The Glenwood post., 1908-01-25
RooseveIt's Policy Regarding
Public Lands Approved By
National Stock Assn
At SESSION WEDNESDAY

Denver, Jan. 23.-The Ameri-
can National Livestock associa
ton is holding its closing session
today. This morning the follow
ing new officers were elected for
the ensuing year: II. A. Jastro Of
Bakersfield, Calf, president !;
Murdo Mackenzie, first vice-presi-
dent; NJ. X. Parsons, second vice
president; Y. w. Tomlinson, see
retary; w. E. Hughes, treasurer.
Los Angeles was selected as the
next meeting place.
A telegram was received from
President Roosevelt. 1t reads as
follows:
cam extremely pleased, not on
my own accent, but because |
think that the action is emphatl.
cally in the interests of the nation
as whole.
..TIIEODORE ROOSEVELT" "
This refers to the resolutions
passed by the association indors-
ing the presidents S land policy.
Another meeting of stocEmen OF
the Colorado Cattle and Horse
Growers association who approve
of the policy of President Roose-
Welt on the public land question,
was held this morning at the
Brown Palace hotel, A. E. DeRicq-
les acting as chairman. 1t was de
cided to send memorial to con
gress and to the National Stock
growers association, declaring
that it is not by any means the
sentiment of Colorado stockmen
hat the president should be con
demned on account Of his policies
The Resolutions.
Denver. Jan. 23.-By a vote OF
1861 to 80! the American Live
stock association yesterday aftel-
noon indorsed President Roose-
velt's policy on the land LEASING
system. The question came up on
a vote endorsing what is knowi
as the Burkett bill in congress
which provides for the leasing o.
public lands. The president is
backing the Burkett bill and his
enemies in the association sought
to prevent the adoption of a reso-
luton indorsing this measure. Al
though they fought all afternoon
the contest was SO One-slded that
very little interest developed. The
minority people We're led by Col.
B. r. Montgomery and Senator +,
M. Ammons. The majority peo-
pie were led by Senator Carey Of
Wyoming.
During the morning set OF
resolutions were introduced which
were intended to bespeak the
ideas of the convention. The only
one that caused any discussion
was in relation to the president $
land leasing policies.
A synopsis of the resolutions
follows:
Resolutions were reported by
the committee approving and urg-
ing the passage of the bill intro
duced in congress by Senator G..
A. Culberson of Texas. The meas
ure is wide sweeping in scope as
to requirements made to compel
railroads to supply sufficient cars
for the transportation of stock.
The preamble recites the fact that
during the past year more stock
has been shipped than ever before
in this country and that railroad
companies have failed to supply
the demand. All railroad com
panies are required to furnish
all cars necessary to supply the
demand and to interchange cars
free. The interstate commerce
commission is clothed with per-
emptory authority to enforce the
law and to fix penalty for failure
or neglect to comply with its pro,
visions and to perform duties as
common carriers.
Another resolution approves
the law for inspection by federal
officials, the government to bear
the expense and not the packer,
/ as such cost would eventually be
\paid by the consumer. Opposi-