Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-09-21

more are coming in every day. We
have written over ten thousand per-
sonal letters to sheep men and breed
ers in all parts of the country, and
am gratified to say that the response
has been generous. We have not con-
fined our work to the states, and ter
ritories, but have sought out sheep
men in our foreign possessions. Mem
Ders have been secured in Alaska and
Hawaii and hope to secure represen-
tatives from Porto Rico, the Philip
pines and even in the Isle of Guam.
do not know that there is a sheep on
this lonely spot in the Pacific, but #
there is it has an owner and he Is en-
TITLED to membership in this grand or
ganization.
Some of the states and territories
are well represented and among these
may mention Utan, Idaho, Washing
ton, Wyoming, Oregon, Colorado, and
New Mexico | am. certain will come
in with a splendid representation.
East of the Mississippi river, however,
it has been difficult to arouse interest
among the sheep men and breeders
to the necessity OF organizing. II
takes time, however, to accomplish all
! things. We are keeping everlastingly
at it, however, and in another year the
east should be well represented.
! The wool and mohair interests OF
I the entire country are threatened with
attacks which, if not successfully com
| batted, will result in the complete
overthrow of present prosperous con
ditions, and a return to 10-cent wool
and $1.00 sheep. To combat the enemy
successfully the sheep men and breed
ers of this country must be thoroughly
organized. There must be no organ
| ization of the east for the east, or OF
| the west for the west but an organ
| ization of the sheep and wool iuter-
ests of the entire country, with ample
! funds, and so strong that our demands
will be needed in Washington, where,
with our able president, Senator Fran
els f. Warren of Wyoming, who is
ever watchful of the interests of the
stockmen, to present our claims, we
should have no fear of results. But
without such an organization to back
up our just demands, made through
our senators and congressman, we can
not hope for success when the final
battle is waged with the interests that
are now forming and which menace
!
sheep interests are defeated in this
struggle, which is as sure to come as
is another sunshiny day in this beauti
bul land of New Mexico, then you car
blame no one but yourselves, for there
is yet time to become so strongly in
trenched that the free trades can moi
possibly dislodge us. Organization
should be the watcn word of everyone
engaged in the sheep and wool anc
breeding industry, and | hope every
one will do his part.
The sheep men at the Denver meet
ing mapped out for your officers bi
of strenuous work. chief of which may
be mentioned the extension of the rs
hour law, and protest against th'
increase in commission charges 10
selling sheep. Committees were ap
pointed and went to Washington L
work for the passage of a bill extend
ing the time livestock may remain u
the cars. 1t was instructed TO not onl.
secure an extension of the time limit
> but also work for a speed limit clause
The assistance assured US at the star
deserted the ship after the committe'
! arrived in Washington and 1t wa
necessary, in order to obtain an eX
tension of the time limit, to drop tn
speed limit clause 1t developed, how
ever, that this speed limit clause coul
undoubtedly have been enacted Int
= law, for the logic in the arguments q
the sheep interests was so strong ina
D congressman saw the wisdom of ou
r arguments and almost without a dis
/ senting vote passed what is known a
4 the 2S-hour law extension, which wa
D the bill presented by the sheep inteI
Y ests through our president, Senate
/, Warren.
n Another committee went TO Kansa
City, Chicago and Omaha and confe
d red with the commission houses
i which, on January first, increased IN
= rates for selling sheep from $40
d Sl2 per car. We did everything in ou
n power to convince the cOmmissio
e men of the error of their ways and r
e store the old rates. We asked tn;
p the matter be held in allegiance unit
d the next annual convention when tt
n sheep men would be pleased 10 di
e cuss the matter with them, assurln
the commission men that IL there W,
Z good ground for the increase the
s. would find the sheep men would su
q init willingly. This they refused
l. do, and there was but one thing le
D. for us-establish independent commit
a sion houses, which has been don
N The Cooperative Livestock Commi
n sion company was launched in Deny
Is last May and houses have been esta
,r lshed by il in Chicago, Kansas CT
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