Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-10
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to me by a prominent New Mexico
cattle man,

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10 me by a prominent New Mexico
cattle man,
THE truth of the matter is that,
and ! guess you know II as well "a |
do, II not better, the western COW
man Is something like an old poor
COW that has been hazed around In
the roundup and finally gets off 10
herself and is on the prod She makes
a run al everything that comes her
way, knowing neither friend or foe.
We have had such q devil of a rough
deal these last few years that we be-
GIN to doubt the honesty and good
intentions OF everyone, II may not
be the packers, 1t may not be the com.
mission men, 1t may not be the sheep
men or even the railroads, but some
way every mans hand seems to be
against us these days" When level
headed men feel this way, all 1 snot
right.
The remedy for most of our
troubles is in our hands, and by this
mean a proper organization of each
and every livestock interest: an or.
ganization so big. SO broad, SO solid.
so impartial, that criticism will be
disarmed and honor and obedience fol-
low It's every dictum. You have
heard it said that this idea Is vision.
airy or Ulopian. Have We then reach
ed a point in this industry beyond
which we cannot go? Is the millen.
MUM upon us? Is abuse Of or attack
upon an allied industry the only meth.
cd Of correcting bad conditions? You
can't catch flies with vinegar. or
court a girl with a big suck. The
age of the club and stone Ratchet has
given way to the age Of reason and
arbitration.
The livestock industry is like the
woven cloth; the producer forms
the warp, the transportation and
manufacturing interests become the
wool, and neither can exist without
the other. A weak or defective
spot anywhere Injuries the whole
fabric.
A famous orator has declared
"All government, indeed every human
benefit and enjoyment, every virtue
and every prudent act, is founded
on compromise and barter" BY o
thorough organization of every ma
tional livestock interest we collect
lively gain much and singly lose moth
ing that We do now have. II the WOO
grower believes the rates ON his
product 100 high, he does not lose the
privilege of carrying that contention
to the highest court In the land, ol
to have legislation enacted that vii,
make a fair adjustment possible. MOI
does The cattle man commit himself
to a peaceable condonement of bat
railroad service or excessive rates
nor are the railroads i~rrevocabl,
bound to haul for aver for nothing
private refrigerator cars for the pack
er, nor will the packer be compelled
TO pay eorn-fed prices for second-class
hides stuffed with sage brush.
| am optimistic enough to fee
that many of our differences being
founded on ignorance of true con
ditions and lack of understanding
one another, can be settled or regu
lated by such IN organization. B,
this plan we a at least determine
clearly the lines OF demarcation be
tween us, and If fight we must, ascel
tain precisely what we are fighting
about. Friction Is waste, whereveI
found. Ignorance and prejudice arr
the chief menaces to progress. lie
us dispel the one and force the other
In this beginning Of the brightes
century of all the ages, opportunit.
presents itself to us here and now II
no uncertain manner. We have
noble work to perofrm for the live
stock industry both today and foreve
more. We must uphold the hand
of the president in the great wor