East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-07

stockmen of the United States are
protesting bitterly against the op-
preston of the commission companies
in the market centers and in order to
avoid the exactions and unjust de-
mands of the commission house trust
the American National Livestock as
ISOLATION and the Woolgrowers' asso-
citation has recommended the forma-
tion of a cooperative commission as
sociation. for the purpose Of handling
the stock from the ranges, thus relieV-
ing the growers of the oppression of
the trust.
At a meeting of the executive COM
mittees of the American National
Livestock association, the American
woolgrowers' association and other
kindred organizations held in Denver
last week, a committee Of three was
appointed to formulate plans for this
cooperative commission company,
with power to appoint committees.
call meetings and have general SUPER
vision of the formation of the stock
men'es association.
Another meeting OF the executive
committees will be held in Denver on
May 20, for the purpose of finally de-
Gliding on plans of organization and
Il thought that the stockmen's CO.
operative commission company may
be able to handle portion OF this
seasons shipments.
On the first day of the present year
all the commission companies In the
large cities advanced the commission
charges 81 per car on hogs and sheep.
making the present prices IS for sin
gie-deck and S12 for double-deck cars.
The stockmen fix the prices to be
charged by the new cooperative COM
pany as follows: Sheep and hogs.
single-deck car. Sc; double-deck car,
SO.
Cattle, SO cents per head with max
imum charge Of $40 per. car.
The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted by the joint
meeting of the executive committees
in Denver:
Resolved, That q commission COM
pany be organized on cooperative
principles. viz, that after payment of
a reasonable dividend on the stock.
the balance of the profits be divided
among the patrons of said company;
that It have a capital stock of 100000
in shares OF par value of $40 each;
that said stock be subscribed for and
owned by actual livestock producers
and feeders, and that no stockholder
be permitted to subscribe for or own
more than so shares; that said COM
pany, when organized. shall charge
the following commissions for the sale
of livestock:
Sheep and hogs, single-deck cars,
Sc.
Sheep and hogs. double-deck cars,
$40.
Cattle, so cents per head, with a
maximum of $40 per car.
The rates for the sale of calves and
mixed acrloads and for purchase of
feeders to be subsequently determin-
ed.
Resolved, That in order to carry
out the purposes of the foregoing res
olution and to perfect the necessary
details. committee. consisting of
Murdo Mackenzie. president American
National Livestock association, DR.. ].
NJ. Williamson, vice president Nation
al Woolgrowers' association. and A. l..
Ames. president Corn Belt Malt Pro-
duccrs association, be hereby appoint
ed, with full power to name sub-com-
mittee TO assist them in their duties,
Resolved, That said committee pro-
ceed promptly to an investigation of
all the facts necessary in order to en-
able them to perfect the details of
the foregoing plan, and make such
preliminary arrangements as may be
necessary and that said committee
prepare the charter bylaws and all
papers and documents, and make a
report of their investigation to a
meeting of the livestock associations
here represented to be held at Dem
vcr, Col, May 20, 1906.