The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-22
WARM FIGHT OVER
RANGE CONTROL
Eleventh Annual Convention OF
National Livestock ASSocia-
ton in Session at Denver.
COLORADO MEN ON RECORD
POLICY OF THE ADMlNISTRA-
TIoN CONDEMNED.


116, the annual convention of the
Colorado Horse & Cattle Growers as
ISOLATION went on record late last
night as opposed to the federal admin
istration's policy of public land con-
troll, and will carry the fight against
any land leasing system into the an
nual convention of the National Live
stock convention, which assembled
here today. AS the executive commit
tee of the national association ap-
proved a report of the forest reserves
and grazing land committee, which de-
clared in favor of the Burkett bill for
government control of grazing land
with an additional provision that all
unreserved and unappropriated public
lands should be divided into grazing
districts. warm contest over the
question is assured when this report is
presented to the national convention
Presidents Address.
President Murdo Mackenzie of the
American National Livestock associa-
ton, who has positively declined to &C
cept a reelection to that office, deliv-
cred his annual address at the morn
ing session today of the association S
eleventh annual convention.
President Mackenzies annual ad-
dress was devoted largely to criticism
of the treatment of stOckmen by the
railroads. He charged that the rail-
roads had broken faith with shippers
of livestock by taking selfish advan-
tage of the change of the hours in
transia' law, which, through the eff
forts of the American National Live
stock association, was increased from
twenty-four to thirty-six hours as the
maximum time during which livestock
could be kept in cars without being
unloaded for feed, water and rest. He
said that the railroads, instead of in
creasing their speed rate so that the
destination was reached more quick
ly than formerly, as promised, con-
sumed the thirty-six hours in running
between feeding stations, which de-
layed the arrival of shipments at the
point Of consignment, with conse-
quent great loss to the shipper. He
favored the passage of a law by
which the railroads could be punished
for falling to give a reasonable speed
to livestock in transit, and suggested
that the interstate commerce commits
sion should be given power to enforce
such law.
Failure to Supply Cars.
The failure of railroads to cupply
cars for shipment of stock was char
acterized as a matter of first import
ance to the livestock industry. Moth
ing would settle the question but a
law compelling the railroads to sup
ply cars and fixing heavy penalties for
failure to do so.
President Mackenzie touched on the
rate question and stated that he be-
lieved the interstate commerce COM
mission should be given authority to
decide whether an advance in rates
was just before such an advance
could be put in effect. He also urged
the members Of the association to
make prompt protest against what
they believed to be excessive rates, for
unless they did the rate would con-
tinue indefinitely and the shipper be
the loser
Tariff schedules were attacked bv
the speaker. He said that they were
always fixed to suit the eastern manu-
facturer heretofore and that the live
stock producer and farmer was never
thought of.
Il expect a revision of the tariff.
probably after the next election" he
continued, "and I wish TO emphasize
the Importance of the livestock pro-
ducers making themselves heard bv
CohSISSS When Such revision is under
taken and insist that our interests be
protected"
Concerning the grazing policy of
President Roosevelt, Mr.. Mckenzie
said:
IF the members of this association
are still of the mind that the adminis-
tration should be endorsed (referrins
TO the bill for government control Of
the unoccupied public domain to be in
troduced again in the present con-
gress), resolution similar to that of
last year should be passed.
Address of S. H. cowan.
The greater part of the afternoon
session was taken up with an address
by S. H. Cowan of Fort Worth. Tex
attorney for the association. who
spoke on the subject, LEGISLATION
Needed by the Livestock Industry"
He stated that many of the recon-
mendations of the association in the
past had been enacted into law. and
announced that tomorrow a bill for in
PRODUCTION into congress would be
presented to the association, which. he
believed, If the association should an
prove it, would be passed by the ma
tional congress.
This bill, he said, is for the p,1rnose
OF remedying the defects of the Hen
burn bill. The railroads had generally