The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-02
HEPBURN BILL
is ENDORSED
Cattle Growers Discuss Regulation Of
Railway Rates at Denver
Convention.
ADDRESS BY SAM H. C0WAN
FOREST RESERVE POLICY is
FAVORED.

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Denver. Feb. determination or =
= the American National Livestock =
y association was completed today
= by the election of the following
= officers:
: Secretary. w. Tomlinson. :
= Denver.
Treasurer-W. r. Hughes, Den
= YER
Attorney-sam H. Cowan, Fort =
= Worth, Texas.
y These appointments were made
= by the executive committee;
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Denver. Feb. Railroad legislation
vas the first subject discussed at to-
days session. of the American. Ma
tionaI Livestock associations conyen-
ton. S. H. Cowan OF Fort Worth,
Texas, made the principal address.
Address on Railway Rates.
Mr.. Cowan's topic was Regulation
of Railway Rates and Charges" In
opening he said;
1--WE are starting to build up in this
country a great feudal system, the like
of which has never been SEEN Dy the
power of wealth" He said he was not
opposed to wealth, but it was neces-
sary to control its power.
Referring to the Hepburn bill, he
said:
IF the railroads can defeat this
measure, that will be the darkest day
of their lives, because it means a
power which must not exist. This does
not mean we viii not give them JUS
tfce That they shall have"
Mr.. Cowan then explained the Hep
hI1rn hill section nv section
Report of Friction Untrue.
After Mr.. Cowan had closed Presi-
dent Mackenzie announced that the
report Of friction between the sheep
men and cattlemen was untrue. The
National WOOlg-owers' association
wished to retain their organization,
but they were heartily in accord with
the cattlemen and there was absolute
ly no friction
Edward T TiIden, of the National
Packing company, was introduced and
made a short talk. He predicted that
Denver would become a large packing
center.
J. NJ. Boardman, of Helena, Mont.
was unanimously elected second vice
president of the organization.
The Resolutions.
The executive committee, to which
has been assigned the work of draft
ing resolutions, reported resolutions
endorsing the Hepburn rate bill now
under discussion in the house of rep
resentatives and urging representa-
tives and senators to support this
measure; ito the end that the duty
which the government owes to its citi-
zens to protect them against unjust
unreasonable or discriminatory rates
regulations and practices of the great
railroads of this country, will be per-
formed by a competent and expert
body of men, without leaving it to the
hopeless task of litigation" The reso-
lutiOns further commend and endorse
the president Of the United States in
his untiring efforts in behalf of the
people. to secure such legislation"
Hepburn Bill Endorsed.
The resolutions endorsing the Hep
burn bill We're adopted.
Other resolutions reported by the
executive committee and adopted de-
n.and an extension in the time in which
cattle be held in cars in transit
without unloading from twenty-eight
10 thirty-siX hours and thank Secretary
of Agriculture Wilson for advocating
such an extension denOunce excessive
commission charges at Missouri river
and other points; favor reciprocity in
accordance with section four Of the
Dingley act; oppose the pure food bill
now before congress in its present
form; pledge support to agricultural
colleges; request a liberal approprfa-
ton for the bureau of animal indus
try; commend the general course of