The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-16
Strong Resolves
ADOPTED BY CATTLE
MEN IN CONVENTION
Call Attention of Legislature
and Federal Authorities
tosPressing Needs.


committee 90 resolutions appointed by
the cattlemens associations
10 the oklahoma Live stock associa.
tion. in convention assembled
ycur committee on resolutions Of
fer he following.
Whereas. Ia the western Fart OF
Oklahoma special quarantine ex-
lists by enactment OF the Oklahoma
legislature. and by resole ion Of the
bureau Of animal industry. and
Whereas. The practices instituted by
these two authorities In measure
conflict in the following particulars.
The oklahoma regulations forbid
the removing Of any cattle from their
pastures until they have been Inspect.
ed ana certified to by either the FEEDER
al or the oklahoma insrectorss and
Whereas. the Federal inspectors have
uniformly declined to Inspect cattle
ir the pastures but only at the ship
ping points ON account OF having an
Inadequate force for pasture inspec-
tioa ami
Whereas, the oklahoma inspection
force is entirely ircdequate, there be-
ing only two inspectors provided fo7.
ths result is that catt'emen within
the district affected are unable to
transact their business without viola
ting lhc Oklahoma law by moving
their cattle out OF the pastures with
out inspection in order to get them
20 Federal inspectorst
Therefore Resolved, that It is tho
sease Of This association that tho
oklahoma inspection force ought TO
he Immediately so increased as to
enable all the catt'e m The affected
districts to be inspected within
reasonable time after application for
such inspection. and J.; is the judg-
ment Of the members Of this assocla-
tion that rot less than tel, inspectors
should he provided for the porri,ory
Of Oklahoma ia order to meet present
necessary requirements and
Whereas, there is bill now before
the legislature in recognition Of this
difficulty which provides for the in
crease of the force of inspectors from
two CD to six (G);
It is resolved, shat this association
petition the Honorable Legislature Of
Oklahoma 70 amend he proposed bill
to make the increase Of inspectors
eight (Sl making thy tctal number Of
inspectors ten (l0) instead Of six CO..
It Is further resolved, tha. It Is tho
sense OF this association in order that
the work may be effective to the best
results. that appropriation should be
iQade 10 nay the travelling expenses
Of inspectors in addition 10 their sal
ary the fact being that at The present
time the necessary travelling expen-
ses Of insFeetos IS often sufficient to
absorb their enire pay
Resolved thai this association petit
tion the congress of the United States
speedily 10 enact legislation empower
Ing the interstate commerce commits
sion teix railway rates pending an
appeal therefgom hy the railroad
authorities in case rates sugges ed by
the commission are not satisfactory
to the railroads, IN conformity e the
recommendations Of President Roose-
welt IN his mes cage to the present ses-
sion Of congress.
Resolved that in as much as the
law kaown as the Ellins Act now in
force. eniisls the rover OF The nation
20 government 10 rrotec any rates
the railways may ag,ee upon .among
themselves it is only just that If the
power e. the government, operating
through The courts. IS 10 be enlisted
by the railway companies for making
rates less Than are published ia the
agreed srlds as provided by she law;
as a compensation for this the govern
ment should have the rower Of hume
diately saying whether or not such
rates are reasonable and right
Il is resolved. that a copy OF this
resolution be forwarded 10 Ills TX
celleney, the President Of the United
States. and 20 he Hon. Bird S. Nc
Guire. delegate % the federal con-
gress.
Resolved. hat the thanks Of this
association are rendered to the citi-
zens Of Guthrie for their hospitable
entertainment during the session Of
this association and to- the press for
their kindly publication Of the pro
ceedings and their Advertising Of the
association in advance; AID 20 tho
railways Of oklahoma Tor the fayora'
bio rates they made to enable dele
gates 70 attend at a minimum expense