tive body Of the association.
The question of the adoption of the
amendment was then before the house
and as soon as the clerk commenced
the calling Of the roll the cattlemen
began to leave the hall in large num-
bers. Mackenzie announced that he de-
sired all the cattlemen to meet at 2:30
O'Clock. The new constitutional amend
.ment was then carried by a vote Of 253
to go.
At the afternoon, session of the Live
stock Association a resolution was
adopted increasing the time limit for
the transportation of livestock from %
to 36 hours. A resolution was adopted
favoring reciprocity treaties with for
on American livestock as a means of
relieving the glutted condition of the
American market.
a The cattlemen who had left the con-
rventon gathered at the Brown Palace
Hotel IN, the afternoon and appointed
a committee of fifteen to present a plan
for new organization. Its report,
which was unanimously adopted, rec
Commended that a temporary president
be appointed to hold office until May
z, when general convention for the
purpose OF effecting a permanent or
ganization will be held in Denver.
John w. Springer, a former president
OF the National Livestock Association,
was elected president until the May
convention.
NEW ORGANIZATION FORMED.
In the new organization the repre-
sentation is to be one of individual
members only, and 1t will not be an
amalgamation of associations, as is the
case with the older organization.
AT meeting Of the National Live
stock Association held tonight the
central committee, which Is the govern
ing body Of the association, was an
nounced as follows: H.. A. Jastro, cat
tie growers; A. ]. Lovejoy. swine grow
ers; Jesse Smith, sheep growers; H.
w. McAfee. horse growers; w. A. Har-
ris, Pure Breed Record Association;
Frank Cooper, livestock exchanges; A.
G Leonard, stockyards: Nelson Morris,
packers; c. P. Bailey, goat raisers.
: The committee reelected President
Frank@J. Hagenbarth and passed a
resolution thanking him for his work
and expressing confidence in him as
an official.
The minor officers will be selected to-
morrow morning.