The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-03
American National Association IS
sues Call For Meeting
MEMBERS TO eATAER N Denver
SECRETARY WILSON, OF THE DE.
PARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
TO ADDRESS CONVENTION

The executive committee of the
American National Live Stock associ-
alton has issued a call for the tenth
annual convention which will be held
in Denver, January % and %.
The committee and officers Of the
association congratulate the members
on the results achieved during 1906,
especially in the passage of the rail-
road rate bill comforting on the Inter-
State Commerce commission adequate
power over rates, and also in the
amendment to the Federal Statutes ex-
tending the time limit that live stock
can be held On cars in transit from %
to SO hours.
In the card it is set forth that:
Never in the history of the live stock
industry have live stock shippers suf-
fered so disastrously from inferior rail-
road service. Our association has al
ready taken vigorous steps to relieve
the situation and the matter will be
further discussed at our annual meet
ing.
another important question is to Sc
cure access to the markets of Con-
tinental Europe for our surplus live
stock products. Our committee on for
eign and home markets worked ear
nestly on this question during the last
session of congress, but owing largely
to the tendency of other issues, moth
ing was done by congress. The time is
now ripe for action and at our annual
meeting a definite plan of action will
be adopted.
James Wilson, secretary of agricul-
ture. and Mr. Clifford Pinchot, forester,
will be present at our meeting and
there will be full discussion of the
general situation as to forest reserves.
Those. who have any complaints about
the administration of the forest re-
serves. should come to Denver and
consult Mr.. PinchOt and his assistant,
Mr.. Potter. A bill is now pending in
the senate of the United States pro-
viding for the leasing of the public
lands and President Roosevelt has just
sent a message to congress favoring
governmental control of the open range
through the department of agriculture.
Our standing committee on forest re-
serves and grazing lands will submit
it's recommendations and it is import
ant that every one interested in this
question from every section of the
country should be on hand to express
mis- views, in order that our action
may be submitted to congress.
"An attempt is now being made to
place the cost of the federal meat in
spection upon the packers, which means
that the live stock producers would pay
that expense, and it will require Wig
OrOus action on our part to prevent it."
Questions of sanitation, better SER
vice from stock yard companies, the
suits now pending before the inter-
state commerce commission relative to
certain live stock rates, and many
other subjects of interest will be fully
discussed and the debate will be open
to all members under the by laws of
the association.
Reduced rates have been granted by
all railroads. During the week of the
the Western Live Stock
show will be held in Denver at the
stock yards An invitation is also ex-
tended to all live stock growers who
are not now members, either indi-
vidually or through their association
TO meet in Denver.