The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-10

The Improved Stock Breeders elected
the following officers for their associa-
tion for the ensuing year this afternoon:
Presidents. c. Hannah, Howard.
Vice president-G. w Berry, En-
poria.
secretary-H. A. Heath. Topeka.
Assistant secretary-L. D. Graham, To-
peka.
Board of directSrs-M. S. Babcock.
Nortonville; II. M. Kirkpatrick, Wal
colt; H. W. Avery, Wakefield; o. o.
Wolff, Ottawa; A. Z. Herington, Baker.
The resolutions committee made good
on what was expected of it-namely, a
hot shot into past Kansas legislatures.
The stock men feel aggrieved because
they have not received sufficient con-
slderation at the hands of Kansas law
making bodies. They have not received
appropriations for the distribution of
their proceedings, printed in THE An
nual- No encOura cement has been
offered either for exhibitions and state
fairs. The Agricultural college, it was
felt, should be helped more, especially
along the lines of dairy education.
Several of the more important resolu-
tions follow:
Resolved, That we the members of
the Kansas Improved Stock Breeders
association at our state capital assem-
bleds endorse and uphold President
TsooseVelt's recommendation to the con-
gress of the United States pertaining to
the regulation of freight and passenger
rates. and the control of interstate COM
merce.
Whereas. It has become manifest
that our export trade with foreign coun-
tries on our meat and agricultural pro-
ducts is suffering from unfavorable ac-
ton induced by unfriendly reciprocal re-
lations by the United States, be it
Resolved. That we urge prompt ac-
tion by the congress of the United States
in devising in some form reciprocal
trade relations possibly such principles
as are inculcated in section Of the
Dingley act and we believe the doctrine
expressed by Mr.. Mckinley in his Buff
faIo speech to be absolutely essential to
the welfare of our country and that
whatever is essential to be done should
be done quickly before the damage IS
/ irrevocable.
ssWhereas, The older and wiser
heads among US, including our hon
ored and trustworthy president, warn
US that the activity of the politicians
are thWarting our honest and fairest
purposes, and that the combinations
/ of commercial interests throughout
our state and nation are tightening
their grip upon the throat OF our
greatest agricultural interest. be it
Resolved That we will to a man
stop our plows in their burrows and
go to our political primaries and see
to it that our representatives are men
OF intelligence ana nOueSl pun pOoC
above commercial price and whose
interests are with the greatest of our
industries, agriculture.
Whereas. We are largely an agTi-
cultural and live stock state, and
whereas, we are receiving no encour-
aoement from the state in the way of
exhibitions and whereas, we feel that
these would be of great educational
advantage to the state, be it
Resolved That we use our in
huence on our legislators to pass such
measures and make such appropria-
tions as may be necessary for the
esta bIishment of a state fair"
The meeting of the association Will
end this afternoon. and the members
will Join with the agriculrists in a
banquet at the Copeland at 10 p. m.