Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-22
STOCKMEN OPEN
HEADQUARTERS
LEADERS MAKE : PLANS FOR
BIG CONVENTION
President Jastro and Secretary Tom
linson Expect Thousands of Aeri-
eulturists and Breeders
VIII Attend

II. w. Tomlinson. secretary of the
National Live Stock association,
opened headquarters in room 300
Chamber of Commerce building yester-
day, and spent most of the day ar
ranging for printed matter which he
will send out regarding the twelfth
annual convention OF the association at
Los Angeles January 26, q and 2S.
Secretary Tomlinson and H. A. Jas
tro of Bakersfield, president of the as
ISOLATION, believe that the convention,
always largely attended, will break
all records next month in the number
of stockmen present. They will mail a
great amount of literature urging all
western men interested in livestock to
come to Los Angeles in January, and
they believe that most of them will
come, bringing their wives and pre-
pared to enjoy all the side trips in
Southern California.
Never before in the history of the
livestock industry says a circular
sent out by Secretary Tomlinson, has
the need for concerted action been
more imperative. Many questions of
great interest to stockmen will be con-
sidered by the next congress and the
legislatures of the different states, and
it is yitally important that all con-
cerned> in the prosperity of our indus
try should now forcibly express their
views through this national convention.
Some revision of the tariff will I'M
doubtedly be attempted by the next
congress and already certain manu-
featuring interests are clamoring for
reduction in the duties on hides, wool
and livestock. In all previous tariff
legislation the manufacturing inter-
ests, by reason of intelligent organiza-
ton and persistent effort, have been
able to secure many favors to which
they were not justly entitled, and, as
a consequence, our meat food products
are barred from many continental Eu-
ropean countries. In past years this
association has favored such reciprocal
trade agreements as would permit the
admission of our meat products to
those countries, and now is the time,
while the tariff is under consideration,
to secure such favorable legislation,
On Conditions in Europe
1.-THE special committee, represent
ing the departments of agriculture and
treasury and the bureau of commerce
and labor, who went to europe for the
purpose of ascertaining commercial
conditions abroad relative to an in
creased sale of our farm and livestock
products has returned, and their very
elaborate report win be available for
consideration at our meeting. The adj
ministration of our forest reserves by
the government will also come up for
consideration, and Hon. Clifford Pin
ehot, forester and chairman of the
National Conservation commission,
will be present and address the con-
vention."
The officers of the association are
II. A. Jastro, Bakersfield, Cal. presi-
dent; Murdo Mackenzie, Trinidad,
Colo, first vice president; N. K. Par
sons, Salt Lake, second vice president;
Col. w. q. Hughes. Denver, treasurer;
Sam H. CoWan, Fort Worth, attorney;
7. w. Tomlinson, Denver. secretary.
Three California men, j. Fl, Vickers
of Los Angeles, e. t. Howard of San
Mateo and Ben F. Rush of Suisun
City, are members of the executive
committee. The other members are e.
S. Gosney, Flagstaff; Dwight b. Heard,
Phoenix, and J. j. Riggs, Dos Cabezas,
for Arizona; j. A. Lockhart, Rocky
Ford; H. E. Perkins. Delta; C. B.
Rhodes and John w. Springer Denver;
Merle d. Vincent, Paonia, for Colo
RADIO; Fred W. Cooling, Shoshone,
Idaho; Alvin II. Sanders, editor of the
Breeders Gazette, Chicago; H. C. Wal
lace, of Wallace's Farmer, Des Moines.
Iowa; A. Sykes, Ida Grove, Iowa;
Senator William A. Harris, Lawrence,
Kas.; Thomas M. Potter, Peabody,
has; w. ]. Todd, Maple Hill, Kas.;
H. S. Boice and j. M. Coburn, Kansas
City, Mo-; Capt. T. ]. Brown of Birney,
J. NJ. Boardman of Helena, David Frat
of Billings and P. ]. Shannon of Ham
ilton, for Montana; w. q. Comstock,
Ellsworth, Neb.; E. e. Lowe and e. p.
Myers of Hyannis, Neb.; Robert Tay-
Tor, Abbott, Neb.; Louis Bradley. Elko,
New; w. H. Jack of Silver City, G.
w. Merchant of Carlsbad, C. M. O'Don-
mel of Bell Ranch, Charles Schleter of
Clayton, for New Mexico; r. M. Bres-
sic, Bressie, Okla; William Hanley,
Burns, Ore; H. A. Dawson of Pine
Ridge, A. e. de Ricqles of Rapid City
and II. M Stewart of Buffalo Gap, for
South Dakota; S. B. Burnett and H.
p. Crowley of Fort Worth, J. H. Par
ramore of Abilene, Ike 7. Pryor of San
Antonio and Richard Walsh of Palo-
duro, for Texas; ]. M. Cunningham.
La Sale, Utah; A. J. Splawn, Yakima,
Wash; ]. NJ. Carey of Cheyenne, Ora
Haley of Laramie, A. r. Reader of
Dixon and Luke voorhees, of Cheyenne,
for Wyoming.