Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-27
RIGID FOR SOLICITOR RULE TWO
Executive Committee Recommend
Complete enforcement os This.

Committee Recommends
Complete enforcement OF This.
When the executive committee Of the ma
tional exchange met in the hall of the
South Omaha exchange at s O'Clock Friday
morning to prepare the annual report to
the exchange It was decided to recommend
the most rigid enforcement and s~trictest
Interpretation of the solicitor rule e.
adopted at the Buffalo meeting; to permit
the Missouri river commission men TO sub
divide commissions on live stock forwarded
from one commission firm to another at
western points, and hat Colonel T. b. Nc
Pherson of Omaha be authorized TO organ
ize a subcommittee of the executive COM
mittee for making public the affairs, meth
DDS and principles OF the live stock ex-
change and the way in which commission
men handle the live stock consigned to
them, that any prejudice against the ex-
changes and any misconception of their OBJ
ject might be averted.
The committee commended the work being
done to eradicate tuberculosis in stock in
the following section of the report:
Your committee, I'm conformity with the
Ransom tuberculosis resolution has taken
up with the different state governments
the question of the enactment of legislation
looking to the eradication of tuberculosis
from the farms and feed lots of this coun-
try and are pleased to report a keen in
terest in the matter and an almost univer-
sal disposition to cooperate in bringing
about an enactment of such laws and regu-
lations, through their respective legislatures
and live stock boards, as will secure results.
but the movements can be said to be but
just begun, the foundation laid, so to speak,
and much remains to be done along these
lines. We think the time ripe for the in
auguration of a vigorous campaign along
these lines which must be matured provid-
live stock Industry and nnnA No 0raNR
decisive action in a few states 1t will be a
comparatively easy matter to finish the
crusade In snuch a way that tuberculosis
amongst our live stock will be a thing OF
the past. Your committee recommends Wig
orous action in this matter and that you
continue TO press the necessities until posi-
tive and definite results are secured.
That the live stock buyers and sellers will
ask for legislation by the next congress Of
the United States to secure fewer delays in
transportation and less trouble in securing
cars from the railroad companies was
disclosed in the following section from the
report of the committee and commencing
the Culbertson-Smith car supply and train
service bill:
In the matter Of the movement of live
stock by transportation companies. delays
IN furnishing cars, etc, your committee
begs to advise that there was introduced
in the last congress a bill, known as the
Culberson-Smith car supply and train serv-
Ice bill, making provision for federal reg
ulation OF all questions affecting the trans-
portation OF live stock. Without going into
detail, your committee advises that this
measure contained provisions for all the
regulations seemingly necessary and was
referred to the committee Of Interstate ard
foreign for hearing as to the
necessities for such legislation. Most. II
not all the features of the measure werr
strongly contested at the hearings by tbs
railroad interests. In the month Of March
this year, your committee accompanied by
your president and secretary and s. w.
Jefferis Of the PittsbuTg exchange, J. w
Moore OF the Chicago exchange and @ b
van norman or the Milwaukee exchange,
appeared before the and fur
nished such information regarding exist
Ing conditions and the necessity for fed
eral regulation as was at its for
the Information OF congress In shaping
legislation to meet the necessities OF the
case, and urged the passage of this or a
similar measure in the interests OF the
producers and shippers OF this country.
The members Of the congressional com
mittee evidenced a keen interest In the
presentation made by your committee and
It's colleagues. and while the hearings We're
not concluded In time to report the bill
out OF committee to the last session OF
congress, your committee believes that II.
together with the other allied interests,
has laid the foundation and furnished the
necessary data for a Committee bin on
this subject which will be presented in
both branches Of congress at the next
session.
These compose the executive committee:
T. b.. Mcpherson, Omaha; John w. Moote.
Chicago;G W. Waltz, Sioux City; A. h.
Daily, st. Joseph; F. c.. Pinkerton. ST.
Louis; c. l.. Haas, St. Paul; NJ f. Joyce.
ST. Paul; N, w. Ransom (deceased)
Buffalo, 7. S. Graves, indianapolis; ]. w.
Holmee. Milwaukee, f. NJ. Chandler.
Peoria: f., II. Goodrich. Louisville; A. J.
campion, Denver; l.. T.. Lennon. Kansas
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