Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-09-29

If, NAmAaNa NupfehAs
Mr.. President. Ladies' and oentlemon;
meas
( assure you that Il Is a pleasure
a. well a. a privilege, 20 appear DO.
fore yea this the hrgt meeting or or
sanitation meeting Of the sheep aud
wool growers Of the territory OF New
Moxico. and az "A representative OF the
! United states bureau OF animal In
duatry / can assure you you have on
this occasion the hearty approval Of
Hon. james Wilson, secretary Of ag
riculiuro. aud OF Dr. a. d. Melvin,
chiof OF che bureau OF animal Industry
ln the stop that you are now taking
OF organizing the Territorial Wool
Growers association.
Both these gentlemen have proved
themselves great organizers and are
thorough believers IN organization Of
ali industries, 40 long as the work
accomplished iB for the good Of the In
duGtry Ia general and not for personal
gain or Advancement. political or
otherwise. Of some officer or member
81 auoh association. Organization
Eoena To be the watckwOrd OF the
present day, In all Industries and bust
ness enterprises Labor 10 organized,
capital Is organized and their aystem
~ working and doing business IL such
that Il Is as one man debating terms
60 any such organizations. Then why
should not tho different livestock In
dustnea Of the country, which repre-
sent both capital and labor, not be or
ganizod and thus DO able 20 cope with
organizations OF magnitude.
business and commerce has aagum'
"a auch proportions az the present
time that a man representing hundreds
or thousands OF dollars cannot receive
much attention. no must got into the
million class and na we an cannot DO
milliunalrea mot ia the near future
nt ieaaD 20 the next best plln Is 90
organize go chat the Industry repre-.
scented viii be in tto million class and
speak as ono millionaire 90 another
sinrng what q wants and what it
mu0t nave 70 might seem that this
idea oi organization OF interests IS
tonding toward advocating trusts !
nvfn N 30, the action oi
"a b. thorough business men,
81 much more oncctual In rogul-
ating business on a proper basis than
a. the ballot box. which "a generally
very slow and uncertain. A business
man d much more preferable Tor the
prosecution OF a business scheme than
is a politician whose acts are lSrgoly
influenced by the number OF votes be
Is winning or losing. But AL or
ganiEod Industries or combinations Of
capital are not trusts. but only ouch Of
them as ondcavor 20 promote their
interests By illlaltmate means and by
ways unfair 10 the public and "a the
expense Of tho public.
oiu probably dlgressiag slightly
from the subject which this paper u
intended 20 more particularly bring
before you. namely, sanitary con-
ditiona or government control Of con
tagious discusses Ia livestock Il may
DO truly and safely stated that live
stock associations both county, state
and national, have hoon n very great
factor IN making tho United States
bureau 0i animal Industry the useful
adjunct that II ~ today 20 the live.
stock interests OF the United States
and h may also DO as truly stated that
the bureau OF animal industry has
been e large factor toward developing
and improving tho livestock interests
cad conditions OF this country. The
state aud national livestock aasocia.
lions have always recognized that
the work of the bureau In the oradica.
tio NOT contagious diseases az well
na restricting the movements or dis
oafef stock in going from one alato 90
another was for the good of the in.
duatry aud they have 40 all times
been willing TO, and did make Rug.
Fodl0ns through their associations 20
che secretary oi agriculture 90 che
huroau regulations might DO made
nracilchhio With the manner OF hand.
ling livestock as well as more onCctual
Ia the eradication Of disease. And the
secretary of agriculture has az all
tmes been willing iu listen 90 such
surrostions and act on them so Car pa
possible iE accordance with interstate
laws IN this way o great deal oi
good has been accomplished, some dis
eases have been completely egadicaicd
from the country and oihors neid IN
check in the process Of eradication go
that they too VIII soon be a feature
of past history. ! feel safe IN saying
hint today there ls no nation whose
livestock is as FREQ from contagious
. diseases aH that of the United States.
thanks 10 the livestock associations
and the department Of agriculture,
whose alm has been 20 keep our live.
stock irne from disease 50 that other
countries would not discriminate or
quawau me against us and we would
therefore he allowed ship our sur
plus animals and animal products %
other cOuntrial whose population and
consumption was larger than ours
and thus increase our exports aud
keep The balance of trade in our favor.
III the sheep industry of New Mexico
baa not received the share ~ atien'
tlon due them from tho department
lrom a sanitary point Of view AS woll
as ln fho forest reserve work.t he wool
growers have themselves % blame for
not having organized long ago, then
making their wants and wishes known