The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-01-19
LIVE STOCK MBN ACT
Second Annual Convention of
State Association.
Reduction in Live Stock Rates
Amounting to 10 Per Cent.

The second annual convention of the
Washington Live Stock Association met
in Spokane Tuesday. A message was
sent to the delegation in congress urging
support for the bill to appropriate $780,
600 additional money for the experiment
stations connected with the agricultural
colleges. The bill would add S., 900 this
year to the 81 900 which the Washing
ton station already receives each year,
this amount to be further increased by
So 900 additional each year until the
total appropriation for each state is
$50, 900 each year.
communication was read from c. H.
Frye, OF Seattle, urging an effort to Sc
cure lower freight rates for live stock.
Addresses were given as per the print
ed program by Prof. E. + Elliott, OF
Pullman; Peter McGregor, OF Hooper;
DR.. 5. B. Nelson, Of Pullman; G. l..
Smith, OF Spokane. and Henry Larkin,
of Cofax.
President E. F. Benson, in his address,
suggested that the association appeal to
the state railroad commission to secure
better rates for live stock shipments,
suggested state uniform branding law
and the organization OF county live
stock associations.
About forty live stock men were in at
tendance.
Wednesday the association passed a
resolution petitiOning the state railroad
commission to take steps to secure 10
per cent reduction in rates on live stock
TO correspond with a similar reduction
on wheat three years ago. Vigorous ac-
tiOn on the part of the association in
pushing the petition was pledged.
An adjustment of tariff relations with
Germany was urged upon congress and
congressman are asked by the associa-
ton to support the measure removing
the tax on denaturalized alcohol to be
used az fuel. The extension OF the %
hour shipping law to 36 hours was urged.
The executive officers of the associa-
tion were unanimously reelected. They
are Edwin F. Benson Of Prosser, presi-
dent; A. j. Splawn of North Yakima,
vice president; Levi G. Monroe of Spo-
kane, treasurer; F. NJ. Rothrock OF Spo-
kane, secretary. The new executive
committee Of the association is com
posed OF 0. T. Cornwell of Walla Walla,
William Caruthers OF Chattaroy, William
Duling OF Garfield; c. G. Churchill of
Ellensburg; G.. ". Urquart OF Douglas
county; Peter McGregor OF Hooper; B.
L T. DJEEe Ol MuscOW, 1uduO.
The county vice presidents for the
coming year will be j. l.. Smith OF Spo
kane, M. c. Mcdonald of WalIa Walla,
Henry Larkin of Whitman county, Eu.
gene Taylor of Adams county, Dan
Paul OF Douglas county, B. F. Hurley of
Lincoln county, G. A. Haran Of Chelan
county, Willis Mercer of Benton county,
Stanley Coffin OF North Yakima, D.
GnnIiAro nf
jackson of Columbia county.
A new committee to consider the for
est reserve question was selected as fol-
lows: R. B. Wilson of North Yakima,
Peter McGregor Of Hooper, P S. Bounds
OF Benton county, c. A. Hales of Colum-
bia county and F. M. Rothrock OF Spo-
kane.
The 10 delegates to the convention of
the National Live Stock association,
which meets at Denver January 80, will
be selected by President Benson. 1t
was the sense of the convention that a
full delegation should go to Denver.